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Rome, GA · Floyd County County · 34.270°N 85.160°W

Microsoft Data Center Campus – Rome, GA

Microsoft

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This facility is permitted and has not been reported as operational. Details are based on public filings and announcements as of .

Key facts

Location
Rome, GA, Floyd County County
Capacity
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Announced
2023
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Civic impact

Economics

Land
347 acres
Jobs
150 permanent

Energy & water

Energy source
Grid
Cooling
Unknown

No public utility service agreement confirmed as of 2026-07-07. Georgia Power is the regional electric utility for Floyd County. A January 2025 Georgia PSC rule approved special terms for new large data center customers using >100 MW.

No water usage figures or cooling system type disclosed publicly as of 2026-07-07.

Public subsidies

  • 12-year partial property tax abatement on buildings + 9-year partial abatement on equipment, granted by Floyd County Development Authority via industrial revenue bonds; land value taxes and Floyd County school taxes remain payable on the land portion
    Floyd County, GA · 2023
    Microsoft To Invest $1 Billion In Data Center in Floyd County

Community sentiment

Supported

RFCDA chair Jimmy Byars: 'This is a tremendous economic opportunity for our community that will have positive impacts for decades to come.' Floyd County Schools and Rome City Schools superintendents both expressed enthusiasm for workforce training partnership. Microsoft Director of Community Engagement Paul Englis noted 150 jobs is likely 'a bit on the low side.' No opposition documented at October 2023 announcement. Floyd County's 2025 moratorium on new data centers was not directed at the Microsoft project, which had already been filed.

Microsoft To Invest $1 Billion In Data Center in Floyd County

Status history

  1. Permitted

    Rome Floyd County Development Authority begins working with property owner Floyd County 118 LLC to rezone 347-acre Huffaker Road parcel to Heavy Industrial

    Microsoft To Invest $1 Billion In Data Center in Floyd County
  2. Permitted

    Publicly announced October 30, 2023 at RFCDA meeting; authority votes to issue industrial revenue bonds and grant partial tax abatements; project entering design phase with completion target 2027–2028

    Microsoft to develop 350-acre data center campus in Rome, Georgia

Location

Sources & data provenance

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