Alabama

Alabama AI data center project proceeds despite Birmingham’s new moratorium

Alabama AI data center project proceeds despite Birmingham’s new moratorium

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

Birmingham passed a six-month moratorium on new data centers over 20 MW, but it doesn’t touch two in-flight projects: Nebius’s...

Alabama AI data center vote delayed amid environmental and community concerns

Alabama AI data center vote delayed amid environmental and community concerns

Melissa Palmer
March 2, 2026

Nebius’s planned “AI factory” in Birmingham is stalled because neighbors and local groups pushed back hard on siting, noise, and...

Alabama residents challenge Birmingham AI data center zoning and impacts

Alabama residents challenge Birmingham AI data center zoning and impacts

Melissa Palmer
February 27, 2026

Nebius wants to turn a former Regions operations site in Birmingham into a 300 MW “AI factory,” which is effectively...

Alabama city tightens zoning rules on AI-era data centers

Alabama city tightens zoning rules on AI-era data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 18, 2026

Columbiana just tightened zoning rules for data centers after a specific DigiPowerX project exposed how easily one could slide through...

Alabama city revises Project Marvel data center plan amid opposition

Alabama city revises Project Marvel data center plan amid opposition

Melissa Palmer
February 10, 2026

Bessemer’s revised Project Marvel plan expands the data center campus footprint and reshuffles buildings to create larger buffers between hyperscale-style...

Oxmoor residents oppose proposed AI data center amid moratorium debate

Oxmoor residents oppose proposed AI data center amid moratorium debate

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February 10, 2026

Nebius, a Netherlands-based data center operator, wants to build an “AI factory” on 80 acres in Birmingham’s Oxmoor community. Residents...

Six‑month data center pause reshapes Birmingham, Alabama AI builds

Six‑month data center pause reshapes Birmingham, Alabama AI builds

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

Birmingham’s planning committee is asking for a six‑month moratorium on new data centers so the city can better understand their...

Toxic legacy site becomes risky hyperscale data center gamble for Alabama

Toxic legacy site becomes risky hyperscale data center gamble for Alabama

Melissa Palmer
January 27, 2026

Childersburg just rezoned a contaminated former Manhattan Project munitions site to allow a 500 MW, $6 billion hyperscale data center,...

Massive AI data campus trades huge footprint and power for few jobs in Alabama

Massive AI data campus trades huge footprint and power for few jobs in Alabama

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Stream Data Centers is pitching a 2 million square foot, likely AI-heavy campus at WNY STAMP (Western New York Science...

Pausing new Birmingham, Alabama data centers helps plan smarter AI growth

Pausing new Birmingham, Alabama data centers helps plan smarter AI growth

Melissa Palmer
December 30, 2025

Birmingham is considering a 270-day pause on new data center builds, expansions, and establishments within city limits. This comes right...

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