Data Center Registry
Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix)
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama · All 10 Core Scientific sites
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
- Auburn, Lee County, AL
- 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, 2025Under constructionCore 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 September 9, 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.
Notes on the record
STATUS RE-CHECK, NO CHANGE APPLIED, BUT FLAGGED. Two sources fetched this run 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 record is a pre-existing AUBix building that Core Scientific leased, so the boundary between the incumbent facility and Core Scientific's fit-out is genuinely unclear. I did not promote under_construction to operational on marketing tense alone. Worth a targeted check of Core Scientific's 10-Q or an earnings call transcript, which I did not reach this run.
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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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) in Auburn?
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 September 9, 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.
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 September 9, 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 September 9, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/core-scientific-auburn-al.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/core-scientific-auburn-al, retrieved September 14, 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 August 3, 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 September 9, 2026
- 6.Data center expansion and manufacturing project expected to bring hundreds of jobs to Lee County · WTVM · retrieved September 9, 2026
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