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Data centers in Shelby County, Tennessee

The Census tracks 2 data center projects in Shelby County, Tennessee, with 2.08 GW of published capacity: 1 under construction, 1 operating. 1 moratorium action recorded.

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How many data centers are in Shelby County?

The Census tracks 2 major projects here as of Nov 7, 2026: 1 under construction, 1 operating. They are in Memphis. The largest by published capacity is xAI Colossus 2 (1.78 GW).

Projects

ProjectStatusCapacityDeveloper
xAI Colossus 2
Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Under construction1.78 GWxAI
xAI Colossus
Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Operating300 MWxAI

Moratoriums

JurisdictionActionLengthWhat the source says
City of Memphis
Tennessee · city
 Adopted
Oct 20, 2026
 135 days Pause on new data centers while the council drafts land-use standards; a separate year-long proposal failed on a 6-6 tie. FOX13 Memphis
Source excerpt
“the council passed a plan giving a 135-day pause on new data centers.”

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Recent changes

DateWhat changedProject
Jul 30, 2026Mississippi DEQ sets retirement schedule for 69 temporary turbines at the Southaven plant (Aug. 18, 2026 to July 14, 2027), allowing 13 to run past the original deadline Mississippi TodayxAI Colossus 2
Jun 15, 2026Justice Department files motion to intervene and seek dismissal of the NAACP Clean Air Act lawsuit. Lawyer MonthlyxAI Colossus 2
Jun 9, 2026Southaven residents file a federal class action against xAI and MZX Tech over turbine noise. Mississippi TodayxAI Colossus 2
May 6, 2026Anthropic announces an agreement with SpaceX to use all of the compute capacity at Colossus 1, which it says adds more than 300 MW and over 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs; FOX13 Memphis reports the same agreement AnthropicxAI Colossus
Apr 14, 2026NAACP, represented by SELC and Earthjustice, sues xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech under the Clean Air Act over gas turbines run at the Southaven plant before an air permit; MDEQ had granted a permit for 27 turbines in March 2026. The plant powers Colossus 2. DOJ moved in June 2026 to intervene on the company's side WLBTxAI Colossus 2
Mar 10, 2026Mississippi DEQ board approves 41 turbines (1.2 GW) to power Colossus 2 and planned Colossus 3 DatacenterDynamicsxAI Colossus 2
Mar 3, 2026Permit filed for $659.3M, four-story building adjacent to Colossus 2 Action News 5xAI Colossus 2
Jan 14, 2026Application filed with Mississippi regulators for 41-turbine permit Southern Environmental Law CenterxAI Colossus 2
Dec 15, 2025Memphis and Shelby County Air Pollution Control Board dismisses appeals of the turbine permit as moot Action News 5xAI Colossus
Jul 17, 2025SELC, on behalf of NAACP Memphis and Young, Gifted & Green, appeals permit to Memphis and Shelby County Air Pollution Control Board Tennessee LookoutxAI Colossus
Jul 16, 2025xAI affiliate MZX Tech buys former Duke power plant site in Southaven, MS Southern Environmental Law CenterxAI Colossus 2
Jul 2, 2025Shelby County Health Department approves permit for 15 gas turbines through Jan. 1, 2027 (DCD reports July 1 meeting) Tennessee LookoutxAI Colossus

Shelby County data centers: common questions

How many data centers are in Shelby County, Tennessee?

The Census tracks 2 major data center projects in Shelby County as of Nov 7, 2026: 1 under construction, 1 operating. That covers major sourced projects, not every smaller colocation or enterprise facility.

What is the biggest data center project in Shelby County?

By published planned capacity, xAI Colossus 2 in Memphis, at 1.78 GW. Its status is under construction.

Is there a data center moratorium in Shelby County?

City of Memphis adopted a data center moratorium (Oct 20, 2026), 135 days. Details and sources are in the moratorium tracker.

This page collects the county-level record: every tracked project, moratorium and local rule we can source for Shelby County. See all Tennessee projects or look up projects near your ZIP code.

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Last updated Nov 7, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APAData Center Census. (2026). Data centers in Shelby County, Tennessee. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/us/tennessee/shelby-county
MLA“Data centers in Shelby County, Tennessee.” Data Center Census, Nov 7, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/us/tennessee/shelby-county.
Linkhttps://datacentercensus.com/us/tennessee/shelby-county

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