Newton County, Georgia
DataCentersExposed tracks 3 AI data centers in Newton County, Georgia — 0 operating and 0 in the pipeline, drawing 460 MW of reported power demand, led by Meta Platforms, Inc.. Its transparent data-center risk score is 0/100.
Sources: Methodology, Coverage scorecard
Newton County, Georgia has 3 tracked data centers. Its composite data-center risk score is 23 out of 100 — see the breakdown above for which factors drive it.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated May 29, 2026
- Project exposure · 16
- Power demand · 32
- Water draw · n/a
- Land footprint · n/a
What's happening in Newton County
Facilities here with disclosed capacity draw 460 MW from the local grid. Data-center load on this scale is the single biggest driver of recent capacity-market price increases — costs that flow through to every ratepayer in the service territory, not just the operators.
Meta Platforms, Inc. has the largest presence in Newton County. We resolve project codenames and shell LLCs back to the corporate parent wherever the public record allows, so the table below names who is actually behind each site.
Below: every tracked facility in the county, the active state legislation that names it or its county, and local news. Commissioner vote records arrive in a later release; the placeholders show where that accountability data will land.
Every tracked facility
| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Newton County Social Circle | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Mapped (unverified) | 460 |
| Meta | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Mapped (unverified) | — |
| Meta Stanton Springs Data Center Social Circle | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Mapped (unverified) | — |
County commissioners
How the Newton County board votes on each data-center matter — the rezonings, the abatements, the water permits — is built from public-meeting minutes and roll-call records. Know of a vote we should be tracking? Tell us.