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xAI Memphis Data Center

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Source: Data Center Dynamics

Project
Completed

The xAI Memphis data center, located in a former Electrolux factory, is home to the Colossus supercomputer, which runs on 100,000 GPUs. The facility is part of xAI's efforts to develop AI technologies and has plans to expand its GPU cluster significantly. Recently, the center has been involved in a controversy due to concerns about its impact on local infrastructure, prompting xAI to fund an $80 m

Status
Closed
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Manufacturing (Industrial), Data Center, Residential
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Data Center Dynamics

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The project “xAI Memphis Data Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Data Center Dynamics.

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2026-07-22

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The xAI Memphis data center, located in a former Electrolux factory, is home to the Colossus supercomputer, which runs on 100,000 GPUs. The facility is part of xAI's efforts to develop AI technologies and has plans to expand its GPU cluster significantly. Recently, the center has been involved in a controversy due to concerns about its impact on local infrastructure, prompting xAI to fund an $80 million wastewater treatment plant.

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United States of America (USA)

State

Tennessee

City

Memphis

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Data Center Dynamics

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Water Supply and Storage, Manufacturing (Industrial), Data Center, Residential

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2025-03-07

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