# QTS Bessemer (Project Marvel) > Proposed: a 1200 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/qts-bessemer-project-marvel-al-dc_56bef12a4699 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/qts-bessemer-project-marvel-al-dc_56bef12a4699.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records QTS has proposed a 1200 MW data center in Jefferson County, Alabama (proposed). 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:** QTS (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (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:** 1200 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:** 4,500,000 sq ft (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Site area:** 1,607 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $14.50B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 330 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** 2025 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **City:** Bessemer (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:** Likely 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 | QTS Bessemer (Project Marvel) | Proposed | 1200 MW | | Server Country | Project Marvel - Bessemer Hyperscale Data Center | Proposed | 1200 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is QTS Bessemer (Project Marvel) 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 proposed. ### Who is building QTS Bessemer (Project Marvel)? QTS is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve QTS Bessemer (Project Marvel)? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on QTS Bessemer (Project Marvel) 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.wbrc.com/2026/07/02/qts-confirms-plans-proposed-data-center-campus-bessemer/). Reported for 2026. - [Reported as announced](https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/02/qts-confirms-plans-proposed-data-center-campus-bessemer/). Reported for 2025. ## Related records - [Berkeley/Jefferson County Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/berkeley-jefferson-county-data-center-campus-wv-dc_e991aefab44e): Same operator - [Berkeley/Jefferson County Data Center Campus (QTS Kearneysville)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/berkeley-jefferson-county-data-center-campus-qts-kearneysville-wv-dc_66d04dd39450): Same operator - [Blackstone-QTS Northeastern Pennsylvania Data Centers](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/blackstone-qts-northeastern-pennsylvania-data-centers-pa-dc_d0f3584abb8f): Same operator - [QTS - Project Excalibur (Fayetteville)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/qts-project-excalibur-fayetteville-ga-dc_c8e4547a91bf): Same operator - [QTS / Lancium Hall County Clean Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/qts-lancium-hall-county-clean-campus-tx-dc_fbd03ef242d7): 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://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/02/qts-confirms-plans-proposed-data-center-campus-bessemer/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 · record qts-marvel-bessemer-al - [WBRC Fox6 (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/02/qts-confirms-plans-proposed-data-center-campus-bessemer/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Construction Review Online (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://constructionreviewonline.com/purported-developer-of-14bn-project-marvel-data-center-in-bessemer-alabama-unveiled-as-qts/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [WBRC Fox6 (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.wbrc.com/2025/11/19/bessemer-city-council-approves-149-billion-data-center-project-despite-transparency-concerns/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [ABC 3340 (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-bessemer-approves-rezoning-of-914-acres-for-project-marvel-data-center-april-2026) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/alabamas-planned-14bn-project-marvel-data-center-could-double-in-size/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [ABC 3340 (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://abc3340.com/news/local/qts-data-centers-behind-bessemer-project-marvel-plans) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Tuscaloosa Thread (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://tuscaloosathread.com/bessemer-data-center-concerns/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Community Sentinel (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://communitysentinel.media/2026/02/18/bessemer-residents-are-speaking-out-against-ai-data-center-development/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0003 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/qts-bessemer-project-marvel-al) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 95378089854617 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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