Project Marvel

Bessemer, Alabama, United StatesProposed

Planned / design: 1,200 MW
Updated: Oct 28, 2026

QTS is developing a data center campus in Bessemer, Alabama. The project remains in public planning, and Bessemer revised the development framework after community feedback concerning nearby homes and the planned Northern Beltline.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

1,200 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Public planning and site developmentAnnounced or preconstruction

Milestones (1)

Bessemer announced an updated planning and development framework

Jan 20, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked

Participants

QTS Data Centers

Developer

Sources by role

Developer (1)

Project Marvel public-record research record · Aug 28, 2026 · Primary

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Project Marvel | Bessemer | Alabama | US

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Proposed

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

1,200 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.

Source

Developer confirmed

Actual

QTS Data Centers

Source

Planning framework

Actual

Revised after public feedback

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)

Electric grid

Potential or planned

1,200 MW

Directory-tracked full-build boundary; QTS has not published operating IT load.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.