Project Rita Campus
Tyrone, Fayette County, GA
Source: Primary source
Project Rita Campus is an operating data center in Fayette County, GA, operated by Fayette County Development Authority. DataCentersExposed has documented 96 MW of reported power capacity and a 1,000,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkImported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asFayette County Development Authority
- This facilityProject Rita Campus
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Microsoft confirms plans for data center in Tyrone, GeorgiaData Center Dynamics· May 5, 2026
- Fayette County Board of Commissioners Post 3 Candidates in Their Own Words, Part 2 of 3TheCitizen.com· Apr 27, 2026
- ‘Fayette County is not Attracting any more Data Centers’fayette-news.net· Apr 1, 2026
- Why Now Is Fayette County’s MomentTheCitizen.com· Mar 14, 2026
- 7 responses to “Peachtree City Leaders Deny Data Center Claims Amid Recall Talk”TheCitizen.com· Mar 2, 2026
- Tyrone Details Data Center, Downtown Plans at Chamber SummitTheCitizen.com· Feb 27, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
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.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Flat Rock Middle School in Tyrone, is 1.6 mi from this site (883 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
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.