Market brief, Tennessee

Data Centers in Tennessee

Tennessee ranks 28th nationally for data center pipeline capacity, with 4,427 MW across 61 projects.

By the Aterio data team. Data as of .

Scale

Data centers tracked
61
Data center capacity*
4,427MW
Data center space*
5.8M sq ft
Average operational size
159,799sq ft

Pipeline by stage

In the pipeline
61
Operational
35
Under construction
3
Announced
23

* Pipeline only: operational, under construction and announced projects.

How Tennessee compares

In Tennessee, 57% of projects are already operational, against 29% nationally. Announced projects make up 38% of the total, below the national 60%.

Top states by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Texas151,968 MW1,428
2.Virginia63,937 MW1,071
3.Utah49,175 MW256
4.Georgia32,830 MW476
5.Ohio31,218 MW366
28.Tennessee4,427 MW61

Top five states by pipeline capacity, and Tennessee, estimated MW.

Where it is being built

Two counties carry Tennessee: Bradley County (2,160 MW) and Shelby County (1,678 MW), 87% of the pipeline.

Top counties by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Bradley County2,160 MW16
2.Shelby County1,678 MW15
3.Montgomery County240 MW4
4.Sumner County194 MW4
5.Davidson County105 MW12

Top five counties by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects.

Who is building

Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc. leads with 1,860 MW, ahead of xAI with 1,543 MW. The five largest named providers hold 89% of the Tennessee pipeline.

Top providers by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc.1,860 MW10
2.xAI1,543 MW6
3.Google240 MW4
4.Facebook194 MW4
5.5C Data Centers119 MW3

Top five providers by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Undisclosed providers are left out.

From the dataset

Largest data centers in Tennessee

Ranked by estimated capacity. Each facility's power and size are available in the full dataset.

  1. 1.MinihardxAI · Memphis, Shelby CountyUnder construction
  2. 2.Colossus 2 - MacrohardxAI · Memphis, Shelby CountyOperational
  3. 3.Colossus 2 - Macrohard (Phase 2)xAI · Memphis, Shelby CountyOperational
  4. 4.Data Center 1Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc. · Charleston, Bradley CountyAnnounced
  5. 5.Data Center 2Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc. · Charleston, Bradley CountyAnnounced

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