Echelon Data Centres site in Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park, Meridian area
Echelon Data Centres, an Irish company, signed a letter of intent with Lauderdale County to buy about 300 acres in the Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park for a data center. Mississippi Power is planning about 500 megawatts for the site. It would be the county's second big data center after Compass.
Where things stand: Lauderdale County and Echelon signed a letter of intent for about 300 acres (reported Feb 2026). No final sale or approval found.
🕒 Latest update (Feb 2026): County officials and Echelon Data Centres signed a letter of intent for Echelon to buy about 300 acres, partly county land, at $20,000 an acre (about $6 million).
What we know
- 📍 WhereSouth of Northeast Industrial Park Road, between Highway 45 and the railroad, including the old Loblolly site, unknown, Lauderdale County
- 🏢 CompanyEchelon Data Centres (Dublin, Ireland)
- 🌳 Size300 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromMississippi Power, about 500 megavolt-amperes (roughly 500 MW) being planned
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has the county approved the land sale to Echelon? 🙋 I'll find out
- How big will the data center be and how much water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Is the site inside Meridian city limits? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Feb 2026County officials and Echelon Data Centres signed a letter of intent for Echelon to buy about 300 acres, partly county land, at $20,000 an acre (about $6 million).
Local votes and rules
🤝 Agreement with the company
County officials and Echelon Data Centres signed a letter of intent for Echelon to buy about 300 acres in Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park, partly county land, at $20,000 an acre (about $6 million). It is not a final sale.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Lauderdale County in talks for second data center investment · The Meridian Star · Feb 15, 2026
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