Stevenson, AL · Jackson County County · 34.884°N 85.755°W
Google Jackson County Campus
Key facts
- Location
- Stevenson, AL, Jackson County County
- Capacity
- —
- Powered by
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Announced
- 2015-06-24
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Investment
- $1.5B
- Land
- 360 acres
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid
- Cooling
- Unknown
Powered by TVA (federal utility). Google covers 100% of its power and infrastructure costs. Kairos Power advanced-nuclear partnership (up to 50 MW for the AL/TN region) expected ~2035.
Site sits on Guntersville Reservoir (Tennessee River), which historically cooled the coal plant; data-center cooling type not publicly confirmed.
Community sentiment
$2M Energy Impact Fund (with TVA/CAANEAL) for weatherization; $550,000 STEM-kit donation to Jackson County schools; Google reports training 130,000+ Alabamians in digital skills; watershed stewardship in the Paint Rock River watershed.
Status history
- Proposed
Google announced a $600M data center at the former TVA Widows Creek coal-plant site in Jackson County
- Under construction
Groundbreaking on the original $600M campus; 360-acre site off County Road 96
- Operational
Original campus operational with two buildings (~135,000 sq ft each)
- Under construction
$1.5B expansion announced; construction planned for 2026-2027; 1,000+ contract workers expected
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
- GoogleRetrieved:
- Data Center DynamicsRetrieved:
- Alabama ReporterRetrieved:
- 9to5GoogleRetrieved:
- WikipediaRetrieved:
Compute Atlas is community-correctable. If you have better data, please open an issue.
Suggest a correction →