Shelby County, Tennessee
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Your county: 12 data center sites, 1 with a sourced job figure, 5 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Colossus 2 | Operating (partial) | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| DataBank MEM1 (Memphis) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Minihard | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| xAI Colossus (South Memphis) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | more than 3001 forecast Planned |
| Collierville Enterprise Data Center (FedEx World Technology Center Campus) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| EdgeConneX Memphis (EDCMEM01) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Expedient Memphis (MEM1) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Merkle Standard Memphis (4545 South Mendenhall Road) | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Neural Nexus Innovation District | Announced | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| The STEM Practice Sycamore View AI Data Center | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
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Sources
- 1.Memphis Light, Gas and Water, xAI and MLGW Quick Facts, 2024. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor TN result. ↩
- 3.WSMV 4, WSMV 4 statement, Oct 26, 2026. ↩
- 4.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate TN result. ↩
- 5.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House TN-8 result. ↩
- 6.Main Street Media of Tennessee, Main Street Media of Tennessee statement, Oct 23, 2026. ↩
- 7.Williamson Herald, Williamson Herald statement, Oct 15, 2026. ↩
Who represents this county
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Bill Lee (R) · Governor · term ends 2027-01 (term-limited)2026 Governor TN: won by Marsha Blackburn (R), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
"That not only creates short-term opportunities in the construction and development of that project but also long-term job development."
Action News 5, Jan 9, 2025 · source
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Marsha Blackburn (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2031"Tennessee is the best state in the nation to do business, and xAI’s Memphis facility is proof that innovative companies thrive when entrepreneurs like Elon Musk choose to set up shop in our state."
Statement after xAI tour, Tennessee Star, May 29, 2025 · source
And that is having a rate payer protection plan in place. And that would make certain that citizens know their water utility rates, electric power rates are not going to go up with the advent of any kind of data center, that the data center is going to pay for that cost,3
WSMV 4, Oct 26, 2026
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3344 · contact form
Serving now · won 2026 race
Bill Hagerty (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. Senate TN: won by Bill Hagerty (R), AP call4, not yet certified · official count
"Importantly, we’re doing so while ensuring that the massive energy demands of data centers aren’t passed along to Tennessee families and small businesses."
Senate floor remarks as prepared, Sep 30, 2026 · source
Contact: website · DC 202-224-4944 · contact form
Serving now · no 2026 result on file
Steve Cohen (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · TN-9 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House TN-9: no result on file yet · official count
"These neighborhoods deserve the assurance that any new development prioritizes health, safety, and environmental stewardship."
Action News 5, letter to xAI, Feb 25, 2026 · source
Contact: website · DC 202-225-3265
Serving now · won 2026 race
David Kustoff (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · TN-8 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House TN-8: won by David Kustoff (R), AP call5, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-4714
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Charlie Hatcher (R) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · TN-52026 U.S. House TN-5: won by Charlie Hatcher (R), AP call5, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Candidate forum coverage: supports data centers case by case if they don't raise local power bills or strain water, with developers paying their infrastructure costs.6
If the community wants them, that's their decision,7
Williamson Herald, Oct 15, 2026
I don't like data centers or solar panels on productive farmland,7
Williamson Herald, Oct 15, 2026
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source
How do I find a data center job near me?
Open any site page and use Find jobs here or use our national jobs page to filter by state and trade. Source
Every figure links to a public source. A blank means we have not linked a source yet, not zero. Sources and methods