Data Center Registry
White Oak Technology Park
Appling, Columbia County, Georgia · All 2 Trammell Crow Company sites
White Oak Technology Park is a permitted data center in Appling, Georgia (Columbia County), operated by Trammell Crow Company (CBRE subsidiary). The public record puts it at 1,945 acres, a reported $11.6 billion investment. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.
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Facility record
Permitted
- Operator
- Trammell Crow Company (CBRE subsidiary)
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use mixed
- Location
- Appling, Columbia County, GA
- Coordinates
- 33.6000, -82.2800
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- 1,945 acres
- Investment
- $11.6 billion
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Georgia Power
- Power source
- Grid
- 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
- In litigation
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. White Oak Technology Park in Appling, Columbia County, Georgia is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Columbia County unanimously approved the White Oak rezoning with conditions (Feb 3, 2026), but a resident filed a judicial-review lawsuit (Feb 25, 2026) challenging the approval over an outdated traffic study, unverified water/sewer capacity, and an unreviewed access-route change.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.
Columbia County unanimously approved the White Oak rezoning with conditions (Feb 3, 2026), but a resident filed a judicial-review lawsuit (Feb 25, 2026) challenging the approval over an outdated traffic study, unverified water/sewer capacity, and an unreviewed access-route change.
Notes on the record
8.076M sq ft across up to 29 buildings; 10-year build-out. Zoning rezoned to S-1 (Feb 2026), the first of several required approval steps. Described as a mixed-use tech park (data centers, R&D, cybersecurity), not AI-branded. A second, separate 'Pumpkin Technology Campus' was approved at the same Feb 2026 hearing in nearby Harlem, Columbia County GA - developer not identified in reporting reviewed, flagged as a lead only, not tracked as its own entry. Coordinates are approximate (near Augusta).
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 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.
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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 White Oak Technology Park data center in Appling?
Yes. White Oak Technology Park in Appling, Columbia County, Georgia is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Columbia County unanimously approved the White Oak rezoning with conditions (Feb 3, 2026), but a resident filed a judicial-review lawsuit (Feb 25, 2026) challenging the approval over an outdated traffic study, unverified water/sewer capacity, and an unreviewed access-route change.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the White Oak Technology Park data center?
Yes. This site is recorded as being in litigation. The case, the court, and the filings we hold are listed on this page under the timeline and the sources.
How much water does White Oak Technology Park use?
No water withdrawal figure for White Oak Technology Park 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 White Oak Technology Park, and how big is it?
Trammell Crow Company (CBRE subsidiary) is the operator on record. We hold 2 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 1945 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "White Oak Technology Park," updated July 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/white-oak-technology-park-columbia-county-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/white-oak-technology-park-columbia-county-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.Plans filed for 8 million sq ft data center and technology park outside Augusta, Georgia · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 9, 2026
- 2.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
- 3.WRDW, Citizen files lawsuits over Columbia County data centers · retrieved July 26, 2026
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