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Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01)

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Under constructionIn litigationAI confirmedRecord updated October 28, 2026

Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) is a data center under construction in Birmingham, Alabama (Jefferson County), operated by Nebius Group. The public record puts it at announced September 30, 2025, 300 MW planned, 75 acres. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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Facility record

Under construction

Operator: Nebius Group
Facility type: Data center, AI use confirmed
Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Coordinates: 33.4556, -86.8131 (approximate)
Power capacity: 300 MW planned
Land: 75 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: September 30, 2025
Utility: Alabama Power
Power source: Grid
Cooling: Closed loop
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: Not established from a public source
Public subsidy: Industrial Development Board abatement: 80% of construction-related taxes (excluding education) and 65% of non-educational property taxes, 30 years, $3.2 billion, Industrial Development Board of the City of Birmingham, 2026
Community reception: In litigation
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.

April 1, 2026
Under construction
First construction permits issued (~$855M under contract); Hoar Construction begins work
January 29, 2026
Permitted
Building permit BLD2026-00195 filed; project grandfathered before Birmingham's proposed data-center moratorium
September 30, 2025
Permitted
Land acquisition closed: ~75 acres at Milan Pkwy / Venice Rd acquired for $90M via affiliate Alabama ADC Holdings LLC

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Two lawsuits filed by Oxmoor Valley residents seeking injunctions; the first was dismissed May 29 2026, a second filed June 29 2026.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.

Two lawsuits filed by Oxmoor Valley residents seeking injunctions; the first was dismissed May 29 2026, a second filed June 29 2026. Birmingham City Council approved a revised zoning ordinance June 9 2026 adding 20 data-center regulations, ending the moratorium debate over whether the January permit was validly grandfathered.

Power and water

Alabama Power (APCO) confirmed as utility per Nebius's official page; APCO to build new switching/substation infrastructure funded by Nebius.

Nebius has said it plans to incorporate a closed-loop cooling system and 56 industrial chillers across both phases. No water-consumption figure disclosed.

Public money on the record

Program	Amount	Granted by	Year
Industrial Development Board abatement: 80% of construction-related taxes (excluding education) and 65% of non-educational property taxes, 30 years	$3.2 billion	Industrial Development Board of the City of Birmingham	2026

Notes on the record

Nebius Group's Birmingham AI Factory (site code BHM01); distinct from the Nebius Vineland Data Center and the Nebius AI Factory (Independence). Capacity phased: Phase I = 100 MW (targeted H2 2026), Phase II adds 200 MW (full 300 MW by 2027-2028). Land acquisition $90M confirmed (2025-09-30); ~$855M in construction permits issued (April 2026) with $2.1B more under review; total capex described as 'tens of billions' (a projection) - so no investment figure is recorded. Reported job figures vary: BirminghamWatch (April 2026) reported Nebius representatives saying the AI factory would provide more than 100 jobs; Bham Now (May 2026) reported that officials said the center would employ approximately 100 people; al.com, republished by GovTech (September 2026), reported 78 jobs. No permanent-job count is recorded because the reported figures conflict and two of them are approximate or open-ended. Nebius's own Birmingham page says in one place that the project will create 1,000+ skilled construction jobs and in its FAQ that it will create hundreds. Site: former Regions Lakeshore Operations Center (about 75 acres per Nebius's project page, Yellowhammer News and GovTech; Baxtel lists 80) acquired from UAB, Regions Bank, and U.S. Steel; general contractor Hoar Construction. Coordinates address-approximate (201 Milan Pkwy, Oxmoor Corporate Park).

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.

Permanent jobs promised

Which document closes each gap

Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.

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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.

DC BLOX Birmingham Data Center Campus · Birmingham · DC BLOX3 mi · Operating · 60 MW
AT&T Hoover Data Center · Hoover · AT&T6 mi · Operating
Patmos Fairfield Colocation Data Center · Fairfield · Patmos6 mi · Proposed · 45 MW · Contested
G. Phillip Pope Technology Center (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Data Center) · Birmingham · Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama6 mi · Operating
QTS Bessemer (Project Marvel) · Bessemer · QTS Data Centers9 mi · Proposed · 1.2 GW · Contested
Swift Willow Westover Data Center Campus · Westover · Swift Willow Property, LLC19 mi · Proposed · Mixed reception
Digi Power X Columbiana AI Data Center · Columbiana · Digi Power X22 mi · Under construction · 40 MW · Contested
Western Hospitality Childersburg Campus · Childersburg · Western Hospitality Partners29 mi · Proposed

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) data center in Birmingham?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) data center?

Yes. This site is recorded as being in litigation. The case, the court, and the filings we hold are listed on this page under the timeline and the sources.

How much water does Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01), and how big is it?

Nebius Group is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 300 MW. The site is recorded at 75 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Nebius Birmingham AI Factory (BHM01)," updated October 28, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/nebius-bhm01-birmingham-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/nebius-bhm01-birmingham-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.Nebius x Birmingham, Alabama - Official Project Page · Nebius Group · retrieved July 7, 2026
2.Nebius targets data center development in Birmingham, Alabama · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
3.NBIS Alabama Data Center: Inside the Birmingham AI Factory · Northwise Project · retrieved July 7, 2026
4.Permit filed for multibillion-dollar, 75-acre data center in Birmingham · Yellowhammer News · retrieved September 9, 2026
5.New Lawsuit Against Nebius Data Center Challenges Validity of Regs and Decisions · Birmingham Watch · retrieved July 7, 2026
6.Nebius Birmingham, Alabama - Baxtel (Site Code BHM01) · Baxtel · retrieved July 7, 2026
7.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
8.Battle Against Oxmoor Valley Data Center Fizzles but Residents Left With Concerns · BirminghamWatch · retrieved September 28, 2026
9.Birmingham, Ala., Resident Sues Over Data Center Tax Abatements · GovTech · retrieved September 28, 2026
10.$40 million in permits issued for new Birmingham data center · Bham Now · retrieved September 28, 2026

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