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Jackson County, Alabama

Jackson County, Alabama has 420 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 4 records, against 14 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 200 MW of planned generation across 1 project. That is 12.1% of Alabama's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: Tennessee Valley AuthorityRefreshed monthly
420MW
data centers, planned to operating
4
data center records, not cancelled
12.1%
of Alabama's data center MW
14MW
operating generation, 2 oil projects
200MW
planned generation, 1 project
1
data center developers active here
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Jackson County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 3 of its 3 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Dekalb no data centers Marshall no data centers Madison 439.6 MW Jackson 420 MW
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
30times

more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Jackson County's own plants cover 3.3% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 200 MW.

Data centers, planned to operating420 MW
Operating generation14 MW
Planned generation200 MW

Data centers by status

4 records, 420 MW

Operating120 MW2 records, 29%
Under construction150 MW1 record, 36%
Planned150 MW1 record, 36%
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The data center pipeline

4 records list a year online or expected, from 2019 to 2029. The largest expected additions are 150 MW listed for 2028 and 150 MW for 2029.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
050100150 Snapshot year 120 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 150 2028 150 2029
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YearRecordsMW
20192120
202000
202100
202200
202300
202400
202500
202600
202700
20281150
20291150
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 4 records with a year
Figure 2

Who is building in Jackson

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 1 of 1.

Google 420 MW 4 sites
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DeveloperSitesMW
Google4420
Members see all 1 developer, each campus they own here, and the people who run their site selection and energy procurement.
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Power generation in the county

2 plants operate inside Jackson County, 14 MW of oil. The queue adds 200 MW across 1 project.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Jackson County

OperatingPlanned
Battery StoragePlanned 200 MW 1 project
OilOperating 14 MW 2 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
Battery StoragePlanned1200
OilOperating214
Operating: 14 MW. Planned: 200 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 214 MW against 420 MW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
050100150200 200 2029
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20291200
No planned project is past its listed year

Jackson County against its neighbors

Madison County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 439.6 MW, more than Jackson County. 2 of the 3 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Madison County 8
440
43
0 10.1x
Jackson County this page 4
420
14
200 30x
Marshall County 0
0
119
0 0x
Dekalb County 0
0
5
0 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

4 counties shown

What changed since June 4, 2026

1 project in Jackson County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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1
added to a queue, 200 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
0
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 0 MW
0
slipped their in-service date, 0 MW

Every change in Jackson County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 1 change.

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County: Jackson County, ALSince June 4, 2026 1 change
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Jackson County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 7 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Jackson County, ALStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 7 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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