According to AWS, it will spend “at least” $11 billion to upgrade Georgia’s data center infrastructure.

According to AWS information, the state will see the creation of about 550 new employment as a result of its investment.
“AWS is proud to expand our operations in Georgia to help drive the next generation of cutting-edge technologies such as AI,” the company wrote in a press release. “We’re grateful for the state and local leaders who have partnered with us, and we look forward to keeping Georgia at the leading edge of the digital age.”
AWS announced it would invest the same amount of $11 billion in data centers in Indiana over eight months ago. AWS pledged that at least 1,000 jobs would be created as a result of the acquisition.
More and more data centers are deciding to locate in Georgia. According to one forecast, the Atlanta market alone saw a 76% yearly growth in data center construction by the middle of 2024.
The city’s pre-existing fiber-optic infrastructure, state tax benefits, and reasonably priced electricity all appeal to Big Tech. Elon Musk’s company X, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are among the other major infrastructure investors in the region. In 2023, Microsoft purchased hundreds of acres of land to build a data center, which was expected to cost over $1.8 billion.
Locals have not always embraced the developments, arguing that they conflict with housing and other pressing real estate needs. In September, the Atlanta municipal council banned the building of new data centers near public transportation and the Beltline walking trail.
Usually, data centers use a lot of electricity. Georgia Power, the utility, is working to provide enough capacity to power data centers both now and in the future.
According to real estate analytics firm Green Street, the Atlanta metro’s data center inventory might have a power load of over 4,000 megawatts by 2028, which would be more than 30 times the metro’s data center load in 2012.
McKinsey, capital expenditures for acquisition and installation might surpass $250 billion in five years, and Microsoft intends to invest $80 billion in AI data centers this year.