# xAI Colossus (Memphis)

AI data center campus tracked on DEPLOY: announced-vs-energized capacity, each figure dated and sourced.

- **Canonical ID:** c174e6dd-1a31-4984-be75-5ca3adf7aafa
- **Type:** AI data center campus
- **Location:** Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- **Lifecycle state:** partially_energized
- **Announced capacity (GW):** 2
- **Energized capacity (GW):** 1
- **Announced-to-energized gap (GW):** 1

## Capacity ledger (append-only, dated, sourced)

- announced: 2 GW · claimed · as of 2026-01-15 · https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/137578/xai-expands-colossus-megadata-center-to-2-gigawatts/
- energized: 1 GW · reported · as of 2026-06-30 · https://introl.com/blog/xai-colossus-2-gigawatt-expansion-555k-gpus-january-2026

## Parties

- NVIDIA (chip_supplier): https://registry.deploy.report/companies/nvidia
- xAI (developer): https://registry.deploy.report/companies/xai

## Common questions


**What is xAI Colossus (Memphis)?**

xAI Colossus (Memphis) is an AI data center campus tracked on the DEPLOY registry, located in Memphis. DEPLOY records its capacity as a dated, sourced ledger: announced gigawatts versus actually energized gigawatts, never a press-release total.

**How much power will xAI Colossus (Memphis) use?**

xAI Colossus (Memphis) has 2 GW of announced capacity on the DEPLOY registry, of which 1 GW is recorded as energized, an announced-to-energized gap of 1 GW. Each figure is individually dated and sourced.

**Is xAI Colossus (Memphis) operating yet?**

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, xAI Colossus (Memphis) is partially energized. DEPLOY tracks the lifecycle from announced through energized, so the current state reflects sourced evidence, not the original announcement.

**How verified is the data on xAI Colossus (Memphis)?**

A human editor has reviewed this record for the indexed registry. Every capacity figure is an append-only, dated claim resolved to the highest-evidence tier; superseded claims are kept but excluded from the current view.

## Sources

- xAI Colossus Hits 2 GW: 555,000 GPUs, $18B: https://introl.com/blog/xai-colossus-2-gigawatt-expansion-555k-gpus-january-2026
- xAI's Colossus 2: First Gigawatt Datacenter: https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/xais-colossus-2-first-gigawatt-datacenter
- Wastewater Will Cool This Memphis Data Center: https://www.governing.com/resilience/wastewater-will-cool-this-memphis-data-center
- Fury from campaigners as Elon Musk's xAI gets 150MW for Colossus supercomputer in Memphis: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/xai-colossus-memphis-power-tva/
- Fury from campaigners as Elon Musk's xAI gets 150MW for Colossus supercomputer in Memphis: https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/xai-colossus-memphis-power-tva/
- Elon Musk: Colossus 1/2 GPU inventory and Q4 GB300 ramp: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2103329761690865846
- Sawyer Merritt: amplifying Musk Colossus inventory post: https://x.com/SawyerMerritt/status/2103332409789776197
- Memphis Local Impact Report (SpaceX Mid-South): https://www.spacex.com/assets/sites-pages/assets/Memphis-Local-Impact-Report.pdf
- Southaven Local Impact Report (SpaceX Mid-South): https://www.spacex.com/assets/sites-pages/assets/Southaven-Local-Impact-Report-web.pdf

Canonical: https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/xai-colossus-memphis
JSON: https://registry.deploy.report/v1/datacenters/xai-colossus-memphis