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Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms)

Winston, Douglas County, Georgia

PermittedContestedRecord updated September 23, 2026

Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms) is a permitted data center in Winston, Georgia (Douglas County), operated by TC Atlanta Development. The public record puts it at 165 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
TC Atlanta Development
Facility type
Data center
Location
Winston, Douglas County, GA
Coordinates
33.7251, -84.8249 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
165 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
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. February 4, 2025
    Permitted
    Douglas County Planning and Zoning Board and Board of Commissioners each approved the rezoning and land-use amendment 4-0 with one abstention, subject to conditions. Source: WSB-TV (via Yahoo News)

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms) in Winston, Douglas County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. County staff recommended denial and the item was tabled twice.

A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

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.

County staff recommended denial and the item was tabled twice. Opponents cited proximity to an elementary school and a park, environmental impact and child safety. The Planning and Zoning Board and the Board of Commissioners each voted 4-0 to approve, with Chairwoman Romona Jackson Jones abstaining, adding conditions on community-matching aesthetics, bike/pedestrian/transit facilities, county sewer and water connection, a post-construction heavy-vehicle ban, and a rezoning tied to the property rather than the project.

Source: WSB-TV (via Yahoo News)

Notes on the record

Two data center buildings and one substation on the former Waldrop Farms property in the Winston community between Douglasville and Villa Rica; part of a 165-acre site was amended from suburban-living / parks-recreation-conservation to commerce-center land use. County analysis projects $2.4m in annual tax revenue rising to $96m over ten years, a revenue projection, not an investment figure, so investmentUsd is omitted. Coordinates are the Winston community centroid (OSM Nominatim), not a parcel.

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
  • Which utility serves it
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.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms) in Winston?

Yes. Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms) in Winston, Douglas County, Georgia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. County staff recommended denial and the item was tabled twice.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms)?

No lawsuit over Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms) appears in the record we track as of September 23, 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 Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms) 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 Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms), and how big is it?

TC Atlanta Development is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 165 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Winston Data Center (Waldrop Farms)," updated September 23, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/tc-atlanta-development-winston-douglas-ga.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/tc-atlanta-development-winston-douglas-ga, retrieved October 1, 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.Douglas County commissioners approve data center plans with extra conditions · WSB-TV (via Yahoo News) · retrieved September 23, 2026

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