Every number we've said, and where it came from.
This page exists so you don't have to take our word for anything. Each figure below links to the document it came from — most of them filed with the City, where anyone can read them without asking us.
How to read this page.
- Every figure has a source.If it doesn't, it isn't ours to claim and it shouldn't be on our site.
- Some figures are estimates.They're marked as projections, not commitments. An estimate isn't a lie, but it isn't a promise either.
- Some figures don't exist yet.The acoustic study hasn't returned. We've left those blank rather than fill them with something comfortable.
- Some of what's here doesn't help us.It's here anyway. A record you can only use to agree with us isn't a record.
A figure without a source is just a thing a developer said. These have sources.
Where the source is our own estimate rather than a filed document, we say so. That distinction is the entire point of this page.
The site
What's there, and what's proposed on it.
| Claim | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Site area | 10.73 acres | Application |
| Address | 1155 Powers Ferry Place SE | Application |
| Zoning | CRC, within RAC land use | City staff analysis |
| Zoning change requested | None | City staff analysis |
| Share of the site used by the facility | ~17% | Site plan |
| Share of the building converted | ~40% | City staff analysis |
| Storage business continues | Yes, on the remainder | Application |
| Increase in impervious surface | None | Draft stipulations |
Case Z2026-12, public record.
Where these documents live
None of this is ours to hand out selectively. The application, the staff analysis, the draft stipulations and the meeting recordings are all public record with the City of Marietta under Case Z2026-12.
We've linked them here because we'd rather you read them than read our summary of them. If a document you want isn't linked, ask and we'll point you to it.
The building and its systems
| Claim | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| IT load | 12 MW | Application |
| Total facility design | 18 MW | Application |
| White space | ~21,570 sq ft | City staff analysis |
| Cooling type | Air-cooled screw chillers | Equipment spec |
| City water used for cooling | None | Application |
| Cooling towers | None | Application |
| Process discharge to sewer | None | Application |
| Loop volume | — | Pending — site engineering |
| Noise limit at the property line | — | Pending — independent study |
| Backup power configuration | — | Pending — final design |
What this is worth, and to whom
| Claim | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Private investment | $100M+ | Application |
| Public funding or subsidy sought | $0 | Application |
| Construction jobs | 150–250 | Application |
| Ongoing jobs | 25–40 | Application |
| Local firms engaged | 20–40 | Projected |
| Annual revenue to Marietta Power | ~$12M | Projected |
Numbers you may have seen that aren't ours.
A few figures have circulated that we didn't publish and don't stand behind — including "300+ construction jobs," "22% of the building," and various tax-revenue projections. Some came from early drafts, some from coverage, some from nowhere we can trace.
If you've read a number about this project, it should be on this page. If it isn't, treat it as unverified — including if you read it somewhere that seemed to be us.
Found something wrong?
Tell us and we'll correct it — and we'll note on this page that it was corrected, and when.