Project Firecracker (Microsoft)
Rome, Floyd County, GA
Source: Primary source
Project Firecracker (Microsoft) is a proposed data center in Floyd County, GA, operated by Microsoft Corporation.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkAnnounced investment: $1.0B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMicrosoft Corporation
- Files asMicrosoft Corporation
- This facilityProject Firecracker (Microsoft)
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- MEPs accuse EU of copy-pasting Microsoft lobbying into data centre lawEuronews.com· May 27, 2026
- Petition aims to stop Microsoft Data Center projectWSBT· May 20, 2026
- From drugs to data centres, 'solid relationship between Italia and the US'Il Sole 24 ORE· May 14, 2026
- Planning director gives data center updatewrganews.com· May 6, 2026
- Microsoft confirms plans for data center in Tyrone, GeorgiaData Center Dynamics· May 5, 2026
- Georgia's hidden industry: Data centers in NWGA — Why are communities divided?The Rome News-Tribune· Apr 29, 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, Coosa Middle School in Rome, is 2.3 mi from this site (537 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.