Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Doug Jones proposed a one year moratorium on data centers and higher property tax brackets for data centers.
Data centers in Brookwood, Alabama
Brookwood has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. No city rule about data centers is on the record for Brookwood yet. Tuscaloosa County's own decisions are on the Tuscaloosa County page.
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The data center in Brookwood
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Brookwood Proposed Data Center
Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County
Latest, reported September 8, 2026: Brookwood has a possible data center project near Brookwood Middle School abc3340.com local outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Kayvens LLC (affiliated with Meta)
Where
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1 data center in Brookwood: proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
What happened
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· Brookwood Proposed Data Center
Now reported: Brookwood data center proposal is 2 million square foot facility on Brookwood Parkway near Brookwood Middle School tuscaloosanews.com local outlet
What was said
Doug Jones accused Tuberville of ethical malpractice for accepting campaign funds from large tech companies currently building data centers in west Alabama.
Applied Digital Corporation donated $25,000 to Tommy Tuberville's gubernatorial campaign in August 2026.
No signed project agreement yet according to Brookwood officials
Every Alabama statement, by speaker
12 more statements on this page
Applied Digital Corporation also donated $100,000 to Republican Forward, a conservative Alabama super PAC.
Brookwood Mayor Joe Barger said city leaders become involved once a developer seeks approvals
Global Head of Data Centers, Panattoni Development Company
Adam Kramer, Global Head of Data Centers at Panattoni Development Company, stated developers identify power access before purchasing land
Mayor, Brookwood
Mayor Joe Barger confirmed proposed development is an AI data center
Chelsea City Council President Scott Weygand said Chelsea needs to develop zoning standards for data centers
Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator and Republican gubernatorial nominee, supports data center development
Tuberville campaign finance disclosure
Applied Digital Corporation contributed $25,000 to Tuberville campaign
Doug Jones, Tuberville's Democratic opponent, called for a one year moratorium on new data centers
progressive grass-roots organization
Indivisible West Alabama hosting public forum on data centers and surveillance August 27 at Grace Presbyterian Church
Indivisible West Alabama and community groups
Concerns about proposed data centers include pollution of air, noise and water, excess power consumption leading to rising energy costs
Indivisible West Alabama
Forum will address Flock Safety cameras and concerns about mass surveillance
The county and nearby counties
The county Tuscaloosa County Its decisions and every record in it 40 miles away Jefferson County 2 data centers on the record · pause on the record 50 miles away Shelby County 1 data center on the record · pause on the record 94 miles away Lowndes County 1 data center on the record 107 miles away Montgomery County 2 data centers on the record
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 Brookwood is for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Brookwood is cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/tuscaloosa-county/brookwood, updated October 6, 2026.
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Data Center Record, "Data center records in Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/tuscaloosa-county/brookwood. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
- Place id
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- Level
- city
- Census GEOID
- Not disclosed
- Rating value
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- Scale word
- Not disclosed