Utility
Alabama Power and data centers
1 tracked data center project in Alabama, 1.2 GW of planned capacity, large-load tariff approved.
Part of Southern Company.
Tracked data center projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Project Marvel Alabama | Approved | 1.2 GW |
Capacity is the planned figure each project publishes (utility load or IT load as the record notes). Total for proposed, approved, under-construction and operating projects: 1.2 GW. A project served by two utilities counts in full for each.
Large-load tariff and rules
- Status
- Large-load tariff or rules approved (2026-10-06)
- Tariff
- PSC procedures for review of Alabama Power contracts with large-load data centers (Act 2026-610, 150 MW and above)
- Docket
- 33709, Alabama Public Service Commission
- What it says
- News coverage reports the PSC adopted procedures in October 2026 requiring a commission vote within 90 days (deemed approved if no action) and a finding that pricing recovers incremental costs and benefits other customers; SELC says they set no minimum contract terms. (ABC 33/40)
Source excerpt
“requiring each contract to be approved or disapproved through a commission vote within 90 days”
Official forecasts of data center load
No sourced load forecast yet.
What sources say about customer bills
Sources warning that other customers’ costs could rise
- Southern Environmental Law Center: SELC says the PSC's adopted rules do not set baseline minimum terms for data center contracts. (Southern Environmental Law Center, 2026-10-06)
Source excerpt
“The PSC did not specify minimum required terms and conditions required for every data center contract.”
Sources saying customers are protected, or bills are lower than they would be
- Alabama Power: Alabama Power says its policy requires large-load data centers to pay the full cost to serve their energy needs. (Alabama Power, 2026)
Source excerpt
“requires large-load data centers and other large-load customers to pay the full cost to serve their energy needs”
- Alabama Power: Alabama Power says its agreements include risk-management terms to protect other customers. (Alabama Power, 2026)
Source excerpt
“Agreements include risk-management terms, such as minimum bills and minimum term lengths”
Sources finding both, or saying it depends
- Alabama Power (as reported by WBRC/FOX10): Alabama Power says a data center contract filed in July 2026 puts downward pressure on rates, while the public version redacts pricing, minimum-bill and term details, so the claim cannot be independently checked. (FOX10 News (WBRC), 2026-07-30)
Source excerpt
“downward pressure on rates”
These are statements by regulators, utilities, advocates and researchers about this utility or its region. They are not a prediction of any customer’s bill, which depends on rates, usage and regulator decisions.
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Last updated Oct 13, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Alabama Power and data centers. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/utilities/alabama-power |
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| MLA | “Alabama Power and data centers.” Data Center Census, Oct 13, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/utilities/alabama-power. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/utilities/alabama-power |
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