DC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Source: Primary source
DC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham is a mapped data center in AL, operated by DC BLOX.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkDC BLOX Parent LLC — colocation facility (4 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Operator chain
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: GDELT- Birmingham approves data center ordinance, facing public’s criticism - Alabama Political ReporterAlabama Political Reporter· Jun 10, 2026
- Birmingham passes data center ordinance after hours-long public hearing - WVTMWVTM· Jun 10, 2026
- Birmingham City Council Approves Data Center Ordinance - WBMAWBMA· Jun 9, 2026
- Birmingham City Council passes new regulations for data centers in heated meeting - AL.comAL.com· Jun 9, 2026
- The City of Birmingham approves Alabama’s toughest zoning ordinance, establishing 20-point community protections for data center development - City of Birmingham, Alabama (.gov)City of Birmingham, Alabama (.gov)· Jun 9, 2026
- Birmingham rally planned against Oxmoor Valley data center - WVTMWVTM· Jun 2, 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.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Washington K8 in Birmingham, is 0.5 mi from this site (567 students). 5 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.