Birmingham AI center
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- Aug 3MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., ALAL.com · Jefferson Co., AL
- Aug 2VOTE·AlabamaAlabama Public Service Commission candidates are debating whether the current "lame duck" commissioners should decide data center power contract rules as the three-member commission prepares for major restructuring. Republican candidate Jim Zeigler and Democrat Shelia McNair argue the two commissioners who lost their primaries should not make long-term decisions, while Democrat James Gordon contends the commission can still gather public input before the PSC expands to seven members in January.al.com · Alabama
- Jul 31HEARING·Lowndes Co., ALBlack Belt News Network · Lowndes Co., AL · also at Alabama Political Reporter
- Jul 31HEARING·Lowndes Co., ALU.S. Rep. Terri Sewell opposes a proposed $1.5 billion data center in Lowndes County, citing concerns about water infrastructure strain, environmental impacts demonstrated in similar projects elsewhere, and the disproportionate burden on a historically disadvantaged majority-Black community. Sewell states the project demands greater scrutiny before residents face consequences they did not choose.AL.com · Lowndes Co., AL
- Jul 30MORATORIUM·Mobile Co., ALThe City of Prichard is considering a temporary moratorium on data centers after an application was submitted for a proposed $93 million facility, with council members debating the project's potential $4.5 million to $5 million annual revenue against concerns about infrastructure impacts and its proximity to the historic Africatown community.AL.com · Mobile Co., AL
- Jul 30LAWSUIT·AlabamaAlabama Power filed a redacted contract for electric service to a data center in Jefferson County, withholding key financial and operational terms needed to evaluate whether existing customers will bear any costs. The filing comes as Alabama prepares to implement new regulations in October requiring data center contracts to demonstrate they cover their own costs and benefit existing ratepayers.WBRC 6 News · Alabama · also at WSFA
- Jul 30NEWS·Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 28LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALThe Greater Birmingham Humane Society sued to stop construction of a $2 billion AI data center near its planned campus, alleging the project rushed through approvals in four months versus the shelter's 18-month review process. The shelter cited concerns about noise disrupting animal operations and welfare facilities.inkl · Jefferson Co., AL · also at the-independent.com, The Independent
- Jul 28LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALThe Greater Birmingham Humane Society sued Birmingham and developers alleging they bypassed zoning rules to fast-track a $2 billion AI data center next to the nonprofit's planned veterinary campus. The humane society claims the data center's proximity and noise could harm its future animal welfare operations.Business Insider · Jefferson Co., AL · also at aol.com
- Jul 27NEWS·Jefferson Co., ALHeadline onlyThe Business Journals · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 27MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., ALDemocrat Doug Jones announced a 2026 gubernatorial campaign platform featuring Medicaid expansion, a one-year moratorium on data center development, government reforms including a citizen-led ballot initiative process, and economic measures such as eliminating the grocery tax and raising the minimum wage.Tuscaloosa Thread · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 27MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., ALFormer U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, campaigning for Alabama governor, criticized Republican opponent Tommy Tuberville's support for data centers, proposing a one-year moratorium on development while the state establishes environmental and utility rules. Jones also outlined policy positions including IVF protection, lottery approval, grocery tax elimination and increased education funding.AL.com · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 26NEWSA $6 billion data center planned for north Mobile County is projected to generate roughly $1.5 billion in sales tax revenue and nearly $100 million annually in property tax revenue for the county and school system over two decades, with no tax incentives involved unlike some other Alabama data center projects.AL.com
- Jul 26UTILITIES·Jefferson Co., ALDC Blox's parent company purchased a former Golden Flake factory building adjacent to its existing Birmingham data center for $2.5 million on July 20. The property acquisition supports the company's expansion plans, which include a long-term $785 million investment at its current Titusville site through 2029.AL.com · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 25NEWS·Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 24MORATORIUM·AlabamaAlabama Power committed to keeping data center costs off customer bills, while U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell backed a moratorium on new AI data centers in the state. The Alabama Department of Public Health is considering adopting the federal government's rescheduling of certain medical marijuana products from Schedule I to Schedule III following a public hearing.Yellowhammer News · Alabama
- Jul 24MORATORIUM·AlabamaTwo Alabama Democratic candidates—former U.S. Senator Doug Jones, running for governor, and state Rep. Phillip Ensler, running for lieutenant governor—are calling for a statewide moratorium on new data center development. They cite concerns about impacts on the power grid, water usage, and local quality of life, and want time for environmental review and public input before approving projects.AL.com · Alabama
- Jul 24MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., ALU.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville supports building more data centers in Alabama with transparency, arguing the facilities provide tax benefits to schools. Several Alabama cities have paused new data center projects, and opponents including U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell have called for moratoriums.Yellowhammer News · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 23MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., ALU.S. Rep. Terri Sewell is cosponsoring the AI Data Center Moratorium Act, which would pause new data center construction until Congress establishes safety safeguards, diverging from Sen. Tommy Tuberville and President Trump's support for rapid industry expansion in Alabama.Yellowhammer News · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 23LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALAn NDA between Bessemer and developers of a $14.5 billion data center project required the city to destroy confidential information upon request, conflicting with Alabama law requiring municipalities to preserve government records, according to the Alabama Rivers Alliance.1819 News · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 23MORATORIUM·Morgan Co., ALU.S. Rep. Terri Sewell is cosponsoring the AI Data Center Moratorium Act, which would pause new data center construction until Congress establishes national standards addressing energy use, water consumption, and community protections. Alabama currently has 27 operating or planned data centers.Decatur Daily · Morgan Co., AL
- Jul 22NEWSDC Blox, a southeastern digital infrastructure company, purchased 15.7 acres of the Factory at Golden Flake campus for $2.5 million from 2nd in Building Materials, Inc. The parcel represents nearly half of the historic facility, which formerly housed Golden Flake's snack food manufacturing operations for 65 years before closure in 2023.Bham Now
- Jul 22MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., ALDemocratic candidates for Alabama's Sixth Congressional District discussed their positions on data centers and abortion at a forum Tuesday, with views ranging from opposing data center development to supporting abortion rights and reproductive healthcare. The special primary election is scheduled for August 11.AL.com · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 22UTILITIES·AlabamaAL.com · Alabama
- Jul 22MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., ALU.S. Rep. Terri Sewell has co-sponsored the AI Data Center Moratorium Act with fellow Democrats, calling for a construction pause until federal safeguards are established. Sewell cited constituent concerns about water use, energy demands, and environmental impacts, while emphasizing support for innovation.1819 News · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 21MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., ALU.S. Rep. Terri Sewell has cosponsored the AI Data Center Moratorium Act, which would temporarily pause large data center construction and establish basic standards for water, energy, and land use. Sewell said the rapid construction of data centers is outpacing communities' ability to establish protections for areas hosting them.AL.com · Jefferson Co., AL · also at AL.com
- Jul 21MORATORIUMFairfield Mayor Herman Carnes Jr. revealed that Missouri-based AI infrastructure company Patmos is proposing a colocation data center in the city. The city council unanimously voted to impose a moratorium on new data center and nonprofit applications, though the ban does not apply to Patmos's current proposal.AL.com
- Jul 21NEWS·Jefferson Co., ALNebius Inc. says its $36 billion Birmingham data center in Oxmoor Valley will not expand beyond its current planned size of 300 megawatts of electrical capacity across two buildings. However, the company is actively exploring additional sites elsewhere in Alabama and across the country to meet strong demand for AI infrastructure and computing capacity.AL.com · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 21NEWS·Jefferson Co., ALNebius, a Netherlands-based AI cloud company, is constructing two data centers spanning 450,000 square feet on 75 acres in Birmingham's Oxmoor Valley neighborhood with a $36 billion investment. Company officials addressed community concerns about water usage, power consumption, and noise through enclosed systems and sound walls, while three lawsuits attempt to halt construction.AL.com · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 20ZONINGFairfield will hold a public town hall on July 28 to discuss a proposed colocation data center that city officials are considering for economic development. Few details about the project have been publicly released, though the city plans to gather resident feedback before making a final decision.Yellowhammer News
- Jul 19
- Jul 18LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALBirmingham residents protested at Railroad Park Saturday against a Nebius data center under construction in Oxmoor Valley, part of a nationwide effort opposing data centers. A lawsuit challenging the project's zoning compliance resumes August 12.wvtm · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 18MORATORIUM·AlabamaPinson City Council held the first reading of an ordinance to implement a 12-month moratorium on data centers during its July 16 meeting. If approved, Pinson would join five other Alabama cities with active data center moratoriums.AL.com · Alabama · also at AL.com
- Jul 18UTILITIES·AlabamaSen. Tommy Tuberville has stated he wants Alabama to develop more data centers, dismissing public concerns about the projects as misinformation. A columnist describes impacts in Sterling, Virginia, where dozens of large data centers have transformed the landscape, noting they generate noise from gas-powered generators and create few jobs despite significant land and resource use.AL.com · Alabama
- Jul 18MORATORIUM·Jefferson Co., ALA Jefferson County court will resume next month a hearing in a lawsuit challenging a hyperscale data center project in Birmingham's Oxmoor Valley neighborhood. The suit alleges the city illegally permitted the project and seeks to halt construction; a judge is weighing whether plaintiffs suffer harm and have a likely chance of winning the overall case.WBHM · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 17MORATORIUMMobile County commissioners said they lack authority to halt a proposed $6 billion data center in North Mobile County, citing the county's absence of zoning power. Residents opposed to the Beacon Data Centers project urged a moratorium, while commissioners suggested they could seek legislative action to address the issue.AL.com
- Jul 17HEARING·Jefferson Co., ALFairfield, Alabama officials announced a proposed colocation data center project and will hold a town hall meeting later this month to discuss details. Mayor Herman Carnes, Jr. emphasized the distinction between colocation and hyperscale data center facilities in a letter to residents.Data Center Dynamics · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 17LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALHeadline onlywvtm · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 16LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALThe Greater Birmingham Humane Society sued the City of Birmingham and Nebius data center developers, challenging whether city and company officials followed zoning laws in approving a 300-megawatt AI facility planned 1,200 feet from GBHS's animal care campus in Oxmoor Valley.1819 News · Jefferson Co., AL
- Jul 14HEARING·Jefferson Co., ALHeadline onlywvtm · Jefferson Co., AL · also at MSN