{"schemaVersion":"1.0","canonicalUrl":"https://tennessai.com/data-centers/xai-colossus-2-tulane-road","packetUrl":"https://tennessai.com/diligence/xai-colossus-2-tulane-road","reviewDate":"2026-11-03","project":{"lat":35.184553,"lng":-89.894612,"jobs":"Not disclosed in cited source","kind":"campus","name":"xAI Colossus 2 — Tulane Road","slug":"xai-colossus-2-tulane-road","capex":"$80M land purchase reported by DCD","power":"~0.5 MW MLGW general service (MLGW); main supply not disclosed by MLGW","region":"memphis","status":"Site acquired — power arrangements attributed to xAI","details":["MLGW's July 22, 2025 statement says it supplies about 0.5 MW under a general services agreement at 5420 Tulane Road and is not supplying power to Colossus 2.","DatacenterDynamics reported xAI's Brent Mayo said the site could host up to 350,000 GPUs; treat that as an operator statement."],"summary":"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.","locality":"Shelby County","location":"5420 Tulane Road, Whitehaven, Memphis","operator":"xAI","sourceIds":["census-counties","xai-memphis-expansion","xai-tulane-dcd","mlgw-xai-statement"],"confidence":"B","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","locationNote":"Census Gazetteer internal point for Shelby County; not the campus location.","approximateLocation":true},"sources":[{"id":"census-counties","url":"https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_Gaz_counties_national.zip","title":"2025 Census Gazetteer county internal points","publisher":"U.S. Census Bureau","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03"},{"id":"xai-memphis-expansion","url":"https://memphischamber.com/blog/press-release/expansion-follows-december-announcement-of-supercomputer-growth-and-tech-partnership-ecosystem/","title":"xAI expands Memphis footprint with major property acquisition in Southwest Memphis","publisher":"Greater Memphis Chamber","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2025-03-07"},{"id":"xai-tulane-dcd","url":"https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/","title":"Elon Musk's xAI buys 1 million sq ft site for second Memphis data center","publisher":"DatacenterDynamics","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2025-03-10"},{"id":"mlgw-xai-statement","url":"https://www.mlgw.com/images/content/files/pdf/XAIJuly2025Statement.pdf","title":"MLGW statement on xAI's 5420 Tulane Road location","publisher":"Memphis Light, Gas and Water","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2025-07-22"}],"qualifications":["This is a public research packet, not a legal, tax, engineering or investment opinion.","A source association is not proof of a final permit, utility commitment, incentive award or completed project.","Campus and multi-site program scopes are different. Do not sum overlapping program and campus investment or capacity figures.","Publication dates, desk review dates and project milestones have different meanings. An export is not a new source verification.","Unknown or undisclosed values remain unknown; locality markers are approximate and do not establish parcel jurisdiction."],"openQuestions":[{"topic":"Land use and jurisdiction","question":"Which parcel, legal jurisdiction and land-use approvals apply to xAI Colossus 2 — Tulane Road?","boundary":"The reviewed locality label is “Shelby County”. Confirm parcel jurisdiction independently. No locality-matched land-use reference is recorded in this packet; consult the actual governing jurisdiction.","references":[]},{"topic":"Electric service","question":"What site-specific utility service agreement, interconnection milestone and delivery date are documented?","boundary":"Reviewed disclosure: ~0.5 MW MLGW general service (MLGW); main supply not disclosed by MLGW. A campus specification is not an energized utility commitment. The general TVA and local power company references do not identify the serving utility, governing rate or service agreement for this particular site.","references":[{"id":"kairos-hermes2-tva","url":"https://www.kairospower.com/updates/google-kairos-power-tva-collaborate-to-meet-americas-growing-energy-needs","title":"Google, Kairos Power, TVA collaborate to meet America's growing energy needs","publisher":"Kairos Power","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2025-08-18"},{"id":"mlgw-xai-statement","url":"https://www.mlgw.com/images/content/files/pdf/XAIJuly2025Statement.pdf","title":"MLGW statement on xAI's 5420 Tulane Road location","publisher":"Memphis Light, Gas and Water","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2025-07-22"}]},{"topic":"Environmental and water review","question":"Which air, water and cooling records apply to the actual site and phase?","boundary":"The register does not establish a project-specific water allocation or final environmental approval.","references":[{"id":"xai-turbine-permit","url":"https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2025/07/02/elon-musk-xai-turbines-in-memphis-permit/84451755007/","title":"xAI granted permit for turbines at Memphis site","publisher":"The Commercial Appeal","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2025-07-02"}]},{"topic":"Investment and incentives","question":"Which site-specific investment scope and written incentive or tax-qualification records are available?","boundary":"Reviewed investment disclosure: $80M land purchase reported by DCD. A program commitment is not a campus valuation.","references":[{"id":"tnecd-meta-gallatin","url":"https://www.tn.gov/ecd/news/2020/8/12/governor-lee--commissioner-rolfe-announce-facebook-to-build--800-million-data-center-in-gallatin.html","title":"Governor Lee, Commissioner Rolfe announce Facebook to build $800 million data center in Gallatin","publisher":"Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2020-08-12"}]},{"topic":"Employment and timing","question":"Which phase, hiring dates, job types and current employer postings are documented?","boundary":"Reviewed jobs disclosure: Not disclosed in cited source. An announced target is not a live vacancy count. The operator references do not establish an employer affiliation, hiring commitment or project-specific training agreement for an unrelated training provider.","references":[{"id":"census-counties","url":"https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_Gaz_counties_national.zip","title":"2025 Census Gazetteer county internal points","publisher":"U.S. Census Bureau","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03"},{"id":"xai-memphis-expansion","url":"https://memphischamber.com/blog/press-release/expansion-follows-december-announcement-of-supercomputer-growth-and-tech-partnership-ecosystem/","title":"xAI expands Memphis footprint with major property acquisition in Southwest Memphis","publisher":"Greater Memphis Chamber","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2025-03-07"},{"id":"xai-tulane-dcd","url":"https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/","title":"Elon Musk's xAI buys 1 million sq ft site for second Memphis data center","publisher":"DatacenterDynamics","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2025-03-10"},{"id":"mlgw-xai-statement","url":"https://www.mlgw.com/images/content/files/pdf/XAIJuly2025Statement.pdf","title":"MLGW statement on xAI's 5420 Tulane Road location","publisher":"Memphis Light, Gas and Water","accessedAt":"2026-11-03","verifiedAt":"2026-11-03","publishedAt":"2025-07-22"}]}]}