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Data center campus · 130 Industrial Parkway, Columbiana, Shelby County, Alabama

Digi Power X Columbiana AI Data Center

Under construction as of Oct. 14, 2026

Digi Power X, the former crypto miner Digihost, is turning a former foundry site it owns in Columbiana's industrial park into a 40 MW AI colocation campus leased to Cerebras. The company targets the first 15 MW for December 2026 and the remainder by the end of the first quarter of 2027. Also known as: US Data Centers Columbiana, Digihost Columbiana.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area160,000sq ft
IT load40MW

Who is behind it

ProjectDigi Power X Columbiana AI Data CenterAlso: US Data Centers Columbiana, Digihost Columbiana
Developer and teamDigi Power X Inc. (through US Data Centers (subsidiary))
End userCerebras Systems

The record, newest first

  1. The company secured a $200 million debt financing commitment for the campus and said it remained on schedule. (Baxtel, Oct. 14, 2026)

  2. Digi Power X announced a colocation agreement with Cerebras for 40 MW of IT load, said its on-site substation for phase one was built, and said it had a power delivery agreement with Alabama Power. (Digi Power X Inc. (ACCESS Newswire), May 5, 2026; DatacenterDynamics, May 6, 2026)

  3. Inside Climate News published a confidentiality agreement a former Columbiana mayor had signed with the developer; the current mayor said the prior administration had already approved the project. (Inside Climate News, Jan. 17, 2026)

  4. The city scheduled a public town hall with company representatives and city leaders on the planned expansion at 130 Industrial Parkway. (WBRC, Jan. 15, 2026)

  5. Trade press reported plans to turn the company's former crypto-mining site in Columbiana into Tier III AI colocation, with Super Micro supplying GPU racks. (DatacenterDynamics, May 25, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Bought in June 2022 from Grede II LLC for $2.75 million; the site previously hosted the company's crypto-mining rigs, and the company has been in Columbiana since 2022.
  • Inside Climate News reported the site is under 2,000 feet from Columbiana Middle School and that phase one may be backed by about seven diesel generators.
  • Planned IT load (40 MW) is under the 50 MW scope threshold; other reported figures run up to 70 MW.
  • Coordinates approximate, based on the reported Industrial Parkway address in Columbiana.

The full record

Status note
The company said in October 2026 that the build remained on schedule after lining up $200 million in debt financing.
Power note
The May 2026 company release gives 40 MW of IT load in two phases (15 MW, then 25 MW). Earlier figures differ: 22 MW in 2026 rising to 55 MW by 2027 (DCD, May 2025), and up to 22 MW for phase one with as much as 70 MW in phase two (Inside Climate News, Jan. 2026).
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.