DC BLOX Birmingham data center campus
DC BLOX converted part of a 27-acre former steel plant near downtown Birmingham into its flagship Alabama data center, opening a 31,000-square-foot first phase in 2019. It added a high-density data hall in 2024 and says the site has room for much larger buildings. Also known as: BHM1.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
DC BLOX said it finished a new HPC-capable hall of up to 2.4 MW and cited 50-plus MW of future power available at the campus. (Trade and Industry Development, April 3, 2024)
DC BLOX held a ribbon-cutting for the first Birmingham unit, describing up to $785 million and 200,000 square feet at full build. (Business Alabama, July 11, 2019)
DC BLOX announced a data center on the 27-acre former Trinity Steel site, starting at 31,000 square feet and about 5 MW with room to exceed 200,000 square feet. (Alabama Public Radio (Associated Press), July 10, 2018; DatacenterDynamics, July 10, 2018)
Conflicts and open questions
- Coordinates approximate (downtown Birmingham, former Trinity Steel site); no street address published in sources opened.
- Under 50 MW as built per available figures.
The full record
- Status note
- First building opened July 2019; an HPC data hall expansion was completed in 2024 and the company says the campus can host future hyperscale or build-to-suit buildings.
- Power note
- Phase one reported at up to 5 MW (2018); a 2024 hall added up to 2.4 MW; the company cited more than 50 MW of additional future power at the campus. Total current load not stated.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)