DataBank BHM1 — Birmingham Data Center

DataBank BHM1 Birmingham is a data center operated by DataBank in Birmingham, AL, US. The facility is currently operational.

Status
Operational
Market
Birmingham AL
City
Birmingham
State
AL
Country
US

Source: DC Hub facilities registry · Added , not re-checked since · Basis: cited (what this means)

Market intelligence

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Birmingham

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Market context

DataBank BHM1 Birmingham is one of 52 facilities DC Hub’s Birmingham brief counts on the SOCO grid. The closest tracked facility is DC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham, about 2 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. Read the Birmingham market brief →

Location

Area Birmingham, AL, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

LocationBirmingham, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around DataBank BHM1 Birmingham in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

DataBank

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 12 operating generating units totalling 5,170 MW within about 50 km of Birmingham, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Coal3,774 MW · 5 units · 73%
Oil/Gas1,061 MW · 4 units · 21%
Hydropower309 MW · 2 units · 6%
Bioenergy26 MW · 1 unit · 1%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

Other data centers nearby

Nearest first, by distance from this site.

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP get_facility slug="databank-databank-bhm1-birmingham-5fd3e15e" (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: https://dchub.cloud/connect
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