Data center profile · Tyrone, Fayette County, Georgia

Microsoft Tyrone

Data center campus proposed by Microsoft in Fayette County, Georgia; about 77 MW of IT capacity planned.

Land assembled. Zoning approval and site plan pending. No utility agreement or generation permit is on record. Newest record May 2026.
The campus, Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 15, 2026
96 MW
campus power the company states
facility power, not split into IT capacity
161
acres in the site
2
data center buildings planned
OperatorMicrosoft
CustomerNone named
Planned IT capacity77 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 96 MW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet).
The site

The site from above

Satellite overview
Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 15, 2026.
Power

Power and the grid

No utility agreement or generation permit is on record yet.

We checked utility filings, regulator dockets and air-permit records for this campus.

Permits

Permits checklist

1 pending · 1 granted · 3 checked, nothing on file

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

Money

Money on record

$21M Land assemblage purchase (Land acquisition). News report · 2025

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Oct. 16, 2023
    Site Project first appears in the public record
  2. Feb. 2024
    Permits Site plan application filed with Atlanta Regional Commission. Local government · Feb. 2024
  3. March 2024
    Permits Public hearing held on the rezoning. Local government · May 2026
Construction activity

Since Oct. 2026: 1 satellite capture. Satellite · Oct. 2026

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Microsoft, developer
Builders and advisers
  • Kimley-Horn and Associates, design team
Government
  • Fayette County Development Authority, public agency
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

21 records from 5 documents

Drawn from local government records, news reports, satellite captures and state agency records, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

Local government 2News report 2Satellite 1State agency 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 (2)
  • Stated campus size: 96 MW
    “BUILDING INFORMATION: 48MW DATA CENTER / 48MW DATA CENTER (site plan building table, DRI #4094)”
    Local government · Feb. 2024 · grade B
  • County code: 13121
    “14.5 acres of the site is located within Fulton County (City of Fairburn)”
    Local government · Feb. 2024 · grade B
Money and contracts (3)
  • Building count: 2 buildings
    “will consist of approximately 504,600 square feet of Data Center space in two (2) buildings”
    Local government · Feb. 2024 · grade B
  • Building sq ft: 504600 sq ft
    “will consist of approximately 504,600 square feet of Data Center space in two (2) buildings”
    Local government · Feb. 2024 · grade B
  • land assemblage purchase: land acquisition 21400000 USD
    “Through an arrangement with Fayette County, the family sold an assemblage of properties to the county's development authority for $21.4 million”
    News report · 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (5)
  • Project status: APPROVED, NOT IN SERVICE: rezoning to Business Technology Park approved by the Tyrone Town Council in March 2024 after DRI #4094 review; as of May 2026 the Town states no site plan, land disturbance permi
    “the developer has not submitted a site plan for review and has not applied for land disturbance permits, building permits, or other development permits required before construction can begin”
    Local government · May 2026 · grade B
  • rezoning: approved March 2024 after Planning Commission and Town Council public hearings and DRI review; zoning approval remains in place
    “The rezoning request associated with the Microsoft data center project was approved by the Town Council in March 2024 following multiple public hearings”
    Local government · May 2026 · grade B
  • site plan: reviewed February 2024; expedited limited-trip-generation review requested; concept site plan shows two 252,300 sq ft buildings each labeled 48MW, plus a substation
    “The Project Rita development is a proposed Data Center development on an approximately 161-acre site”
    Local government · Feb. 2024 · grade B
  • Announced: Oct. 2023
    “Rezoning Application filed October 13, 2023”
    State agency · Oct. 2023 · grade B
  • Microsoft publicly confirmed the Tyrone project and held a community information session on May 19, 2026 covering energy usage, water, sustainability, construction timelines and jobs - while the town records still show n
    “the cloud giant announced it would be holding a 'community information session' regarding the data center on May 19, to discuss energy usage, water, and sustainability, construction timelines, design, community investment, and job development”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
Site and other (3)
  • Site acreage: 161 acres
    “a proposed Data Center development on an approximately 161-acre site located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of SR 74 at Kirkley Road”
    Local government · Feb. 2024 · grade B
  • County code: 13113
    “146.5 acres of the site is located within Fayette County (will be entirely annexed into the Town of Tyrone), and 14.5 acres of the site is located within Fulton County”
    Local government · Feb. 2024 · grade B
  • Campus name: Microsoft Tyrone campus (Project Rita)
    “Project Rita DRI #4094 | February 5, 2024”
    Local government · Feb. 2024 · grade B

Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).