FACILITY PROFILE · TN

Colossus

xAI · Memphis · TN

PROJECT FACTS

Facility overview

Operational

Operator: xAI
Location: Memphis, Shelby, TN
Operating power capacity: 150.0 MW
Planned power capacity: 1,200.0 MW
AI classification: Confirmed
Source confidence: Reported
Reported energy source: mixed
Reported utility: Memphis Light Gas & Water (MLGW) / TVA
Cooling system: evaporative
Location accuracy: exact
Original announcement: 2024
Source record updated: 2026-09-10

Operating MW and planned MW are separate disclosures, not automatically additive. Blank values mean no established source figure; they do not mean zero. Geolocation may be approximate or represent multiple sites.

SOURCE DOCUMENTATION

Original source links

Colossus (supercomputer) — Wikipedia ↗2026-08-16

Musk says xAI has built world's most powerful AI training cluster — Reuters ↗2026-07-05

xAI doubles number of on-site gas turbines at Memphis data center in violation of permit limits — Data Center Dynamics ↗2026-07-06

Wastewater Will Cool This Memphis Data Center — Governing ↗2026-07-06

Musk's xAI permits challenged by NAACP, environmental groups in Memphis — CNBC ↗2026-07-06

Here's what xAI will pay in property taxes ↗2026-09-09

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