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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 October 2026. It ranks 27th of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 1.1% of the 106.2 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 October 2026

Target year

Not stated

No public date

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Press or analyst reported
Investment basis
Press reported
Nearest high-voltage transmission
The campus sits 0.5 miles from the nearest 500 kV transmission line, owned by Alabama Power Co, per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. 3 line segments rated 230 kV or higher pass within 5 miles of the campus, the highest at 500 kV. Source: HIFLD
Location basis
Public address, geocoded. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: WBRC, Bessemer City Council to vote on proposed data center, Project Marvel.
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 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

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
33.34, -87.03
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 2026-10-03. 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 2026-10-03. 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.