Data center profile · 1726 and 1830 Farmer Road NW, Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia

DC Blox Atlanta East (Conyers, Georgia)

DC Blox's 216 MW (utility commitment, company says), three-building campus in Conyers, Georgia, anchored by an unnamed hyperscaler; 2025 delivery date passed, awaiting water permits.

Site work, permits pending. DC Blox is preparing the site, but work touching wetlands and streams cannot start until the Army Corps of Engineers and Georgia EPD issue water permits, expected in Oct. 2026. No permit decision, tenant or electric service agreement on record.
216 MW
utility power at full build-out, company says
DC Blox says Georgia Power has committed it; no IT-load figure is published and no service agreement is public
750,000 sq ft
announced campus; 1.02 million sq ft in filings
the larger county filing includes equipment yards, parking and the substation (press)
52.84 acres
permitted project site
DC Blox bought 72 acres in 2023; three buildings, a substation and five ponds
Oct. 2026
water permits expected, applicant says
about one year of construction would follow, so completion no earlier than late 2027
OperatorDC Blox (developer and operator); project company DCB Atlanta East, LLC
CustomerAn unnamed hyperscale client anchors phase 1; 160,000 sq ft is marketed to other tenants
Planned IT capacity154 MW at full build-out (company IT figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2027 to 2028); company says 2026.
Next deadlineOct. 2026: Federal and state water permits, which the applicant estimated for Oct. 2026; none located yet
Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet

Georgia Power grid serviceCommitted per company, no agreement public
216 MW
utility power committed at full build-out, per the company; no service agreement is public Company · Dec. 2023
Proposed

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Dec. 12, 2023
    Power commitment announced
    DC Blox says Georgia Power has committed 216 MW at full build-out. Company · Dec. 2023
  2. Not set
    Service agreement: none public
    No executed electric service agreement or terms for this campus are public. see Permits

On-site generation on file

Permits

Permits checklist

4 pending · 2 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$265M
green credit facility for DC Blox, 2025 (press)
from First Citizens, ING and Nomura; reported to partly fund energy infrastructure for 216 MW, likely this site; the filing does not name the campus News report · Oct. 2026
21.2 and 6,278 credits
wetland and stream mitigation to be purchased
from an Army Corps approved bank, once the federal permit issues State agency · Nov. 2025
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Oct. 11, 2023
    Paper trail DCB Atlanta East LLC registered in Delaware and Georgia
  2. Dec. 12, 2023
    Site DC Blox announces the Conyers campus: 72 acres, 216 MW committed by Georgia Power, first delivery targeted for Q4 2025 Company · Oct. 2026
  3. April 19, 2024
    Permits Regional-impact traffic study is filed for three buildings totaling 1.02 million sq ft State agency · April 2024
  4. July 3, 2025
    Permits Pre-filing meeting for the federal wetlands and streams permit State agency · Nov. 2025
  5. Sept. 10, 2025
    Permits DC Blox applies to the Army Corps for an individual permit covering 0.213 acres of wetland, 3.3 acres of pond and 1,266 feet of streams State agency · Nov. 2025
  6. Nov. 18, 2025
    Permits Georgia EPD opens a 30-day public comment on the state water quality certification State agency · Nov. 2025
  7. Dec. 2025
    Construction Work that does not touch water is scheduled to begin, per the applicant State agency · Oct. 2026
  8. Sept. 22, 2026
    Permits County commissioners adopt the new development code except the data center section, after residents ask about projects already in development News report · Sept. 2026
  9. Oct. 6, 2026
    Permits Commissioners adopt data center rules after removing two vested-rights provisions, and deny a separate data center project the same day News report · Oct. 2026
  10. Oct. 2026
    Permits Applicant's estimate for receiving the federal and state water permits; no decision located as of Oct. 18 State agency · Oct. 2026
  11. Oct. 2027
    Construction Earliest completion on the applicant's own timeline: about a year after the water permits State agency · Oct. 2026
The buildings

Specs

3 buildings
plus an on-site substation and five stormwater ponds
State agency · Nov. 2025
1,016,828 sq ft
in the county filing, including equipment yards, parking and the substation (press); the company announced 750,000 sq ft
State agency · April 2024
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • DC Blox: developer and operator
  • DCB Atlanta East, LLC: project company and permit applicant
  • Post Road Group and Bain Capital Credit: equity investors in DC Blox (press)
Power
  • Georgia Power: serving utility
Builders and advisers
  • Evans General Contractors: general contractor
  • Terracon Consultants: environmental consultant
Decision-makers
  • US Army Corps of Engineers and Georgia EPD: water permits
  • Rockdale County Board of Commissioners: land use and data center rules
  • Development Authority of Rockdale County: incentives
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

103 records from 12 documents

Drawn from news reports, state agency records, company statements and business registries, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 6State agency 4Company 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 (15)
  • Buildings count: 3 buildings
    “the proposed project includes the construction of a data center, including three buildings, a substation, five detention ponds, and associated roads and parking”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Project components: 3 data center buildings; on-site substation; 5 detention/bioretention ponds; access roads and parking; planned dark fiber ring around metro Atlanta to the Myrtle Beach cable landing station
    “the proposed project includes the construction of a data center, including three buildings, a substation, five detention ponds, and associated roads and parking”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • IT capacity: 154 MW
    “154 critical MW (completed and planned)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Georgia Power
    “Utility Provider: Georgia Power”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Current DC Blox campus page describes the build as (1) 10MW and (3) 48MW buildings totaling 747,787 sq ft, a different building mix from the three-building DRI traffic-study scope
    “(1) 10MW and (3) 48MW buildings totaling 747,787 square feet”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “With a hyperscale client anchoring the first phase of the project, 160,000 square feet of space will be available to additional tenants with expected delivery in 4Q 2025”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “The 750,000 square foot campus will feature 216MW of power and connectivity to a new dark fiber ring around Atlanta”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “the proposed project includes the construction of a data center, including three buildings, a substation, five detention ponds, and associated roads and parking”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • DC Blox announces Atlanta East: 72 acres acquired in Conyers, 750,000 sq ft and 216 MW committed by Georgia Power at full build-out, unnamed hyperscale client anchoring phase 1, delivery expected 4Q 2025
    “The campus is designed at full build-out to accommodate 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 216 MW
    “The campus is designed at full build-out to accommodate 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power.”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Floor area: 750000 sq ft
    “The campus is designed at full build-out to accommodate 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power.”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Campus sq ft announced: 750000 sq ft
    “The campus is designed at full build-out to accommodate 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Utility service: 216 MW
    “The campus is designed at full build-out to accommodate 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Power plan: grid
    “The campus is designed at full build-out to accommodate 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Utility: Georgia Power
    “216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
Money and contracts (16)
  • mitigation commitment: scope 21.2 wetland mitigation credits and 6,278.4 stream credits (legacy)
    “the applicant has proposed the purchase of 21.2 (legacy) wetland mitigation credits and 6,278.4 (legacy) stream credits from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved mitigation bank”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • mitigation commitment: condition
    “The project, as currently proposed, requires a USACE Section 404 permit and entails impacting 0.213 acres of wetland, 3.30 acres of pond”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Total sq ft filed: 1016828 sq ft
    “The development includes three industrial data center buildings with a combined 1,016,828 square feet”
    State agency · April 2024 · grade A
  • power commitment: termination
    “The campus is designed at full build-out to accommodate 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • incentive agreement: conditions
    “The property has been granted certain incentives by the Development Authority of Rockdale County through its agent, Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council (CREDC)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • tenant lease: termination
    “With a hyperscale client anchoring the first phase of the project”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenants: Unnamed hyperscale anchor client (first phase)
    “With a hyperscale client anchoring the first phase of the project, 160,000 square feet of space will be available to additional tenants with expected delivery in 4Q 2025”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Tenant status: Anchor tenant unnamed; 160,000 sq ft marketed to additional tenants
    “With a hyperscale client anchoring the first phase of the project, 160,000 square feet of space will be available to additional tenants with expected delivery in 4Q 2025”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Original target date: 2025-Q4
    “With a hyperscale client anchoring the first phase of the project, 160,000 square feet of space will be available to additional tenants with expected delivery in 4Q 2025”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Incentives: Certain incentives granted by the Development Authority of Rockdale County (via CREDC); terms not disclosed
    “The property has been granted certain incentives by the Development Authority of Rockdale County through its agent, Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council (CREDC)”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • incentives: incentives granted
    “The property has been granted certain incentives by the Development Authority of Rockdale County through its agent, Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council (CREDC).”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • power commitment: total power committed 216 MW
    “The campus is designed at full build-out to accommodate 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power.”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • power commitment: scope 216 MW
    “The campus is designed at full build-out to accommodate 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • incentive agreement: scope
    “The property has been granted certain incentives by the Development Authority of Rockdale County through its agent, Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council (CREDC)”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • tenant lease: scope
    “With a hyperscale client anchoring the first phase of the project”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • DC Blox closes incremental equity (led by Post Road Group and Bain Capital Credit) and a $265 million green Senior Secured Credit Facilities loan (First Citizens Bank, ING Capital, Nomura); DCD reports the loan partly fu
    “to invest in energy infrastructure for 216MW of utility power in one of its recently contracted projects – likely the Atlanta East site in Georgia”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (29)
  • CWA Section 404 / 401 permits: decision pending
    “Non 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled for December 2025. 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled to begin upon receipt of Section 404 and 401 permit estimated for October 2026”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • DRI #4120 regional review under way: traffic study filed with ARC/GRTA describing three buildings totalling 1,016,828 sq ft at 1726 & 1830 Farmer Road NW
    “Traffic impacts were evaluated for the proposed DC Blox – ATL East Data Center (DRI #4120) that will be located at 1726 & 1830 Farmer Road NW, Conyers in Rockdale County, Georgia”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • GA EPD opens 30-day public comment on the Sec. 401 WQC for SAS-2024-00075 (comments close Dec 18, 2025). The federal/state water permits are the project's critical path: the applicant estimates receipt in October 2026 wi
    “This notice is issued to inform the public that a request has been received for water quality certification (WQC) in accordance with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Campus name: DC Blox Atlanta East (Conyers)
    “ATL3 Pippin – US Army Corps of Engineers Sec. 404 Permit Application”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Site acres permitted: 52.84 acres
    “The 52.84-acre project site is located west of the intersection of Farmer Road NW and Lester Road NW in Conyers”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Jurisdiction: Unincorporated Rockdale County (land use); ARC/Georgia DCA DRI review; USACE Sec. 404 and GA EPD Sec. 401 (federal/state water permits)
    “Type of Permit Application: 401 Water Quality Certification Applicable Law: Federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1341”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Section 401 Water Quality Certification / Section 404 permit: 401 certification request on public notice
    “Section 404 CWA Individual Permit (Submitted September 10, 2025) • Currently on Public Notice”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • CWA Section 401 water quality certification: public notice issued
    “This notice is issued to inform the public that a request has been received for water quality certification (WQC) in accordance with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Project status: site work / construction underway; 401-dependent work estimated Oct 2026
    “Non 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled for December 2025. 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled to begin upon receipt of Section 404 and 401 permit estimated for October 2026.”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Project entity: DCB Atlanta East, LLC
    “Name and Address of Permit Applicant: Morgan Lilly DCB Atlanta East, LLC 1040 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 560 Atlanta, Georgia 30338”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Construction stage: Site preparation (clearing / site work); permit-dependent construction not yet authorised
    “Non 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled for December 2025. 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled to begin upon receipt of Section 404 and 401 permit estimated for October 2026”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • CWA Section 404 individual permit: pre-filing meeting held
    “A virtual pre-filing meeting was held on July 03, 2025”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • CWA Section 404 individual permit: application submitted
    “Section 404 CWA Individual Permit (Submitted September 10, 2025) • Currently on Public Notice”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • CWA Section 401 water quality certification: certification requested
    “Terracon Consultants is pleased to submit this request for Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the ATL03 Data center (USACE: SAS-2024-00075)”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Stream buffer variance (state): not yet submitted
    “GEPD Stream Buffer Variance • Finalizing application, has not been submitted”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Stream buffer variance (county): not required
    “Rockdale County Stream Buffer Variance • Not required due to nature of site design”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Q4 2025 delivery expectation in the Dec 2023 announcement cannot hold for the 401-dependent phase: the Nov 2025 EPD request estimates 404/401 permits for Oct 2026 with about a year of construction after
    “401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled to begin upon receipt of Section 404 and 401 permit estimated for October 2026. Construction will take approximately 1 year.”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Stream buffer variance: Variance granted
    “authorization is hereby granted to encroach within the 25- foot buffer adjacent to State waters as delineated in your application dated February 27, 2025.”
    State agency · June 2025 · grade A
  • Air Quality Permit application: Application received / under review
    “Facility Name: DCB Atlanta East, LLC Application No: 29442 Facility Address: 1726 Farmer Road, Conyers, 30122 Reason for Application: construct a new datacenter”
    State agency · Oct. 2024 · grade A
  • Development of Regional Impact review: traffic study filed
    “The development includes three industrial data center buildings with a combined 1,016,828 square feet and proposes two full access driveways”
    State agency · April 2024 · grade A
  • Development of Regional Impact review: Traffic impact study for DRI 4120
    “The proposed DC Blox – ATL East Data Center DRI 4120 will be located at 1726 & 1830 Farmer Road NW, Conyers in Rockdale County.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • Current target date: not stated
    “Non 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled for December 2025. 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled to begin upon receipt of Section 404 and 401 permit estimated for October 2026”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • The original 4Q 2025 delivery date has passed with the campus still in site preparation; on the applicant's own permit timeline, completion cannot precede late 2027
    “Non 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled for December 2025. 401 Water Quality construction activities are scheduled to begin upon receipt of Section 404 and 401 permit estimated for October 2026”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Rockdale County adopts its first data center regulations (UDO Sec. 9.5.3) after stripping two vested-rights provisions, with its moratorium on new data center applications running through Oct 9, 2026, and denies a separa
    “Rockdale County commissioners adopted the final piece of the county's new Unified Development Ordinance Tuesday, approving new data center regulations after removing two controversial provisions on potential vested development rights”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Residents press the Board of Commissioners on protections for projects already in development during the UDO debate, the vested-rights question bears directly on this campus's unbuilt phases
    “delayed a decision on proposed data center regulations after residents raised concerns about protections for projects already in development and whether the new rules go far enough”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Rockdale County Board of Commissioners: UDO Section 9.5.3, standards for data management and processing facilities (data centers)
    “The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 6 to approve Section 9.5.3, which establishes standards for data management and processing facilities, including data centers”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Rockdale County Board of Commissioners: Project Rock Forge, four related land-use/rezoning applications (separate proposed data center; context only)
    “The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 6 to deny four related applications for the project”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Rockdale County Board of Commissioners: Unified Development Ordinance adoption; Section 9.5.3 data center regulations
    “The Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 22 to adopt the remaining portions of the UDO except Section 9.5.3, which contains regulations governing data management and processing facilities, including data centers”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Rockdale County Board of Commissioners: Moratorium on data center and battery energy storage system applications, extension
    “The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution which keeps a moratorium in place for data centers and battery energy storage systems. This extension moves the deadline to Sept. 8”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
Site and other (14)
  • County code: Rockdale County, GA (13247)
    “52.84-acre project site is located west of the intersection of Farmer Road NW and Lester Road NW in Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: 13247
    “The 52.84-acre project site is located west of the intersection of Farmer Road NW and Lester Road NW in Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Site coordinates: 33.687913, -84.051218
    “52.84-acre project site is located west of the intersection of Farmer Road NW and Lester Road NW in Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia (33.687913, -84.051218)”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • County: Rockdale County, GA
    “52.84-acre project site is located west of the intersection of Farmer Road NW and Lester Road NW in Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Code name: ATL03 (Pippin)
    “Request for Section 401 Water Quality Certification for ATL03 (Pippin) Datacenter Regulatory Number: SAS-2024-00075”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Watershed: Upper Ocmulgee (HUC 03070103); unnamed tributaries to Mann Lake, Shipley Branch and the Yellow River
    “The property is located within the Upper Ocmulgee watershed (HUC 03070103). The Site is drained by unnamed tributaries to Mann Lake which discharges into Shipley Branch, eventually flowing northeast into the Yellow River”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Address: 1726 Farmer Road NW, Conyers, GA
    “located at 1726 & 1830 Farmer Road NW, Conyers in Rockdale County, Georgia”
    State agency · April 2024 · grade A
  • Site address: 1726 Farmer Road, Conyers, Georgia
    “1726 Farmer Road Conyers, Georgia 30012”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Developer: DC Blox
    “DC BLOX, a leading provider of connected data centers and dark fiber solutions across the Southeast, announced that it has acquired 72 acres of land in Conyers, Georgia”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Site area: 72 acres
    “announced that it has acquired 72 acres of land in Conyers, Georgia in Rockdale County for a new hyperscale-ready data center campus”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Developer: DC Blox
    “DC BLOX, a leading provider of connected data centers and dark fiber solutions across the Southeast, announced that it has acquired 72 acres of land in Conyers, Georgia”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Site acres acquired: 72 acres
    “acquired 72 acres of land in Conyers, Georgia in Rockdale County for a new hyperscale-ready data center campus”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • First announced: Dec. 12, 2023
    “Atlanta, GA – December 12, 2023 – DC BLOX, a leading provider of connected data centers and dark fiber solutions across the Southeast, announced”
    Company · Dec. 2023 · grade B
  • Stage: at risk
    “Rockdale County commissioners adopted the final piece of the county's new Unified Development Ordinance Tuesday, approving new data center regulations after removing two controversial provisions on potential vested development rights”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C