Atlanta Contractors: Georgia's Data Center Boom Just Passed Phoenix, Are You Tracking Your Rental Costs?

Atlanta just overtook Phoenix as the second-largest data center market in the US. With 285 facilities planned or under construction, the crane count across metro Atlanta tells the story. If you're renting equipment for these builds, generators, excavators, aerial lifts, telehandlers, your invoices from United Rentals, Sunbelt, and Yancey Bros should be getting a second look.

Atlanta surged past Phoenix in Q2 2025 as the #2 data center market. Georgia has 285 data centers planned or under construction, a 176% increase. QTS, Switch, and Google all have major metro Atlanta builds.