id: marvel-bessemer
name: Project Marvel hyperscale campus (Bessemer)
status: announced
location:
  country: US
  state: AL
  county: Jefferson County
  locality: Bessemer
metrics:
  land_acres: 700
  buildings: 18
  investment_usd: 14500000000
first_seen: "2026-07-07"
last_updated: "2026-07-07"
confidence: medium
sources:
  - url: https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/18/alabama-data-centers-multiply-artificial-intelligence-fuels-growth/
    title: "Alabama data centers multiply as artificial intelligence fuels growth"
    publisher: WBRC
    date: "2026-02-18"
signals:
  - sig-20260706-project-marvel-acres
  - sig-20260706-project-marvel-buildings
  - sig-20260706-project-marvel-investment
  - sig-20260706-project-marvel-status
notes: >
  Operator undisclosed in source — operator field omitted (no
  operators.yml entry to assign). Land is approximate (~700 acres).
  Rezoning approved by Bessemer City Council on 2025-11-18; kept as
  status: announced (a land-use rezoning, not a building permit or start
  of construction). Single source (WBRC), hence medium confidence. Id
  slug derived from the distinctive project name "Marvel" (generic
  "project" dropped) since no known operator/developer.