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1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion)

Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia

PermittedContestedRecord updated September 10, 2026

1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion) is a permitted data center in Marietta, Georgia (Cobb County), operated by Prime Storage (Prime Group Holdings), end user undisclosed. The public record puts it at 18 MW planned, 11 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Permitted

Operator
Prime Storage (Prime Group Holdings), end user undisclosed
Facility type
Data center
Location
1155 Powers Ferry Place, Marietta, Cobb County, GA
Coordinates
33.9261, -84.4857 (approximate)
Power capacity
18 MW planned
Land
11 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. August 12, 2026
    Permitted
    Marietta City Council approved the rezoning to convert part of an existing self-storage building into an 18 MW data center, near I-75 and Delk Road. Source: Atlanta News First

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. 1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion) in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Protesters at the August 2026 council meeting raised noise and pollution concerns, particularly for nearby Rottenwood Creek; the council attached monitoring and independent sound-study conditions.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Protesters at the August 2026 council meeting raised noise and pollution concerns, particularly for nearby Rottenwood Creek; the council attached monitoring and independent sound-study conditions.

Source: Atlanta News First

Notes on the record

A retrofit of a portion of an existing ~90,000 sq ft Prime Storage building on roughly 11 acres, rather than new construction. Rezoning application filed 2026-05-19 and tabled in July before approval in August. Coordinates come from the geocoded street address.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the 1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion) in Marietta?

Yes. 1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion) in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Protesters at the August 2026 council meeting raised noise and pollution concerns, particularly for nearby Rottenwood Creek; the council attached monitoring and independent sound-study conditions.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the 1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion)?

No lawsuit over 1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion) appears in the record we track as of September 10, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does 1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion) use?

No water withdrawal figure for 1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates 1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion), and how big is it?

Prime Storage (Prime Group Holdings), end user undisclosed is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 18 MW. The site is recorded at 11 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "1155 Powers Ferry Place Data Center (Prime Storage conversion)," updated September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/prime-storage-powers-ferry-place-marietta-ga.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/prime-storage-powers-ferry-place-marietta-ga, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Marietta City Council approves zoning for second data center in heated meeting · Atlanta News First · retrieved September 10, 2026
  2. 2.Proposed data center on Powers Ferry Place in Marietta · Atlanta Press Collective · retrieved September 10, 2026

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