Canoochee River Data Center (Metter)

Power

Power and the grid

Getting on the grid

The rezoning plan includes two on-site substations, but no source names the serving utility. News report · Sept. 2026
A Feb. 2026 fiscal study for the county industrial authority modeled a 100 MW facility; that is a tax-modeling assumption, not a figure from the applicant. Local government · Feb. 2026

Permits

Permits checklist

2 pending · 1 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

State and local filings on record. Nothing has been approved for the data center.

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Development of Regional Impact application Pending
Georgia Department of Community Affairs · Oct. 2026: filed, as reported in Oct. 2026 News report · Oct. 2026
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Rezoning from AG-3 to planned unit development Pending
Candler County Board of Commissioners · Oct. 2026: fees unpaid in early Oct.; site plan added Oct. 13 News report · Oct. 2026
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Water and sewer extension (earlier RV resort plan) Granted
Metter City Council · Feb. 13, 2023: unanimous; developer pays construction, reimbursed later Local government · Feb. 2023
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Checked, nothing on file: Air permit or utility filing

Risks

What could slow it down

Medium
Incomplete application
The county said fees had not been paid, and later talks describe a smaller footprint than the 470-acre filing. News report · Oct. 2026
Medium
Resident pushback
Residents asked for a moratorium, citing water, housing and power costs and a lack of transparency. News report · Sept. 2026
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Shifting plans
The same LLC and site were an RV resort in 2023 and a warehousing pitch in 2024. Local government · Feb. 2024
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No end user or utility
No end user, electric utility or applicant MW figure has been named. Local government

Money

Money on record

~$700K

water and sewer extension cost

city discussion of the site, Feb. 2024 (earlier plans) Local government · Feb. 2024

~$944K

rebuilding Airport Road

same discussion Local government · Feb. 2024

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming

Feb. 13, 2023
Site Metter council agrees to move forward on water and sewer for the site, then planned as an RV resort Local government · Feb. 2023
Feb. 12, 2024
Site The owners now pitch the land for warehousing Local government · Feb. 2024
Feb. 2026
Money County industrial authority's fiscal study models a hypothetical 100 MW data center near the airport Local government · Feb. 2026
Sept. 21, 2026
Permits Residents urge a six-month moratorium; commissioners table it News report · Sept. 2026
Oct. 5, 2026
Permits County votes unanimously against a data-center moratorium News report · Oct. 2026
Oct. 6, 2026
Permits County chairman says an application arrived but fees are unpaid News report · Oct. 2026
Oct. 13, 2026
Permits Developer submits more information and a conceptual site plan, described as a smaller footprint News report · Oct. 2026
Oct. 2026
Permits State regional-impact application reported for five 250,000 sq ft buildings on 470 acres News report · Oct. 2026
2033
Construction Target for final completion News report · Oct. 2026

The buildings

Specs

250,000 sq ft

per building, five buildings (press)

News report · Oct. 2026

AG-3 to PUD

county rezoning requested

News report · Oct. 2026

Closed-loop: cooling to reduce water use (press) News report · Oct. 2026

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners

Canoochee River RV Resort, LLC: applicant and landowner
Brad Whitfield and Tim Coleman: represented the LLC before the city in 2023

Decision-makers

Candler County Board of Commissioners (Chairman Brad Jones): rezoning
Georgia Department of Community Affairs: regional-impact review
City of Metter: water and sewer
Candler County Industrial Authority: commissioned the fiscal study

Still unknown

Open questions

End user and electric utility.
Applicant's MW figure.
County rezoning hearing date.

Where this comes from

45 records from 8 documents

Drawn from news reports, local government records and public and commercial datasets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 4Local government 3Dataset 2

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 (11)

Same LLC/site was an RV resort in 2023, then warehousing in Feb 2024 city discussions, before the Oct 2026 data center filings - the data center is the third stated use for 2700 Airport Road
“The cost for water and sewer is approximately $700,000.00 and the cost for revamping and rebuilding Airport Road is approximately $944,000.00.”
Local government · Feb. 2024 · grade A
Project identity: Canoochee River RV Resort - Data Center Project, 2700 Airport Road, Metter, Candler County, GA
“Canoochee River RV Resort, LLC has filed an application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for the ‘Canoochee River RV Resort - Data Center Project.’”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Developer: Canoochee River RV Resort LLC
“Located at 2700 Airport Road in Metter, Candler County, the developer aims to build a data center campus on 470 acres of land”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Site acres: 470 acres
“the developer aims to build a data center campus on 470 acres of land adjacent to the Metter-Candler Airport and south of Interstate 16.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Project status: applications filed (Georgia DCA and Candler County AG-3 to PUD rezoning); not approved; county noted application fees not paid
“Earlier this month, Chairman Brad Jones said the commission has received an application, but the fees have not been paid.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
On Oct 13, 2026 the county said additional information and a conceptual site plan had been submitted; chairman said no NDAs signed; talks point to a smaller-footprint site with multiple buildings, not a large-scale facil
“Talks point to a smaller-footprint site with multiple buildings, not a large-scale facility.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Chairman Brad Jones said the commission had received an application but the fees had not been paid; on Oct 13, 2026 officials said additional information and a conceptual site plan had been submitted, described as a smal
“Earlier this month, Chairman Brad Jones said the commission has received an application, but the fees have not been paid.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Candler County voted unanimously against introducing a data-center moratorium; the county chairman confirmed no NDAs have been signed with the developer. The developer behind Canoochee River RV Resort, LLC remains unname
“Jones said the commission has not signed any non-disclosure agreements related to the project.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Project status: application stage only - DCA (DRI) application and county AG-3 to PUD rezoning filed Oct 2026, not approved; county noted application fees had not been paid; end user unnamed; no construction
“Canoochee River RV Resort, LLC has filed an application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for the 'Canoochee River RV Resort - Data Center Project.'”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Proposal: five buildings of up to 250,000 sq ft each on 470 acres, two on-site substations, closed-loop cooling, phased over 5-7 years to final completion in 2033 (DCA application as reported)
“The proposed plans include five data center buildings totaling up to 250,000 sq ft (23,226 sqm) each.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
The county rezoning application includes two on-site substations, so a utility-scale interconnection is planned, but no serving utility (Georgia Power vs Excelsior EMC vs City of Metter) is named in any retrieved source
“An application has also been filed with the Candler County board to rezone the land from AG-3 to planned unit development (PUD) and would include two on-site substations.”
News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C

Money and contracts (2)

water and sewer extension / development agreement (motion to move forward): developer pays full construction cost; city reimburses via grants and/or free water/sewer usage until reimbursed; annexation contingent on indus
“Councilwoman Kilcrease made a motion to move forward with development agreements and contracts for Canoochee River Resort, LLC Paying for water and sewer extension to their property”
Local government · Feb. 2023 · grade A
Tenant operator: unnamed / none found
“News of the proposed campus surfaced last month after the county board detailed potential interest from the unnamed developer on social media.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C

Permits and government (8)

City of Metter City Council:
“Mayor Boyd said that the motion is to move forward with the water and sewer to supply a new development for Canoochee River Resort, LLC. Mayor Boyd called for the vote. The vote was unanimous to move forward.”
Local government · Feb. 2023 · grade A
DCA Developments of Regional Impact application as reported by DCD in Oct 2026; : Application filed for Canoochee River RV Resort - Data Center Project
“Canoochee River RV Resort, LLC has filed an application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for the ‘Canoochee River RV Resort - Data Center Project.’”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
PUD application would include two on-site substations; county later noted fees n: Rezoning application filed - AG-3 to Planned Unit Development (PUD); not approved
“An application has also been filed with the Candler County board to rezone the land from AG-3 to planned unit development (PUD) and would include two on-site substations.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Candler County officials voted against introducing a moratorium on data center developments in early October 2026, unanimously, after tabling the question on Sept 21
“Candler County officials voted against introducing a moratorium on data center developments earlier this month in a unanimous vote.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Candler County officials voted unanimously against introducing a data center moratorium in Oct 2026, even as residents at the Sep 21, 2026 meeting urged at least a six-month moratorium; no lawsuit or denial found
“Candler County officials voted against introducing a moratorium on data center developments earlier this month in a unanimous vote.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Residents at Sept 21, 2026 commission meeting urged a six-month moratorium and guardrails, citing housing, water and electric costs and lack of transparency
“Johnson asked the board to consider a six-month moratorium before any decisions are made on data center development.”
News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Candler County Board of Commissioners:
“consideration of adoption of a moratorium on data center development in unincorporated Candler County- Motion by Brad Jones to table, David Morales second, Approved unanimously”
News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Month precision (application surfaced in county discussion Sep-Oct 2026; WTOC re: Development of Regional Impact application FILED
“Canoochee River RV Resort, LLC has filed an application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for the ‘Canoochee River RV Resort - Data Center Project.’”
News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C

Site and other (4)

County code: 13043
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Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade A
Building count: 5 buildings
“The proposed plans include five data center buildings totaling up to 250,000 sq ft (23,226 sqm) each.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Completion target: 2033
“The developer aims to build in phases over a 5-7 year period to final completion in 2033.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Cooling: closed-loop cooling system to reduce water use
“The data centers would use a closed-loop cooling system to reduce water use.”
News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C