Alabama Data Center Watchlist
Alabama is moving from isolated hyperscale projects toward a broader AI-infrastructure corridor. This tracker separates operating campuses, active construction, approved projects, grid proceedings and local policy so the scale of the buildout stays understandable.
Quantitative fields stay blank when the available evidence is only a range, estimate or planning maximum. Company projections are labeled as projections, and undisclosed project ownership stays undisclosed.
Meta Montgomery data center
Meta announced an AI-optimized Montgomery data center in 2024. The original state announcement described an $800 million project, while more recent Alabama government and regulatory materials describe the investment at roughly $1.5 billion, so the tracker keeps the amount qualitative rather than presenting one figure as timeless.
- Operator
- Meta
What to watch
- construction and commissioning milestones
- permanent operations hiring
- utility service and dedicated infrastructure
- local tax and workforce commitments
Google Jackson County campus
Google's Jackson County data center operates on the former Widows Creek power-plant site. Google says it is investing another $1.5 billion during 2026–27, while its TVA and Kairos Power agreement links future advanced nuclear generation to growing Tennessee and Alabama data-center demand.
- Operator
- Investment
- $1.5B
What to watch
- 2026–27 expansion program
- TVA transmission and generation planning
- Kairos Power advanced nuclear milestones
- regional contractor and skilled-trade demand
Project Marvel
The approved Bessemer development plan describes roughly 18 buildings across about 700 acres and an eventual electrical scale around 1.2 GW. Public reporting has placed potential investment around $14–14.5 billion, but the end user was initially shielded behind NDAs, so ownership and headline investment remain intentionally unfilled here.
What to watch
- end-user disclosure
- land and site-plan expansion
- power and water infrastructure
- construction phasing and local hiring
Nebius Birmingham AI campus
Nebius is developing an AI-focused campus on roughly 75 acres along Lakeshore Parkway. Its published plan describes two buildings, closed-loop cooling and dedicated infrastructure, with construction extending through 2028. Company tax-revenue projections are treated as projections, not independent forecasts.
- Operator
- Nebius
What to watch
- construction through 2028
- closed-loop cooling performance
- grid and substation work
- local supplier and workforce opportunities
Birmingham hyperscale zoning protections
Birmingham adopted a 20-condition hyperscale data-center zoning framework in June 2026. The city is explicitly trying to pair investment with enforceable rules around siting, noise, infrastructure and neighborhood impacts.
What to watch
- project compliance with the 20 conditions
- noise and neighborhood protections
- infrastructure commitments
- future rezoning and public hearings
Alabama large-load electricity policy
The Alabama Public Service Commission has a formal large-load proceeding focused on data-center electricity contracts. Alabama Power says large-load customers must cover the dedicated facilities, delivery upgrades and customer-specific capacity obligations associated with their service.
What to watch
- PSC docket 33709
- large-load contract terms
- cost allocation between new loads and existing customers
- generation and transmission buildout
Alabama data-center tax incentive changes
Alabama has historically offered long data-processing-center abatements. Act 2026-573 changes treatment for new abatements beginning in 2027, with particular importance for facilities above 100 MW.
What to watch
- 2027 effective-date changes
- 100 MW threshold treatment
- local incentive negotiations
- interaction with new hyperscale proposals