Brookwood, in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on August 11, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "A roughly 1,200-acre data center rezoning request near Brookwood Middle School is headed to an August 11, 2026 vote. The mayor denied a request to pause the process for a referendum. Black Warrior Riverkeeper has raised concerns about… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | pending | August 11, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Tuscaloosa County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Alabama context
Alabama has 14 documented local actions across 13 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Alabama in this snapshot.
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.