Applied Digital Delta Forge 2 AI data center, Brookwood
Also called: Delta Forge 2, APLD BHM-01 LLC, Project Evolve
Applied Digital plans a $3.2 billion, 210-megawatt AI data center near Brookwood Middle School. The county development board approved about $314 million in tax breaks. Residents worry about noise near the school.
Where things stand: County development board approved tax breaks in Sept 2026; construction expected to start Oct 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 24, 2026): Applied Digital confirmed Brookwood as the Delta Forge 2 site; the county development board voted unanimously for tax breaks.
What we know
- 📍 WhereOff Brookwood Parkway, north of Brookwood Middle School, Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County
- 🏢 CompanyApplied Digital
- 👤 Built forunnamed large cloud company (hyperscaler)
- 🌳 Size160 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs210 megawatts (about as much as 168,000 homes)
- 💵 Cost$3.2 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksTuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority approved about $314.5 million in tax breaks over 20 years; Applied Digital will pay about $270 million in community benefit payments.
- 👷 Jobs promised100
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. Brookwood's mayor signed a secret deal (NDA) through the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority.
❓ Still unanswered
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- How many diesel backup generators will it have? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 20, 2026State environment agency (ADEM) approved a construction stormwater permit for APLD BHM-01 LLC.
- Sept 24, 2026Applied Digital confirmed Brookwood as the Delta Forge 2 site; the county development board voted unanimously for tax breaks.
Local votes and rules
🤝 Agreement with the company
The county development board unanimously approved about $314.5 million in tax breaks over 20 years for Applied Digital's Delta Forge 2 data center in Brookwood. The company agreed to pay $270 million over 20 years to local governments.
🗺️ Zoning change
Council unanimously annexed 374 acres along Brookwood Industrial Parkway and rezoned it from single-family homes to light industrial for Project Brookwood LLC. The application lists a data center campus. The Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended it in August.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- County Board Unanimously OKs Incentives for $3.2 Billion Applied Digital Data Center in Brookwood · Tuscaloosa Thread · Sept 24, 2026
- Applied Digital Brookwood data center · Tuscaloosa Thread · Aug 5, 2026
- 2-Million-Square-Foot Brookwood Project Appears Linked to Applied Digital AI Campus · ABC 33/40 · Aug 2026
- WBRC requests records connected to proposed data center development in Brookwood · WBRC · Sept 8, 2026
- Applied Digital reveals $3.2bn Delta Forge 2 AI data center will be built in Alabama · Data Center Dynamics · Sept 2026
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