# Colossus 2 (Whitehaven) > Under construction: a 150 MW data center in Shelby County, Tennessee, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/colossus-2-whitehaven-tn-dc_d45c96f898ef Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/colossus-2-whitehaven-tn-dc_d45c96f898ef.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records xAI is building a 150 MW data center in Shelby County, Tennessee (under construction). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** xAI (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 13, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 150 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Capacity as the sources range:** 150 to 1563 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Reported building area:** 1 sq ft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Site area:** 100 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $12.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 500 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** 2024 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** 2024-06 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Expected completion:** 2026 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **City:** Memphis (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **County:** Shelby (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **State:** Tennessee (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Utility:** Memphis Light Gas & Water (MLGW) / TVA (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** Mixed sources (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Cooling:** Evaporative (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Incentives reported:** Infrastructure Support; Other (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Colossus 2 (Whitehaven) | Operating | Not reported | | Compute Atlas | Colossus | Operating | 150 MW | | Compute Atlas | Minihard | Under construction | Not reported | | Server Country | xAI Colossus Supercomputer | Expanding | 1563 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Colossus 2 (Whitehaven) under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 13, 2026) reports it as under construction. The sources disagree: Compute Atlas reports operating, Compute Atlas reports operating and Server Country reports expanding. ### Who is building Colossus 2 (Whitehaven)? xAI is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### When is Colossus 2 (Whitehaven) expected to finish? Server Country reports expected completion in 2026. That is a reported target, not a schedule. ### Which carriers serve Colossus 2 (Whitehaven)? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Colossus 2 (Whitehaven) get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Reported as completed](https://web.archive.org/web/20250517234219/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/). Reported for 2026-01. - [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2026. - [Reported as announced](https://web.archive.org/web/20250517234219/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/). Reported for 2025-02. - [Reported as completed](https://web.archive.org/web/20250517234219/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/). Reported for 2024-09. - [Construction start reported](https://web.archive.org/web/20250517234219/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/). Reported for 2024-06. - [Construction start reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2024-03. - [Reported as announced](https://web.archive.org/web/20250517234219/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/). Reported for 2024. - [Reported as completed](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2024. ## Related records - [5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-mem01-memphis-former-fred-s-headquarters-tn-dc_9fd6af74e290): Same state - [5C MEM01 Memphis Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-mem01-memphis-data-center-tn-dc_acc020359b93): Same state - [Bitdeer Knoxville AI Datacenter (5101 S. National Drive)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/bitdeer-knoxville-ai-datacenter-5101-s-national-drive-tn-dc_635efcbf5284): Same state - [Cielo Clarksville Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cielo-clarksville-data-center-tn-dc_acdc859c9177): Same state - [Cielo Montgomery County AI Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cielo-montgomery-county-ai-campus-tn-dc_867ac6a1709f): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. 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. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://web.archive.org/web/20250517234219/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 · record xai-colossus-2-memphis-tn - [DataCenterDynamics (archived) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://web.archive.org/web/20250517234219/https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Wikipedia (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(data_center)) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(supercomputer)) · as of Sep 9, 2026 · record xai-colossus-memphis-tn - [Wikipedia (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(supercomputer)) · as of Aug 16, 2026 - [Reuters (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/musk-says-xai-has-built-worlds-most-powerful-ai-training-cluster-2024-09-24/) · as of Jul 5, 2026 - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/xai-doubles-number-of-onsite-gas-turbines-at-memphis-data-center-in-violation-of-permit-limits/) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Governing (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.governing.com/resilience/wastewater-will-cool-this-memphis-data-center) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [CNBC (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/16/musks-xai-permits-challenged-by-naacp-environmental-groups-memphis.html) · as of Jul 6, 2026 - [Daily Memphian (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://dailymemphian.com/article/51159/heres-what-xai-will-pay-in-property-taxes) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(data_center)) · as of Sep 13, 2026 · record xai-minihard-memphis-tn - [Report cited by Compute Atlas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(data_center)) · as of Sep 13, 2026 - [Report cited by Compute Atlas](https://baxtel.com/data-center/xai-colossus-2-bldg1) · as of Sep 13, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0459 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/colossus-2-whitehaven-tn) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 233494134954223 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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