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Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road)

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee · All 3 Connect Data Centers sites

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated September 21, 2026

Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road) is an operating data center in Memphis, Tennessee (Shelby County), operated by Connect Data Centers (Oppidan Investment Company). The public record puts it at announced May 5, 2023.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator: Connect Data Centers (Oppidan Investment Company)
Facility type: Data center
Location: 3900 S. Mendenhall Road, Memphis, Shelby County, TN, 38115
Coordinates: 35.0342, -89.8847 (approximate)
Power capacity: Not established from a public source
Land: Not established from a public source
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: May 5, 2023
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: Not established from a public source
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: No reception on record
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

2025
Operating
Baxtel facility listing shows 'Fully operational facility', year built 2025 (aggregator listing; no operator press release located) Source: Baxtel
May 5, 2023
Proposed
Oppidan filed plans with the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development for a 99,000 sq ft single-story data center; construction expected summer 2023, operations anticipated in 2025 Source: Baxtel

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of September 21, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road) in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Notes on the record

99,000 sq ft single-story data center developed by Connect Data Centers, the data center division of Minnesota-based Oppidan Investment Company. Pin is a road-level geocode of the stated address (parcel not confirmed). Distinct from EdgeConneX EDCMEM01 at 4005 S. Mendenhall Rd and Merkle Standard at 4545 S. Mendenhall Rd.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Power capacity in megawatts
Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
Land area
How the community has received it
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Power capacity in megawatts: The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area: The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
How the community has received it: Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

EdgeConneX Memphis (EDCMEM01) · Memphis · EdgeConneXunder 1 mile · Operating
Merkle Standard Memphis (4545 South Mendenhall Road) · Memphis · Merkle Standardunder 1 mile · Operating
5C MEM01 Memphis (former Fred's headquarters) · Memphis · 5C Data Centers3 mi · Under construction · 15 MW
xAI Southaven · Southaven · xAI6 mi · Operating · 2 GW · In litigation
Expedient Memphis (MEM1) · Memphis · Expedient6 mi · Operating · 1.5 MW
Colossus · Memphis · xAI8 mi · Operating · 1.2 GW · In litigation
Colossus 2 (Whitehaven) · Memphis · xAI9 mi · Operating · 210 MW
The STEM Practice Sycamore View AI Data Center · Memphis · Golden Acquisitions / The STEM Practice9 mi · Under construction · 9 MW

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road) data center in Memphis?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road) data center?

No lawsuit over Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road) appears in the record we track as of September 21, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road), and how big is it?

Connect Data Centers (Oppidan Investment Company) is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Connect Data Centers Memphis (3900 S. Mendenhall Road)," updated September 21, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/connect-data-centers-oppidan-memphis-tn.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/connect-data-centers-oppidan-memphis-tn, retrieved October 1, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.Oppidan Submits Paperwork For a 99,000 sq ft Data Center in Memphis, Tennessee (May 5, 2023) · Baxtel · retrieved September 21, 2026
2.Connect Data Centers: Memphis, TN Data Center (facility listing) · Baxtel · retrieved September 21, 2026

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