As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 14 local government actions on data centers in Alabama, across 13 jurisdictions in 6 counties: 9 moratoria, 4 zoning exclusions, and 1 conditions ordinance. By status: 6 in force, 5 enacted, and 3 pending.
There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Alabama in this snapshot.
Data centers in Alabama used about 1.7 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 5.3 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Local actions in Alabama
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood | Tuscaloosa County | Zoning exclusion | pending | August 11, 2026 |
| Fairfield | Jefferson County | Moratorium | in force | July 27, 2026 |
| Bessemer | Jefferson County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | July 13, 2026 |
| Cullman City Council | Cullman County | Moratorium | enacted | June 22, 2026 |
| Homewood | Jefferson County | Moratorium | in force | June 22, 2026 |
| Fort Payne | DeKalb County | Moratorium | in force | June 16, 2026 |
| Leeds | Jefferson County | Moratorium | in force | June 8, 2026 |
| Cullman | Cullman County | Moratorium | in force | June 2026 |
| Hoover | Jefferson County | Conditions ordinance | enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| Bessemer | Jefferson County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | April 21, 2026 |
| Birmingham | Jefferson County | Moratorium | in force | March 3, 2026 |
| Columbiana | Shelby County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| Hueytown | Jefferson County | Moratorium | pending | undated |
| Prichard | Mobile County | Moratorium | pending | undated |
What one campus pays a local government
The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.
| Tax regime | Reference case | Annual local revenue, low | Annual local revenue, high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive abatement | Morrow County OR (enterprise zone) | $2M | $3M |
| Partial abatement | Georgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta | $27.8M | $56M |
| Unabated equipment tax | Virginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling) | $50M | $90M |
Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Alabama that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.