Who owns Microsoft East Point — Douglas County?

Microsoft East Point — Douglas County is operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation.

How much power does Microsoft East Point — Douglas County use?

Microsoft East Point — Douglas County has a reported power capacity of 750 MW.

Has Microsoft East Point — Douglas County had environmental violations?

As of the latest EPA ECHO sync, no enforcement actions are on record for Microsoft East Point — Douglas County.

Where is Microsoft East Point — Douglas County located?

Microsoft East Point — Douglas County is in Douglas County, GA.

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Microsoft East Point — Douglas County

Q: What do data center tax breaks cost in Georgia?

Georgia reported $474.2M in High-Technology Data Center Equipment Sales and Use Tax Exemption (O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3(68.1)) for FY2025 (Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts (DOAA); economic analysis by UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government). That is a statewide program figure, not attributable to one site.

Douglas County, GA

Microsoft East Point — Douglas County is a under construction data center in Douglas County, GA, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. DataCentersExposed has documented 750 MW of reported power capacity at this site.

Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026

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Douglas, Georgia

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Power & your bill

750 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 600,000 homes.

Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in GA is 15.0¢/kWh, up 2.2% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)

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Process

Demand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.

Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.

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Records / FOIA request

Public Records Request

To the records custodian for Douglas County, GA,

Under the applicable public-records law, I request copies of the following records concerning the data-center project known as "Microsoft East Point — Douglas County":

1. The complete application, including any rezoning, special-use/conditional-use permit, or site-plan submissions and all exhibits.
2. All staff reports, analyses, and recommendations.
3. Any traffic, noise, water-use, stormwater, or utility/load studies submitted or commissioned.
4. Any development agreement, proffers, or tax-incentive/abatement agreements and their term sheets.
5. All correspondence between the applicant (or its agents) and county/city staff or elected officials regarding this project.
6. Notices of public hearings and proof of required public notice.

I request these in electronic form where available. If any portion is withheld, please cite the specific exemption. If fees will exceed $25, please contact me first.

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Real parent

Microsoft Corporation

Operator

Microsoft Data Center LLC

Power

750 MW

Utility

Greystone Power Corporation

Grid

SOCO

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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.

Overview

Microsoft East Point is a hyperscale data center under construction in Douglas County, Georgia, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC and ultimately owned by Microsoft Corporation. The project reports a power capacity of 750 MW, drawing electricity from Greystone Power Corporation within the SOCO balancing authority.

Operator chain

Ultimate parent
Microsoft Corporation
Files as
Microsoft Data Center LLC
This facility
Microsoft East Point — Douglas County

In the news

source: Google News

Tax breaks & subsidies

source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77

These tax breaks are recorded to Microsoft Corporation (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.

Dollar value not disclosed for these records.

Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2023 · term — yr · source
Qualified Data Center Sales Tax Exemption$0
State of Wisconsin · granted 2023 · term — yr · source
Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2021 · term — yr · source
Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2015 · term — yr · source
Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2013 · term — yr · source
Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2013 · term — yr · source

Statewide cost of this incentive

Georgia reported $474.2M in High-Technology Data Center Equipment Sales and Use Tax Exemption (O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3(68.1)) for FY2025 (Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts (DOAA); economic analysis by UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.

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Water use

Modeled estimate~15.5M gpd

Direct (onsite cooling)

~7.6M gpd

Indirect (its electricity)

~7.9M gpd

No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 750 MW (disclosed IT power): 2 L/kWh cooling (hot climate) + 0.55 gal/kWh embedded in SOCO grid mix. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.

EPA permits & violations

source: EPA ECHO

No reported violations as of last sync.

Air quality near this site

source: AirNow

PM2.5

Moderate

Good

PM10

Good

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Atlanta), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.

Who lives nearby

source: Census ACS 2023

Median household income

$83.3K

People of color

59%

Below poverty

16%

Tract population

4,764

Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.

Nearest school

source: HIFLD / NCES

The nearest public school, Yeager Middle School in Douglasville, is 0.3 mi from this site (542 students).

Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).

Hearings timeline

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