Wilsonville Data Center
Wilsonville, Shleby County, AL
Source: Primary source
Wilsonville Data Center is a proposed data center in Shleby County, AL, operated by NorthPoint Development. DataCentersExposed has documented 1,008 MW of reported power capacity and a 3,000,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Shelby, Alabama
Wilsonville Data Center in Wilsonville, AL is contested. Organized Advocacy | Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4004296566505749/ Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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Sourced arguments and ready-to-send letters — every figure links to a primary record. Edit to add your own story.
1,008 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 806,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in AL is 17.1¢/kWh, up 3.6% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
SourceDemand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Overview
source: linkImported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asNorthPoint Development
- This facilityWilsonville Data Center
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Alabama lags behind neighbors in data center boom as big tech spends billionsThe Business Journals· Oct 20, 2025
- Data center developer files option for 689 acres in Wilsonville, sparking community concernThe Business Journals· Sep 8, 2025
- Alabama Town’s Residents Seek Preemptive Strike Against Massive Data Center ProjectInside Climate News· Aug 20, 2025
- NorthPoint Development gains approval for 2 million sq ft data center park outside Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaData Center Dynamics· Mar 31, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Wilsonville Elementary School in Wilsonville, is 1.5 mi from this site (213 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.