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Colossus 2

Operating + expandingAI campusCampusMemphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
80% profile completeness
46 claims from 13 sources
Current facility power
1.28 GW[1]
Likelyestimated
Planned capacity
2.07 GW[1]
Likelyestimated
Floor area
Not yet sourced
Buildings (planned)
Likelyderived
Capital cost / investment
$35.8B[1]
Likelyestimated
First operational
Oct 19, 2025[1]
Likelyderived

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Remaining capacity: H1 2027 – H2 2028
Medium confidencewindow, not a prediction
Project verification
Verified operating
Operation documented by satellite imagery.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Memphis Light, Gas and Water · None (non-RTO region)
Substation: Unnamed substation (500 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced
2.07 GW[1]
Research estimate of planned capacity (no company figure found)
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
789 MW[1]
Building 3 under construction (satellite-tracked phases)
Operational
1.28 GW[1]
Estimated from buildings observed operational
  • ⚠ No public interconnection record for this load — None (non-RTO region) does not publish large-load requests.
  • ⚠ No permit record linked to this site yet.
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.
How the time-to-power window was estimated
Evidence used
  • Current stage: Operational (furthest stage with documented evidence)[1]
  • Stated date: Next projected milestone: 2027-02-25 (modeled/speculative)[1]
  • Required: 2.07 GW
Assumptions
  • From “Under construction”, large loads have typically taken 0.5–2 more years to first power (editorial range; see Methodology).
  • The window is a range of plausible outcomes under these assumptions, not a forecast. It moves as new filings, queue updates or imagery arrive.
Window: H1 2027 – H2 2028

Project verification

Development
  1. Announcedimplied by a later stage
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionFeb 28, 2025
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery
    • Feb 28, 2025 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • Feb 28, 2025 · Construction start[1]
    • Feb 28, 2025 · Land clearing begins next to the existing building.[1]
    • Oct 19, 2025 · Reported status: expanding[1]
  3. EnergizationOct 19, 2025
    Satellite imagery
    • Oct 19, 2025 · Battery facility looks complete (though more might be added). Turbines look connected up, minimal construction around them. We believe this state corresponds to the first compute c[1]
    • Jun 15, 2026 · The site is estimated to have at least ~830 MW of GPU server power, with at least "at least 220,000 additional GB300 processors and over 400 additional megawatts of compute power",[1]
  4. OperationalOct 19, 2025
    Satellite imagery
    • Oct 19, 2025 · Battery facility looks complete (though more might be added). Turbines look connected up, minimal construction around them. We believe this state corresponds to the first compute c[1]
    • Jun 15, 2026 · The site is estimated to have at least ~830 MW of GPU server power, with at least "at least 220,000 additional GB300 processors and over 400 additional megawatts of compute power",[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

  1. facility
    Colossus 2
  2. substation
    Unnamed substation (500 kV)[5]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Nearest mapped substation, 0.48 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
  3. transmission
    Freeport Sub TVA to Southaven Sub TVA 500KV[5]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.52 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
  4. utility
    Memphis Light, Gas and Water[2]
    Service territoryLikely
    Retail service territory containing the site
  5. ISO / RTO
    None (non-RTO region)[4]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: TVA
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

  • 6 on-site power generator outlines traced on satellite imagery[1]
    Epoch AI satellite annotations (fuel type and capacity not identified)
    Unknown typeBehind-the-meterLikely
  • TVA Southaven Combined Cycle (Natural Gas, 780 MW) is 0.4 km away[7]
    EIA plant within 1.5 km; proximity does not establish that it supplies the facility
    Natural gasCo-located780 MWUnverified

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
34.99686, -90.03639
Address
5420 Tulane Rd, Memphis, TN 38109[1]Likely
County
Shelby County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
  3. 3. Operator
    Not identified
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
Power supply

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Owner
End user
Anthropic[1]Confirmed
Cursor[1]Confirmed
Utility

Most likely retail provider among 2 overlapping service territories (largest retail sales; territory polygons are approximate). Also overlapping: City of West Memphis - (Ar).

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
1.28 GW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated total facility power (IT plus cooling and overhead) at the latest observed milestone.

Current IT capacity
946 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated IT load currently online, based on buildings observed operational.

Planned capacity
2.07 GW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2027-02-25); not necessarily full build-out.

Estimated annual consumption
7,824 GWh/yr[3]Speculativeestimated

1276 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
None (non-RTO region)[4]Likelyderived

Outside all ISO/RTO footprints; balancing authority shown separately.

Balancing authority
TVA[2]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Nearest mapped substation
Unnamed substation (500 kV)[5]Likelyderived

Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.

Distance to substation
0.5 km[5]Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby
500 kV[5]Likelyderived

Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.

State avg. industrial price
7.13¢/kWh[6]Confirmed

Tennessee statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
13.43¢/kWh[6]Confirmed

Tennessee statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
2.8 GW[7]Confirmedderived

10 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
Freeport - Southeast Gate 161kV #2 · Memphis Light, Gas and WaterTransmission line0.49 km161 kV[5]
Freeport Sub TVA to Southaven Sub TVA 500KV · Tennessee Valley AuthorityTransmission line0.52 km500 kV[5]
230 kV lineTransmission line0.53 km230 kV[5]
500 kV lineTransmission line0.99 km500 kV[5]
Freeport Sub TVA to Cordova Sub TVA 500KV · Memphis Light, Gas and WaterTransmission line1.19 km500 kV[5]
Allen Fossil Plant TVA to Freeport Sub TVA 500KV · Memphis Light, Gas and WaterTransmission line1.21 km500 kV[5]
TVA Southaven Combined Cycle · Tennessee Valley AuthorityPower plant (Natural Gas)0.4 km780 MW[7]
Allen · Tennessee Valley AuthorityPower plant (Natural Gas)13.4 km1.48 GW[7]
Wildflower Solar, LLC (Ms) · Duke Energy Renewables ServicesPower plant (Solar)14 km100 MW[7]
West Memphis Solar Station · Entergy Arkansas LLCPower plant (Solar)30.6 km180 MW[7]
Sr Byhalia, LLC · SR Byhalia, LLCPower plant (Solar)37 km5 MW[7]
Sr Canadaville, LLC · SR Canadaville, LLCPower plant (Solar)41.4 km16 MW[7]
Millington Solar Farm · SR Millington, LLCPower plant (Solar)42.8 km53 MW[7]
Big Cypress Solar, LLC · Big Cypress Solar, LLCPower plant (Solar)45.9 km180 MW[7]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.48 km500 kV[5]
Freeport Substation · Tennessee Valley AuthoritySubstation1.12 km500 kV[5]
Memphis Light, Gas and Water substation · Memphis Light, Gas and WaterSubstation1.63 km161 kV[5]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    Feb 28, 2025[1]
  5. First operational
    Oct 19, 2025[1]
  6. Expected completion
    Feb 25, 2027[1]
    Projected
Planned capacity
2.07 GW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2027-02-25); not necessarily full build-out.

Buildings (planned)
3[1]Likelyderived

Count of building outlines traced on satellite imagery.

Buildings operational
2[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Building 1operational323 MWOct 19, 2025[1]
Building 2operational953 MWJun 15, 2026[1]
Building 3under construction789 MWFeb 25, 2027 (projected)[1]

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Capital cost / investment
$35.8B[1]Likelyestimated

Modeled total capital cost (2025 USD) of capacity currently operational, incl. compute hardware.

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
Not yet sourced

Compute

Chip types
B200, B300[1]Confirmed
Compute (H100-equivalents)
1,111,700[1]Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

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  • Current IT capacity
    239 MWOct 19, 2025[1]→490 MWApr 6, 2026[1]→946 MWJun 15, 2026[1]
  • Current facility power
    323 MWOct 19, 2025[1]→661 MWApr 6, 2026[1]→1.28 GWJun 15, 2026[1]
  • Buildings operational
    0Feb 28, 2025[1]→1Oct 19, 2025[1]→2Jun 15, 2026[1]
  • Status
    Under constructionFeb 28, 2025[1]→Operating + expandingOct 19, 2025[1]

Timeline

Construction start: Feb 28, 2025[1]
First operational: Oct 19, 2025[1]
  1. Feb 28, 2025[1]

    Land clearing begins next to the existing building.

  2. Sep 8, 2025[1]

    Battery facility connected to the building. 121 air-cooled chillers installed, which could support 200 MW. In the Duke faciltiy in nearby Mississippi, several natural gas turbines are in place but not fully connected up.

  3. Oct 19, 2025323 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    Battery facility looks complete (though more might be added). Turbines look connected up, minimal construction around them. We believe this state corresponds to the first compute cluster brought online at this site of "approximately 110,000 GB200 processors, approximately 210 megawatts of compute power", as detailed in the company S-1 filing, page 76. Based on those numbers, we believe "compute power" corresponds to GPU server power. Earlier tweets from Elon Musk also support this timing, and it's consistent with the estimated cooling capacity based on the satellite image.

  4. Jan 13, 2026323 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    Since October, an array of dry cooling air-cooled condensers has been added (the array of large fans to the left of the building), and appears almost complete. Two more similar arrays appear to be under construction. More air-cooled chillers, batteries, and gas turbines have also been installed.

  5. Apr 6, 2026661 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    The first array of dry cooling air-cooled condensers for Building 1 has been completed and is operational. A second array, with larger fans, is about halfway complete (located to the south of the first array). More chillers have also been added. For Building 2, an array of dry cooling air-cooled condensers of the same type as Building 1's first array is beginning construction. We believe this corresponds to the "second cluster of 110,000 GB300 processors and 220 megawatts of compute power" from the company S-1 filing, page 76, with compute power corresponding to GPU server power. This is also consistent with our estimates based on cooling equipment.

  6. Jun 15, 20261.28 GW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    The site is estimated to have at least ~830 MW of GPU server power, with at least "at least 220,000 additional GB300 processors and over 400 additional megawatts of compute power", corresponding to the "next phase of expansion" found in the following company S-1 filing, page 76.This estimate is backed up by our cooling and turbine based power production calculations. The cooling calculations suggest there is enough infrastructure to support ~850MW of IT Power. Similarly the energy production calculations support ~900MW of available IT Power. This gives us confidence that the proposed expansion was achieved in time. The roof for building 3 is halfway complete.

  7. Feb 25, 2027Projected2.07 GW facility power· 3 buildings operational[1]

    Building 3 is estimated to be completed. The site is predicted to have enough power infrastructure installed for a total of 1.5 GW of IT Power. Based on building plans we predict the addition of three more cooling arrays similar to the 6x24 dry coolers near Building 1 and 2. With the completion of current cooling structures and the addition of these arrays there will be ~540MW more cooling capacity for a full facility total of ~1390MW. If this cooling capacity is supplemented by mobile coolers, there would be enough cooling and power infrastructure to support 1.5 GW of IT power.

Buildings on this campus

2

All claims (provenance audit)

46
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameColossus 2[1] Likely2026-06-15Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2025-02-28Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2025-09-08Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-10-19Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-01-13Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-04-06Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Address5420 Tulane Rd, Memphis, TN 38109[1] Likely2026-06-15Shown
OwnerSpaceXAI (xAI)Owner: SpaceXAI[1] Confirmed2026-06-15Shown
End usersAnthropicUsers: Anthropic[1] Confirmed2026-06-15Shown
End usersCursorUsers: Cursor[1] Confirmed2026-06-15Shown
End usersSpaceXAI (xAI)Users: SpaceXAI[1] Confirmed2026-06-15Shown
UtilityMemphis Light, Gas and Waterterritory 12293: CITY OF MEMPHIS - (TN) (MUNICIPAL, CITY OF MEMPHIS - (TN))[2] derivedUnverified2022Shown
Current facility power1.28 GW[1] estimatedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Current facility power323 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-10-19Superseded / alternative
Current facility power323 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-13Superseded / alternative
Current facility power661 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-04-06Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity946 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Current IT capacity239 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-10-19Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity239 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-13Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity490 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-04-06Superseded / alternative
Planned capacity2.07 GW[1] estimatedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Estimated annual consumption7,824 GWh/yr[3] estimatedSpeculative2026-09-29Shown
ISO / RTONone (non-RTO region)[4] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityTVA[2] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationUnnamed substation (500 kV)way/90962691[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation0.5 km[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby500 kV[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
State avg. industrial price7.13¢/kWh[6] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price13.43¢/kWh[6] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km2.8 GW[7] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Buildings (planned)3[1] derivedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2025-02-28Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2025-09-08Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational1[1] estimatedLikely2025-10-19Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational1[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-13Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational1[1] estimatedLikely2026-04-06Superseded / alternative
Capital cost / investment$35.8B[1] estimatedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)1,111,700[1] estimatedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Chip typesB200[1] Confirmed2026-06-15Shown
Chip typesB300[1] Confirmed2026-06-15Shown
Construction startFeb 28, 2025[1] derivedLikely2026-06-15Shown
First operationalOct 19, 2025[1] derivedLikely2026-06-15Shown
Expected completionFeb 25, 2027[1] estimatedSpeculative2026-06-15Shown