Data centers in Alabama
Every site we track in Alabama, the jobs each one brings where a public source states them and the officials who represent them.
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Election Day was Nov 3, 2026. These are winners of AP-called races who take office in January 2027. Each links to its AP race call. This box covers races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House only. Other statewide offices, such as lieutenant governor, are not included. Results are unofficial until Alabama certifies them.
Sites in Alabama
Sites with sourced job numbers first. Construction and permanent jobs are shown separately and never added together.
| Site | County | Status | Construction jobs | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QTS Bessemer (Project Marvel) QTS Data Centers | Jefferson | Under construction | not stated | about 350 |
| Meta Huntsville Data Center Campus Meta | Madison | Operating | 1,200 | 300 |
| Project Red Clay Cloverleaf Infrastructure | Lowndes | Announced | not stated | more than 225 |
| Meta Montgomery Data Center Meta | Montgomery | Under construction | more than 1,000 | more than 100 |
| AT&T Hoover Data Center AT&T | Jefferson | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| AUBix Auburn Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| Alabama Supercomputer Center Alabama Supercomputer Authority | Madison | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| AngelTrax Data Center Prime Data Centers | Houston | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Applied Digital Delta Forge 2 (Brookwood AI Factory Campus) Applied Digital | Tuscaloosa | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| BHM01 Nebius Data Center Nebius | Jefferson | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| CDC BIRMINGHAM Owner not yet confirmed | Jefferson | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Calvert Infrastructure Hub Beacon Data Centers | Mobile | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Construction Partners Corporate Headquarters and Data Processing Center Construction Partners, Inc. | Houston | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) Core Scientific | Lee | Under construction | not stated | not stated |
| DC BLOX Birmingham Data Center Campus DC BLOX | Jefferson | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| DC BLOX Huntsville Data Center DC BLOX | Madison | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| DC BLOX Montgomery Data Center DC BLOX | Montgomery | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Digi Power X Columbiana AI Data Center Digi Power X | Shelby | Under construction | not stated | not stated |
| Edged Prichard Data Center (Project Gateway) Edged U.S. | Mobile | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| G. Phillip Pope Technology Center (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Data Center) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama | Jefferson | Operating | not stated | not stated |
Show all 38 sites
| Site | County | Status | Construction jobs | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Jackson County Campus Google | Jackson | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Mill Creek Data Center Undisclosed end user (applicant: LBYD, Inc.) | Lee | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) Nebius Group | Jefferson | Under construction | not stated | not stated |
| Patmos Fairfield Colocation Data Center Patmos | Jefferson | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Peace Communications HSV1 Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated | |
| RSA Dexter Avenue Datacenter The Retirement Systems of Alabama | Montgomery | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Scipio Technologies Huntsville Data Center Scipio Technologies | Madison | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Simple Helix Data Center Simple Helix, LLC | Madison | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| SimpleHelix Owner not yet confirmed | Madison | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Sovereign Gazelle Bitcoin Mining Data Center Sovereign Gazelle | Morgan | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Sungard Systems International Owner not yet confirmed | Jefferson | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Swift Willow Westover Data Center Campus Swift Willow Property, LLC | Shelby | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Synergy South Russellville Bitcoin Mining Facility Synergy South | Franklin | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| USSPACECOM Command and Control Facility Secure Data Center (Redstone Arsenal) U.S. Space Command | Madison | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| University of Alabama High Performance Computing and Data Center University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | Under construction | not stated | not stated |
| Western Hospitality Childersburg Campus Western Hospitality Partners | Talladega | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Western Hospitality Partners Data Center Owner not yet confirmed | Talladega | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Wilsonville Data Center NorthPoint Development | Shleby | Announced | not stated | not stated |
Counties with data center sites
What does this mean for your community?
Electric bills, water, housing and taxes in Data centers in Alabama: sites, jobs and officials: what we know, what remains unknown and who can answer. Statewide figures are context, not forecasts for any one community.
Will my electric bill rise?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No modeled or measured estimate of the effect on household bills has been published for this state.
- What remains unknown
- The effect on household bills in most states.
- Who can answer
- Your state utility commission and your utility's rate cases.
- Ask
- Will data centers pay the full cost of the power lines and plants built for them? Where is that written in a rate order?
How much water will it use?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No tracked project in this state has a published water figure in our sources.
- What remains unknown
- Water use for nearly every other project.
- Who can answer
- Your local water utility and county commission.
- Ask
- How much water will this project use each day? Where will it come from?
Will housing get more expensive?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No public body we found tracks data center effects on local rents or land prices.
- What remains unknown
- Effects on local land prices, rents and housing.
- Who can answer
- Local land records and planning commission minutes.
- Ask
- Has anyone studied what this project will do to local rents and home prices?
What are taxpayers giving up?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No signed incentive record for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
- What remains unknown
- The full public cost and the net tax revenue for most projects.
- Who can answer
- Your state economic development agency and county commission.
- Ask
- What tax breaks does this project get? What must it deliver in return?
What the agreements say
No signed incentive agreement for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
Your officials in Alabama
- Democrat (D)
- Republican (R)
- Independent (I)
- Party not listed
Tommy Tuberville R
"Here's my message to data centers: If you want to use our resources, you pay full taxes, cover the total cost of your energy, and replace what you take." source
Katie Boyd Britt R
Terri A. Sewell D
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Robert B. Aderholt R
Incoming in January 2027
Tommy Tuberville R
"Here's my message to data centers: If you want to use our resources, you pay full taxes, cover the total cost of your energy, and replace what you take." source
Jerry Carl R
"Well, you know, I think these data centers need to pay for their own power, first of all." source