Meta Stanton Springs Data Center
100 Move Fast Way · Social Circle, Newton County, GA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Meta Stanton Springs Data Center is a mapped data center in Newton County, GA, operated by Facebook USA, Inc. and ultimately owned by Meta Platforms, Inc..
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkMeta Stanton Springs is a mapped data center in Social Circle, Newton County, Georgia, filed by Facebook USA, Inc. and owned through its ultimate parent, Meta Platforms, Inc. The site draws power from Snapping Shoals El Member Corp within the SOCO balancing authority. Available records do not list a reported capacity or footprint.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMeta Platforms, Inc.
- Files asFacebook USA, Inc.
- This facilityMeta Stanton Springs Data Center
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- Infrastructure, data centers kept construction starts strong in MayConstruction Dive· Jun 22, 2026
- DeKalb extends moratorium as data center backlash grows across GeorgiaSaportaReport· Jun 10, 2026
- Social Circle council members unanimously approve new data center complexThe Covington News· May 1, 2026
- Social Circle Council mulls new data center voteThe Covington News· Apr 7, 2026
- Georgia Today: UGA graduate killed; New data center in SW Georgia; Planned ICE detention facilitiesGeorgia Public Broadcasting· Mar 13, 2026
- Social Circle faces possible decertification over annexationThe Covington News· Feb 25, 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.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Athens-Clarke County), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics 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 / NCESThe nearest public school, Social Circle Primary School in Social Circle, is 4.1 mi from this site (502 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.