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Data center fact sheet · county

Jefferson County, Alabama

As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 22, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.

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Tracked projects
1
1 approved
Planned capacity
1.2 GW
1 project publishes a figure; 0 projects publish none
Moratorium actions
0
Upcoming hearings
0

Projects

ProjectStatusPlanned capacityDeveloper
Project Marvel
Bessemer
Approved1.2 GWLogistic Land Investment LLC (TPA Group)

Pauses and local rules

No moratorium action on record.

Upcoming votes and hearings

No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.

Latest changes

  • Sep 22, 2026 Mayor Kenneth Gulley, who backed Project Marvel, loses the mayoral runoff to former council member Louise Alexander, 54.53% to 45.47%, after an election season the Birmingham Free Press describes as dominated by the project (Project Marvel)[1]
  • Aug 2026 Two of the five Bessemer City Council members who voted for the Project Marvel rezoning lose their seats in the August municipal elections, according to the Birmingham Free Press (Project Marvel)[2]
  • Jul 14, 2026 NDA released showing officials had to destroy confidential records when it expires or when the developer asks (Project Marvel)[3]
  • Jul 1, 2026 QTS confirms plans for the data center campus (Project Marvel)[4]
  • Jun 22, 2026 Judge David Hobdy dismisses the residents' rezoning lawsuit with prejudice (Project Marvel)[5]
  • Apr 21, 2026 Council approves rezoning of 914 acres, allowing 18 data center structures across an expanded footprint (Project Marvel)[6]

Notes

Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.

Sources

  1. Birmingham Free Press, “Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley Loses Runoff as $14.5 Billion Data Center Becomes Defining Issue”, Sep 23, 2026. https://birminghamfreepress.com/2026/09/23/bessemer-mayor-kenneth-gulley-loses-runoff-as-14-5-billion-data-center-becomes-defining-issue/
  2. Birmingham Free Press, “Redacted: Alabama Power's Data Center Deals and the Numbers Ratepayers Can't See”, Sep 20, 2026. https://birminghamfreepress.com/2026/09/20/redacted-alabama-powers-data-center-deals-and-the-numbers-ratepayers-cant-see/
  3. WBHM / Inside Climate News, “Document shows Bessemer data center non-disclosure agreement required officials to destroy records”, Jul 14, 2026. https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-07-14/document-shows-bessemer-data-center-non-disclosure-agreement-required-officials-to-destroy-records
  4. WBRC, “QTS confirms plans for proposed data center campus in Bessemer”, Jul 2, 2026. https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/02/qts-confirms-plans-proposed-data-center-campus-bessemer/
  5. WBRC, “Bessemer data center rezoning lawsuit dismissed”, Jun 25, 2026. https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/25/bessemer-data-center-rezoning-lawsuit-dismissed/
  6. ABC 33/40, “Bessemer approves rezoning of 914 acres for 'Project Marvel' data center”, Apr 21, 2026. https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-bessemer-approves-rezoning-of-914-acres-for-project-marvel-data-center-april-2026

Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Jefferson County, Alabama,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/alabama/jefferson-county.