Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Alabama Data Center
300 LEAF LAKE PARKWAY · BIRMINGHAM, JEFFERSON County, AL
Source: Primary source
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Alabama Data Center is an operating data center in JEFFERSON County, AL.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 12, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
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In the news
source: Google News- Johnson: Data center outrage reveals, again, the tale of two BirminghamsAL.com· Jun 15, 2026
- Birmingham animal shelter joins opposition against proposed multibillion dollar ‘AI factory’AL.com· Jun 14, 2026
- Birmingham mayor makes statement on data center ordinance passingWBMA· Jun 11, 2026
- Birmingham, Ala., City Council Addresses Data Center Votegovtech.com· Jun 11, 2026
- Opinion: Why I Voted the Way I Voted on the Data Center OrdinanceThe Birmingham Times· Jun 11, 2026
- Crowds throng Birmingham City Hall as council passes data center rulesWBHM· Jun 11, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Environmental permits
source: Permit register- BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA DATA CENTERALG250088
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Birmingham), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Lipscomb Elementary School in Lipscomb, is 1.6 mi from this site (259 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.