Capacity
1,200 MW
Planned / design
Lead participant
QTS Data Centers
Developer
Last updated
Aug 28, 2026
Most recent public record update
About Project Marvel
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
Planned / designOperating capacity—An operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
Future Potential1,200 MWDesign · Project Marvel
Development
1 phases · 1 milestonesPublic planning and site developmentAnnounced Or Preconstruction
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.
Jan 20, 2026
Bessemer announced an updated planning and development framework
CompletedInfrastructure
Electric GridPotential Or Planned
1,200 MW
Directory-tracked full-build boundary; QTS has not published operating IT load.
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Location ContextProject Marvel | Bessemer | Alabama | USActual
Project Marvel | Bessemer | Alabama | US
Lifecycle StatusProposedActual
Proposed
Reported Capacity1,200 MWDesign
1,200 MW
Capacity Basis1,200 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.Actual
1,200 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.
Developer ConfirmedQTS Data CentersActual
QTS Data Centers
Planning FrameworkRevised after public feedbackActual
Revised after public feedback