# Oak Ridge Reservation AI Data Center Sites (DOE land lease) > Proposed: a data center in Roane County, Tennessee, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/oak-ridge-reservation-ai-data-center-sites-doe-land-lease-tn-dc_b57a197c2a6d Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/oak-ridge-reservation-ai-data-center-sites-doe-land-lease-tn-dc_b57a197c2a6d.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records U.S. Department of Energy has proposed a data center in Roane County, Tennessee (proposed). One source reports 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), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** U.S. Department of Energy (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Announced:** 2025-09 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **City:** Oak Ridge (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **County:** Roane (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **State:** Tennessee (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Location precision:** Approximate: city centroid (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 | Oak Ridge Reservation AI Data Center Sites (DOE land lease) | Proposed | Not reported | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Oak Ridge Reservation AI Data Center Sites (DOE land lease) under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 9, 2026) reports it as proposed. ### Who is building Oak Ridge Reservation AI Data Center Sites (DOE land lease)? U.S. Department of Energy is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Oak Ridge Reservation AI Data Center Sites (DOE land lease)? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Oak Ridge Reservation AI Data Center Sites (DOE land lease) 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 announced](https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/us-energy-department-seeks-proposals-ai-data-centers-energy-projects-oak-ridge). Reported for 2025-09. ## 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). 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://www.energy.gov/em/articles/us-energy-department-seeks-proposals-ai-data-centers-energy-projects-oak-ridge) · as of Sep 9, 2026 · record doe-oak-ridge-reservation-ai-data-centers-tn - [U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/us-energy-department-seeks-proposals-ai-data-centers-energy-projects-oak-ridge) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [FedScoop (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://fedscoop.com/energy-rfp-oak-ridge-ai-data-centers/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/oak-ridge-reservation-ai-data-center-sites-doe-land-lease-tn) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 199536018205293 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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