Data centers in Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. No county rule about data centers is on the record for Shelby County itself; 2 bodies inside it have a scorecard row, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: Harpersville adopted six month moratorium on data center development in August (Harpersville), September 8, 2026.
How to read this page. Every count comes from the records on this page and links to where it is counted. Nothing is published until a person reads its source, and a figure no source gives reads Not disclosed; nothing is estimated. A rating changes only when a person sets it.
The data center in Shelby County
Each row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
Westover Proposed Data Center
Westover, Shelby County
Latest, reported August 17, 2026: The proposed data center project is awaiting engineering confirmation from Alabama Power regarding sufficient incremental electricity capacity and from Shelby County water authority regarding water capacity. yahoo.com national outlet
- Land
- 448 acresthird party estimate
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Where
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1 data center in Shelby County: proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
The cities in Shelby County on the record (3)
| City | Projects | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Westover | 1 | 0 |
| Chelsea | 0 | 1 |
| Harpersville | 0 | 1 |
What Shelby County has decided
2 bodies, 4 decisions on the recordWhat the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own. A month with no day: the source names the month and not the day.
- Chelseacity
Chelsea adopted a one year moratorium on new data center applications, reported September 8, 2026.
2 acts on this row
- moratorium adopted
Chelsea adopted a one year moratorium on new data center applications
- moratorium adopted
Chelsea adopted a one year data center moratorium on July 21, 2026.
- moratorium adopted
- Harpersvillecity
Harpersville city council approved six month pause on data center projects in August 2026, followed by first of six public information sessions, August 2026.
2 acts on this row
- moratorium adopted
Harpersville city council approved six month pause on data center projects in August 2026, followed by first of six public information sessions
- moratorium adopted
Harpersville adopted six month moratorium on data center development in August
- moratorium adopted
What happened
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· Chelsea
Moratorium adopted: Chelsea adopted a one year moratorium on new data center applications abc3340.com local outlet
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· Westover Proposed Data Center
Now reported: The proposed data center project is awaiting engineering confirmation from Alabama Power regarding sufficient incremental electricity capacity and from Shelby County water authority regarding water capacity. yahoo.com national outlet
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· Harpersville
Moratorium adopted: Harpersville city council approved six month pause on data center projects in August 2026, followed by first of six public information sessions wvtm13.com local outlet
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· Harpersville
Moratorium adopted: Harpersville adopted six month moratorium on data center development in August abc3340.com local outlet
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· Chelsea
Moratorium adopted: Chelsea adopted a one year data center moratorium on July 21, 2026. yahoo.com national outlet
What was said
Council member Michael Shirley requested that if the developer does not honor a 45 day wait period, the council should call a special meeting to consider a moratorium.
Disclosed figures
nothing disclosed by 1 record
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 1 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year |
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Shelby County is for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Shelby County is cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Shelby County, Alabama", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/shelby-county, updated September 25, 2026.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data center records in Shelby County, Alabama", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/shelby-county. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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The rows here are part of the Alabama export.
For researchers
- Place id
- us/al/shelby-county
- Level
- county
- Census GEOID
- Not disclosed
- Rating value
- Not disclosed
- Scale word
- Not disclosed