A Georgia-based nonprofit is hoping to locate every data center in the state as part of an ongoing transparency campaign about the environmental and social impacts of the centers.
A map created by Science for Georgia, a science advocacy nonprofit, conservatively estimates around 100 data centers in Georgia. But the exact number is difficult to pin down because the state government doesn’t maintain its own public database, which also makes it hard to track any economic impacts.
“We don’t have any idea how much tax revenue they’re bringing us right now,” said Dr. Amy Sharma, executive director of Science for Georgia.
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