xAI Colossus 2
OperatingTennessee · Shelby · last verified Sep 17, 2026
- Developer
- xAI
- Tenant
- xAI
- Location
- Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
- Announced capacity
- 2 GW
- Capacity confidence
- Estimate or generation figure
- Phase one
- 210 MW
- Site
- —
- Utility
- MLGW / TVA
- Power source
- on-site gas turbines in Southaven, MS (permitted 1.2 GW plant, March 2026)
- Reported investment
- —
- Announced
- Dec 30, 2025
- Target online
- First cluster online ~January 2026; expanding through 2026
Notes
'Nearly 2 GW' is Musk's Dec 30, 2025 statement for the combined Memphis site; $18B reported GPU spend not recorded as capex; Southaven power plant subject to NAACP/SELC litigation. Needs a primary source.
Location
Approximate coordinates: 35.0500, -90.1000 · open in OpenStreetMap
Sources
- Dec 31, 2025 xAI expands Colossus megadata center to 2 gigawatts · Techzine
- undated xAI's Colossus 2 - First Gigawatt Datacenter In The World · SemiAnalysis
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