What research shows about the ‘data center invasion’ in Georgia

A row of white computer servers.
More data centers are being built in Atlanta than anywhere else in the country. Data centers can resemble an office building like Coda at Tech Square. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

As part of WABE’s Server South series, Science for Georgia Executive Director Amy Sharma joined “All Things Considered” to discuss her work researching the development of data centers in the state.

Science for Georgia is a non-profit that works to bridge the gap between scientists and the public through training, outreach and advocacy.

Sharma said her researchers counted nearly 100 data centers already constructed in Georgia with at least ten more on the horizon, and most of them are concentrated around the metro-Atlanta area.