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  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0. Link to the specific record page where possible.",
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  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-07T17:49:59.207Z",
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      "name": "Google Columbia County data center",
      "summary": "Google lists a data center at Columbia County, Georgia and says it is being built.",
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      "developer_source_url": "https://www.wfxg.com/community/what-google-s-data-center-could-mean-for-columbia-county-s-economy/article_e5f3d51c-d19a-4551-b917-75f393dee753.html",
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      "site_acres_source_url": "https://www.wrdw.com/2026/09/23/google-data-center-could-generate-billions-add-jobs-new-households/",
      "power_source": "96 MW from nuclear uprates",
      "power_source_url": "https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/business/2026/09/22/google-to-help-upgrade-georgia-powers-plant-vogtle-piece-what-we-know/91885209007/",
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        {
          "title": "Georgia Power, Google to upgrade Plant Vogtle? What's happening - The Augusta Chronicle",
          "url": "https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/business/2026/09/22/google-to-help-upgrade-georgia-powers-plant-vogtle-piece-what-we-know/91885209007/",
          "publisher": "The Augusta Chronicle",
          "date": "2026-09-22",
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        {
          "title": "Georgia Power nuclear reactors to get huge face lift, paid partly by Google - ajc.com",
          "url": "https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/09/georgia-power-is-upgrading-its-nuclear-reactors-and-google-is-buying-the-electricity/",
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          "date": "2026-09-22",
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        {
          "title": "Google data center could generate billions, add jobs, and new households - WRDW",
          "url": "https://www.wrdw.com/2026/09/23/google-data-center-could-generate-billions-add-jobs-new-households/",
          "publisher": "WRDW",
          "date": "2026-09-23",
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        },
        {
          "title": "What Google’s Data Center could mean for Columbia County’s Economy - WFXG FOX54",
          "url": "https://www.wfxg.com/community/what-google-s-data-center-could-mean-for-columbia-county-s-economy/article_e5f3d51c-d19a-4551-b917-75f393dee753.html",
          "publisher": "WFXG FOX54",
          "date": "2026-09-23",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Google: Data center locations",
          "url": "https://datacenters.google/locations/",
          "publisher": "Google",
          "date": "2026-09-14",
          "source_tier": 2
        },
        {
          "title": "$17bn Google Data Center in Columbia County Advances as Firm Finalizes Agreement with Officials - Construction Review",
          "url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/17bn-google-data-center-in-columbia-county-advances-as-firm-finalizes-agreement-with-officials/",
          "publisher": "Construction Review",
          "date": "2026-08-31",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Columbia County pitches Google project as path to property tax relief - The Augusta Chronicle",
          "url": "https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/technology/2026/08/28/columbia-county-georgia-touts-revenue-windfall-as-data-center-talks-with-google-advance/91496314007/",
          "publisher": "The Augusta Chronicle",
          "date": "2026-08-28",
          "source_tier": 1
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-09-22",
          "summary": "Georgia Power wants to upgrade two reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta and two at Plant Hatch west of Savannah to put roughly 100 megawatts total of emission free electricity on the power grid.",
          "source_url": "https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/09/georgia-power-is-upgrading-its-nuclear-reactors-and-google-is-buying-the-electricity/",
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        },
        {
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          "effective_at": "2026-09-14",
          "date_basis": "read",
          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-09-14",
          "summary": "Google lists Google Columbia County data center at Columbia County, Georgia on its own page of data center locations, read September 14, 2026.",
          "source_url": "https://datacenters.google/locations/",
          "source_tier": 2
        },
        {
          "status": "under_construction",
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          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-08-31",
          "summary": "Economic Development Authority approved memorandum of understanding for Google Data Center in Columbia County, Georgia.",
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          "status": "under_construction",
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          "source_date": "2026-08-31",
          "summary": "Two major sites: White Oak and Pumpkin Center area in Columbia County.",
          "source_url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/17bn-google-data-center-in-columbia-county-advances-as-firm-finalizes-agreement-with-officials/",
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          "source_date": "2026-08-31",
          "summary": "First payments expected late 2026 or early 2027 depending on construction milestones.",
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          "source_date": "2026-08-31",
          "summary": "Agreement mandates 65 decibel noise ceiling and 500 foot buffer zone from residential areas.",
          "source_url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/17bn-google-data-center-in-columbia-county-advances-as-firm-finalizes-agreement-with-officials/",
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