Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01)
Nebius Group · Birmingham, AL · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- Under constructionSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- Not published
- Coordinates
- 33.4556, -86.8131
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Alabama Power
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- 300 MW
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Permitted
Land acquisition closed: ~75 acres at Milan Pkwy / Venice Rd acquired for $90M via affiliate Alabama ADC Holdings LLC
- Permitted
Building permit BLD2026-00195 filed; project grandfathered before Birmingham's proposed data-center moratorium
- Under construction
First construction permits issued (~$855M under contract); Hoar Construction begins work
Source notes
Nebius Group's Birmingham AI Factory (site code BHM01); distinct from the Nebius Vineland Data Center and the Nebius AI Factory (Independence). Capacity phased: Phase I = 100 MW (targeted H2 2026), Phase II adds 200 MW (full 300 MW by 2027-2028). Land acquisition $90M confirmed (2025-09-30); ~$855M in construction permits issued (April 2026) with $2.1B more under review; total capex described as 'tens of billions' (a projection) - so no investment figure is recorded. Reported job figures vary: BirminghamWatch (April 2026) reported Nebius representatives saying the AI factory would provide more than 100 jobs; Bham Now (May 2026) reported that officials said the center would employ approximately 100 people; al.com, republished by GovTech (September 2026), reported 78 jobs. No permanent-job count is recorded because the reported figures conflict and two of them are approximate or open-ended. Nebius's own Birmingham page says in one place that the project will create 1,000+ skilled construction jobs and in its FAQ that it will create hundreds. Site: former Regions Lakeshore Operations Center (about 75 acres per Nebius's project page, Yellowhammer News and GovTech; Baxtel lists 80) acquired from UAB, Regions Bank, and U.S. Steel; general contractor Hoar Construction. Coordinates address-approximate (201 Milan Pkwy, Oxmoor Corporate Park).
Alabama Power (APCO) confirmed as utility per Nebius's official page; APCO to build new switching/substation infrastructure funded by Nebius.
Sources and provenance
- Nebius x Birmingham, Alabama - Official Project Page · source retrieved 2026-07-07
- Nebius targets data center development in Birmingham, Alabama · source retrieved 2026-07-07
- NBIS Alabama Data Center: Inside the Birmingham AI Factory · source retrieved 2026-07-07
- Permit filed for multibillion-dollar, 75-acre data center in Birmingham · source retrieved 2026-09-09
- New Lawsuit Against Nebius Data Center Challenges Validity of Regs and Decisions · source retrieved 2026-07-07
- Nebius Birmingham, Alabama - Baxtel (Site Code BHM01) · source retrieved 2026-07-07
- HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · source retrieved 2026-07-23
- Battle Against Oxmoor Valley Data Center Fizzles but Residents Left With Concerns · source retrieved 2026-09-28
- Birmingham, Ala., Resident Sues Over Data Center Tax Abatements · source retrieved 2026-09-28
- $40 million in permits issued for new Birmingham data center · source retrieved 2026-09-28
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.