Alabama Data Center Investment Tracker
Alabama carries 9 named site commitments worth at least $18.3B in disclosed capital, set against 21 projects blocked, delayed or restricted, 2 of them in the courts, as of October 8, 2026.
Who is investing in data centers in Alabama?
Named data center sites in Alabama
Each row is one site-level commitment with its capital provider, the figure the source states, and the status the source gives it. Capital is shown as one compact figure; the verbatim wording is in the row's sources.
| Site | Capital provider | Place | Capital | MW | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Childersburg Industrial Park data center (former Alabama Ordnance Works site) Land surplus vote 6 October 2026 (Sylacauga News, single outlet for the vote); $6 billion and 500 MW from the mayor in January 2026 |
WHP (developer; Old Town #109 LLC as buyer) with Childersburg Land Redevelopment Authority, Alabama Power |
Childersburg, Talladega County | ≥$6.0B | 500 | proposed | |
Beacon Data Centers Calvert Infrastructure Hub Plans posted 5 July 2026; construction start expected fall 2026 per AL.com reporting 30 July 2026 |
Beacon Data Centers | Calvert, Mobile County | ~$6.0B | n.a. | planned; construction expected to begin fall 2026 | |
Delta Forge 2 AI Factory campus Lease announced 8 June 2026; location confirmed and county incentives approved 24 September 2026 |
Applied Digital with Unnamed U.S.-based high investment-grade hyperscaler (tenant), Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority |
Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County | ≥$3.2B | 210 | approved | |
Project Red Clay data center Commission meeting Monday 24 August 2026; reported 24 to 25 August 2026 |
Cloverleaf Infrastructure | Near Hayneville, Lowndes County | ≥$1.5B | 1,500 | proposed | |
Montgomery data center Announced May 2024; expansion September 2025 |
Meta Platforms | Montgomery | ≥$1.5B | n.a. | expansion | |
Edged Prichard data center (Telegraph Road) Building permit 30 July 2026; Planning Commission site plan approval Tuesday 29 September 2026 |
Edged Energy | Prichard, Mobile County | $93M | n.a. | approved | |
Columbiana Tier III AI data center Status reported 14 August 2026 |
Digi Power X with Goldman Sachs (financing syndication) |
Columbiana | n.a. | 40 | under construction | |
Auburn HPC data center Lease signed 27 July 2026 |
Core Scientific with Undisclosed neocloud, AMD (credit support) |
Auburn | n.a. | 32 | under development | |
Project Brookwood data center campus (Youngwoo & Associates) Annexation and rezoning approved Tuesday 15 September 2026 |
Youngwoo & Associates (Project Brookwood, LLC) | Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County | n.a. | n.a. | approved |
Blocked, delayed or restricted in Alabama
Every project in Alabama on the atlas's capital-at-risk record: the action taken, who took it, and the announced capital affected. Restarts and reversals are recorded with the same weight as blocks.
| Project | Developer | Jurisdiction | Action | Capital | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Project Marvel residents' rezoning lawsuit (Rock Mountain Road, Bessemer) litigation Dismissed on a Monday afternoon; reported 25 June 2026 |
TPA Group / Logistics Land Investments | Jefferson County Circuit Court | A Jefferson County senior circuit judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by residents David Havron, Ronnie Buchanan and Becky Morgan against the City of Bessemer over the rezoning for Project Marvel; the residents and the city requested the dismissal together. The suit, filed in April 2025, alleged Bessemer failed to give proper public notice when rezoning the initial 700 acres. AL.com reported it was unclear why the case was dismissed; the council later rezoned another 900 acres for the project's expansion. |
$14.0B | |
Lowndes County data center moratorium moratorium Enacted August 2026 |
n.a. | Lowndes County | Lowndes County, Alabama, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated August 2026. County commissioners unanimously approved 60-day moratorium on data center permits; response to proposed 1,050-acre "Project Red Clay" hyperscale data center; county lacks formal zoning authority, legal standing uncertain. The measure runs to 25 October 2026. |
$1.5B | |
Edged Energy Prichard data center (Telegraph Road) building permit dispute approved after delay Permit challenge raised 20 August 2026; litigation threat referred to council attorney, reported 11 September 2026; site plan approved by the Planning Commission 29 September 2026; single outlet for the approval |
Edged Energy | Prichard City Council | At its 20 August meeting the Prichard City Council moved toward invalidating the building permit for Edged's proposed $93 million data center and refunding $224,000 in fees, with the council attorney saying the permit was issued without required Planning Commission site plan review. An attorney for Edged Energy then sent a letter threatening a lawsuit if the city tries to block the permit, and the council voted unanimously to refer the matter to its attorney. The council attorney said the city has no real way to stop this project but that the Planning Commission review step must be followed, while Mayor Carletta Davis said the project will move forward. On Tuesday 29 September 2026 the Prichard Planning Commission approved the site plan, completing the review step the council attorney said had been skipped before the 30 July 2026 building permit. Edged's attorney said the building permit predates the city's 4 August 2026 six-month moratorium, so the moratorium does not apply; the site is about eight acres, construction is expected to take 18 months and groundbreaking could come at any time. |
$93M | |
Anniston data center moratorium moratorium Adopted 18 August 2026 |
n.a. | City of Anniston | The city council adopted a resolution on 18 August 2026 establishing a 12-month moratorium on data centers within the city's regulatory jurisdiction, subject to extension or shortening by council. The Planning Commission must study and recommend standards for siting, electrical demand, water consumption, stormwater, noise and neighborhood compatibility within six months. The resolution cites the growth of US data center electricity consumption from 58 TWh in 2014 to 176 TWh in 2023. |
n.a. | |
Baldwin County 180-day moratorium on rezonings, data centers and renewable energy projects moratorium Passed unanimously, reported 6 October 2026; 180 days; single outlet (fetched) |
n.a. | Baldwin County Commission | The Baldwin County Commission unanimously passed a resolution enacting a 180-day moratorium on zoning change requests, renewable energy projects and the development of data centers throughout the county; Commissioner Skip Gruber was absent. The commission had earlier asked the Alabama Attorney General's Office whether it could impose such a pause. |
n.a. | |
Chelsea one-year moratorium on data center permits moratorium Adopted on a Tuesday evening; reported 21 July 2026; one year |
n.a. | Chelsea City Council | The Chelsea City Council voted to implement a one-year moratorium on permits for new data centers and residential rental units while the city evaluates its zoning regulations. Mayor Cody Sumners said the city will use the year to review its zoning ordinances and make adjustments. |
n.a. | |
Cullman data center application moratorium (Resolution 2026-116) moratorium Adopted unanimously 22 June 2026; 12 months |
n.a. | City of Cullman | The Cullman City Council adopted Resolution 2026-116 on 22 June 2026 to pause new data center applications. The council will study zoning, infrastructure capacity, and community character before permanent decisions. WBRC reported the council vote was unanimous and the temporary moratorium runs 12 months. |
n.a. | |
Decatur data center special exception ordinance other Approved 17 August 2026 |
n.a. | Decatur City Council | The Decatur City Council approved an ordinance requiring any data center developer to present a project overview to the council in public, after which the council recommends to the Board of Zoning Adjustment whether to grant a special exception permit through a public process. Projects must also address water and power consumption and on-site generation and complete studies on fire protection, noise, hazardous materials and waste. The city said no developers were seeking to build and that limited land makes hyperscale campuses unlikely. |
n.a. | |
Fairfield data center moratorium (Patmos project exempt) moratorium Adopted 20 July 2026 |
Patmos | Fairfield City Council | The Fairfield City Council voted to place a moratorium on future data center projects after residents and council members pressed for details, and the mayor then named Missouri-based Patmos as the company proposing a colocation data center. The Patmos project was left in place because it was under consideration before the moratorium passed. Patmos has proposed converting the former Walmart Supercenter into a data center and technology campus, and the mayor said design plans would still need City Council approval. |
n.a. | |
Foley six-month data center and cryptocurrency mining moratorium moratorium Final reading approved 8 September 2026; six months |
n.a. | City of Foley | The Foley City Council approved on final reading an ordinance establishing a six-month moratorium on accepting, processing, or approving applications for data centers, cryptocurrency mining facilities, and server farms. The vote was held Tuesday, 8 September 2026. Mayor Ralph Hellmich said the city-owned utility already has some protections on water, noise, and electricity use. |
n.a. | |
Fort Payne six-month data center moratorium and conditional use rule moratorium Six-month moratorium about three months before 1 September 2026; conditional use ordinance approved unanimously 1 September 2026 |
n.a. | City of Fort Payne | Fort Payne adopted a six-month data center moratorium on 16 June 2026. On 2 September 2026 the council unanimously approved an ordinance classifying data centers as conditional uses requiring zoning board review and public hearings. |
n.a. | |
Harpersville six-month data center moratorium moratorium Adopted 3 August 2026; six months |
n.a. | Harpersville Town Council | The Harpersville Town Council adopted a six-month moratorium on data centers after the Planning and Zoning Board had recommended a longer pause. The town said the pause gives the council, planning board and water board time to study economic and infrastructure effects, with monthly informational sessions and a 30-day public comment period planned. Mayor Theoangelo Perkins said no developer has approached the town, but that nearby Wilsonville, Westover and Childersburg have been approached. |
n.a. | |
Homewood 12-month data center moratorium moratorium Approved 22 June 2026; 12 months, extendable six months |
n.a. | City of Homewood | The Homewood City Council unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on data centers larger than one megawatt on 22 June 2026, with an option to extend six months. The city said there were no pending applications. |
n.a. | |
Leeds data center moratorium moratorium Reported 8 June 2026 |
n.a. | City of Leeds | The Leeds City Council passed a moratorium on data centers, according to WBRC. The Cullman Tribune later described Leeds' measure as a one-year moratorium. |
n.a. | |
Morgan County 12-month data center moratorium (Union Road bitcoin mining site near Somerville) moratorium Approved on a Tuesday; reported 23 June 2026; 12 months, described by county as unenforceable in August 2026 |
Sovereign Gazelle (named VoltCore by WAFF) | Morgan County Commission | Morgan County commissioners adopted a resolution imposing a 12-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Morgan County after more than 450 residents petitioned against a proposed bitcoin mining data center on Union Road near Somerville. In August the county attorney said the moratorium cannot be enforced because the county has no zoning laws, and the commission chairman said it was meant to signal support for the neighborhood. The Decatur Daily reported the company was exploring an underground route for power lines to serve the 50-megawatt facility. |
n.a. | |
Nebius Oxmoor Valley data center litigation Ruling 10 July 2026; merits hearing 8 March 2027 |
Nebius | Jefferson County Circuit Court / City of Birmingham | Neighbors sued Nebius, Hoar Construction and the City of Birmingham, alleging the city issued permits for a hyperscale data center on land not zoned for that use. On 10 July 2026 Circuit Judge Javan Patton Crayton ruled the case can proceed without first going to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. On 14 August 2026 the judge granted the plaintiffs' request to skip the preliminary injunction and go to the merits, with the next hearing set for 8 March 2027. Construction continues, with completion projected for 2028. Additional suits filed: the Greater Birmingham Humane Society sued the City of Birmingham, Alabama ADC Holdings LLC and 201 Milan Birmingham LLC in Jefferson County Circuit Court on 10 July 2026, seeking review of permits and approvals for the project next to its planned animal campus. On 5 September 2026 Regions Bank shareholder James Anderson filed a derivative suit alleging Nebius affiliates defrauded the bank of $66.3 million in the 30 September 2025 sale of 201 Milan Parkway. Former school board member Terri Michal sued (filed on a Thursday afternoon, reported 11 September 2026) Birmingham's Industrial Development Board, its chairman and Nebius, asking a judge to cancel the $3.2 billion in 30-year tax abatements approved 29 May 2026 under the Open Meetings Act; AL.com described the project as $36 billion and 300 MW on about 75 acres. On Thursday 17 September 2026 Judge Javan Patton Crayton consolidated three existing suits, including the residents' suit and the Humane Society's; the 8 March 2027 hearing stands. In filings between 16 and 22 September 2026 the plaintiffs gave notice of subpoenas to 10 parties, including U.S. Steel, Alabama Power, Regions Bank and a real estate firm founded by the mayor's wife; the city objected on 1 October 2026 and Regions Bank objected on 30 September 2026. The judge set a hearing on the objections for Monday 5 October 2026. AL.com reports that three suits have been consolidated into this case. |
n.a. | |
Pinson one-year moratorium on data centers moratorium Adopted August 2026 |
n.a. | Pinson | The City Council approved a 12-month moratorium at its first meeting of August 2026, following a first reading on July 16. No data center had been proposed in Pinson; Mayor Hoyt Sanders said the pause gives the council time to research zoning and confirm that infrastructure costs would fall on applicants rather than homeowners. |
n.a. | |
Prichard six-month data center moratorium moratorium Approved 4 August 2026; six months |
n.a. | Prichard City Council | The Prichard City Council approved a six-month moratorium on data centers, days after the city issued a building permit on 30 July for Edged's proposed data center on Telegraph Road. The council attorney later said the moratorium would not apply to the Edged project because the developer applied before the council acted. AL.com listed Prichard among Alabama cities with data center moratoriums. |
n.a. | |
Springville one-year data center moratorium moratorium Adopted 6 July 2026; one year |
n.a. | Springville City Council | The Springville City Council imposed a one-year moratorium that pauses consideration and approval of data center projects while the planning and zoning commission studies the issue and drafts regulations. City officials described the move as proactive and said no project is in the pipeline. It followed community concern about whether future development at Commerce Park might include a data center. |
n.a. | |
Tarrant 12-month data center moratorium moratorium Reported 8 September 2026; 12 months |
n.a. | City of Tarrant | Tarrant city officials approved a 12-month moratorium on data centers. Mayor Tracie Threadford said the decision was made out of caution. She noted several buildings for sale in the city could fit a smaller data center project. |
n.a. | |
Westover data center moratorium moratorium Adopted 18 August 2026 |
Swift Willow Property | City of Westover, Shelby County | The city council voted unanimously on 18 August 2026 to adopt a six-month moratorium on data centers while it studies the industry and considers zoning changes. The pause follows a proposal by Swift Willow Property for a campus of nearly 450 acres along Highway 280 and Cheshire Drive, with at least two buildings on 124 acres. The city held a town hall on 20 August 2026 with the developer, Shelby County Water Services and Alabama Power. |
n.a. |
Financing transactions tied to Alabama sites
Transactions the atlas ties to a named site in Alabama: joint ventures, project bonds, credit facilities, leases and power agreements. Amounts are as stated; overlapping commitments are never summed.
| Parties | Instrument | Amount | Date | Site | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Applied Digital + Unnamed U.S.-based high investment-grade hyperscaler Applied Digital signed a 15-year take-or-pay lease for 210 MW of critical IT load at Delta Forge 2 with a U.S.-based high investment-grade hyperscaler, its third lease with that tenant, taking its contracted portfolio to about $36 billion across five campuses. Initial operations are anticipated in the first quarter of 2028. The company confirmed Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama as the location on 24 September 2026. |
lease | ≥$5.2B | Backfill (not previously recorded). Announced 8 June 2026; site named as Brookwood, Alabama on 24 September 2026 | Delta Forge 2 AI Factory campus | |
Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority + Applied Digital The TCEDA board unanimously approved incentives for Applied Digital's $3.2 billion Delta Forge 2 campus near Brookwood: a 20-year ad valorem abatement valued at $140.7 million and construction-period sales and use tax abatements of $173.8 million. Applied Digital agreed to $270 million of community benefit payments over 20 years to be shared by Brookwood, Tuscaloosa, Northport and Tuscaloosa County. |
other | ≥$314M | Approved unanimously by the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority 24 September 2026 | Delta Forge 2 AI Factory campus |
What governs a data center in Alabama
The policy layer for Alabama lives in three companion references: the Alabama Data Center Moratorium Tracker for every state measure and local moratorium on record, the Water Tracker for the water rules that touch a site, and the Grid Operator Watchlist for the large-load rules of the RTO or utility that decides whether it can energize.
Data centers in Alabama
The US Data Center Map identifies 32 facilities run by 14 operators in Alabama, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with this atlas record beside it.
Sources for Alabama
Every source cited on this page, once each. The full atlas source register is at Capital Atlas sources.
- sylacauganews.comSylacauga News
- insideclimatenews.orgInside Climate News
- msn.comWALA FOX10 via MSN
- yahoo.comAL.com via Yahoo
- tuscaloosathread.comTuscaloosa Thread, 24 September 2026
- nasdaq.comApplied Digital press release, 8 June 2026 (GlobeNewswire via Nasdaq)
- tuscaloosathread.comTuscaloosa Thread, 2 October 2026
- wbrc.comWBRC
- yahoo.comAlabama Reflector via Yahoo
- msn.comWSFA via MSN
- yellowhammernews.comYellowhammer News, 1 October 2026
- yellowhammernews.comYellowhammer News
- governor.alabama.govAlabama Governor's Office
- datacenters.atmeta.comMeta Data Centers
- mynbc15.comNBC 15, 29 September 2026
- sec.govSEC EDGAR (Digi Power X press release, Ex. 99.1)
- sec.govSEC EDGAR (Core Scientific 8-K)
- sec.govSEC EDGAR (Core Scientific investor presentation, Ex. 99.2)
- tuscaloosathread.comTuscaloosa Thread
- wvua23.comWVUA 23
- msn.comAL.com via MSN: Judge dismisses residents' lawsuit against Bessemer over massive data center
- wbrc.comWBRC
- wvtm13.comWVTM 13
- x.comx.com
- wsfa.comWSFA
- mynbc15.comNBC 15: Prichard questions validity of permit issued before data center moratorium
- fox10tv.comFOX10 News: Developer of proposed data center threatens Prichard with litigation
- msn.comAL.com via MSN: Foley joins Alabama cities with temporary moratorium on data centers
- wbrc.comWBRC
- lagniappemobile.comLagniappe
- wvtm13.comWVTM 13: Chelsea enacts one-year moratorium on data centers and rental permits
- abc3340.comABC 33/40 (WBMA)
- cullmantribune.comThe Cullman Tribune
- wbrc.comWBRC
- cullmantimes.comThe Cullman Times
- msn.comAL.com via MSN: North Alabama city puts new rules in place for data centers
- govtech.comGovTech: Alabama City Establishes New Rules for Data Centers
- wvtm13.comWVTM 13: Fairfield City Council postpones data center town hall after pausing future projects
- wbrc.comWBRC: Fairfield mayor visits Patmos campus in Kansas City as company eyes city for possible data center development
- fox10tv.comFOX10 News
- wkrg.comWKRG
- waff.comWAFF
- datacenterbans.comData Center Moratoriums (datacenterbans.com)
- writing.strisker.comStrisker weekly briefing
- wbrc.comWBRC: Harpersville town council approves 6-month data center moratorium
- abc3340.comABC 33/40: Harpersville begins data center study during six-month moratorium
- wbrc.comWBRC
- al.comAL.com
- wbrc.comWBRC
- waff.comWAFF: Morgan Co. approves moratorium on proposed bitcoin mining data center
- yahoo.comThe Decatur Daily via Yahoo: Morgan County says it cannot stop proposed data center
- wbhm.orgWBHM
- wbhm.orgWBHM
- wvtm13.comWVTM 13: Humane society sues over Nebius data center in Oxmoor Valley
- msn.comAL.com via MSN: Data center company sued again in Birmingham, by a Regions Bank shareholder
- msn.comAL.com via MSN: Data center company, Birmingham development board hit with lawsuit over tax breaks
- wbhm.orgWBHM
- msn.comAL.com (via MSN)
- trussvilletribune.comSource
- trussvilletribune.comThe Trussville Tribune: Springville places one-year moratorium on data center proposals
- wvtm13.comWVTM
- abc3340.comABC 33/40
- wbrc.comWBRC
- wbrc.comWBRC
- abc3340.comABC 33/40
- wbrc.comWBRC 6 News
- yahoo.comAlabama Reflector (via Yahoo News), 7 October 2026
Every state, one page each
Figures beside each state are named sites and blocked, delayed or restricted projects.
Seven references, one system
Capital, delay, policy, water, grid, permits and scarcity are one system seen from seven sides. Each reference is primary-sourced, refreshed on a schedule, and links into the others, so a project can be followed from the money committed to the docket that stopped it.