Atlanta’s Data Center Rush Hits New Peak. But Growth Has Started to Slow.
Thursday, March 5th, 2026
The amount of data center space under construction in metro Atlanta hit a record high in 2025, but the rate of expansion waned, a sign that the sector’s explosive growth in recent years can’t exponentially increase forever.
Atlanta emerged as the darling of the data center industry after the artificial intelligence boom began three years ago, according to data from real estate services firm CBRE. After seeing construction essentially double each year from 2022 to 2024, the region rose from the sixth-largest American data center hub to the second-largest, trailing only Northern Virginia, the top U.S. and global market.
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