# Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) > Under construction: a 16 MW data center in Lee County, Alabama, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/core-scientific-auburn-data-center-aubix-al-dc_38804d997820 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/core-scientific-auburn-data-center-aubix-al-dc_38804d997820.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Core Scientific is building a 16 MW data center in Lee County, Alabama (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:** Core Scientific (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 16 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Capacity as the sources range:** 16 to 50 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:** 39,202 sq ft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $400.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 20 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** Feb 19, 2025 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** Feb 19, 2025 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **City:** Auburn (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:** Lee (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:** Alabama (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:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Likely AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (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 | Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) | Under construction | 16 MW | | Server Country | Core Scientific AUBix Auburn Data Center | Expanding | 50 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 15, 2026) reports it as under construction. The sources disagree: Server Country reports expanding. ### Who is building Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix)? Core Scientific is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix)? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) 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 - **Feb 19, 2025:** [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) - **Feb 19, 2025:** [Construction start reported](https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/107/core-scientific-announces-expansion-into-auburn-alabama-with-new-high-performance-computing-facility) ## Related records - [Core Scientific Denton Data Center (Denton 1)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/core-scientific-denton-data-center-denton-1-tx-dc_b69ba7696063): Same operator - [Core Scientific Muskogee Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/core-scientific-muskogee-campus-ok-dc_b2888ae73359): Same operator - [Core Scientific Pecos AI Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/core-scientific-pecos-ai-campus-tx-dc_d26b0306c1b5): Same operator - [CoreWeave Dalton II / Core Scientific Old Tilton Road Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/coreweave-dalton-ii-core-scientific-old-tilton-road-data-center-ga-dc_c0ff36f9ba5e): Same operator - [CoreWeave/Core Scientific Muskogee Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/coreweave-core-scientific-muskogee-data-center-ok-dc_0bdd963f0fb3): Same operator - [Calvert Infrastructure Hub](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/calvert-infrastructure-hub-al-dc_590d86623b6e): Same state - [Construction Partners Corporate Headquarters and Data Processing Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/construction-partners-corporate-headquarters-and-data-processing-center-al-dc_e5ee143e7567): Same state - [DC BLOX Birmingham Expansion](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dc-blox-birmingham-expansion-al-dc_91b240bacecb): Same state - [DC BLOX Huntsville Expansion](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dc-blox-huntsville-expansion-al-dc_93012ef201ed): Same state - [DC BLOX Montgomery Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dc-blox-montgomery-data-center-al-dc_5a62fd25be65): 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://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/107/core-scientific-announces-expansion-into-auburn-alabama-with-new-high-performance-computing-facility) · as of Sep 15, 2026 · record core-scientific-auburn-al - [Core Scientific IR (BusinessWire-syndicated) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/107/core-scientific-announces-expansion-into-auburn-alabama-with-new-high-performance-computing-facility) · as of Aug 3, 2026 - [Alabama News Center (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://alabamanewscenter.com/2025/02/20/core-scientific-bringing-high-performance-computing-operation-to-auburn-alabama/) · as of Aug 3, 2026 - [DataCenterMap (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/alabama/auburn/aubix-data-center/) · as of Aug 3, 2026 - [Core Scientific (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://corescientific.com/high-density-data-centers/auburn-al/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Made in Alabama (Alabama Dept. of Commerce) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.madeinalabama.com/2025/02/core-scientific-bringing-high-performance-computing-operation-to-auburn/) · as of Sep 15, 2026 - [WTVM (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.wtvm.com/2026/02/25/data-center-expansion-manufacturing-project-expected-bring-hundreds-jobs-lee-county/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [PeeringDB (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.peeringdb.com/api/fac/12120) · as of Sep 15, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0635 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/core-scientific-auburn-data-center-aubix-al) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 62123708872736 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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