xAI Colossus 2 — Tulane Road

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campusConfidence BDesk review 2026-11-03
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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.

Record scope: campus
Source-attributed status: Site acquired — power arrangements attributed to xAI
Confidence: B
Desk review: 2026-11-03
Investment disclosure: $80M land purchase reported by DCD
Power disclosure: ~0.5 MW MLGW general service (MLGW); main supply not disclosed by MLGW
Jobs disclosure: Not disclosed in cited source

Canonical Tennessee record: https://tennessai.com/data-centers/xai-colossus-2-tulane-road

Primary sources:
2025 Census Gazetteer county internal points — U.S. Census Bureau
https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_Gaz_counties_national.zip
Source published: not recorded; desk reviewed: 2026-11-03.

xAI expands Memphis footprint with major property acquisition in Southwest Memphis — Greater Memphis Chamber
https://memphischamber.com/blog/press-release/expansion-follows-december-announcement-of-supercomputer-growth-and-tech-partnership-ecosystem/
Source published: 2025-03-07; desk reviewed: 2026-11-03.

Elon Musk's xAI buys 1 million sq ft site for second Memphis data center — DatacenterDynamics
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/
Source published: 2025-03-10; desk reviewed: 2026-11-03.

MLGW statement on xAI's 5420 Tulane Road location — Memphis Light, Gas and Water
https://www.mlgw.com/images/content/files/pdf/XAIJuly2025Statement.pdf
Source published: 2025-07-22; desk reviewed: 2026-11-03.

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