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xAI Colossus / MACROHARDRR Greater Memphis AI Campus

Greater Memphis / Southaven xAI region, United States/datacenters/xai-gigascale-data-center-tennessee-mississippi.html

Country

United States

Operator

xAI

Energy

Fossil / Gas

Tracked capacity

2 GW

Operator-disclosed program capacity | State reported

Nearly 2 GW is a state/xAI-disclosed regional program compute target for MACROHARDRR/Colossus upon completion, not current delivered IT load.

Evidence profile

Readiness reflects whether the record has citations, narrative context, structured power data, coordinates, and at least one dated milestone.

Readiness

86%

Sources attachedVerified

5 citations linked

CoordinatesMissing

No map point published yet

Capacity scopeScoped

Operator-disclosed program capacity | State reported

Timeline evidencePartial

4 dated fields available

Machine-readable outputsPublished

HTML, JSON, and GeoJSON all available

Record Notes

xAI describes Colossus as its gigafactory of compute, built rapidly and doubled to a 200,000 H100 GPU interconnected cluster, with a roadmap to 1 million GPUs. Mississippi state sources announced in January 2026 that xAI is locating the MACROHARDRR data center in Southaven near a newly acquired power-plant site and an existing Tennessee data center. The project represents more than $20 billion of investment, and state sources say the Southaven project will increase xAI's computing power to nearly 2 GW upon completion. Mississippi Development Authority materials include Elon Musk's statement that MACROHARDRR pushes Colossus training compute to about 2 GW.

ADCI keeps 2,000 MW as a regional Greater Memphis/Southaven state/operator-disclosed program capacity target, not current delivered IT load at one facility. The power context remains material and contested: SELC says xAI installed 27 Southaven gas turbines that can generate up to 495 MW for Colossus 2, and AP reported in June 2026 that the Justice Department sought to dismiss a lawsuit alleging unpermitted turbine operation at xAI's Mississippi data-center power plant.

Analyst Flags

No obvious coverage gaps detected in the current structured record.

Timeline Signals

Announcement2026
Construction start2026
Operational2024
Earliest market signal2024

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Intelligence Reports

Structured analysis covering this facility's operator and market context.

Frequently asked questions

How big is xAI Colossus / MACROHARDRR Greater Memphis AI Campus?
xAI Colossus / MACROHARDRR Greater Memphis AI Campus has 2 GW of tracked capacity (Operator-disclosed program capacity | State reported), located in Greater Memphis / Southaven xAI region, United States. It ranks #12 globally by selected capacity among 294 tracked records.
What is the status of xAI Colossus / MACROHARDRR Greater Memphis AI Campus?
xAI Colossus / MACROHARDRR Greater Memphis AI Campus is currently under construction. Known timeline milestones: Announcement 2026, Construction start 2026, Operational 2024, Earliest market signal 2024.
Who operates xAI Colossus / MACROHARDRR Greater Memphis AI Campus?
xAI Colossus / MACROHARDRR Greater Memphis AI Campus is operated by xAI. Structured intelligence reports are available for xAI Operator Report and United States Country Report.
What energy source does xAI Colossus / MACROHARDRR Greater Memphis AI Campus use?
xAI Colossus / MACROHARDRR Greater Memphis AI Campus is powered by fossil / gas energy and is focused on training workloads. This is backed by 5 cited sources.

Sources

  1. x.aix.ai — colossus
  2. governorreeves.ms.govgovernorreeves.ms.gov
  3. mississippi.orgmississippi.org
  4. apnews.comapnews.com
  5. selc.orgselc.org