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Memphis & West Tennessee

xAI's Paul R. Lowry Road and Tulane Road sites, served in part by MLGW.

Source review 2026-11-03

Local context

Shelby County

Each county and municipality retains its own land-use process. Regional coverage does not establish a permit, utility commitment or incentive award.

Tracked infrastructure

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Tennessee project and program records with disclosed investment, power and confidence.
Project / programOperatorLocalityInvestmentPowerConf.
xAI Colossus — Paul R. Lowry Road
Operating — expansion reported · campus
xAIShelby CountyNot disclosed by operator; Chamber cites largest new-to-market investment in Memphis historyNot disclosed in cited sourceB
xAI Colossus 2 — Tulane Road
Site acquired — power arrangements attributed to xAI · campus
xAIShelby County$80M land purchase reported by DCD~0.5 MW MLGW general service (MLGW); main supply not disclosed by MLGWB

Campus and multi-site program records are kept distinct. Investment and power figures are not summed across overlapping scopes.