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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.

Source review 2026-11-03Confidence BOperating — expansion reported
Operator
xAI
Record type
campus
Locality
Shelby County
Region
memphis
Investment disclosure
Not disclosed by operator; Chamber cites largest new-to-market investment in Memphis history
Power disclosure
Not disclosed in cited source
Jobs disclosure
Not disclosed in cited source
Status
Operating — expansion reported

The Chamber's December 4, 2024 release says the Colossus expansion will incorporate a minimum of one million GPUs; that is a stated plan, not a verified installed count.

The Commercial Appeal reports xAI said Colossus grew from 100,000 to 200,000 GPUs after coming online in September 2024.

On July 2, 2025 the Shelby County Health Department granted an air permit for 15 natural-gas turbines at the site, per The Commercial Appeal. The permit's terms should be read from the agency record.

Project status and disclosures are attributed to the cited source. Announced investment is not proof of expenditure, and utility capacity is not inferred from computing or building capacity.