Nebius Birmingham AI Factory
Data center project in Birmingham, Alabama
Nebius Birmingham AI Factory is a data center project in Birmingham, Alabama, under construction, developed by Nebius, with a stated size of 300 MW. Last reported September 27, 2026, from 26 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Nebius
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Stated size
- 300 MW
- Stated investment
- $3B
- Last reported
- September 27, 2026
- Sources
- 26 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 9 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
FAA crane filings
1 filing, 1 with work scheduled now
Latest work from October 5, 2026 to October 29, 2027, up to 250 feet.
- Mobile crane 2026-ASO-13261-OE ↗ · October 5, 2026 to October 29, 2027
1 builder named on the filings, on Ultra.
Permits and filings
- ZoningZoning · Denied · March 26, 2026bhamwiki.com ↗
- Special exception for electrical switching stationZoning · Denied · March 26, 2026bhamwiki.com ↗
- Building permit BLD2026-00195Building permit · BLD2026-00195 · Filed · January 29, 2026suedatacenters.org ↗
- First set of construction permitsBuilding permit · Approved · April 1, 2026bhamwiki.com ↗
- Demolition permit for existing buildingPublic record · Approved · January 1, 2026bhamwiki.com ↗
- Tax abatement packageIncentive · Approved · May 29, 2026bhamwiki.com ↗
- ZoningZoning · ZAC2026-00001 · Approved · June 9, 2026bhamwiki.com ↗
- Public recordPublic record · Jefferson County Circuit Court · Filed · May 13, 2026allaboutlawyer.com ↗
What the sources say
Status
“permits for the first phases of construction were awarded in April”
Status
“construction beginning during the second quarter of 2026, initial commissioning in the fourth quarter and continued buildout through 2028”
Size
“Local reporting identifies the project as a 300 MW development.”
Square footage
450,000 square feet
Power capacity
300 MW
Acreage
75 acres
Cooling
Closed-loop cooling with air-cooled chillers and dry coolers
Generators
32 temporary generators
Phases
Phase 1: 150,000 sq ft, 100 MW; Phase 2: 300,000 sq ft, 200 MW
Completion
Fall 2028
Permanent jobs
About 100 people
Reports behind this page
- Report from bhamwiki.com · bhamwiki.com, April 22, 2026
- Report from northwiseproject.com · northwiseproject.com, February 13, 2026
What the full file adds
- General contractor1 named
- Electrical contractor1 named
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply1 named
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lendersOpen: not named yet
- Named builders, suppliers and partners9 companies named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Who pays whom20 deals on file: equity, loans, leases, power or equipment, each with its source.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
- AlertsAn email the day this project moves.Ultra
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