1 data center project in Westover Town
Who decides here: the Town Council of Westover Town votes on zoning. The Shelby County may review big projects too.
In Westover Town
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Wilsonville 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
Proposedabout 12 miles awayChildersburg Industrial Park data center
Childersburg, Talladega County
486 acres
🕒 Jan 2026: City Council discussed a land sale agreement worth about $17 million with the developer.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 14 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…
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
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.
🗺️ Zoning change
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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Westover Town. - 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much power and water would the data center use?
- Does the pause apply to this project, since the land was already rezoned?
- Which company would use the data center?