No project in Pelham City, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Pelham City votes on zoning. The Shelby 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.
Status unclearabout 12 miles awayWestover data center near U.S. 280
Westover, Shelby County
437 acres
🕒 Aug 20, 2026: Residents packed a town hall about the project.
Being builtabout 12 miles awayDigi 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…
Approved, not built yetabout 14 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…
Proposedabout 15 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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Pelham 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.