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Data center campus · Union Road, outside Somerville, southeast Morgan County, Morgan County, Alabama

Union Road bitcoin mining data center (Somerville)

Proposed as of Aug. 19, 2026

A bitcoin mining data center of about 50 MW is planned on a 15-acre parcel on Union Road near Somerville. Morgan County and the town of Somerville both adopted moratoriums, but the county has no zoning in rural areas and its chairman says it cannot stop the project. Also known as: Sovereign Gazelle, VoltCore Somerville.

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Power50MW reported · stated
Site15acres

Who is behind it

ProjectUnion Road bitcoin mining data center (Somerville)Also: Sovereign Gazelle, VoltCore Somerville
Developer and teamVoltCore (through Sovereign Gazelle LLC (landowner); Sovereign Global Solutions Inc. (prior owner))
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Reporting traces the land from a Texas company to Sovereign Gazelle LLC in May 2026, and notes a new Project Avalanche LLC formed Aug. 4. (WAFF, Aug. 14, 2026)

  2. Utility work begins at the site after all nearby homeowners decline easements; the county chairman says the county has no legal authority to stop it. (WAFF, Aug. 11, 2026)

  3. Somerville council adopts an 18-month moratorium aimed at the proposal. (1819 News, July 8, 2026; TechRadar, Aug. 19, 2026)

  4. Morgan County Commission votes 4-0 for a 12-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated areas; the chairman calls it a pause to study the project. (WAFF, June 23, 2026; The Decatur Daily, June 24, 2026)

  5. VoltCore representatives ask nearby homeowners for easements so Joe Wheeler Electric can run power lines to a 15-acre site; none agree, and residents ask the county for protections. (WAFF, June 11, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • TechRadar reports the site is outside Somerville town limits, which would leave the town moratorium unenforceable there; 1819 News described it as within town limits.
  • Coordinates approximate, near Union Road and the State Road 36/67 intersection.
  • State Sen. Arthur Orr has proposed a local bill that would give the county permitting power over data centers.

The full record

Status note
Utility work began at the site even though county and town moratoriums are in place; county officials say they have no legal power to stop it.
Power note
50 MW is the load the planned power lines would carry, per the Decatur Daily; WAFF and TechRadar also give 50 MW.
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.