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Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01)

NebiusBirmingham, Jefferson County, ALUpdated

Nebius is building a 300 MW data center in Jefferson County, Alabama (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.

Capacity
300 MW
Investment
$4 ($3.59)
Building area
500,000 sq ft
Site
80 acres
Expected completion
2028

Who's on this build

Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.

Schedule

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. in 2 yr

    Expected completionPlanned

  2. Today

    Under construction

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  3. 5 mo ago

    Construction start

  4. 5 mo ago

    Construction start reported

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

  5. 6 mo ago

    Reported as announced

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

  6. 12 mo ago

    Announced

Reported updates without an event date

Record quality

Datasets
2, all agree
Location
Site footprint confirmed
Summary
From published records
Source as of
Last material change

Site and infrastructure

CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record

Status

Operator
NebiusOperator · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-alOperator · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0631
Stage
Under constructionStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-alStage · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0631
Facility type
AI data centerFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326

Scale

Reported capacity
300 MWReported capacity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-alReported capacity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0631
Reported investment
$3.59Reported investment · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326
Reported building area
500,000 sq ftReported building area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326
Site area
80 acresSite area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326
Reported jobs
100Reported jobs · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326

Reported dates

Announced
2025-09-30Announced · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-alReported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Construction start reported
2026-04-01Construction start reported · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-alReported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Expected completion
2028Expected completion · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0631

Site

City
BirminghamCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-alCity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0631
County
JeffersonCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-alCounty · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0631
State
AlabamaState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-alState · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0631
Location precision
Site footprint confirmedLocation precision · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326
Community response
Local opposition reportedCommunity response · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326

Power and cooling

Utility
Alabama PowerUtility · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326
Power source
Grid powerPower source · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326
Cooling
Closed loopCooling · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 105626064367326
AI workload
Confirmed AI or machine-learning workloadAI workload · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-al

Sources, method and limits

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What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasNebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01)Under construction300 MW
Server CountryNebius Birmingham AI FactoryUnder construction300 MW

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 9, 2026 · Record: nebius-bhm01-birmingham-al
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. CA
  5. CA
  6. CA
  7. CA
  8. CA
  9. CA
  10. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0631
  11. KW

Limitations and interpretation

  • This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
  • Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
  • An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
  • Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

Cite or correct this record

Kapwork Grow, “Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01)”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/nebius-birmingham-ai-factory-bhm01-al-dc_6010fc0baede, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.

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An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.

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