id: xai-colossus-memphis
name: Colossus / Colossus 2
operator: xai
status: operational
location:
  country: US
  state: TN
  county: Shelby
  locality: Memphis
  address: Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, Southwest Memphis
metrics:
  capacity_mw: 946
  capacity_mw_basis: it-load
  land_acres: 552
  investment_usd: 35800000000
announced_date: "2024-06-05"
operational_date: "2024-08-08"
first_seen: "2026-07-05"
last_updated: "2026-07-05"
confidence: medium
sources:
  - url: https://memphischamber.com/economic-development/xai/
    title: "xAI - Greater Memphis Chamber"
    publisher: Greater Memphis Chamber
  - url: https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/colossus-2
    title: "Colossus 2 | AI Data Centers | Epoch AI"
    publisher: Epoch AI
    date: "2026-07-03"
signals:
  - sig-20260705-colossus-capacity-chamber
  - sig-20260705-colossus-capacity-epoch
  - sig-20260705-colossus-investment
  - sig-20260705-colossus-land-acres
  - sig-20260705-colossus-location
  - sig-20260705-colossus-operational-date
  - sig-20260705-colossus-status
  - sig-20260705-colossus2-operational-date
notes: >
  Multi-phase campus, one record. Colossus 1 operational 2024-08-08 (122 days
  after 2024-06-05 announcement); Colossus 2 clusters coming online Oct 2025 /
  Apr 2026 / Jul 2026. Capacity conflicts widely by phase and basis: Colossus 1
  ~300 MW (Chamber) vs Colossus 2 946 MW IT power (Epoch, the value used here);
  unverified Jan 2026 press claimed 2 GW / 555k GPUs / $18B. Investment
  ~$35.8B is an Epoch estimate for Colossus 2 and conflicts with unverified
  press figures. Colossus 1 reported at the former Electrolux plant;
  552 acres leased at Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park.