‘Sweet home’ for data centers? What we know about Alabama’s multibillion-dollar industry

Alabama’s top business leaders tout the state as a “sweet home” for data centers. And that marketing strategy seems to be working — because the industry is exploding here.

Data centers already represent about a $2.4 billion investment across Alabama, according to the state Commerce Department, and that number is growing. According to an AL.com analysis — including projects that are proposed, under construction and already operating — that total investment has grown past $63 billion.