# Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) > Under construction: a 300 MW data center in Jefferson County, Alabama, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/nebius-birmingham-ai-factory-bhm01-al-dc_6010fc0baede Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/nebius-birmingham-ai-factory-bhm01-al-dc_6010fc0baede.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Nebius is building a 300 MW data center in Jefferson 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:** Nebius (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), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 300 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:** 500,000 sq ft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Site area:** 80 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $4 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 100 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** Sep 30, 2025 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** Apr 1, 2026 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Expected completion:** 2028 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **City:** Birmingham (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:** Jefferson (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:** 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:** Alabama Power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Cooling:** Closed loop (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) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) | Under construction | 300 MW | | Server Country | Nebius Birmingham AI Factory | Under construction | 300 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 9, 2026) and Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) report it as under construction. ### Who is building Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01)? Nebius is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### When is Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) expected to finish? Server Country reports expected completion in 2028. That is a reported target, not a schedule. ### Which carriers serve Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01)? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) 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 - [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2028. - **Apr 1, 2026:** [Construction start reported](https://nebius.com/birminghamal) - **Mar 2, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) - **Sep 30, 2025:** [Reported as announced](https://nebius.com/birminghamal) ## Related records - [Nebius AI Factory (Independence)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/nebius-ai-factory-independence-mo-dc_c83e22cfa219): Same operator - [Nebius Independence Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/nebius-independence-data-center-campus-mo-dc_f33ab05b722c): Same operator - [Nebius New Jersey AI Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/nebius-new-jersey-ai-data-center-nj-dc_1520da282878): Same operator - [Nebius Pennsylvania AI Factory Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/nebius-pennsylvania-ai-factory-campus-pa-dc_fe968e92000f): 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 - [Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/core-scientific-auburn-data-center-aubix-al-dc_38804d997820): 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 ## 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://nebius.com/birminghamal) · as of Sep 9, 2026 · record nebius-bhm01-birmingham-al - [Nebius Group (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://nebius.com/birminghamal) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-targets-data-center-development-in-birmingham-alabama/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Northwise Project (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://northwiseproject.com/nbis-alabama-data-center/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Yellowhammer News (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://yellowhammernews.com/permit-filed-for-multibillion-dollar-75-acre-data-center-in-birmingham/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Birmingham Watch (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://birminghamwatch.org/2026/06/29/new-lawsuit-against-nebius-data-center-challenges-validity-of-regs-and-decisions/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Baxtel (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://baxtel.com/data-center/nebius-birmingham-alabama) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=597555ce8e4a4892a030784a7c657fdd) · as of Jul 23, 2026 - [BirminghamWatch (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://birminghamwatch.org/2026/04/24/battle-against-oxmoor-valley-data-center-fizzles-but-residents-left-with-concerns/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0631 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/nebius-birmingham-ai-factory-bhm01-al) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 105626064367326 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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