Proposed announced September 30, 2026; construction could begin as early as 2027
Big Woods Technology Park
Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County · Operator: Eagle Rock Partners
$6 billion · announced 2026-09-30
Eagle Rock Partners proposed a three building, roughly two million square foot data center campus projecting 200 permanent jobs and more than 1,000 construction jobs, and said the company will not seek state or local tax abatements. Residents raised concerns at a public meeting about water, power, and noise.
Issues raised: water, power, jobs, noise, opposition
Source: Mississippi Today, 2026-09-30 · On the map
Proposed Planning commission hearing on 1,000-plus acre rezoning moved to larger venue for Sept 22, 2026 meeting.
Walls, Mississippi Rezoning Proposal
Walls, DeSoto
An application seeks to rezone more than 1,000 acres from agricultural to light-industrial use in the DeSoto County town of Walls. Applicants have not publicly named a data center operator; residents believe the size implies a hyperscale project.
Issues raised: zoning, water, opposition, character
Source: Mississippi Today, 2026-09-16 · On the map
Under construction Broke ground September 2025, completion expected in the first half of 2027
AVAIO Digital Taurus
Brandon, Rankin County · Operator: AVAIO Digital
116 MW · $6 billion · announced 2025-09
A 175 acre campus of about 600,000 square feet in an industrial park roughly ten miles east of Jackson, described by the state as the third largest economic development project in Mississippi history. The design emphasizes water efficient cooling and rainwater recapture, and utility cost allocation is the recurring state question.
Issues raised: power, water, tax-incentives, jobs
Source: Data Center Dynamics · On the map
Under construction Several buildings operating, several more being built
AWS Madison County Campuses
Canton, Madison County · Operator: Amazon Web Services
$25 billion · announced 2024-01
Two AWS complexes outside Canton and near Ridgeland that together form the largest capital investment in Mississippi history, with an expansion announced in 2026. Neighbors have raised dust, noise and air quality concerns during construction, and AWS has committed to shift cooling to recycled wastewater.
Issues raised: water, noise, air-pollution, tax-incentives, jobs, power
Source: Amazon · On the map
Operating Operations began February 2026 in a retrofitted building
xAI Southaven Data Center
Southaven, DeSoto County · Operator: xAI
$20 billion · announced 2026-01
xAI retrofitted an 800,000 square foot building in Southaven, just across the state line from Memphis, in a project the state describes as the largest corporate investment in Mississippi history at more than 20 billion dollars. The state approved a sales and use tax exemption for the computing equipment, and the site adds to the concentration of xAI power demand in the Memphis metro area.
Issues raised: power, tax-incentives, jobs, air-pollution
Source: Office of Governor Tate Reeves, 2026-01 · On the map