1 data center project in Unincorporated Morgan County
Who decides here: the Morgan County Commission decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Morgan County
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Morgan County
County Commission passed a one-year pause aimed at the planned bitcoin mining data center on Union Road near Somerville, to study noise and environmental effects. Alabama counties mostly lack zoning power, and the county attorney said the county cannot enforce it; utility work at the site went on in August.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Morgan County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Morgan County: Joe Wheeler Electric Member Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Cullman Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Arab Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Alabama.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Has the bitcoin mine started running?
- Which utility will supply the power?
- Is the site inside Somerville town limits?
- One tracker lists this project as canceled; local news in August 2026 said it was still moving ahead. Which is true now?