Data center profile · 5745 and 5841 Jackson Road, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia

Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus (Griffin)

Speculative ten-building, nearly 5 million sq ft data-center campus on 190 acres outside Griffin, Georgia, rezoned unanimously Jan. 2026; no tenant, MW or utility named.

Rezoned, no tenant. Spalding County approved the rezoning, special exception and variance unanimously on Jan. 22, 2026 and adopted the ordinance 4-0 on Feb. 2. No tenant, MW figure, electric provider or construction is on record; full build-out is targeted for 2035.
189.66 acres
two parcels on Jackson Road
139.63 and 50.03 acres
4.986M sq ft
across up to ten buildings
per the state regional-impact filing (press)
$3.65B-$3.9B
full build-out value
applicant filing $3.65B; press $3.9B
2035
full build-out target
per the filing (press)
OperatorWallace Jackson, LLC (applicant and owner)
CustomerNone named
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet); company says 2035.
Next stepUtility letters and noise studies are due at the land-development permit stage; no permit filing is on record
Power

Power and the grid

Getting on the grid

Permits

Permits checklist

3 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

County approvals on record. A planning commission recommendation is not a decision.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$3.65B
build-out value in the applicant's filing
press reports $3.9B News report · Jan. 2026
~$51.6M
yearly property tax impact the filing estimates
applicant estimate News report · Jan. 2026

Not on record: abatement, PILOT or development agreement: searched, Oct. 2026 News report · Oct. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Nov. 25, 2025
    Permits Rezoning and special exception for a data-center campus go on the Planning Commission agenda Local government · Nov. 2025
  2. Jan. 12, 2026
    Permits Planning and Appeals Commission recommends approval as dozens of residents ask for denial News report · Jan. 2026
  3. Jan. 22, 2026
    Permits Board of Commissioners unanimously approves the rezoning, special exception and variance News report · Jan. 2026
  4. Feb. 2, 2026
    Permits Board adopts the rezoning ordinance on second reading, 4-0 News report · Feb. 2026
  5. 2035
    Construction Full build-out target News report · Jan. 2026
The buildings

Specs

10 buildings
up to, nearly 5M sq ft in total (press)
News report · Jan. 2026
C-2 to C-1C
rezoned from manufacturing to light manufacturing
Local government · Nov. 2025
S-2 / S-4
watershed and wetland overlays where a variance now allows data centers in small portions
News report · Jan. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Wallace Jackson, LLC: applicant and owner (Stockbridge, Ga.)
  • Steven L. Jones: counsel for the applicant
  • Havenwood Holdings: listed landowner contact (press)
Decision-makers
  • Spalding County Board of Commissioners
  • Spalding County Planning and Appeals Commission
Opponents
  • Nearby residents, including Gregory Berns, who spoke at the January hearings
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

36 records from 10 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 6Local government 2Dataset 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 (4)
  • No retrieved source names the campus's electric provider. Context only: the site is by Griffin, which owns a municipal electric department and is a MEAG Power participant (MEAG's participant list includes Griffin), so se
    “Grantville, Griffin, Hogansville, Jackson, LaFayette, LaGrange”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Dozens of nearby residents opposed the campus at the Jan 12, 2026 planning hearing and the Jan 22, 2026 commission meeting, warning it would harm wetlands and waterways, strain roads, consume large amounts of water and c
    “However, dozens of residents attended the commission meeting to protest the decision, citing concerns over land use and potential pollution.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Resident Gregory Berns at the approval meeting: the project takes farmland held for generations and provides no jobs of substance - representative of the recorded opposition
    “It's taking precious land that people have lived here for generations to farm, and they're turning it into a data center that's not going to provide any jobs of substance to the county”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Spalding County's data-center ordinance framework (first reading approved unanimously, 2025) requires applicants to supply utility availability statements and noise studies at the permit / land-development-permit stage,
    “County staff agreed to clarify that availability letters and noise studies can be provided at the permit/LDP stage”
    News report · 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (3)
  • Announced investment: 3.9 USD billions
    “A data center worth $3.9 billion has been approved for construction in Spalding County, Georgia.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Campus value reported at $3.9 billion (DCD/Fox 5); the applicant's DRI documents estimate a full build-out value of roughly $3.65 billion and ~$51.6M annual ad valorem tax impact - estimates, not campus facts
    “A data center worth $3.9 billion has been approved for construction in Spalding County, Georgia.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • At the Jan 12, 2026 hearing, speakers cited the applicant's DRI documents estimating a full build-out value of roughly $3.65 billion and an annual ad-valorem tax impact of about $51.6 million; county officials framed the
    “the applicant’s DRI documents estimate a full build‑out value of roughly $3.65 billion and an annual ad‑valorem tax impact of about $51.6 million”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (11)
  • Application 25-29Z seeks rezoning from C-2 (Manufacturing) to C-1C (Manufacturin: applications on agenda - rezoning and special exception for a data center campus
    “The applicant is requesting to rezone from C-2 (Manufacturing) to C-1C (Manufacturing - Light) for a data center campus.”
    Local government · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Project status: zoning approved - rezoning, special exception and variance approved by the Board of Commissioners on Jan 22, 2026 and adopted on second reading Feb 2, 2026 (4-0); entitlement only, no construction reporte
    “Commissioners confirmed the rezoning aligns with the future land-use map and state law; motion to approve carried 4-0.”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Latest action found: on Feb 2, 2026 the Board approved the second reading / ordi: second reading and rezoning ordinance approved
    “Second reading and ordinance (rezoning) — Application 25‑29‑Z (Wallace Jackson LLC; 5745 & 5841 Jackson Road) with related special acceptance/variance applications (25‑17‑S and 26‑05‑V)”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Spalding County Board of Commissioners:
    “community development staff confirmed the ordinance incorporates previously agreed conditions and the current concept plan.”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Project status: zoning approved - Spalding County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved all three requests on Jan 22, 2026 (rezone C-2 to C-1C, special exception, variance lifting the data-center exclusion), with s
    “On January 22, the Spalding County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved three zoning requests related to a data center”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • At the Jan 22, 2026 zoning public hearings the Board unanimously approved the re: three zoning requests approved (unanimous)
    “On January 22, the Spalding County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved three zoning requests related to a data center”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Parcels 216 01004 and 216 01004A, 5745 & 5841 Jackson Road, ~190 acres (139.63 +: Rezoning (C-2 to C-1C) + special exception + variance APPROVED unanimously Jan 22, 2026; second reading Feb 2, 2026 (4-0)
    “On January 22, the Spalding County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved three zoning requests related to a data center”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Spalding County Board of Commissioners (Zoning Public Hearings):
    “On January 22, the Spalding County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved three zoning requests related to a data center”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Commission voted Jan 12, 2026 to recommend approval of the variance (data center: recommendation of approval to the Board of Commissioners
    “The commission approved a variance to allow data-center development in small portions of S-2 and S-4 watershed/wetlands protection overlays, voted to recommend rezoning the property from C-2 to C1C”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Planning Commission (Jan 12, 2026) recommended approval amid heavy opposition: dozens of residents warned of wetland, road and water impacts and asked for denial; dozens also protested at the Jan 22 approval meeting. No
    “dozens of nearby residents said the project threatened local waterways, property values and rural character and asked the commission to deny the requests”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Spalding County Planning and Appeals Commission:
    “The Planning and Appeals Commission voted Jan. 12 to recommend approval of a variance, rezoning and special exception for a proposed Wallace Jackson data‑center campus on Jackson Road”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (5)
  • County code: 13255
    “"County":{"FIPS":"13255","name":"Spalding County"},"State":{"FIPS":"13","code":"GA","name":"Georgia"},"status":"OK"”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Project identity: Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus, 5745 and 5841 Jackson Road, Griffin, Spalding County, GA (parcels 216 01004 and 216 01004A; 139.63 + 50.03 acres)
    “Application 25-29Z: Wallace Jackson, LLC, owner, 5745 and 5841 Jackson Road (Parcels 216 01004 and 216 01004A)”
    Local government · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Site acres: 189.66 acres
    “both located in Land Lots 25 & 40 of the 2nd Land District, consisting of approximately 139.63 and 50.03 acres respectively.”
    Local government · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Developer: Wallace Jackson LLC (applicant)
    “effectively allowing applicant Wallace Jackson LLC to construct a 190-acre campus located at 5745 and 5841 Jackson Road”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Planned buildings: 10 buildings
    “the Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus could total up to 4.986 million sq ft (463,215 sqm) across ten buildings.”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C