Project Red Clay
Burkeville, Lowndes County, AL
Project Red Clay is an announced data center project in Burkeville, AL, backed by Cloverleaf Infrastructure. The project is sized at 1,500 MW. ~800-acre campus near Hwy 80/Route 21 SW of Montgomery: four 720,000 sq ft buildings, up to 1,500MW; strong opposition over proximity to Selma-to-Montgomery march route; 50-100 permanent jobs; end tenant undisclosed. Reported 2026. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Multiple credible sources including official project website, local news outlets, and utility records confirm Project Red Clay is a proposed hyperscale data center by Cloverleaf Infrastructure in Lowndes County, announced in 2026, still at announced/early approval stage. Source: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062026/rural-alabama-community-opposes-hyperscale-data-center/.
- 1,500 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
Community sentiment
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What’s next
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Records and documentation
Alabama state legislation
- HB1534 - Data Centers Standards for Operation and SitingSets siting standards for sound, vibration, backup power, and agricultural-land restrictions on data centers.Download
- Zoning Ordinance ZAC2026-00001Data center zoning ordinance adopted by Birmingham, Alabama on June 9, 2026.Download
Site details
- Operator
- Cloverleaf Infrastructure
- County
- Lowndes County, AL
- Capacity
- 1,500 MW
- Address
- Burkeville, AL
- Stage
- Announced
Size: not on file
Map
Photos
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Residents sue Lowndes County in fight against Project Red Clay data centerAL.com
Lowndes County approves $1.1B in tax breaks for data center in 10-minute meetingAL.com
Lowndes County will seek zoning authority after data center backlashAL.com
North Alabama city’s data center policy aims to keep financial burden off residentsAL.com
Data center companies are swooping in on rural Alabama: 4 things to knowAL.com
New process gives Alabama data center contracts automatic approval if PSC fails to vote in 90 daysAL.com
Data center companies are swooping in on rural AlabamaMassLive
An $8 billion Treasury break helped Meta’s tax rate hit 2%. Senators want data center tax answersFortune
The states with the fewest and most data centers, rankedBusiness Insider
Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data CenterMother Jones
Google offer to pay others to help data center powerArkansas Online
This bill would make data centers pay their own way for powerSalt Lake City Deseret News
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