Colossus 2 Expansion is a data center operated by xAI in Memphis, TN, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 1000.0 MW and is currently under construction. It sits in the Memphis data-center market on the TVA grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 10.4-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Memphis — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Memphis — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Memphis operates 33 tracked facilities totaling 5,600 MW, positioning it as a mid-tier regional hub. However, the DCPI assessment reveals structural constraints: an excess-power score of 35/100 and a constraint score of 28/100 together signal a market approaching saturation despite absolute capacity. The operator landscape is fragmented, with xAI holding the largest footprint at 7 facilities, followed by DataBank entities 3 combined and single-facility operators including EdgeConneX and CenturyLink Memphis. This distribution reflects the market's transition from pure colocation to hyperscaler-driven deployments. The AVOID verdict is unambiguous for acquisition-stage investors. A constraint score of 28/100 indicates that available power infrastructure cannot reliably absorb new capacity additions; the 35/100 excess-power rating suggests that while some power exists, it is either poorly…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 16 operating generating units totalling 3,194 MW within about 50 km of Memphis, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
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