Columbia County Community Broadband Utility
Evans, GA
Source: Primary source
Columbia County Community Broadband Utility is a mapped data center in GA.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkColumbia County Community Broadband Utility — colocation facility (2 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
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: GDELT- Data centers face pushback amid utility consumption in south metro Atlanta - WABEWABE· Jun 8, 2026
- Data center coalition addresses community fears over water, noise and jobs - WALBWALB· Jun 7, 2026
- Data center coalition addresses community fears over water, noise and jobs - WALBWALB· Jun 7, 2026
- Community leaders and elected officials address rising utility costs and data center impact on South Georgia families - WALBWALB· Jun 6, 2026
- Data Center’s Water Use Draws Community Outrage - UCLA LuskinUCLA Luskin· May 12, 2026
- SE Georgia leaders discuss data centers as community concerns rise - Statesboro HeraldStatesboro Herald· Apr 21, 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, Evans Elementary School in Evans, is 1.2 mi from this site (840 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.