The record by year
On the record as of October 27, 2026.
An act sits on the day it happened: the day its own sentence names, or the day its source gives for it. An act the record knows only from the date of the article that reported it sits under that article's month, one tap away, marked Reported with the article's date. So do background, plans and statements, which are not acts. The same act reported by several sources is one line with the reports behind it, on its day where any of them dates it. The milestones alone, for every state, are on the timeline.
21 acts on the line for Alabama, from 61 dated lines in the records' histories and the scorecard. 15 more acts are dated only by the article that reported them and sit under their month. 1 line reports an act already listed. 24 lines are background, plans or statements. 6 lines sit on a date other than the one they were filed under, because their own sentence names the day, the month or the year it happened; each says so. Where a line sits is read from its own words and the row is never changed (how dates are read).
2026 11 acts on the line from 12 reports; 14 reported, dated only by the article; 17 lines of background, plans and statements
October 2026 2 acts on the line
Alabama Public Service Commission approved new transparency requirements for large data centers expected to draw 150 megawatts or more of electricity on a single contiguous property
streamlinefeed.co.ke (opens in a new tab), international outlet
Alabama Public Service Commission approved rules requiring the commission to vote on each new data center project exceeding the 150 megawatt threshold within 90 days, with automatic approval if no vote occurs
streamlinefeed.co.ke (opens in a new tab), international outlet
September 2026 No acts on the line; 9 reported; 7 lines of background, plans and statements
Reported in September 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 9 acts
Alabama Power to the People Act takes effect in October, requires Alabama Public Service Commission to determine that any large data center contract with Alabama Power recovers full cost of serving that customer before approval
yellowhammernews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
City of Tarrant approved a 12 month moratorium on data centers
abc3340.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Chelsea adopted a one year moratorium on new data center applications
abc3340.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Homewood temporarily paused new data center applications
abc3340.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Public interest meeting on proposed data center scheduled for Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. at Munford Recreation Center Gym
annistonstar.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Talladega County Commission and elected officials seeking one year moratorium on data center development
annistonstar.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Anniston Planning Commission directed to study zoning, property sizes, residential separation, utility capacity, stormwater, transportation effects, backup generators, emergency response, noise, lighting and screening within six months.
weisradio.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Brookwood City Council heard citizens concerns about a proposed data center.
reutersconnect.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Alabama leaders held a meeting in Talladega County to address questions about data centers
wbrc.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for September 2026, not acts of their own: 7 lines of background, plans and statements
Alabama's Power to the People Act requires the Alabama Public Service Commission to determine that any large data center contract with Alabama Power recovers the full cost of serving that customer before approval
yellowhammernews.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Nebius AI data center project planned in Oxmoor Valley near Birmingham
alreporter.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Project Marvel data center campus planned to cover roughly 1,600 acres in Bessemer area
alreporter.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Tarrant City Council scheduled first reading of Ordinance No. 1177 establishing temporary moratorium on data center business license applications
abc3340.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Ordinance would direct city to study feasibility of data centers and what standards should be established
abc3340.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Brookwood has a possible data center project near Brookwood Middle School
abc3340.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
EPA proposal could restrict public access to information on data center plans
apnews.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
August 2026 6 acts on the line from 7 reports; 4 reported; 5 lines of background, plans and statements
Brookwood data center proposal is 2 million square foot facility on Brookwood Parkway near Brookwood Middle School
tuscaloosanews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Anniston City Council adopted Resolution No. 26 R-97 on August 18, 2026, imposing a 12 month moratorium on data center permitting, development, expansion and licensing.
weisradio.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
1 more report of this
- Aug 18 City of Anniston adopted Resolution No. 26 R-97 on August 18, 2026 establishing a 12 month temporary moratorium on permitting, development and licensing of data centers. wbrc.com (opens in a new tab)
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 (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Westover city council postponed a vote on a proposed six month moratorium on data centers at a special meeting on August 6, 2026.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Harpersville adopted six month moratorium on data center development in August
abc3340.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 8, 2026)
Harpersville city council approved six month pause on data center projects in August 2026, followed by first of six public information sessions
wvtm13.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 1, 2026)
Reported in August 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 4 acts
County commissions passed a resolution saying they do not want specific power to regulate data centers
aldailynews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Anniston Planning Commission directed to study data center issues and present recommendations within six months including appropriate locations, minimum lot sizes, electrical demand, water consumption, cooling systems, stormwater impacts, backup generators, noise and lighting standards, and neighborhood compatibility.
wbrc.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
A state senator held a hearing on a proposed Alabama data center
thebatavian.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Westover approved a 6 month moratorium on data centers
wbrc.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for August 2026, not acts of their own: 5 lines of background, plans and statements
Applied Digital owns 1,300 acres in Brookwood
tuscaloosathread.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
New Alabama law setting rules for hyperscale data centers effective October 1st
tuscaloosathread.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Meta data center in Toney area expanding to 2.5 million square feet
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Mayor Bobby Pardue scheduled a public town hall on August 20, 2026 to discuss the proposed data center and allow residents to raise concerns directly.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Bitcoin mining data center permitted despite county and town moratoriums due to state zoning law gap
tomshardware.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
July 2026 1 act on the line; 1 reported
Chelsea adopted a one year data center moratorium on July 21, 2026.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Reported in July 2026, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act
Alabama Power made a data center contract publicly available with redacted sections
wbrc.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
June 2026 No acts on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
Also on the record for June 2026, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
Less than a quarter of the campus property has been developed so far
youtube.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
February 2026 1 act on the line; 4 lines of background, plans and statements
The Alabama Public Service Commission issued an approval order for Alabama Power to build solar facilities to power Meta data center
fox10tv.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Also on the record for February 2026, not acts of their own: 4 lines of background, plans and statements
Hundreds of residents packed a Baldwin County town hall on February 9, 2026 to oppose the solar farm approved to power the Meta data center in Montgomery
fox10tv.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Silicon Ranch will begin building sometime in 2027 with the solar farm's lifespan expected to be at least 25 years
fox10tv.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Construction planned to begin by end of 2026, taking 12-18 months
mynbc15.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Silicon Ranch planning solar farm on 4,500 acres in Baldwin County to power Meta data center
mynbc15.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
2026, no month given 1 act
Several Alabama cities placed moratoriums on new data center projects in 2026, including Fort Payne, Cullman, Birmingham, Leeds, and Homewood
yellowhammernews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 7, 2026)
2025 4 acts on the line; 1 reported, dated only by the article; 4 lines of background, plans and statements
December 2025 No acts on the line; 1 reported
Reported in December 2025, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act
Alabama Public Service Commission approved two year electric rate freeze and two solar projects for Meta data center
insideclimatenews.org (opens in a new tab), trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
September 2025 2 acts on the line; 4 lines of background, plans and statements
Meta announced plans to invest in two new buildings at its Montgomery Data Center
alreporter.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Montgomery Data Center campus is expanding with two new buildings
datacenters.atmeta.com (opens in a new tab), primary source
Also on the record for September 2025, not acts of their own: 4 lines of background, plans and statements
Meta has donated to STEM programs at Montgomery Public Schools and launched district wide robotics program
wsfa.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Mass timber provider Binderholz is partnering on the project alongside Hensel Phelps.
acppubs.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The administrative facility utilizes mass timber construction as a renewable, lower carbon alternative to traditional steel and concrete.
acppubs.com (opens in a new tab) (no act in the sentence)
Hensel Phelps is providing general contractor services for a new administrative facility at Meta's Montgomery, Alabama data center campus.
acppubs.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
August 2025 1 act on the line
Meta will construct additional mass timber buildings at Cheyenne, Wyoming and Montgomery, Alabama data center campuses.
esgdive.com (opens in a new tab), trade press
2025, no month given 1 act
Meta announced in 2025 that its investment in the Montgomery campus increased to more than $1.5 billion
yellowhammernews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Aug 11, 2026)
2024 4 acts on the line; 3 lines of background, plans and statements
May 2024 2 acts on the line
Meta plans 800 million dollar data center in Montgomery
wsfa.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Meta project began in May 2024
wsfa.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 23, 2025)
April 2024 2 acts on the line; 3 lines of background, plans and statements
The facility will be Meta's 20th data center in the United States and its second in Alabama after Huntsville, as reported by AI Business
Meta first announced an $800 million investment to begin construction of the data center in April 2024
alreporter.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 24, 2025)
Also on the record for April 2024, not acts of their own: 3 lines of background, plans and statements
The facility will feature mass timber in the construction of its administration building
youtube.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The facility will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy
youtube.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The facility will be Meta's 24th global data center
youtube.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
2019 2 acts on the line
2019, no month given 2 acts
Google's Bridgeport, Alabama data center began operating in 2019 (the video names the year only); corrects the entry dated June 19, 2026, which carried the video's upload date
youtube.com (opens in a new tab), video (the year its own sentence names; filed under Jan 1, 2019)
The data center began operating in 2019
youtube.com (opens in a new tab), video (the year its own sentence names; filed under Jun 19, 2026)