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Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road)

Covington, Newton County, Georgia · All 4 Serverfarm sites

Under constructionContestedRecord updated July 28, 2026

Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road) is a data center under construction in Covington, Georgia (Newton County), operated by Serverfarm. The public record puts it at announced June 2026. 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
Serverfarm
Facility type
Data center
Location
Hazelbrand Road, Covington, Newton County, GA
Coordinates
33.5968, -83.8602 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
June 2026
Utility
Adjacent VoltaGrid on-site natural-gas power plant (~90 MW)
Power source
On site gas
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
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. July 2026
    Under construction
    Georgia EPD issued an air-quality permit for the data center campus and 37 diesel emergency generators on 2026-06-29; EPD issued a Notice of Violation on 2026-07-02 because construction had already begun before permits were in hand. Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road) in Covington, Newton County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Environmental and community groups (Southern Environmental Law Center and partners) filed an enforcement request with Georgia EPD over unpermitted construction and air-quality concerns.

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.

Environmental and community groups (Southern Environmental Law Center and partners) filed an enforcement request with Georgia EPD over unpermitted construction and air-quality concerns.

Source: Southern Environmental Law Center

Power and water

Baseload supplied by an adjacent VoltaGrid on-site natural-gas generation plant rather than the Georgia Power grid; 37 diesel-fired emergency backup generators covered under the site air-quality permit.

Notes on the record

Serverfarm data center campus on Hazelbrand Road in Covington, Newton County, powered by an adjacent VoltaGrid on-site natural-gas plant. Georgia EPD issued an air-quality permit for the data center and 37 diesel emergency generators on 2026-06-29, but issued Notices of Violation on 2026-07-02 because construction began before the required permits were obtained. Coordinates are an approximate Covington geocode, not a parcel-confirmed footprint.

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
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
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.
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.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

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 Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road) in Covington?

Yes. Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road) in Covington, Newton County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Environmental and community groups (Southern Environmental Law Center and partners) filed an enforcement request with Georgia EPD over unpermitted construction and air-quality concerns.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road)?

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 Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road) 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 Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road), and how big is it?

Serverfarm is the operator on record. We hold 4 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Serverfarm Covington Data Center (Hazelbrand Road)," updated July 28, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/serverfarm-covington-hazelbrand-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/serverfarm-covington-hazelbrand-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.Officials order Georgia data center's 'pop-up' power plant to halt construction · The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · retrieved July 28, 2026
  2. 2.Data center power plant company from Texas gets warned it may be violating Georgia law · Georgia Public Broadcasting · retrieved July 28, 2026
  3. 3.Groups alert Georgia regulators to unpermitted construction of pop-up power plant, data center · Southern Environmental Law Center · retrieved July 28, 2026
  4. 4.VoltaGrid and Serverfarm Enforcement Request · Southern Environmental Law Center · retrieved July 28, 2026
  5. 5.Georgia regulators alerted to unpermitted construction of pop-up power plant · The Covington News · retrieved July 28, 2026 · original offline, archived copy from July 12, 2026
  6. 6.Atlanta-area data center, power plant accused of building generators without permit · WABE · retrieved July 28, 2026

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