Switch Data Center
1 Switch Way · Lithia Springs, Douglas County, GA
Source: OpenStreetMap
Switch Data Center is a mapped data center in Douglas County, GA, operated by Prime Data Centers. DataCentersExposed has documented 150 MW of reported power capacity and a 171,499 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkSwitch Data Center is a mapped colocation facility in Lithia Springs, Douglas County, Georgia, run by Prime Data Centers. Public records put its footprint at 171,499 square feet. The site draws power from Greystone Power Corporation inside the SOCO balancing authority.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentPrime Data Centers
- Files asPrime Data Centers
- This facilitySwitch 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- US Companies Move to Put Data Centers in CaribbeanNewser· Jul 11, 2026
- Opinion: AI data centres’ voracious thirst for water makes their environmental footprint even biggerThe Globe and Mail· Jun 19, 2026
- Google’s Unique Approach to Getting Data Centers BuiltWSJ· Jun 7, 2026
- Opinion | Rural Wisconsin asking right questions about data centersThe Cap Times· May 2, 2026
- New rules could make data centers grid assetsPolitico· Apr 2, 2026
- What data center companies are spending for Georgia land might shock youThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution· Jan 5, 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 measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 17 MW (interconnection capacity): 2 L/kWh cooling (hot climate) + 0.55 gal/kWh embedded in SOCO grid mix. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
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 (Atlanta), 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, Riverside Elementary School in Mableton, is 2.6 mi from this site (559 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.