Projects
Westover data center near U.S. 280
Westover, Shelby County
437 acres
🕒 Aug 20, 2026: Residents packed a town hall about the project.
Status unclearWilsonville hyperscale data center (NorthPoint)
Wilsonville, Shelby County
687 acres
🕒 Sept 2, 2025: Shelby County's manager said there was no project and no developer had contacted the cou…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtDigi Power X AI data center, Columbiana
Columbiana, Shelby County
for Cerebras Systems
🕒 May 2026: Digi Power X signed a 10-year, about $1.1 billion deal with Cerebras for 40 MW at the si…
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Westover
Council unanimously passed a six-month pause on data centers after neighbors spoke against the planned 450-acre data center near Highway 280. The mayor said talks with the developer on an agreement (MOU) had stalled.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Harpersville
Town Council passed Ordinance 2026-08-03-03, a six-month pause on data center development. The town, its Planning and Zoning Board and Water Board are holding public information sessions during the pause.
🤝 Agreement with the company · Columbiana
Council approved a 12-month sales and use tax break for DigiPowerX while it builds its data center. In return the company will pay the city $3.5 million as a 'community impact payment'.
🗺️ Zoning change · Westover
Council rezoned the land later bought by Swift Willow Property to industrial (Feb. 2025). In April 2025 the Planning Commission made data centers an allowed use in the industrial district.
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