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  • TRACKER 6 source-backed records EVIDENCE FIRST
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Coverage includes the unknowns.

This is a selected research register, not a complete statewide census. Field labels below describe the evidence at each record’s own scope.

4 campus records2 multi-site program records0 unresolved campus jurisdictions

“Source-attributed” means a disclosure is retained from the cited record; it does not mean completed expenditure, delivered power, open employment, or an approved development. Status text remains explicit. Missing amounts are not zero, and program disclosures must not be added to campus figures.

programConfidence B

Kairos Power Hermes 2 — Oak Ridge →

Power purchase agreement signed — operations planned 2030 · Reviewed 2026-11-03

Investment · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Power · Source-attributed disclosure
Up to 50 MW planned — PPA
Employment · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Geography · Statewide program scope
Roane County
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programConfidence A

ORNL Discovery and Lux AI supercomputers →

Announced — Lux 2026, Discovery 2028 · Reviewed 2026-11-03

Investment · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited ORNL/DOE source
Power · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Employment · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Geography · Statewide program scope
Anderson County
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campusConfidence B

xAI Colossus — Paul R. Lowry Road →

Operating — expansion reported · Reviewed 2026-11-03

Investment · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed by operator; Chamber cites largest new-to-market investment in Memphis history
Power · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Employment · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Geography · Named jurisdiction in register
Shelby County
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campusConfidence B

xAI Colossus 2 — Tulane Road →

Site acquired — power arrangements attributed to xAI · Reviewed 2026-11-03

Investment · Source-attributed disclosure
$80M land purchase reported by DCD
Power · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
~0.5 MW MLGW general service (MLGW); main supply not disclosed by MLGW
Employment · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Geography · Named jurisdiction in register
Shelby County
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campusConfidence A

Meta Gallatin Data Center →

Serving traffic since November 2024 · Reviewed 2026-11-03

Investment · Source-attributed disclosure
More than $1.5B at full build-out — operator
Power · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed (530 MW renewable procurement is separate)
Employment · Source-attributed disclosure
Over 100 operational jobs — operator, 2024
Geography · Named jurisdiction in register
Sumner County
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campusConfidence A

Google Montgomery County data center →

Operating data center · Reviewed 2026-11-03

Investment · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Power · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Employment · Not disclosed in reviewed sources
Not disclosed in cited source
Geography · Named jurisdiction in register
Montgomery County
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