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Data center campus · Off County Highway 61 near Lick Branch, Wilsonville/Fourmile area, Shelby County, Alabama

Wilsonville hyperscale data center

Stalled as of Sept. 2, 2025

Planning documents showed a 14-building, roughly 3 million-square-foot campus near Alabama Power's Gaston plant, and the developer holds a land option recorded in Shelby County probate. Strong local opposition followed, and no formal application has been reported since.

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Power1,008MW reported · stated
Floor area3.066e+06sq ft
Site664acres

Who is behind it

ProjectWilsonville hyperscale data center
Developer and teamNorthPoint Development
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Shelby County manager says the land is zoned A-1, a change would be very difficult, and no developer has contacted the county. (ABC 33/40, Sept. 2, 2025)

  2. The project surfaces at a Wilsonville council meeting; members say NorthPoint asked about annexation. Over 100 residents attend the next meeting. (Alabama Reflector / Inside Climate News, Aug. 24, 2025)

  3. NorthPoint records a two-year option on about 687 acres, per Shelby County probate records. (Alabama Reflector / Inside Climate News, Aug. 24, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Site acreage given as 664 (plans) and 687 (option).
  • sqft is 14 buildings x 219,000 sq ft as reported.
  • No 2026 update found; status may be stale.

The full record

Status note
No annexation or rezoning filed; Shelby County says the land is zoned agricultural and it has heard from no developer.
Power note
Projected peak demand of 1,008 MW from project planning documents as reported; not a public record.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.