Echelon Data Centres Meridian campus (Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park)
Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS
A new data center, Echelon Data Centres Meridian campus (Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park), has been announced in Meridian, MS. The project is sized at 500 MW. Dublin-based Echelon Data Centres signed a letter of intent to buy ~300 acres (five parcels, ~$6M at $20,000/acre) in the Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park for Lauderdale County's second data center campus, separate from Compass Datacenters' Key Brothers site. Echelon is working with Mississippi Power on roughly 500 MVA of service; the deal had not closed as of the February 2026 report. Capacity figure is the reported 500 MVA power ask. (Source dated 2026-02-15.) [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Meridian Star article from February 2026 confirms Echelon Data Centres signed letter of intent for ~300 acres in Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park at $20,000/acre with 500 MVA power, deal not yet closed. Source: https://meridianstar.com/2026/02/15/lauderdale-county-in-talks-for-second-data-center-investment/.
- 500 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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Site details
- Operator
- Echelon Data Centres
- County
- Lauderdale County, MS
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Address
- Meridian, MS
- Stage
- Announced
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