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Diligence that carries its source trail.

Each Tennessee packet keeps the reviewed record, its disclosure scope and its sources together. Unanswered controls stay questions, not approvals inferred from an announcement.

programConfidence B

Kairos Power Hermes 2 — Oak Ridge

On August 18, 2025 Google, Kairos Power and TVA announced a PPA under which Hermes 2 in Oak Ridge would deliver up to 50 MW to TVA's grid, scheduled to begin operations in 2030.

Investment disclosure
Not disclosed in cited source
Power disclosure
Up to 50 MW planned — PPA
Open research packet →
programConfidence A

ORNL Discovery and Lux AI supercomputers

DOE announced on October 27, 2025 two AMD-powered, HPE-built systems at ORNL: the Lux AI cluster, to be deployed in early 2026, and Discovery, to be delivered in 2028 as Frontier's successor.

Investment disclosure
Not disclosed in cited ORNL/DOE source
Power disclosure
Not disclosed in cited source
Open research packet →
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.

Investment disclosure
Not disclosed by operator; Chamber cites largest new-to-market investment in Memphis history
Power disclosure
Not disclosed in cited source
Open research packet →
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.

Investment disclosure
$80M land purchase reported by DCD
Power disclosure
~0.5 MW MLGW general service (MLGW); main supply not disclosed by MLGW
Open research packet →
campusConfidence A

Meta Gallatin Data Center

Meta broke ground in Gallatin in August 2020 on a 982,000-square-foot campus and announced on November 14, 2024 that the data center was serving traffic.

Investment disclosure
More than $1.5B at full build-out — operator
Power disclosure
Not disclosed (530 MW renewable procurement is separate)
Open research packet →
campusConfidence A

Google Montgomery County data center

Google lists Montgomery County, Tennessee among its data center locations. Google's August 2025 announcement says the Kairos/TVA agreement supports its data centers in Montgomery County.

Investment disclosure
Not disclosed in cited source
Power disclosure
Not disclosed in cited source
Open research packet →