Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer)
1.2 GW AI data center in Bessemer, AL, United States: under construction.
- Capacity: 1.2 GW
- Location: Bessemer, AL, United States
- Developer: QTS Data Centers
- Status: under construction
- Estimated cost: $14.5B
Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer) is a 1.2 GW AI data center project located in Bessemer, AL, United States, currently under construction. It is being built by QTS Data Centers. The estimated build cost is $14.5B. 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
QTS Data Centers bought the 1,600-acre Project Marvel site for $432 million in late June 2026 and will run the $14.5 billion hyperscale campus. Plans call for 18 buildings spanning 4.5 million sq ft, with Alabama Power supplying 1,200 MW. The Energy and Policy Institute reported on Aug 28, 2026 that the site was rezoned in November 2025 and the QTS affiliate paid $431.7 million in July 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer)?
- Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer) is an AI data center project in Bessemer, Alabama tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is under construction.
- Where is Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer)?
- Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer) is in Bessemer, Alabama. Every tracked Alabama campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/alabama.
- How big is Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer)?
- Data Center Index tracks Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer) at 1.2 GW, on an estimated $14.5B build. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it.
- Who is building Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer)?
- QTS Data Centers is developing Project Marvel (QTS Bessemer).
Sources
- Bessemer releases secrecy agreement for massive data center after being threatened with lawsuit (yahoo.com · press · 2026-07-17)
- Word In Black (wordinblack.com · press · 2026-07-24)
- QTS confirms plans for proposed data center campus in Bessemer (wbrc.com · press · 2026-07-01)
- WBRC (wbrc.com · press · 2026-10-07)
- abc3340.com (press · 2026-10-20)
- ABC 33/40 (abc3340.com · press · 2026-07-24)
- abc3340.com (press · 2026-10-20)