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Two records. Their own evidence.

Compare Tennessee infrastructure disclosures without combining incompatible project scopes.

A campus is not equivalent to a multi-site program. Marketing capacity, utility commitments and operating load describe different things. No combined total is inferred here.

campusConfidence B

xAI Colossus — Paul R. Lowry Road

The Greater Memphis Chamber announced on June 5, 2024 that xAI's supercomputer would occupy a former manufacturing facility in Memphis. The Commercial Appeal records the site as the former Electrolux building at 3231 Paul R. Lowry Road.

Operator
xAI
Locality
Shelby County
Source-attributed status
Operating — expansion reported
Investment
Not disclosed by operator; Chamber cites largest new-to-market investment in Memphis history
Power
Not disclosed in cited source
Employment
Not disclosed in cited source
Reviewed
2026-11-03
campusConfidence B

xAI Colossus 2 — Tulane Road

The Greater Memphis Chamber announced in March 2025 that xAI bought a one-million-square-foot property in Southwest Memphis. DatacenterDynamics reported an $80 million purchase of parcels off Tulane Road in Whitehaven.

Operator
xAI
Locality
Shelby County
Source-attributed status
Site acquired — power arrangements attributed to xAI
Investment
$80M land purchase reported by DCD
Power
~0.5 MW MLGW general service (MLGW); main supply not disclosed by MLGW
Employment
Not disclosed in cited source
Reviewed
2026-11-03