Sites / TN / Shelby
Colossus / Colossus 2
Status: operational · Confidence: medium · Announced: 2024-06-05 · Operational: 2024-08-08
Facts
| Operator | xAI (ai) |
|---|---|
| Location | Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park, Southwest Memphis, Memphis, Shelby, TN |
| Capacity | 946 MW (it-load) |
| Land | 552 acres |
| Investment | $35800000000 |
| First recorded | 2026-07-05 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05 |
Signal 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.
Sources
- xAI - Greater Memphis Chamber — Greater Memphis Chamber
- Colossus 2 | AI Data Centers | Epoch AI — Epoch AI, 2026-07-03
Signals
Raw observations behind this record (8):
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