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QTS Project Eisenhower

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Under constructionContestedAI likelyRecord updated July 25, 2026

QTS Project Eisenhower is a data center under construction in Augusta, Georgia (Richmond County), operated by QTS Data Centers. The public record puts it at 170 acres, a reported $2 billion investment. 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

Under construction

Operator
QTS Data Centers
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Augusta, Richmond County, GA
Coordinates
33.4735, -82.0105
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
170 acres
Investment
$2 billion
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Georgia Power
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Closed loop
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
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

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. 2026
    Under construction
    QTS 'Project Eisenhower' in Augusta (Richmond County): 6 buildings on ~170 acres, $2B+; rezoned 2024-25, preliminary grading underway Source: WRDW

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. QTS Project Eisenhower in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Organized neighborhood opposition (Haynes Station / Captain's Corner) over transparency, noise, environmental impact, and Savannah River water use; residents spoke at Augusta Commission meetings (May-June 2026).

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.

Organized neighborhood opposition (Haynes Station / Captain's Corner) over transparency, noise, environmental impact, and Savannah River water use; residents spoke at Augusta Commission meetings (May-June 2026). Augusta approved a 49-day moratorium on NEW data centers (June 2026) that explicitly excludes this already-approved QTS campus. No lawsuit against this campus.

Source: WRDW

Power and water

Georgia Power confirmed as the electric utility (Georgia Power Region Executive at a May 2026 community luncheon).

Closed-loop cooling that 'does not consume water for cooling once operational' (QTS); QTS discontinued evaporative cooling in 2018. An anticipated ~18,000 gal/day per building is for sanitation/domestic use (early-planning estimate, not a permitted figure). Augusta Utilities is in talks to supply treated wastewater as cooling feedstock; water source is the Savannah River basin via Augusta Utilities.

Notes on the record

Project Eisenhower in Augusta, Richmond County, 6 buildings across ~170 acres, $2B+ project. Rezoned 2024-25 with preliminary grading underway. Estimated 300-500 MW (not officially disclosed, omitted from capacity). Coordinates are the Augusta area centroid. The ~$2B figure is a developer projection from a 2024 zoning hearing (building permits not yet issued) -> investmentUsd omitted. QTS projects ~1,000 construction and ~160-220 permanent jobs (projections) -> jobs honest-zero. Georgia's high-technology data-center sales-tax exemption and an Augusta EDA bond/PILOT are available programs, but no confirmed award for this campus was found -> subsidy honest-zero. QTS Data Centers is owned by Blackstone (2021 take-private).

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.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
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.

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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 QTS Project Eisenhower data center in Augusta?

Yes. QTS Project Eisenhower in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Organized neighborhood opposition (Haynes Station / Captain's Corner) over transparency, noise, environmental impact, and Savannah River water use; residents spoke at Augusta Commission meetings (May-June 2026).

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the QTS Project Eisenhower data center?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does QTS Project Eisenhower use?

No water withdrawal figure for QTS Project Eisenhower is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates QTS Project Eisenhower, and how big is it?

QTS Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 36 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 170 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "QTS Project Eisenhower," updated July 25, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/qts-eisenhower-augusta-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/qts-eisenhower-augusta-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.New data center will be twice as big as Augusta Mall · WRDW · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.QTS data center project raises questions about Savannah River water use · WRDW · retrieved July 8, 2026
  3. 3.Augustans urge city leaders to put data centers on hold · WRDW · retrieved July 8, 2026
  4. 4.Luncheon provides information on QTS data center project in Augusta · WRDW · retrieved July 8, 2026
  5. 5.Yahoo News, "$2 billion Augusta data center project could come online in mid-2026" · retrieved July 25, 2026

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