Alabama
Datacenter Source tracks 13 data centers in Alabama, including 2 AI campuses. Facilities that disclose power add up to 397 MW online and 266 MW in the pipeline. These are floors, not market size: 23% of facilities have a power figure. Largest operators by tracked MW: Meta, Google and Alabama Supercomputer Authority. 525 MW has been announced; 397 MW is documented as operational.
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Datacenter Source. “Alabama data centers.” /states/AL. Data as of 2026-10-12. Accessed 2026-10-12.
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title = {{Alabama data centers}},
author = {{Datacenter Source}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{/states/AL}},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-12; accessed 2026-10-12. Compiled from cited sources, including OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)},
}Please also cite the original source of any specific figure (linked beside it).
Online = operating sites; pipeline = remaining planned MW at sites under construction or planned. Percentages under each total show how much of it is backed by each evidence level. Average industrial electricity price: 8.42¢/kWh (EIA).
ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. filing, deed, permit or grid recordAnnouncedStated by the company or reported in the press; not yet backed by a filing or grid record. company or press claimEst.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. satellite, model or map inferenceHow levels are assignedAI data center capacity over time
Facility power at satellite-tracked AI campuses (Epoch AI timelines), quarterly
Construction pipeline by expected completion
MW from phases with a projected completion date
Power reality
Announced capacity vs. what grid records, construction and operation document. Facility-level sums; sources differ in coverage.
How to read this
Each bar sums one kind of evidence across facilities. Announced is the largest MW a company, utility, government or press source reported. Interconnection requests are MW in active large-load queue requests. Of the grid operators we ingest, only NYISO publishes these project by project. Contracted / approved means an executed interconnection agreement or a reported utility or power contract. Under construction and Operational come from construction records, imagery or operator reports.
The gap between announced and documented MW is capacity that has been claimed but not yet backed by a grid, construction or operating record. It is not proof a project won't happen. On-site generation is listed separately and never added to grid capacity. Method
Time to power puts each site's pending MW (announced minus operational) into a bucket by the midpoint of its evidence-based window. The window starts at the furthest documented stage and adds editorial ranges for what remains (e.g. announced: 2–5 yrs; land acquired: 2–4.5 yrs; planning / zoning: 1.75–4 yrs). Insufficient evidence means no dated stage evidence, not a delay. Windows are ranges, not forecasts. All ranges and rules
- Announced525 MW
- Interconnection requests—
- Contracted / approved—
- Under construction266 MW
- Operational397 MW
Bucketed by the midpoint of each site's evidence-based window. Windows are ranges, not forecasts.
No large gaps in this scope.
Coverage
How much of this scope our sources describe. Low coverage means data isn't disclosed or not yet collected, not that there's nothing there.
Confirmed evidence = at least one fact about the facility itself from a filing, deed, permit, interconnection record, or government or utility record. Regional context (state prices, nearby plants, utility territory maps) doesn't count. Most facilities come from OpenStreetMap, which records that a building exists but rarely its power, owner or status.
Largest operators & owners
Online + pipeline MW at linked facilities
- Meta397 MW + 266 MW · 5 sites
- Google— · 3 sites
- Alabama Supercomputer Authority— · 1 sites
Largest customers & end users
Tenants and workload owners, where sourced
- Meta397 MW + 266 MW · 2 sites
Utility exposure
Most likely retail utility by location (approximate)
- Alabama Power CO199 MW + 266 MW · 4 sites
- Tennessee Valley Authority198 MW + 0 MW · 1 sites
- City of Huntsville - (Al)— · 5 sites
- North Alabama Electric Coop— · 3 sites
Grid operators (ISO / RTO)
By facility location
- None (non-RTO region)397 MW + 266 MW · 13 sites
Largest facilities
By online + pipeline MW; badge = evidence behind each figure
| Facility | Status | Online | Pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Montgomery | Operating + expandingEstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. | 199 MW EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. | 266 MW EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. |
| Meta Huntsville | OperatingEstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. | 198 MW EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. | — |
Facilities by status
- Operating12
- Operating + expanding1
Counties
- Madison County 6 · 198 MW
- Jackson County 3
- Jefferson County 2
- Montgomery County 1 · 199 MW
- Houston County 1
Local impact
Water, on-site generation and air permits, incentives, regulatory events and large-load tariffs, where a source documents them. Counts are of sourced records, not of the state's totals.
0 M gal/day modeled at 1 site EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.
2 sites with documented on-site generation (MW not reported)
Not yet collected
Not yet collected for this state's utilities.
Not yet collected