Colossus 2
Data center project in Memphis, Tennessee
Colossus 2 is a data center project in Memphis, Tennessee, operating, developed by xAI, with a stated size of 946 MW. Last reported November 3, 2026, from 5 sources.
- Status
- Operational
- Developer
- xAI
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Stated size
- 946 MW
- Stated investment
- $35.8B
- Last reported
- November 3, 2026
- Sources
- 5 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 8 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
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What the sources say
Reported
“Colossus 2 comprises five sites in the Memphis and Southaven area, named Macrohard, Macroharder, Minihard, GunRange and Spam”
Reported
“having installed eight converted jet-engine turbines in Mississippi to help power its Colossus 2 data center in Memphis”
Reported
“Colossus 2 is located in the Whitehaven neighborhood and became operational on September 3, 2026.”
Size
“Colossus 2 IT power capacity ~946 MW”
Investment
“Colossus 2 capital investment ~$35.8 billion”
Reported
“xAI kicked off the Colossus 2 project on March 7, 2025, acquiring a 1-million-square-foot warehouse in Memphis plus two adjacent sites totaling 100 acres.”
Status
“A massive graywater cooling tower under construction will pipe cooled recycled water into Colossus from the nearby graywater plant.”
Reports behind this page
- Musk's Colossus DC Cluster - What's the Storage Situation? · it-news-and-events.info, November 3, 2026
- Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows | TechCrunch · techcrunch.com, November 2, 2026
- xAI's Colossus Campus in Memphis Now Spans Two Sites Totaling a Planned 1.2 GW · nextdcx.com, September 11, 2026
- xAI's Memphis Colossus · introl.com, March 31, 2026
What the full file adds
- General contractorOpen: not named yet
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply3 named
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lenders1 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners8 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 whom1 deal 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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