QTS Bessemer Campus (Project Marvel)
Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL
QTS Bessemer Campus (Project Marvel) is an announced data center project in Bessemer, AL, backed by QTS Data Centers. The project is sized at 1,200 MW with an estimated investment of $15 billion. QTS confirmed as developer of $14.5B 'Project Marvel' near Rock Mountain Lake Rd; 18 buildings, later filed 900-acre expansion to 1,600 acres / up to 1.2GW.
- 1,200 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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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
- QTS Data Centers
- County
- Jefferson County, AL
- Capacity
- 1,200 MW
- Address
- Bessemer, AL
- Stage
- Announced
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