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Data center campus · U.S. 280 and Cheshire Drive, Westover, Shelby County, Alabama

Westover data center campus

Paused by moratorium as of Aug. 18, 2026

Westover rezoned about 437 acres to industrial use for a data center in early 2025, and its planning commission then recommended allowing data centers by right in that district. In August 2026 the council paused new data centers for six months. Also known as: Swift Willow Property, Swift Data Development.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site437acres

Who is behind it

ProjectWestover data center campusAlso: Swift Willow Property, Swift Data Development
Developer and teamSwift Data Development (through Swift Willow Property, LLC)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. City holds a town hall with developers and Alabama Power on the plan for two large one-story buildings. (WBRC, Aug. 20, 2026)

  2. Council unanimously adopts a six-month moratorium; mayor says the memorandum of understanding with the developer did not work out. (WBRC, Aug. 18, 2026)

  3. Westervelt Realty transfers the land to Swift Willow Property, LLC; the sales validation form lists about $6.57 million. (ABC 33/40, Aug. 24, 2026)

  4. Planning commission recommends adding data centers as a permitted use in that district. (ABC 33/40, Aug. 24, 2026)

  5. Council approves rezoning of the former Westervelt land to Employment Center-Industrial; no one speaks against it. (ABC 33/40, Aug. 24, 2026)

  6. City council minutes record talks with developers, one seeking a data center site. (ABC 33/40, Aug. 24, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage: rezoning ordinance about 437 acres; WBRC says nearly 450.
  • Mailing address is Harpersville; coordinates approximate.

The full record

Status note
Westover adopted a six-month data center moratorium after an agreement with the developer fell through.
Power note
No capacity published.
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.