Data Center Registry

Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix)

Auburn, Lee County, Alabama · All 10 Core Scientific sites

Under constructionSupportedAI likelyRecord updated October 18, 2026

Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) is a data center under construction in Auburn, Alabama (Lee County), operated by Core Scientific. The public record puts it at 16 MW planned, a reported $400 million investment. It has documented public support and no documented opposition.

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Facility record

Under construction

Operator: Core Scientific
Facility type: Data center, AI use likely
Location: 1571 West Samford Avenue, Auburn, Lee County, AL, 36832
Coordinates: 32.6089, -85.4879 (approximate)
Power capacity: 16 MW planned
Land: Not established from a public source
Investment: $400 million
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: 20 permanent
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: Supported
Source confidence: Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

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.

February 19, 2025
Under construction
Core Scientific leased the existing AUBix facility at 1571 W Samford Ave and is bringing it online in phases; first ~16MW targeted, full ~$400M build ongoing as of the Feb 2025 announcement. Source: Core Scientific IR (BusinessWire-syndicated)

Opposition and litigation at this site

Not that we can document. Local officials or residents have expressed public support for Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) in Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, and no opposition, petition, or lawsuit appears in the sources this registry tracks as of October 18, 2026. Core Scientific retained the facility's 11 existing full-time employees and plans to grow to 20+; local officials (Auburn city/state leaders) publicly supportive; projected ~$1.5M/yr local tax revenue.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: supported means local officials or residents have expressed public support and no opposition is documented.

Core Scientific retained the facility's 11 existing full-time employees and plans to grow to 20+; local officials (Auburn city/state leaders) publicly supportive; projected ~$1.5M/yr local tax revenue.

Source: DataCenterMap

Notes on the record

As of September 2026, the status is kept at under construction, though two sources found then point toward the site already serving customers: Core Scientific sells it as a current product, and the February 2026 $55M permit is framed as an expansion of an existing facility rather than a first build. Neither states outright that the data center is energized and serving load, and this is a pre-existing AUBix building that Core Scientific leased, so the boundary between the incumbent facility and Core Scientific's fit-out is unclear. Status was not promoted to operational on marketing tense alone.

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.

Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Land area
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

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.
Land area: The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with 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.

Mill Creek Data Center · Auburn · Undisclosed end user (applicant: LBYD, Inc.)4 mi · Permitted
Tallassee 1852 Mill Data Center Proposal · Tallassee · Undisclosed private developers24 mi · Cancelled · 10 MW

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) in Auburn?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix)?

No lawsuit over Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) appears in the record we track as of October 18, 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 Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) 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 Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix), and how big is it?

Core Scientific is the operator on record. We hold 10 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 16 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix)," updated October 18, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/core-scientific-auburn-al.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/core-scientific-auburn-al, retrieved October 29, 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.Core Scientific Announces Expansion into Auburn, Alabama with New High-Performance Computing Facility · Core Scientific IR (BusinessWire-syndicated) · retrieved September 28, 2026
2.Core Scientific bringing high-performance computing operation to Auburn, Alabama · Alabama News Center · retrieved August 3, 2026
3.AUBix Data Center in Auburn | 1571 W Samford Ave (3 MW) · DataCenterMap · retrieved August 3, 2026
4.Alabama Data Center | High-Density in Auburn · Core Scientific · retrieved September 9, 2026
5.Core Scientific bringing high-performance computing operation to Auburn · Made in Alabama (Alabama Dept. of Commerce) · retrieved October 18, 2026
6.Data center expansion and manufacturing project expected to bring hundreds of jobs to Lee County · WTVM · retrieved September 9, 2026
7.PeeringDB facility record 12120 - AUBix Auburn, 1571 W Samford Ave, Auburn AL 36832 · PeeringDB · retrieved September 15, 2026

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