A company called Eatonton 379, LLC has filed for state regional-impact review of a data center campus in Putnam County, Georgia. According to the state filing, the project is a data center development on about 543 acres with about 11 buildings, and it lists an estimated peak connected electrical load of about 520 megawatts. The forms were submitted on Oct. 26, 2026, five days after the Putnam County Board of Commissioners extended its moratorium on land development permits for data centers, battery energy storage systems and solar projects.

The project appears as DRI #4861, "Eatonton 379," on the Georgia Department of Community Affairs' Developments of Regional Impact site.

What the filing says

According to the DCA application summary, Putnam County is the submitting local government, Eatonton 379, LLC (care of an attorney, Steven L. Jones) is the developer, and the Middle Georgia Regional Development Center (RDC) is the reviewing regional body. The project is in the "Nonmetro" DRI tier and is not under Georgia Regional Transportation Authority jurisdiction. The summary shows the Initial DRI Information Form and the Additional DRI Information Form were both submitted on Oct. 26, 2026, and lists the status as "Additional Form Submitted." The Initial form checks the development type "Technological Facility (Including Data Centers)."

The two forms give the project's scale:

  • Site and buildings: The Initial form describes a data center development on about 543 acres with about 11 buildings totaling about 3,501,600 square feet, and lists a project size of 3,510,000 square feet.
  • Location: The Initial form lists coordinates of 33.304423, -83.406540. The Additional form's transportation section refers to driveways along Glenwood Spring Road.
  • Water and sewer: The Additional form names the Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority as both water and wastewater provider. It estimates water demand of 0.075 million gallons per day (MGD) and sewage flow of 0.07 MGD.
  • Value, taxes and jobs: The Additional form estimates a value at build-out of about $3.5 billion, annual local tax revenues of about $37.35 million, and about 100 full-time employees. These are the developer's estimates as entered on the form, not verified figures.
  • Timing: The Initial form gives an estimated completion date of 2031 for both this phase and the overall project.
  • Other figures: The Additional form estimates 40 percent impervious surface, 2,560 net new daily trips and about 6,420 tons of solid waste per year.

On power, the Additional form says the development will have substations and that the developer will work with the City of Eatonton to address any on-site generation needs.

Who is behind it

The filing doesn't say who is behind Eatonton 379, LLC beyond the contact details for its attorney. The Initial form lists the property owner as Dial Farm Holdings LLC; HPS Real Estate, LLC; and two individuals. DataCenterFeed has not independently identified any end user, operator or financing for the project. Nothing in the documents reviewed names a tenant.

A county that has paused data center permits

The filing arrives while Putnam County has a pause in place. According to a county news flash, a resolution dated Aug. 7, 2026, enacted a moratorium on the consideration of and action on any land development permit for data centers, battery energy storage systems and solar energy systems. It was set to last three months and end on Nov. 6, 2026.

The county says the Board of Commissioners, at its Oct. 21, 2026 meeting, extended the moratorium until Nov. 17, 2026. The county is also seeking public comment on a proposed ordinance, Chapter 53, titled "Energy Creation, Energy Storage, and Digital Infrastructure." The county page doesn't describe the draft's specific requirements, and DataCenterFeed has not reviewed the draft.

A DRI filing is a regional review, not a local permit or a rezoning decision. The documents reviewed don't say how the county moratorium or the proposed Chapter 53 would apply to Eatonton 379. The documents reviewed don't show any rezoning or permit application for the site.

The Eatonton Messenger separately reported, in a June 24, 2026 article, that the county commission had heard a presentation on data centers from the Middle Georgia Regional Commission's planning director, Greg Boike. In it, Boike said a small hyperscale data center could use close to 200 megawatts and large ones up to 1,000 megawatts, and that Putnam County is "in good shape through 2060" for water and sewer management. That presentation predates, and does not address, the Eatonton 379 filing.

The local economic-development pitch

Local officials were discussing data centers a year before the filing. At an Oct. 15, 2025 meeting of the Eatonton-Putnam Tourism, Arts, and Heritage group, Putnam Development Authority Executive Director Matt Poyner said data centers consume massive amounts of power and water but generate outsized tax revenue, the Eatonton Messenger reported on Oct. 22, 2025.

"Data centers don't take gas; they do take water," Poyner said, according to the paper. He said Putnam County has ready access to water and that electricity is the only major constraint. The paper also reported that Georgia Power now requires financial assurances from potential operators. Poyner said the county's industrial park sits within Eatonton city limits, so municipal coffers would directly benefit. He also pointed to public opposition to large projects in nearby Jones and Twiggs counties.

The Messenger report predates the filing and does not mention Eatonton 379. The DCA filing lists the submitting government as Putnam County, and Poyner's comments about the industrial park should not be read as describing this site.

Why the power figure matters

The 520 MW in the Additional DRI form is the developer's estimated peak connected electrical load, not a signed service agreement. The form names two possible energy suppliers, Tri-County EMC or Georgia Power Company, and doesn't say which one would serve the campus. On whether existing transmission and distribution infrastructure is sufficient, the form notes that a study has been requested from the energy supplier. The Messenger's 2025 report said Georgia Power requires financial assurances from potential operators, but none of the sources reviewed say whether Eatonton 379 has met any utility requirements.

For scale, the 520 MW figure sits within the range Boike described to the county commission, between roughly 200 MW for a small hyperscale facility and up to 1,000 MW for the largest.

What Happens Next

Putnam County's moratorium on land development permits for data centers, battery energy storage systems and solar energy systems runs until Nov. 17, 2026, under the extension approved Oct. 21. The county is taking public comment on the proposed Chapter 53 ordinance.

On the state side, the DCA summary for DRI #4861 shows the DRI determination, completeness certification, request for comments and RDC finding fields as still blank.

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