Patmos data center in former Fairfield Walmart
Also called: Patmos tech campus
Patmos wants to turn the old Fairfield Walmart into a data center that rents space to many companies. It would start at about 20 megawatts. Residents raised worries about health, noise and power bills.
Where things stand: Needs a City Council vote. The city's temporary data center ban does not apply to this proposal.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 12, 2026): Hundreds of residents attended a town hall on the plan at the Fairfield Civic Center.
What we know
- 📍 Where7201 Aaron Aronov Drive, former Walmart Supercenter (about 16 acres), Fairfield, Jefferson County
- 🏢 CompanyPatmos
- ⚡ Power it needs20 megawatts (about as much as 16,000 homes)
- 👷 Jobs promised50
❓ Still unanswered
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- When will the City Council vote? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many backup generators will it have? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 24, 2026Patmos's plans for a tech campus and data center in Fairfield became public.
- Aug 12, 2026Hundreds of residents attended a town hall on the plan at the Fairfield Civic Center.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Council passed a temporary ban on new data center proposals. It does not apply to the Patmos plan for the former Walmart, which the council could still vote on separately. The length of the pause was not reported.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Hundreds pack Fairfield town hall over proposed data center inside former Walmart · WBRC · Aug 13, 2026
- Patmos tech campus: What Fairfield could expect from proposed data center · WBRC · July 24, 2026
- Jobs, power and water: Fairfield presses data center developers · ABC 33/40 · Aug 2026
- Jefferson County parcel 3000133003017000, 7201 Aaron Aronov Dr (16.3 acres) · Jefferson County GIS · Oct 8, 2026
- Patmos: Fairfield, AL · Baxtel · Oct 8, 2026
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