Data center profile · Douglasville (Lithia Springs), Douglas County, Georgia

DC BLOX Douglasville

A 180 MW Georgia Power-committed hyperscale campus on 55 acres in Douglasville, Georgia, under construction since 2023 with a financed 120 MW first phase and an 80 MW expansion planned

Under construction. DC BLOX said it began construction in Oct. 2023 and closed a $1.15 billion green loan in Aug. 2025. The company's own move-in target was Q3 2025, and no later record confirms an opening or names the customer.
180 MW
power committed by the utility
Georgia Power commitment, company announcement (Oct. 2023); utility load, not IT capacity
$1.15B
green loan closed
announced Aug. 11, 2025; funds a 120 MW data center
80 MW
expansion planned
as early as 2027 (press summary of company release)
55 acres
site bought at launch
12 data halls, 750,000 sq ft, per the company (Oct. 2023)
OperatorDC BLOX (developer and operator); Evans General Contractors (design-builder)
CustomerNot named; the company describes an initial hyperscale customer
Planned IT capacity200 MW at full build-out (company IT figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2027 to 2028); company says 2027.
Next deadline2027: Planned 80 MW expansion could be available as early as 2027 (company says)
Power

Power and the grid

180 MW contracted

Georgia Power grid serviceCommitted, not confirmed energized
180 MW
committed for the campus per the developer's Oct. 2023 release; utility load, delivery date not on record Company · Oct. 2023
Contracted

Getting on the grid

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

  1. Oct. 31, 2023
    Power committed
    DC BLOX says 180 MW has been committed for the campus. Company · Oct. 2023
  2. Jan. 2025
    Large-load rule approved
    Georgia's PSC approves a rule letting Georgia Power bill customers of 100 MW or more on special terms and requires PSC review of new contracts of that size. see Permits
  3. Dec. 19, 2025
    New generation certified
    The PSC votes 5-0 to certify 9,985 MW of new Georgia Power generation, the statewide supply framework behind committed data center loads. Utility regulator · Dec. 2025
  4. Not set
    Delivery date: not on record
    No energization date or utility service agreement for this campus is in our sources. Company · Oct. 2023

On-site generation on file

Permits

Permits checklist

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

Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$1.15B
green loan closed, Aug. 2025
ING structured it, with Mizuho and Natixis as lead arrangers News report · Aug. 2025
$265M
earlier green loan, Oct. 2024 (press)
followed by Post Road Group growth equity in Q4 2024 News report · Oct. 2024
Over $1.2B
expected capital investment (company)
supported by tax incentives; terms not published Company · Oct. 2023
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Oct. 11, 2023
    Paper trail DCB Atlanta West LLC registered in Delaware and Georgia
  2. Oct. 31, 2023
    Site DC BLOX announces the 55-acre purchase and start of construction of a 180 MW campus Company · Oct. 2023
  3. March 21, 2024
    Permits Regional planners open a review of two data center buildings (761,852 sq ft) and flag forest loss State agency · March 2024
  4. Oct. 2024
    Money A $265 million green loan is secured (press) News report · Oct. 2024
  5. July 25, 2025
    Money City development authority approves the security deed for the construction loan Local government · July 2025
  6. Aug. 11, 2025
    Money A $1.15 billion green loan closes for a 120 MW data center, with 80 MW more as early as 2027 Company · Aug. 2025
  7. Dec. 19, 2025
    Power Georgia PSC certifies 9,985 MW of new Georgia Power generation Utility regulator · Dec. 2025
  8. 2027
    Construction 80 MW expansion could be available as early as 2027 (company says) News report · Sept. 2025
The buildings

Specs

750,000 sq ft
gross, twelve data halls on two stories (company, Oct. 2023)
Company · Oct. 2023
761,852 sq ft
two buildings in the regional filing, on a 56-acre site
State agency · March 2024
80 MW + 40 MW
the two original buildings, plus a third 80 MW building filed in 2025 (press)
News report · Jan. 2025
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This campus (footprint)
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Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • DC BLOX: developer and operator (Atlanta)
  • Post Road Group: growth equity investor
Builders and lenders
  • Evans General Contractors: design-builder
  • ING, Mizuho and Natixis: green loan arrangers
Decision-makers
  • City of Douglasville and its development authority
  • Georgia Public Service Commission: reviews large-load contracts
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

63 records from 14 documents

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

News report 7Company 3State agency 3Local government 1Utility regulator 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 (9)
  • ARC: growing regional concerns about major impact of data center operations on water and energy consumption; projects should strive to limit these impacts - no site-specific water/sewer demand figure is stated in the pre
    “There are growing regional concerns about the major impact of data center operations on water and energy consumption.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • IT capacity: 200 MW
    “1,370,000, Square Feet, 200, Critical MW, (Committed & Planned)”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Greystone Power Cooperative
    “Utility Provider: Greystone Power Cooperative”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Current campus page markets one remaining 80 MW building, with remaining capacity of 498,000 sq ft at 80 MW critical load / 120 MW total load, indicating the first buildings are committed to the hyperscale tenant
    “The remaining capacity of the facility is 498,000 square feet with 80MW critical load, 120MW total load.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 180 MW
    “180 MW of power has been committed for the campus with initial customer move-in expected Q3 2025.”
    Company · Oct. 2023 · grade B
  • Atlanta West campus announced October 31, 2023: 55 acres acquired in Douglasville/Lithia Springs, construction commenced; two-story campus, twelve data halls, 750,000 sq ft, 180 MW of power committed; unnamed hyperscale
    “Designed to meet demanding hyperscale requirements, the two-story data center campus will feature twelve data halls, totaling 750,000 square feet of gross space on 55 acres. 180 MW of power has been committed for the campus”
    Company · Oct. 2023 · grade B
  • do not merge its figures into Douglasville (Atlanta West)
    “the facility would span 750,000 square feet of space with 216MW of total power committed by Georgia Power. Now, in its filing, the company revealed the total project size will be 1,016,828 square feet”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Original Q3 2025 customer move-in has slipped: as of the Aug 2025 financing, the 120 MW development plus 80 MW expansion is available as early as 2027, and the EPD air permit for the two-building scope was only at propos
    “The funds will support the development of a 120MW data center and include campus expansion to support an additional 80MW, available as early as 2027.”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • DC Blox filed in 2025 to add a third, 80 MW building; original plan was Building A (80 MW) and Building B (40 MW) plus a substation; full build-out ~1.25 million sq ft on 100 acres
    “The site was originally set to host two buildings; the 80MW Building A and the 40MW Building B, along with a substation; DC Blox filed to add a third, 80MW, building earlier this year.”
    News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (9)
  • Series 2023-A Bond Transaction (Development Authority of the City of Douglasville): bond structure DC Blox Inc. Project Series 2023-A Bond Transaction: Data Center Project is governed by the Series 2023-A Bond Transactio
    “so that it may obtain a construction loan for its Data Center Project governed by the DC Blox Inc. Project Series 2023-A Bond Transaction.”
    Local government · July 2025 · grade A
  • Project status: under construction
    “announced it has closed $1.15 billion in green loan financing for the construction of a data center campus in Douglas County, Georgia”
    Company · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • $1.15 billion green loan closed (announced Aug 11, 2025): funds a 120 MW data center plus campus expansion supporting an additional 80 MW, available as early as 2027
    “today announced it has closed $1.15 billion in green loan financing for the construction of a data center campus in Douglas County, Georgia. The funds will support the development of a 120 MW data center”
    Company · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • Tax incentives (Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership): tax incentive general Tax incentives coordinated by Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership: Robust tax incentives coordinated by Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership s
    “With an expected capital investment of over $1.2 billion, the site is supported by robust tax incentives coordinated by Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership.”
    Company · Oct. 2023 · grade B
  • Campus announcement - stated capital investment: min investment stated DC BLOX Douglasville campus announcement - capital investment: Expected capital investment of over $1.2 billion stated by the company at announcement
    “With an expected capital investment of over $1.2 billion, the site is supported by robust tax incentives coordinated by Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership.”
    Company · Oct. 2023 · grade B
  • tax incentives: robust tax incentives coordinated
    “the site is supported by robust tax incentives coordinated by Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership.”
    Company · Oct. 2023 · grade B
  • $1.15B green loan announced 2025: supports a 120 MW data center with campus expansion for an additional 80 MW available as early as 2027 (press summary of company announcement)
    “The funding will support a 120 MW data center designed to meet surging demand from cloud and AI workloads, with plans to expand by an additional 80 MW as early as 2027.”
    News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C
  • green loan financing: green loan closed 1.15 USD billion
    “US data center firm DC Blox has secured financing to build a new campus outside Atlanta, Georgia. The company this week announced it has closed $1.15 billion in green loan financing”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Prior $265 million green loan secured in October 2024; Post Road Group growth equity committed in Q4 2024
    “This financing follows the prior $265 million green loan secured from leading industry lenders, as well as the growth equity that was committed by Post Road Group in the fourth quarter of 2024.”
    News report · Oct. 2024 · grade C
Permits and government (7)
  • In January 2025 the PSC approved Georgia Power's new large-load rule (Docket 442: large-load rule approved (Georgia Power Rule 12 framework)
    “the Commission approved a new rule for Georgia Power. The rule allows for minimum billing requirements and longer contract terms for new large-load customers... Georgia Power also must provide the PSC all new contracts”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Acting on Georgia Power's 2025 IRP (Dockets 56002/56003) and the capacity certif: certification of 9,985 MW of new generation approved (vote 5-0)
    “On December 19, 2025, the Commissioners voted to approve an agreement between the PSC's Public Interest Advocacy Staff and Georgia Power that certifies the construction of 9,985 MW of new energy generation”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • Synthetic Minor Operating Permit: Proposed permit - comment period
    “Reason for Application: Construction and operation of a data center consisting of two (2) buildings equipped with a total of seventy-six (76) emergency generators . Comment period expires on: January 16, 2026”
    State agency · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • Development Authority of the City of Douglasville:
    “Approval of a Resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of (i) a Deed to Secure Debt, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Security Agreement and (ii) an Estoppel Certificate upon request by DCB Atlanta West, LLC”
    Local government · July 2025 · grade A
  • Air Quality Permit application: Application received / under review
    “Facility Name: DCB Atlanta West, LLC Application No: 29723 Facility Address: 1701 North River Road, Douglasville, 30122 Reason for Application: Proposed datacenter”
    State agency · June 2025 · grade A
  • Development of Regional Impact review: Preliminary regional review opened
    “Name of Proposal: DC Blox West Data Center DRI 4112 Description: A DRI review of a proposal to construct two data center buildings with a combined 761 ,852 SF of space”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • ARC preliminary DRI review: project is not aligned with Developing Rural Areas policy recommendations; most of the existing natural forest on the 55-acre site will be destroyed, which ARC says is not supportive of region
    “The project will require the destruction of most of the existing natural forest that currently covers the 55-acre site which is not supportive of regional environmental policies.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
Site and other (7)
  • County code: 13097
    “DOUGLAS COUNTY Facility Name: DCB Atlanta West, LLC Application No: 29723 Facility Address: 1701 North River Road, Douglasville, 30122”
    State agency · June 2025 · grade A
  • ARC: project expected to generate 754 new daily vehicular trips; minor roadway improvements proposed
    “The project is expected to generate 754 new daily vehicular trips; associated minor roadway improvements to accommodate these are proposed.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • Parking variance in progress with City of Douglasville to reduce minimum parking from the 760 spaces required to 125 spaces; 178 spaces proposed in the DRI exhibit
    “FOR REDUCTION IN MINIMUM PARKING TO 125 SPACES. VARIANCE IN PROGRESS WITH CITY OF DOUGLASVILLE”
    State agency · Jan. 2024 · grade A
  • Site address: 1701 North River Road, Lithia Springs, Georgia 30122
    “1701 North River Road Lithia Springs, Georgia 30122”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Site area: 100 acres
    “DC BLOX is offering a hyperscale-ready data center campus in Douglasville, Georgia, referred to as Atlanta West, located on 100 acres in Lithia Springs, GA”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Floor area: 1370000 sq ft
    “1,370,000 sq ft with 498,000 sq ft remaining capacity”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Developer: DC Blox
    “DC BLOX, a leading provider of connected data centers and dark fiber solutions across the Southeast, announces the recent purchase and commencement of construction of a cutting-edge data center campus in Douglasville, Georgia.”
    Company · Oct. 2023 · grade B