Power
Power and the grid
Sources on record, size not disclosed
- Georgia Power grid No agreement on recordutility for the area; no site-specific agreement or MW on record News report · Oct. 2026
Getting on the grid
- State regulators certified 9,885 MW of new Georgia Power generation in Dec. 2025, largely for data-center demand statewide; no filing allocates any of it to this site. News report · Dec. 2025
- Any Georgia Power contract over 100 MW would face longer terms, minimum billing and regulator review before signing. News report · Jan. 2025
- No MW figure has been published for a Butts County site. News report · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
3 checked, nothing on file
Searches of county, state and utility records found nothing filed for an AWS campus in Butts County.
- –Checked, nothing on file: Rezoning, site plan or regional review, Bond, PILOT or tax abatement, Georgia Power contract review
Risks
What could slow it down
- MediumNo site disclosedAmazon declined to give the data centers' precise locations, citing security and customer privacy. News report · Oct. 2026
- MediumActivity is elsewhereThe plan's public campus records sit in Douglas and Newton counties, not Butts. see Permits
Money
Money on record
$11B+
AWS plan for Butts and Douglas counties combined
not a Butts figure; Douglas County puts its share at $5B or more News report · Jan. 2025
$400,000
community grants across Newton, Butts and Douglas counties
Amazon, July 2026 Company · July 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Jan. 7, 2025Site AWS announces at least $11B for data centers in Butts and Douglas counties; county leaders welcome it News report · Jan. 2025
- Jan. 2025Site Press reports a 543-acre leased site in Butts County News report · Jan. 2025
- Dec. 19, 2025Power State regulators certify 9,885 MW of new Georgia Power generation statewide; none is tied to this site News report · Dec. 2025
- July 7, 2026Money Amazon's Georgia update reports community grants in Butts County but no site milestone Company · July 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners
- Amazon Web Services (Amazon Data Services)
Decision-makers
- Butts County Board of Commissioners
- Georgia Public Service Commission: large-load contracts
Power partners
- Georgia Power: utility for the area
Still unknown
Open questions
- Exact site and building plan.
- Butts County's share of the investment.
- MW and Georgia Power contract.
Where this comes from
26 records from 12 documents
Drawn from news reports, public and commercial datasets and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 10Dataset 1Company 1
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (6)
- Utility: Georgia Power“The PSC adopted this agreement on December 19, 2025, authorizing Georgia Power to proceed with procurement and construction for 9,885 MW of new generation capacity.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Georgia PSC on Dec 19, 2025 certified 9,885 MW of new Georgia Power generation largely to serve data center large load statewide; no filing in the record names the AWS Butts site or allocates capacity to it“authorizing Georgia Power to proceed with procurement and construction for 9,885 MW of new generation capacity”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- At least 550 new high-skilled jobs expected across the two-county (Butts + Douglas) AWS Georgia investment; no Butts-only job count stated“Amazon says it'll spend at least $11 billion on a pair of data centers in Georgia to help with the demand of artificial intelligence.”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- Developer: Amazon Web Services (AWS) / Amazon Data Services“Amazon says it'll spend at least $11 billion on a pair of data centers in Georgia to help with the demand of artificial intelligence.”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- Project status: announced“Amazon says it'll spend at least $11 billion on a pair of data centers in Georgia to help with the demand of artificial intelligence.”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- The $11B is a two-county portfolio figure (Butts + Douglas), NOT a Butts-only or campus figure; it is kept out of campus facts MW and out of any Butts-only investment row. Douglas County's announced share is at least $5B“Amazon Web Services, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. company, plans to invest at least $5 billion to build data center campuses in Douglas County, Georgia”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (6)
- Amazon's July 2026 Georgia investment update says it awarded $400,000 in Amazon Community Fund grants to 41 community projects across Newton, Butts, and Douglas counties - community spending in Butts, but no Butts constr“Amazon also awarded $400,000 in grants to 41 community projects across Newton, Butts, and Douglas counties through the Amazon Community Fund.”Company · July 2026 · grade B
- The $11B is a portfolio commitment spanning Butts + Douglas counties (Douglas County puts its share at least $5B)“In January 2025 AWS announced at least $11 billion for Butts and Douglas counties and at least 550 jobs.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Project identity: AWS data center record for the Butts County, GA share of Amazon's Jan 2025 $11B Georgia expansion (Butts and Douglas counties)“Amazon Web Services plans to invest infrastructure in Butts and Douglas counties.”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- Tenant: AWS (owner-occupied; capacity serves AWS cloud/AI customers)“Amazon Web Services says the investments will help support the future of AI from data centers in the state.”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- no Butts-only dollar figure has been published“This could create at least 550 new high-skilled jobs and enhance Georgia's position as a hub for cutting-edge digital innovation.”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
- Site acres: 543 acres“Recent acquisitions include a 129-acre property in Douglasville purchased for $64.7M and a 543-acre leased site in Butts County.”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (2)
- Project status: announced only; no Butts County rezoning, site plan, DRI or construction start for an AWS campus found in sources checked“An Amazon spokesperson declined to say the precise locations of the data centers citing security and customer privacy reasons.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Any Georgia Power service above 100 MW for a Butts campus would run under the GA PSC's 2025 large-load regime: additional contract requirements (longer contracts, minimum billing) and mandatory PSC review before executio“It approved rules allowing Georgia Power to apply additional contract requirements to new customers demanding more than 100 megawatts, including longer contracts and minimum billing requirements”News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (1)
- County code: 13035“FCC Census Block API for site point 33.287836,-83.957184: Block FIPS 130351502013001; County FIPS 13035, Butts County, Georgia”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade A