WHAT WAS THAT LOUD SHAKE AND RUMBLE EARLIER
A lot of people have reached out asking if I knew what the large rumble was earlier, feeling like a small earthquake to most, rattling picture frames, nerves, and at least one suspiciously balanced Yeti cup. I can confirm this was a trial run of Georgia Power dropping a data center by helicopter in Coweta County, a maneuver described internally as “bold,” “innovative,” and “probably fine.”
According to sources who spoke on the condition that they were allowed to keep speaking, this data center did not require shutting down anything for construction, permitting, or common sense. Instead, it allowed for immediate data center access by simply lowering the entire building directly into place from the sky, like a very expensive claw machine prize. Residents may have noticed the brief shadow, the wind, and the feeling that something was fundamentally changing. That was normal.
The data center, code name Grasshopper 4, will not remain in Coweta County, but is instead part of a larger experiment to discover what method works best for the data centers planned for the area. Other methods reportedly being tested include “sliding it in overnight,” “disguising it as a Kroger,” and “just calling it a park and seeing what happens.”
Developers are arguing that while “everyone is noticing one large data center destroying Coweta, perhaps we can outsmart them with a bunch of little guys.” They went on to explain that dozens of smaller, quietly humming buildings spread throughout the county would be much harder to notice, especially if placed near already confusing infrastructure. “It worked for the roundabouts,” one developer added confidently, while gesturing broadly at everything.
Officials assure the public there is no cause for concern, and that any future shaking, rumbling, or low-flying industrial buildings should be considered part of progress. If you feel another tremor, check your phone, check your neighbors, and then look up—just in case Grasshopper 5 is early.
Newnan Time with Harold 