No project in Homewood City, but 3 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Homewood City votes on zoning. The Jefferson County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Nebius AI data center in Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham
Birmingham, Jefferson County
75 acres · for Nebius
🕒 July 2026: Two neighbors sued to stop the project; a judge let construction continue for now.
Proposedabout 6 miles awayPatmos data center in former Fairfield Walmart
Fairfield, Jefferson County
🕒 Aug 12, 2026: Hundreds of residents attended a town hall on the plan at the Fairfield Civic Center.
Approved, not built yetabout 11 miles awayProject Marvel data center campus in Bessemer
Bessemer, Jefferson County
1,600 acres
🕒 July 1, 2026: QTS Data Centers, owned by Blackstone, confirmed it is behind the project and said it wi…
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Council unanimously paused approvals for data centers over 1 megawatt for 12 months, with a possible 6-month extension, while staff and the Planning Commission study the effects. No applications were pending.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Homewood City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Alabama Power Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Alabama.