under construction locality centroid
Core Scientific: AUBix (Auburn 1)
Auburn city · AL
Documented capacity: 4 MW
5 linked evidence rows · locality centroid; exact site unresolved
Open project evidence record →Alabama / AL
Alabama data center and compute infrastructure research
This state has reviewed research coverage from the national 50-state Atlas. Exact project locations are published only after source evidence establishes coordinates; state-level, regulatory, utility and prospective evidence remains visible without inventing map precision.
8reviewed research rows
2confirmed rows
6accepted prospective rows
Animated state view
Alabama
State research coverage
Alabama is part of the 50-state research coverage.
The current reviewed research set contains 8 accepted evidence records for Alabama, including 2 confirmed and 6 accepted prospective rows, with a research cutoff of 2026-08-20. These are evidence records, not a count of unique facilities.
Prospective records remain labeled as proposals, applications, forecasts, targets, queue entries or other non-operational states. The Atlas does not convert state-level or locality evidence into a precise project point unless a controlling source supports that location.
Evidence-backed project locations
Alabama project points
Source-exact records use supported coordinates. Dashed rings mark Census address-range geocodes, not rooftop or surveyed coordinates. Qualified research candidates are shown separately at Census locality or county centroids when that is the strongest source-backed geography; those markers do not claim a precise site coordinate.
3 mapped locations
Meta Montgomery Data Center ExpansionMontgomeryResearch candidate · locality centroid · exact site coordinate not claimed · under constructionTwo new buildings; campus footprint nearly 1.3M sq ft; AI-optimized campus; ADEM notice covers two groups of emergency diesel-fired engines; construction and expansion phase.verified two sourceOpen source →
Documented project / site inventory
14 project, facility, campus or documented site records are tracked for AL.
This project layer combines available project-profile, permit/intent and civic-impact evidence. Records retain unresolved location precision and limitations rather than inventing coordinates.
operational locality centroid
DC Blox - Birmingham Data Center
Birmingham city · AL
Documented capacity: 5 MW
5 linked evidence rows · locality centroid; exact site unresolved
Open project evidence record →proposed or review locality centroid
DC Blox - Birmingham Expansion
Birmingham city · AL
Documented capacity: 54 MW
5 linked evidence rows · locality centroid; exact site unresolved
Open project evidence record →proposed or review state or regional
Digihost: AL Site: Phase 1 and 2
AL
Documented capacity: 55 MW
5 linked evidence rows · coordinate not inferred
Open project evidence record →operational state or regional
George C. Wallace Alabama Supercomputer Center
AL
Documented capacity: 96.4 MW
5 linked evidence rows · coordinate not inferred
Open project evidence record →unknown locality centroid
Meta Montgomery Data Center Expansion
Montgomery city · AL
18 linked evidence rows · locality centroid; exact site unresolved
unknown locality centroid
Nebius Birmingham AI Factory
Birmingham city · AL
18 linked evidence rows · locality centroid; exact site unresolved
under construction locality centroid
Nebius Birmingham BHM01
Birmingham city · AL
Documented capacity: 300 MW
5 linked evidence rows · locality centroid; exact site unresolved
Open project evidence record →proposed or review state or regional
Project Marvel
AL
Documented capacity: 1200 MW
5 linked evidence rows · coordinate not inferred
Open project evidence record →unknown locality centroid
QTS Bessemer Data Center
Bessemer city · AL
18 linked evidence rows · locality centroid; exact site unresolved
operational locality centroid
Server Corps Mobile
Mobile city · AL
Documented capacity: 96.4 MW
5 linked evidence rows · locality centroid; exact site unresolved
Open project evidence record →operational state or regional
SimpleHelix
AL
Documented capacity: 4.5 MW
5 linked evidence rows · coordinate not inferred
Open project evidence record →proposed or review locality centroid
Western Hospitality Childersburg Data Center
Childersburg city · AL
Documented capacity: 500 MW
5 linked evidence rows · locality centroid; exact site unresolved
Open project evidence record →under construction street address
University of Alabama High Performance Computing Center
Tuscaloosa · AL
Operator / developer: University of Alabama
Address: 709 Johnny Stallings Drive
1 linked evidence rows · coordinate not inferred
Open project evidence record →Public records and supporting context
Development context
These dated decisions, filings, research collections and supporting-infrastructure records provide context. They are not additional data-center facilities.
Public agency starting point
City of Auburn - Planning
Auburn / Lee County · Department contact
Contact about: Identify canonical planning, zoning, agenda and development-review sources and preferred contact.
Source status: current org page email. Verify the linked public source before relying on an assignment because staff and routing can change.
State contact routing
Where to start in Alabama
Current source-backed route
58 INC.
Contact about: Shelby County economic development, site selection and public project-source routing.
This route was retained from current or recently revalidated public-source evidence.
Who to contact
Public contacts for data center and compute issues in Alabama
22 source-backed contact records are available for planning, zoning, permitting, public comments, economic development, project questions and related infrastructure issues. Verify the linked source before relying on a contact because assignments can change.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Planning Department
Department contact · City of Auburn - Planning
Relevant to: MUNICIPAL_PLANNING · Auburn / Lee County
Identify canonical planning, zoning, agenda and development-review sources and preferred contact.
Contact details: Planning Department; Department contact; City of Auburn - Planning; webplanning@auburnal.gov
Limitation: Current municipal directory explicitly lists the Planning department inbox.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Dennis Madsen
Manager of Urban and Long-Range Planning · City of Huntsville - Urban and Long-Range Planning
Relevant to: MUNICIPAL_PLANNING · Huntsville / Madison County
Could you identify existing comprehensive-plan materials, long-range land-use studies and the correct staff for project-specific zoning records?
Contact details: Dennis Madsen; Manager of Urban and Long-Range Planning; City of Huntsville - Urban and Long-Range Planning; Dennis.Madsen@HuntsvilleAL.gov
Dennis.Madsen@HuntsvilleAL.gov
Limitation: Email is for the manager of urban and long-range planning, not every planning function.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Alabama League of Municipalities
Alabama League of Municipalities
Relevant to: Alabama League of Municipalities · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official agency page independently confirms the listed public contact channel and its limited civic purpose.
Contact details: Published current official contact: memberservices@almonline.org
Limitation: ALM current CMO program states literal Member Services Team email matching held record. This is an ALM member services route, not municipality permit authority. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Alabama Communities of Excellence
Alabama Communities of Excellence
Relevant to: Alabama Communities of Excellence · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official organizational contact route verified; inherited literal email remains withheld.
Contact details: Use source-linked official form or statistical resource. No held email released.
Limitation: ALM lists Mary Jackson Pollard and Professional and Community Development contact form; no direct literal email confirmation. Route via form only. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
PUBLIC CONTACT
City of Montgomery - Community Development Division
City of Montgomery - Community Development Division
Relevant to: City of Montgomery - Community Development Division · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official agency page independently confirms the listed public contact channel and its limited civic purpose.
Contact details: Published current official contact: dwilson@montgomeryal.gov
Limitation: City Montgomery Department of Economic & Community Development contact directory explicitly lists Desmond Wilson and matching departmental address. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Jefferson County Development Services
Jefferson County Development Services
Relevant to: Jefferson County Development Services · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official organizational contact route verified; inherited literal email remains withheld.
Contact details: Use source-linked official form or statistical resource. No held email released.
Limitation: Jefferson County's official records-request portal exists, with subject-matter limits. Original building email remains unconfirmed; use portal only for records custodied by county. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Relevant to: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official organizational contact route verified; inherited literal email remains withheld.
Contact details: Use source-linked official form or statistical resource. No held email released.
Limitation: ADECA official main contact form and division phone directory, but directs standard inquiries to the form rather than the inherited inbox. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
PUBLIC CONTACT
City of Madison - Economic Development
City of Madison - Economic Development
Relevant to: City of Madison - Economic Development · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official agency page independently confirms the listed public contact channel and its limited civic purpose.
Contact details: Published current official contact: Clyde.Evans@madisonal.gov
Limitation: City of Madison current employee directory identifies Clyde Evans as Economic Development Coordinator and displays matching literal email. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
PUBLIC CONTACT
City of Montgomery - Development Division
City of Montgomery - Development Division
Relevant to: City of Montgomery - Development Division · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official agency page independently confirms the listed public contact channel and its limited civic purpose.
Contact details: Published current official contact: lois.cortell@montgomeryal.gov
Limitation: City Montgomery Department of Economic & Community Development directory explicitly publishes Lois Cortell's title and literal email. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Gadsden Public Library - Statistical Data Affiliate (directory-listed)
Gadsden Public Library - Statistical Data Affiliate (directory-listed)
Relevant to: Gadsden Public Library - Statistical Data Affiliate (directory-listed) · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official organizational contact route verified; inherited literal email remains withheld.
Contact details: Use source-linked official form or statistical resource. No held email released.
Limitation: EARPDC Data Center is a regional statistical/data service, not an actual server facility. Held Gadsden Public Library affiliate address not current-confirmed. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
PUBLIC CONTACT
City of Birmingham - Planning, Engineering & Permits
City of Birmingham - Planning, Engineering & Permits
Relevant to: City of Birmingham - Planning, Engineering & Permits · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official agency page independently confirms the listed public contact channel and its limited civic purpose.
Contact details: Published current official contact: OnlinePermitCenter@birminghamal.gov
OnlinePermitCenter@birminghamal.gov
Limitation: City Birmingham Online Permit Center official current permitting page explicitly publishes matching help inbox for the online permitting system; not a general zoning/records channel. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
PUBLIC CONTACT
City of Montgomery - Planning Department
City of Montgomery - Planning Department
Relevant to: City of Montgomery - Planning Department · Alabama (statewide/local public agency)
Current official agency page independently confirms the listed public contact channel and its limited civic purpose.
Contact details: Published current official contact: ndmiles@montgomeryal.gov
Limitation: City Montgomery current Planning page explicitly identifies Natasha D. Miles as Planner II and publishes matching direct email. Distinct from historical 2025 meeting notice. No data-center project existence or general permitting authority inferred; no bulk outreach approval.
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PUBLIC CONTACT
Alabama League of Municipalities
Alabama League of Municipalities
Relevant to: Alabama League municipal Member Services · Alabama statewide municipalities
Member Services Team: municipal official education and member-resource routing; not an approval or records authority
Contact details: Member Services Team: municipal official education and member-resource routing; not an approval or records authority
Limitation: Official current Member Services email is program-scoped. Do not confuse municipal-association support with local data-center permits.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Mary Jackson Pollard
Director of Professional and Community Development · Alabama League of Municipalities
Relevant to: Alabama Communities of Excellence and municipal capacity · Alabama communities of 2,000–18,000
Official League municipal capacity and ACE program contact; not a direct data-center project review authority
Contact details: Official League municipal capacity and ACE program contact; not a direct data-center project review authority
Limitation: Current official email appears in 2026 League material. Relevant to municipal training and ACE, not permitting.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Desmond Wilson
Director · City of Montgomery - Community Development Division
Relevant to: Montgomery community development and citywide neighborhood impacts · Montgomery
Current municipal Community Development Division contact for published programs and city neighborhood impacts
Contact details: Current municipal Community Development Division contact for published programs and city neighborhood impacts
Limitation: Public municipal role verified; no direct jurisdiction over a specific unconfirmed server facility inferred.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Jefferson County Commission
Jefferson County Commission
Relevant to: Jefferson County zoning records and public information requests · Jefferson County
Official public-records portal for county-held records; development and zoning questions use the County contact directory
Contact details: Official public-records portal for county-held records; development and zoning questions use the County contact directory
Limitation: Original building-permit technical inbox is published, but not authorized as a general research/FOIA channel. Portal excludes city-limits and certain environmental records.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Relevant to: ADECA economic, energy and community development programs · Alabama statewide
Current general agency inquiry form, office telephone and division contacts; for public ADECA program records only
Contact details: Current general agency inquiry form, office telephone and division contacts; for public ADECA program records only
Limitation: Use the official contact form; inherited general email is not endorsed by the current English contact page. Not a data-center permit authority.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Clyde Evans
Economic Development Coordinator, AICP · City of Madison - Economic Development
Relevant to: Madison economic development and municipal planning referrals · Madison
Current official Economic Development staff directory; route for city economic-development and relevant planning contacts
Contact details: Current official Economic Development staff directory; route for city economic-development and relevant planning contacts
Limitation: Role and email verified in the current city directory; no data-center proposal or permit inferred.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Lois Cortell
Senior Development Manager · City of Montgomery - Development Division
Relevant to: Montgomery city-owned land, urban design and economic development · Montgomery
Official municipal Development Division contact for current city-led real estate or redevelopment plans
Contact details: Official municipal Development Division contact for current city-led real estate or redevelopment plans
Limitation: City economic-development function, not project-specific entitlement assurance.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Gadsden Public Library / EARPDC statistical program
Gadsden Public Library / EARPDC statistical program
Relevant to: Gadsden Public Library state statistical-data affiliate · Gadsden / East Alabama
Official EARPDC state statistical-data affiliate listing; for demographic or statistical source referrals only
Contact details: Official EARPDC state statistical-data affiliate listing; for demographic or statistical source referrals only
Limitation: EARPDC 'Data Center' refers to census/statistical data, not a physical computing campus. Listed affiliate contact; confirm current assignment for personalized outreach.
PUBLIC CONTACT
City of Birmingham - Planning, Engineering & Permits
City of Birmingham - Planning, Engineering & Permits
Relevant to: Birmingham permits, planning and data-center ordinances · Birmingham
Current department public planning and permit information and online permit center
Contact details: Current department public planning and permit information and online permit center
Limitation: Original Online Permit Center email is publicly listed for technical permit-system questions, not general data-center research or public-records requests.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Natasha D. Miles
Planner II · City of Montgomery - Planning Department
Relevant to: Montgomery city planning, zoning and plan records · Montgomery
Official current city planning page lists planning telephone and Planner II contact
Contact details: Official current city planning page lists planning telephone and Planner II contact
Limitation: Planning contact is not evidence that a specific data-center permit or approved facility exists.