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xAI Colossus

OperatingAI campusBuildingMemphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Part of Colossus 1

30% profile completeness
16 claims from 5 sources
Current facility power
Not yet sourced
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced
Building footprint
778,800 sq ft[1]
Likelyderived
Buildings (planned)
Not yet sourced
Capital cost / investment
Not yet sourced
First operational
Not yet sourced

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Operating (community-mapped, unverified)
Low confidence
Project verification
Unverified
Evidence is limited to community map.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Memphis Light, Gas and Water · None (non-RTO region)
Substation: Unnamed substation (161 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced
No record
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
No record
Operational
No record
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

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 constructionimplied by a later stage
  3. Energizationimplied by a later stage
  4. OperationalSep 27, 2026
    Community map
    • Sep 27, 2026 · Reported status: operating[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: Community map.

Grid path

  1. facility
    xAI Colossus
  2. substation
    Unnamed substation (161 kV)[1]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Nearest mapped substation, 0.36 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
  3. transmission
    West Memphis - Freeport 500kV[1]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.61 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)[3]
    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

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
35.05984, -90.15635
Address
3231 Paul R Lowery Road, Memphis, TN[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
    Not identified
  3. 3. Operator
    SpaceXAI (xAI)[1]Likely
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Not identified
Power supply
Utility:
Memphis Light, Gas and Water[2]Likely

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
Operator
Utility
Memphis Light, Gas and Water[2]Likely

Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
Not yet sourced
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced

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

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
None (non-RTO region)[3]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 (161 kV)[1]Likelyderived

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

Distance to substation
0.4 km[1]Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby
500 kV[1]Likelyderived

Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.

State avg. industrial price
7.13¢/kWh[4]Confirmed

Tennessee statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
13.43¢/kWh[4]Confirmed

Tennessee statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
2.78 GW[5]Confirmedderived

9 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
161 kV lineTransmission line0.33 km161 kV[1]
Allen - Freeport 161kV · Memphis Light, Gas and WaterTransmission line0.52 km161 kV[1]
West Memphis - Freeport 500kV · Tennessee Valley AuthorityTransmission line0.61 km500 kV[1]
Allen - Southgate 161kV · Memphis Light, Gas and WaterTransmission line1.41 km161 kV[1]
Allen - Southgate #2 161kV · Memphis Light, Gas and WaterTransmission line1.54 km161 kV[1]
Allen · Tennessee Valley AuthorityPower plant (Natural Gas)1.7 km1.48 GW[5]
Wildflower Solar, LLC (Ms) · Duke Energy Renewables ServicesPower plant (Solar)11.2 km100 MW[5]
TVA Southaven Combined Cycle · Tennessee Valley AuthorityPower plant (Natural Gas)13 km780 MW[5]
West Memphis Solar Station · Entergy Arkansas LLCPower plant (Solar)17.7 km180 MW[5]
Sr Innovation - Nike PV · SR Innovation, LLCPower plant (Solar)32 km2 MW[5]
Big Cypress Solar, LLC · Big Cypress Solar, LLCPower plant (Solar)34.5 km180 MW[5]
Millington Solar Farm · SR Millington, LLCPower plant (Solar)42.5 km53 MW[5]
Sr Byhalia, LLC · SR Byhalia, LLCPower plant (Solar)49.8 km5 MW[5]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.36 km161 kV[1]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.4 km22.9 kV[1]
Memphis Light, Gas and Water substation · Memphis Light, Gas and WaterSubstation0.4 km—[1]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.44 km161 kV[1]
Unnamed substationSubstation1.02 km500 kV[1]
Praxair, Inc. substation · Praxair, Inc.Substation1.12 km161 kV[1]

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
    —
  5. First operational
    —
  6. Expected completion
    —

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

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

Building footprint
778,800 sq ft[1]Likelyderived

Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.

Floor area
Not yet sourced

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)

No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.

Timeline

No dated events sourced yet.

Other buildings on this campus

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All claims (provenance audit)

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FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NamexAI Colossusway/1381264361 name=xAI Colossus[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
StatusOperating[1] derivedUnverified2026-09-27Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedUnverified2026-09-27Shown
Websitehttps://x.ai/colossus[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
Address3231 Paul R Lowery Road, Memphis, TN[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
OperatorSpaceXAI (xAI)operator=xAI[1] Likely2026-09-27Shown
UtilityMemphis Light, Gas and Waterterritory 12293: CITY OF MEMPHIS - (TN) (MUNICIPAL, CITY OF MEMPHIS - (TN))[2] derivedLikely2022Shown
ISO / RTONone (non-RTO region)[3] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityTVA[2] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationUnnamed substation (161 kV)way/1413617102[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation0.4 km[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby500 kV[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
State avg. industrial price7.13¢/kWh[4] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price13.43¢/kWh[4] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km2.78 GW[5] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Building footprint778,800 sq ft[1] derivedLikely2026-09-27Shown