Documents & sources: every citation, in one place.

The law and the record.

1. Alabama SB270 / Ala. Code §37-4-22.1: Public Service Commission review of "Large Load Data Center Customer" contracts (150 MW or greater); signed 2026-04-17, effective 2026-10-01. alison.legislature.state.al.us
2. Alabama HB475, the "Power to the People Act" / Ala. Code §37-1-81.1: retail base-rate freeze, Oct. 1, 2026–Jan. 1, 2029; signed 2026-04-02. HB475 enrolled (PDF)
3. Alabama HB399 (2026): caps data-center abatements at 20 years; data centers over 100 MW pay state taxes once operational; signed 2026-04-17. legiscan.com
4. Alabama Chapter 9B (Tax Incentive Reform Act) / Act 2012-210: the data-center abatement framework and the 20-job threshold. revenue.alabama.gov
5. Ala. Code §§45-49-261.01 & 45-49-261.17: North Mobile County Planning & Zoning Commission (US-43 corridor) and its industrial-park exemption. law.justia.com
6. Mobile County Commission: Regular Meeting agenda, 2026-06-22 (industrial-park designation petition). agenda PDF
7. Mobile County: Development and Zoning ("there is no zoning in the unincorporated areas of Mobile County"). mobilecountyal.gov
8. Mobile County: Meet the Commissioners (Ludgood D1, Hudson D2 President, Dueitt D3) and Meetings & Agendas portal. commissioners · meetings & agendas
9. City of Prichard: City Council (five single-member districts). thecityofprichard.org
10. Alabama Power Rate EDI (Economic Development Incentive), APSC Docket U-5017: "full cost of serving" large-load terms. Rate EDI (PDF)
11. U.S. EIA, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A: Alabama residential 17.41¢/kWh (April 2026). eia.gov

What the companies say.

1. Beacon Data Centers, "Calvert Infrastructure Hub" campus page (published 2026-06-12, updated 2026-06-30; no longer password-protected): the company's most detailed public claims, project name, ~$6B initial construction, two buildings / first targeted 2027, ~250 permanent jobs at an average salary of $115,000, "designed without backup diesel generators," 1,000-ft setback / "below the allowable limit of 65 decibels," South Alabama Utilities "confirmed" 7,500 gal/day water + sewer, Alabama Power attributions, Phase 1 wetlands "less than half an acre," gopher-tortoise survey / USFWS relocation, 88% outside floodplain, June 17 open house. All figures are the company's own, uncorroborated by any public filing. Snapshot to archive.org whenever it changes. beacondatacenters.com
2. Beacon Data Centers: corporate "Campuses" portfolio (as of the 2026-06-30 update, describes "seven active data center sites"; earlier reporting cited "more than ten campuses / ~6 GW planned", attribute each figure to its date). beacondatacenters.com
3. Beacon co-founder Joe Shovlin, quoted by WKRG (2026-06-30): impacts "eliminated or minimized," "no utility bill increases for ratepayers," closed-loop cooling "to mitigate water use."
4. Beacon presentation to Tom Green County, TX (Concho Observer, 2026-06-02): on-site well + brackish/desalination under study; "not seeking tax abatements"; one-hour residency requirement for operations roles. conchoobserver.com
5. Edged Energy: draft Alabama Power service agreement language (no local rate increase, no new substation, self-funded line extensions, grid-reliability costs "at our sole expense"), as reported by MEJAC. Company statements at the April 7 and June 11, 2026 Prichard community meetings (~20 jobs at $70,000+, closed-loop cooling, "open to a community benefit agreement").

The coverage.

1. WKRG, "Residents raise concerns over proposed data center in northern Mobile County," 2026-06-30: names Beacon, the 95-of-650-acre site, ~1,000/250 jobs. wkrg.com
2. NBC15 / UTV44, Brad Gunther, "Proposed $6B data center campus in Calvert draws questions over growth, utilities, impact," 2026-07-03: relays Beacon's Calvert page ($6B, $115k average salary, SAU water figures, wetlands, 2027); resident concerns over expansion beyond the 95 acres and water/environment. utv44.com
3. AL.com, "South Alabama residents loudly reject proposed data center: 'Community has spoken,'" 2026-06-12.
4. NBC15, "'The community has spoken'…," 2026-06-11, mynbc15.com; FOX10, "Residents voice concerns… packed town hall," 2026-06-11; Lagniappe, "Citizens criticize proposed Prichard data center," 2026-06-11.
5. FOX10, "Data center proposed for Prichard, est. $93M," 2026-04-11 (reprints the City of Prichard statement).
6. Inside Climate News, "How Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out," 2025-11-03: highest residential bills in the nation. insideclimatenews.org
7. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Analysts warn Georgia Power bills will rise if PSC approves data center buildout," 2025-11-24.
8. NBC15 Mobile, "Alabama freezes power rates for 3 years, sponsor says key consumer safeguard was stripped," 2026-04-03.
9. Data Center Dynamics, "Canada's Beacon DC targets 275MW data center campus on California oil field," 2026-06-24 (Kern County 275 MW, 15 × 2.5 MW diesel). datacenterdynamics.com

The studies behind the Issues pages.

1. MEJAC (Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition), "Doing it Differently: Hard Earned Lessons from Engaging with a Proposed AI Data Center on the Africatown side of Prichard," 2026-05-26: first-hand tour of Edged's Atlanta facility; cooling, generators, and permitting analysis. mejacoalition.org
2. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory / DOE, 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report: upstream water and power figures. lbl.gov (PDF)
3. Environmental Law Institute, "Data Centers and Water Fact Sheet," Jan. 2026. eli.org (PDF)
4. Inside Climate News, "Data Centers' Use of Diesel Generators… Commonplace and Problematic," 2025-11-12. insideclimatenews.org
5. "The Unpaid Toll" (health costs of data-center air pollution), arXiv 2412.06288. arxiv.org (PDF)
6. Data Center Watch: national tally of blocked/delayed projects and opposition groups (2025 report; Q1 2026 update). datacenterwatch.org
7. PolitiFact, "How much have data centers increased electricity prices?" 2026-06-12; Institute for Energy Research (counter-evidence, 2026).
8. Independent research briefings compiled for this site (2026-07-01): Beacon / Calvert; Data Centers, the Grid & Your Power Bill in Alabama; How Large Industrial & Data-Center Projects Get Approved in Mobile County & Prichard; How U.S. Communities Have Responded to Large Data-Center Proposals. Available on request.

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