Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site)
500 MW AI data center in Childersburg, AL, United States: announced.
- Capacity: 500 MW
- Location: Childersburg, AL, United States
- Developer: WHP Development
- Status: announced
- Estimated cost: $6B
Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site) is a 500 MW AI data center project located in Childersburg, AL, United States, currently announced. It is being built by WHP Development. The estimated build cost is $6B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across AL, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Childersburg's mayor says a developer he named as WHP Development plans a $6 billion project with a 500 MW data center on 486 acres of the city industrial park; the council amended its zoning ordinance to allow a data center in a planned unit development, but nothing is finalized.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site)?
- Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site) is an AI data center project in Childersburg, Alabama tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
- Where is Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site)?
- Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site) is in Childersburg, Alabama. Every tracked Alabama campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/alabama.
- How big is Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site)?
- Data Center Index tracks Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site) at 500 MW, on an estimated $6B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated January 23, 2026.
- Who is building Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site)?
- WHP Development is developing Childersburg Data Center (Alabama Ordnance Works site).
Sources
- This Small Alabama Town Was Part of the Manhattan Project. Now It May Host a Hyperscale Data Center. (insideclimatenews.org · press · 2026-01-23)