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Project Marvel

Announced

QTS Data Centers · Bessemer, AL

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Summary

Project Marvel by QTS Data Centers in Bessemer, AL is planned at 1.2 GW and about $14.5 billion, and is announced as of September 2026. It ranks 29th of 54 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 1.1% of the 109.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is press or analyst reported; the investment figure is press reported. Confidence is medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus. It is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in Alabama.

Key figures

Planned capacity

1.2 GW

Press or analyst reported

Announced investment

$14.5 billion

Press reported

Status

Announced

As of September 2026

Target year

Not stated

No public date

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Press or analyst reported
Investment basis
Press reported
Confidence
Medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is not developer-stated campus cost, so it is listed as announced rather than comparable spend.
Primary source
WBRC, July 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-09-14. Re-checked at every data refresh.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

QTS (Blackstone) confirmed in July 2026 as the developer of this 18-building, 4.5M sq ft campus after buying the land for over $870M. Rezoning approved April 2026; buildout planned over roughly eight years.

Location

Site
Bessemer, AL
Coordinates
33.40, -86.95
State directory
Data centers in Alabama (13 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Alabama

This is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in Alabama.

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). Project Marvel (Bessemer, AL). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-09-14. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/project-marvel-bessemer

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  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {Project Marvel (Bessemer, AL)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-09-14. Capacity basis: Press or analyst reported. Investment basis: Press reported.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/project-marvel-bessemer}
}

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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: press or analyst reported. Investment basis: press reported. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.