$17bn ‘Project Sail’ Data Center Campus Proposed in Atlanta, Georgia
832-acre site could house 13 data halls. A 13-building data center campus costing $17 billion has been proposed for Atlanta,...
Atlas delivers fully entitled, grid-connected data center sites across 10+ states — from raw land to powered campus, under one platform.
Integrated Infrastructure for the AI Era
Atlas Development controls over 15,000 acres across 10 states, representing more than 12 GW of developable capacity — one of the largest concentrated pipelines of entitled data center land in the country. Every site is strategically positioned within regions offering competitive power costs, favorable regulatory environments, and expanding transmission infrastructure.
Each campus advances through a disciplined development process — from zoning and entitlement through utility coordination and near-term power procurement — systematically de-risking every asset before it reaches the market. On select sites, Atlas goes further, leading full-scale development and deploying dedicated power generation to deliver energized campuses independent of grid timelines.
With interconnection queues stretching 3 to 5 years and grid-connected supply increasingly constrained, Atlas’s utility relationships, entitlement expertise, and power development capabilities provide a faster, more direct path from site readiness to energized campus.
Built on Decades of Infrastructure Expertise
Atlas Development was founded in 2017 to address a structural constraint facing the data center industry: the shortage of development-ready, power-secured sites capable of supporting large-scale AI and cloud infrastructure.
The company was built by a team that recognized the widening gap between accelerating demand for capacity and the limited supply of entitled, grid-connected land. Closing that gap required a development platform capable of operating across every phase of the lifecycle — from site origination and entitlement through power procurement, on-site generation, and vertical construction.
Atlas’s leadership team brings decades of direct experience across land acquisition, heavy civil construction, utility coordination, generation deployment, government relations, and infrastructure finance — drawn from major utility corporations, national development firms, and institutional capital markets. This depth of experience enables Atlas to execute with the discipline of an established infrastructure company while maintaining the focus and agility of a specialized developer.
Atlas manages the full complexity of large-scale data center development — zoning, permitting, land use approvals, and the structuring of state and local incentive packages that make projects economically viable. Whether delivering a fully entitled, power-ready campus or full turnkey construction, Atlas is built to meet partners wherever they are in the development process.
The Atlas Platform
Atlas integrates every stage of the data center land value chain into a single platform — from land origination and entitlement through civil construction, electrical infrastructure, onsite power generation, and capital solutions. Each capability reinforces the others, compressing timelines and eliminating the coordination gaps that delay conventional development.
Proprietary deal flow sourced through an extensive off-market network of developers, land brokers, and direct landowner relationships, built over decades of active operation across multiple real estate verticals.
Strategic partnerships spanning nearly three decades, with specialized equipment and crews for site preparation, mass grading, and foundational infrastructure across large-scale campuses.
Full-spectrum EPC capability through partnerships with nationally recognized electrical contractors — from medium-voltage distribution systems through high-voltage substation construction and commissioning.
Deep utility relationships and hands-on expertise across interconnection management, power procurement, and onsite generation — delivering enterprise-grade reliability with high-quality power conditioning and black-start capability.
Established commercial relationships with hyperscale operators, colocation providers, national data center developers, and institutional infrastructure investors. Deep familiarity with each client’s site requirements and acquisition process enables efficient, consistent execution across transactions.
A curated network of data center general contractors, civil and structural engineers, environmental consultants, and equipment specialists — combined with utility relationships across multiple service territories to compress delivery from concept through commissioning.
Four Complementary Business Verticals
Atlas operates across four complementary business verticals, giving the platform flexibility to engage at any stage of the data center development lifecycle — from early-stage land origination through powered campus delivery.
Powered Land Origination & Sales
Atlas sources, entitles, and de-risks data center land at scale — delivering institutional-quality powered sites to hyperscale operators, colocation providers, and infrastructure investors.
Data Center Development
On select sites, Atlas pursues vertical development — delivering campus-scale data center facilities from site preparation through tenant occupancy.
Power Generation & Storage
Turnkey deployment of onsite generation, battery energy storage, and renewable power solutions — delivering power ahead of the grid across Atlas campuses and third-party sites.
Strategy & Consulting
Zoning, entitlement, and power procurement advisory services spanning multiple states and utility service territories — serving hyperscale operators, colocation platforms, and national data center developers.
On-Site Power Generation, Storage, and Energy Infrastructure
Utility interconnection timelines routinely stretch three to five years — a constraint fundamentally misaligned with the pace of data center deployment. Atlas Alternative Energy closes that gap, deploying campus-ready power generation that activates sites years ahead of permanent grid delivery. Established equipment procurement channels, in-house engineering capability, and a repeatable deployment framework provide a structured, scalable path from site readiness to energized campus.
Modular, scalable generation delivering early megawatts to campuses ahead of full utility interconnection — bridging the gap between site readiness and grid availability.
A comprehensive, permanent power backbone integrating utility interconnection infrastructure, onsite generation, N+1 redundancy, and battery energy storage into a single coordinated system.
Institutional-grade energy service agreements providing tenants with defined pricing, availability guarantees, and transparent performance metrics — giving operators and developers the certainty required to commit to sites ahead of grid delivery.
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