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Microsoft is planning a new data center campus outside Rome, Georgia. The Rome Floyd County Development Authority (RFCDA) announced the $1 billion campus outside the city, in Floyd County. The campus, known as ‘Project Firecracker,’ will be on a 347-acre property on Huffaker Road, east of Fouche Gap Road.
Microsoft didn't share the campus specifications but wants it to go live in 2027-2028.
Microsoft is buying the land for $40,000 per acre, suggesting a purchase price of around $13.9 million. The company has been granted a 12-year tax abatement. Rome is in northeast Georgia, close to the state border with Alabama, and around 70 miles from the state's existing data center hub in Atlanta. This is a tremendous economic opportunity for our community that will have positive impacts for decades to come.
Rome and Floyd County’s industrial zoning and strong infrastructure led to our decision to locate our data center campus there. Today’s announcement is just the start of our mutual collaboration and Microsoft’s long term-term commitment to the local community
