56 Marietta is a Carrier Hotel and one of the most popular buildings in the Atlanta data center market.
It is easy to confuse the 2 at first glance, 55 Marietta (which is across the street) from its more famous neighbor, 56 Marietta
The QTS Atlanta-Suwanee Data Center has 370,000 sq. ft. of data center and office space in the north suburbs of Atlanta
A massive 970,000 sqft data center is one of the largest in the world.
Equinix's AT1 site is a 6-story reinforced steel and concrete with brick face building.
Atlanta is one of the top data center markets in the United States and is the hub of internet traffic in the South Eastern US.
56 Marietta Street is Atlanta’s carrier hotel. Digital Realty has been operating the carrier hotel since it was acquired from Telx in 2015. It has the largest Peering Exchange in the region, Digital Realty Atlanta IX (formerly TIE-Atlanta.) The 21-story office building across the street, 55 Marietta, offers a carrier dense alternative to 56 Marietta.
For almost a decade QTS owned the wholesale data center market in Atlanta with their 970,000 sqft building. Then other providers entered the market. Digital Realty now has 5 buildings, T5 is building their 2nd building. Ascent acquired the former Blackberry facility and launched in 2018, H5, and Server Farm all have wholesale space. In addition, there announced builds (described below) that will open up the supply.
Digital Realty (5 sites), Equinix (5 sites), Edgeconnex, Coloblox, and Sungard are the top providers in Atlanta.
Industrial power rates for data centers in Atlanta region are approximately $0.05/kWh, which is considerably less than the national average. Georgia Power Company (GPC), an investor-owned electric utility, provides service to Atlanta. Greystone Power, a member-owned local cooperative, provides service to the Atlanta suburbs.
Atlanta has been a historically underserved market. That’s changing with an overwhelming number of data center announcements.
There is little risk of natural disasters in Atlanta. The city is far enough from the Atlantic coast that a hurricane would result in some flooding. That said, a snowstorm can paralyze the city for a couple of days.
Since 2005, the State of Georgia has offered 100% sales tax exemptions on software, hardware and construction for data centers with minimum investments of $15 million per year. In addition, corporate income tax is based on sales within the state, and does not consider capital investments and payroll attributed to data center operations.
| Gross SqFt | Gross SqFt | Power (MW) | Power (MW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook Newton (Atlanta) | 100.00 | |||
| QTS Atlanta Metro | 531,000 | 96.00 | ||
| Google Douglas County Georgia | 800,000 | 78.80 | ||
| QTS Atlanta DC2 | 240,000 | 72.00 | ||
| QTS Atlanta Suwanee | 205,600 | 36.00 | ||
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| Company | Region Name | Site Name | Building SqFt | Gross SqFt | Power (MWs) | Estimated Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T5 Data Centers | Atlanta | T5@Atlanta Campus | 162500 | 20.0 | Jun 01 2023 | |
| Microsoft | Atlanta | Microsoft East Point | 250000 | |||
| Microsoft | Atlanta | Microsoft Palmetto | 250000 | |||
| DC BLOX | Atlanta | DC BLOX Atlanta | 3120 | |||
| STACK | Atlanta | STACK Atlanta ATL02 | 133000 | 12.0 | ||
| Microsoft | Atlanta | Microsoft Douglasville | 250000 | |||
| Switch | Atlanta | Switch Atlanta: The KEEP | 450000 | 10.0 | Sep 01 2023 | |
| EdgeConneX | Atlanta | EdgeConneX ATL02 | 40000 | |||
| Atlanta | Facebook Newton (Atlanta) | 970000 | 100.0 | |||
| Total | 2303000 | 205620 | 142.0 |
Dec 19, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Facebook
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Dec 14, 2022 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | Equinix
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Dec 14, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Google
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Dec 13, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Equinix
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