Data center proposal in Statesboro
Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia · Developer not yet identified
News reports describe an approved data center in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia. Reported figures include a $1.2 billion investment, about 27 acres, about 230,000 square feet of buildings and 72,000 gallons of water a day.
Where it stands
- Possible
- Proposed
- Filed
- Approved
- Under construction
- Operational
Government approvals needed to build have been granted. GroundCurrent last updated this stage on Sep 17, 2026.
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Timeline
How this project has unfolded
- Reported→Approved
Approval reported
“By a 3-2 vote, including Mayor Jonathan McCollar’s tiebreaker, Statesboro City Council on Tuesday evening approved a request from 4AM Development LLC to rezone its almost 27-acre site on Burkhalter Road for a two-story data center with roughly 230,000 square feet of floor space.”
Source: 4AM Development / Burkhalter Road · Statesboro, Georgia (statesboroherald.com)
- Reported
Community opposition reported
“But then District 1 Councilmember Tangie Johnson spoke up to say that she works in a place that includes a data center – she meant at Georgia Southern University – and is not opposed to them.”
Source: 4AM Development / Burkhalter Road · Statesboro, Georgia (statesboroherald.com)
Claims and evidence
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Site size: about 27 acres.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
Reported· Single source
Site size: about 27 acres.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
“By a 3-2 vote, including Mayor Jonathan McCollar’s tiebreaker, Statesboro City Council on Tuesday evening approved a request from 4AM Development LLC to rezone its almost 27-acre site on Burkhalter Road for a two-story data center with roughly 230,000 square feet of floor space.”
Described as a data center project in news reports or government records.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
Reported· Single source
Described as a data center project in news reports or government records.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
“4AM Development / Burkhalter Road · Statesboro, Georgia”
Estimated investment: $1.2 billion.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
Reported· Single source
Estimated investment: $1.2 billion.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
“Supposed $1.2B projectPrivate investment in the data center project will depend on the ultimate design but would be “somewhere in the high hundreds of millions of dollars,” Way has said.”
Building size: about 230,000 square feet.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
Reported· Single source
Building size: about 230,000 square feet.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
“By a 3-2 vote, including Mayor Jonathan McCollar’s tiebreaker, Statesboro City Council on Tuesday evening approved a request from 4AM Development LLC to rezone its almost 27-acre site on Burkhalter Road for a two-story data center with roughly 230,000 square feet of floor space.”
Permanent jobs: about 12.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
Reported· Single source
Permanent jobs: about 12.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
“But the data center is projected to have only about 12 full-time employees and thus to create relatively low demand for public services.”
Projected water use: 72,000 gallons per day.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
Reported· Single source
Projected water use: 72,000 gallons per day.
1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026
“Ayah Favors, left, Riasha Moten, center, and Kathleen Ingram chant "Vote them out!" outside City Hall after the Statesboro City Council voted to approve a zoning change for the proposed location of a new data center. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff Apartments would use more waterBut the water management plan report contrasts this with a “residential equivalent demand” for a 240-unit housing development of 72,000 gallons per day, 2.16 million gallons a month, or 26.28 million gallons a year.“This number represents approximately 170 times greater water demand than the anticipated yearly demand of the proposed data center development,” Thomas and Hutton’s report notes.”
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- 4AM Development / Burkhalter Road · Statesboro, GeorgiaReported
statesboroherald.com · article · published Aug 18, 2026 · retrieved Sep 17, 2026