xAI Colossus — Paul R. Lowry Road

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campusConfidence BDesk review 2026-11-03

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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.

Record scope: campus
Source-attributed status: Operating — expansion reported
Confidence: B
Desk review: 2026-11-03
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

Canonical Tennessee record: https://tennessai.com/data-centers/xai-colossus-memphis

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.

Velocity meets potency: xAI announces Memphis as new home — Greater Memphis Chamber
https://memphischamber.com/blog/press-release/velocity-meets-potency-xai-announces-memphis-as-new-home/
Source published: 2024-06-05; desk reviewed: 2026-11-03.

xAI in Memphis: How the project came together and where it stands — The Commercial Appeal
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2025/06/05/elon-musk-xai-supercomputer-grok-memphis-tn/83599473007/
Source published: 2025-06-05; desk reviewed: 2026-11-03.

xAI granted permit for turbines at Memphis site — The Commercial Appeal
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/business/development/2025/07/02/elon-musk-xai-turbines-in-memphis-permit/84451755007/
Source published: 2025-07-02; desk reviewed: 2026-11-03.

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