From orbit
The site from above
1From orbit
Taurus site
Satellite views of the same ground on March 16, 2025 and Dec. 20, 2025. Drag to compare.
Power
Power and the grid
652 MW contracted (totals add sources with a stated size; they can overlap)
Entergy Mississippi grid service, Phase 1Contracted, not built
developer figure for the first two buildings; service agreement executed Aug. 2025 Company · Aug. 2025
Entergy Mississippi grid service, full campusContracted (size not public)
developer's campus page; the contract's megawatt cap is confidential Company · Oct. 2026
On-site generationClaimed, unpermitted
developer's 'behind-the-meter' claim; no technology named and no air permit found; the city says the campus draws from the grid Company · Oct. 2026
ContractedProposed
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- Aug. 2025Service agreement signedEntergy Mississippi and the project company execute an Agreement for Electric Service; AVAIO pays the cost of grid connection. Company · Sept. 2025
- Oct. 16, 2025State regulators approve the contractThe Public Service Commission approves the confidential special contract; any increase above its megawatt cap needs another vote. News report · Oct. 2025
- July 2026City says the campus runs on the gridBrandon's FAQ says the data center draws its power from the grid and will curtail use in grid stress. Local government · July 2026
- 2027Grid capacity dueDeveloper says Entergy capacity delivers in 2027. Company · Oct. 2026
- Mississippi law lets Entergy sign large-customer contracts whose terms are confidential and not open to later change by the regulator, so rates, minimum bills and collateral are not public. News report · May 2026
- The nearest substation is Entergy's 115 kV Brandon Substation, 2.6 km away; the nearest 500 kV line is 22.9 km away (map data). OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
What is next door
- 10.57 km · gas pipeline
- 21.60 km · 138 kV transmission line
- 32.60 km · substation
- 422.85 km · 345 kV+ transmission line
Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
1 pending · 4 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.
- ◷Air construction permit (campus generators) PendingMississippi DEQ · April 27, 2026: draft out for comment; comment period ended Apr. 27, 2026; no issuance on record State agency · April 2026
- ✓Construction stormwater coverage GrantedMississippi DEQ · July 3, 2025: coverage runs to Jan. 31, 2027 State agency · July 2025
- ✓Electric service contract GrantedMississippi Public Service Commission · Oct. 16, 2025: confidential special contract; cap not public News report · Oct. 2025
- ✓Zoning GrantedCity of Brandon · Nov. 2015: site pre-zoned industrial; no rezoning Local government · July 2026
- ✓State sales and use tax exemption GrantedMississippi Development Authority · Aug. 19, 2025: Data Center Enterprises program State agency · Aug. 2025
- –Checked, nothing on file: Air permit for 500 MW on-site plant
Risks
What could slow it down
- HighLittle visible progressA year after groundbreaking the site had no structures and AVAIO declined to comment; the first-half 2027 energization target has already slipped to Aug. 2027 on its page. News report · Oct. 2026
- HighNo tenant or disclosed financingNo tenant, lease or lender is on record, and none of AVAIO's four campuses is operating. News report · Oct. 2026
- MediumSponsor's other campus on holdAVAIO's Leo campus in Arkansas is reported on hold after county pushback (press). News report · Oct. 2026
- MediumOn-site power claim unsupportedThe 500 MW on-site share has no named technology and no air permit. see Permits
- WatchResident oppositionA petition drew 400+ signatures over bills, water and secret incentives. News report · Sept. 2025
Money
Money on record
$375M
AVAIO Digital's launch funding (2021)
platform capital, not project financing News report · Oct. 2026
- Exempt: state sales and use tax (approved Aug. 2025) State agency · Aug. 2025
Not on record: county fee in lieu of property tax: not public, approved Aug. 15, 2025, amount and term not stated on the record News report · Oct. 2026
Land assembly
1 recorded land document for the campus company in county records (Aug. 2026); it lists no price. Parcel counts come from the deed; acreage is not recorded.
- Aug. 2026 ADP Rankin Data Hub LLC (seller not named) · price not recorded · 1 parcel County deed records · Aug. 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Nov. 2015Site The industrial park site is zoned for data center and industrial use Local government · July 2026
- July 3, 2025Permits State grants construction stormwater coverage to the project company State agency · July 2025
- Aug. 15, 2025Permits Rankin County supervisors authorize a fee in lieu of property taxes News report · Aug. 2025
- Aug. 19, 2025Site AVAIO and the state announce a $6 billion campus; Phase 1 is 116 MW and 600,000 sq ft State agency · Aug. 2025
- Sept. 10, 2025Site AVAIO says site work has begun, with Yates Construction as general contractor Company · Sept. 2025
- Oct. 16, 2025Power State regulators approve Entergy's confidential service contract News report · Oct. 2025
- Nov. 26, 2025Site Residents press county supervisors on rates, water and tax breaks after a 400-signature petition News report · Nov. 2025
- Feb. 2026Site Cleer Creek Construction is certified as prime contractor for clearing and grubbing State agency · Feb. 2026
- April 27, 2026Permits Comment period ends on the draft air construction permit; no issuance is on record State agency · April 2026
- July 20, 2026Site Brandon aldermen take up the project and a new city FAQ saying it will run on the grid Local government · July 2026
- Aug. 27, 2026Site The project company, ADP Rankin Data Hub LLC, records a land purchase on Metro Access Road, price and seller not recorded (county deed records) County deed records · Aug. 2026
- Sept. 24, 2026Site A Clarion Ledger visit finds a cleared lot, no structures and no construction materials (reported Oct. 11) News report · Oct. 2026
- Aug. 2027Power Developer's current target for first occupancy Company · Oct. 2026
Construction activity
Satellite captures by quarter
Since Feb. 2022: 65 satellite captures. The chart starts in the first quarter of 2023; 4 earlier records are not drawn.
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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 5. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
- Closed loop: cooling uses no water; buildings use about 4,000 gal a day each for restrooms and irrigation Local government · July 2026
- Backup only: emergency generators run under 50 hours a year outside outages (city); no generator air permit located Local government · July 2026
- By-right zoning: industrial park zoned for data centers since Nov. 2015; no rezoning needed Local government · July 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- AVAIO Digital Partners, Stamford, Conn.: developer (Mark McComiskey, CEO)
- ADP Rankin Data Hub, LLC: project company
- Rankin First Economic Development Authority: industrial park owner
Power
- Entergy Mississippi (Haley Fisackerly, CEO): utility
- Mississippi Public Service Commission: approved the contract
Builders
- W. G. Yates & Sons Construction: general contractor
- Cleer Creek Construction: clearing and grubbing
Government
- Mississippi Development Authority, Rankin County, City of Brandon
Still unknown
Open questions
- Whether any building has started.
- Size of the Entergy contract cap.
- Whether the 500 MW on-site plant is real.
- Tenant and financing.
Where this comes from
293 records from 24 documents
Drawn from news reports, state agency records, company statements, public and commercial datasets, local government records, securities filings and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 9State agency 6Company 3Dataset 3Local government 2SEC filing 1Satellite 0
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (33)
- On-site generation: not stated“The AVAIO Data Center will draw its power from the grid”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- On-site power technology: none permitted or specified; emergency backup generation only (Tier IV, per City of Brandon)“TIER IV BACKUP GENERATION THAT WILL RUN LESS THAN 50 HOURS A YEAR OUTSIDE OF BLACKOUTS”Local government · July 2026 · grade A
- Power plan: grid“POWERED BY THE GRID WITH ENERGY-EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONCERT WITH ENTERGY MS”Local government · July 2026 · grade A
- Stated campus size: 1,036 MW“Taurus; Brandon, Mississippi; Latitude & Longitude, 32.2593, -90.0185”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: 500 MW“Taurus; Brandon, Mississippi; Latitude & Longitude, 32.2593, -90.0185”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Nearest substation: 2.60 km - Brandon Substation (Entergy Mississippi, 115 kV) at 32.2828,-90.01459Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 22.85 km - 500 kV line (no line of 345 kV or above within 16 km)Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 138 kV: 1.60 km - 115 kV line (Entergy Mississippi) (nearest line in the 100-345 kV band)Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: 0.57 km - gas pipeline (CenterPoint Energy Resources Corporation)Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- County code: 28121“FCC census block API: campus anchor -> Rankin County MS 28121; on-site behind-the-meter plant (same tract) -> Rankin County; nearest substation, Brandon Substation (32.2828,-90.01459) -> Rankin County 28121.”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Utility service: 536 MW“Taurus | Brandon, Mississippi. Latitude & Longitude, 32.2593, -90.0185. Acreage, 329 acres, 1,036 MW, Total Baseload Power, 536 MW, Total Grid Power, 500 MW, Total Baseload BTM”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Interconnection status: Contracted - Agreement for Electric Service with Entergy Mississippi executed Aug 2025 and the MS PSC approved the confidential special contract on Oct 16, 2025 (Docket No. 2025-UN-85); contract M“Executed ESA with Entergy Mississippi for capacity delivering in 2027 at some of the most competitive rates in the US”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Operator: AVAIO Digital Partners (developer-operator; turnkey, build-to-suit and powered shell offered)“Turnkey, build-to-suit, and powered shell options are available”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 1,036 MW“1,036 MW, Total Baseload Power, 536 MW, Total Grid Power, 500 MW, Total Baseload BTM”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Utility service: 536 MW“536 MW, Total Grid Power”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- IT capacity: not stated“Construction of the first phase of the project totaling over 600,000 square feet of data center buildings and 116 megawatts of power”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Interconnection status: ESA executed Aug 2025; grid capacity delivering in 2027 per developer; AVAIO pays all grid-connection infrastructure costs“Executed ESA with Entergy Mississippi for capacity delivering in 2027 at some of the most competitive rates in the US”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Electric service agreement signed: Aug. 2025“After executing an Agreement for Electric Service with Entergy in August, the start of site work on the 329-acre campus”Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- Phase 1 sq ft: 600000 sq ft“over 600,000 square feet of data center buildings and 116 megawatts of power”Company · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Utility service: 116 MW“116 megawatts of power will be complete and energized in the first half of 2027”Company · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Utility: Entergy Mississippi, LLC“Entergy Mississippi will provide reliable power for the project”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- AVAIO claims more than 1.2 GW of power secured from utilities across campuses in Northern California, Virginia, Arkansas and Mississippi, with almost 450 MW available by 2027, and positions behind-the-meter generation as“AVAIO Digital has secured more than 1.2 GWs of power from utilities at campuses in Northern California, Virginia, Arkansas and Mississippi”Company · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Grid operator: MISO (MISO South)“Entergy Mississippi, the state's largest electric utility”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Paper or real: Real: entitled by-right site in an established industrial park; executed Entergy ESA with a PSC-approved confidential special contract; MDEQ stormwater coverage issued; clearing actually performed by named“The lot appeared to have been cleared, and there were several small piles of brush being burned”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- AVAIO Digital Partners was launched with $375 million in funding and a pipeline of hyperscale projects representing over 400 MW across the US, Canada and Western Europe (DCD company recap). Platform capital - not Taurus“With $375 million in funding, Avaio said at the time the company had a pipeline of hyperscale projects already under development”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Address: East Metropolitan Center Business and Industrial Park, Brandon, MS (western Brandon, off I-20, less than 5 miles from Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport)“The park covers more than 1,100 acres in the western part of the city, less than 5 miles from the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Rate class: confidential special contract (large customer supply and service agreement under Miss. Code Section 77-3-271, SB2001); not a public tariff“The statute permits a public utility to enter into a large customer supply and service agreement with terms and pricing for electric service without reference to the rates”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Entergy Mississippi has pre-certified roughly $3.9 billion of generation for data-processing load - three combined-cycle gas plants (Delta Blues, Vicksburg, Traceview) totaling 2,262 MW plus 270 MW of solar - serving AWS“Entergy has pre-certified approximately $3.9 billion in generation investments tied to data processing load”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Opposition: resident petition (400+ signatures by Sep 2025); residents pressed Rankin County supervisors for utility/pollution due diligence on Nov 26, 2025; concerns: electric rates, water, environment, secret incentive“residents' fears that the facility's power and cooling demands could push up bills and undermine housing affordability”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- large load interconnection request: confidential special contract approved“Staff recommended approval of a confidential special contract for service to a data center in Brandon, Rankin County.”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Utility special contract approval: approved“Staff recommended approval of a confidential special contract for service to a data center in Brandon, Rankin County”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Development stage: Ground broken Sep 10, 2025 (Yates Construction general contractor); site cleared. A Sep 24, 2026 Clarion Ledger site visit found a cleared lot with brush piles burning and no structures a year after gr“Construction of the first phase, totaling more than 600,000 square feet of data center buildings and 116 MW of power, is expected to complete in the first half of 2027.”Company · Sept. 2025 · grade C
- Resident petition against the project passes 400 signatures; concerns aired over environmental impacts and utility costs (WLBT). Mayor Butch Lee defends the project publicly.“A petition against the project has already gathered more than 400 signatures, with some residents expressing concerns about higher utility bills and environmental risks”News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (27)
- Agreement for Electric Service (special contract): cost responsibility: AVAIO pays the cost of all infrastructure to connect to the grid, through the large load rate“AVAIO is paying for the cost of all the infrastructure to connect to the grid through the large load rate for electricity”Local government · July 2026 · grade A
- Agreement for Electric Service (special contract): curtailment: AVAIO will curtail electricity use during times of grid stress to support the grid“AVAIO will curtail its use of electricity during times of grid stress to support the grid”Local government · July 2026 · grade A
- Tenants: not stated“Turnkey, build-to-suit, and powered shell options are available”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Data Center Enterprises tax exemption: scope: sales and use tax incentives agreed and in place for campus tenants (per developer)“MS state sales & use tax incentives agreed and in place for campus tenants”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Land purchase (recorded deed): contract value USD“Recorded: Aug. 27, 2026 · Grantee: ADP RANKIN DATA HUB LLC · Parcel number: H08 000006 00010 · Address: E METRO ACCESS RD · City: BRANDON”County deed records · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- Subcontractors: Cleer Creek Construction LLC, Taylorsville MS (prime contractor for clearing and grubbing under the SWPPP, Feb 2026)“PRIME CONTRACTOR COMPANY: Cleer Creek Construction LLC 15878 Hwy. 37 Taylorsville Mississippi 39168”State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
- Aliases: Project Taurus; AVAIO Digital Taurus Data Center Hub; AVAIO Digital Taurus“site work is officially underway on its $6 billion Taurus Data Center Hub in Brandon, Mississippi”Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- Groundbreaking date: Sept. 10, 2025“site work is officially underway on its $6 billion Taurus Data Center Hub in Brandon, Mississippi”Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- General contractor: W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company (Yates Construction)“Yates Construction is the general contractor for the Taurus campus”Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- Agreement for Electric Service (special contract): scope: electric service to the Brandon data center campus; executed August 2025“After executing an Agreement for Electric Service with Entergy in August, the start of site work on the 329-acre campus”Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- Announced: Aug. 19, 2025“Jackson, Miss. (August 19, 2025) - AVAIO Digital, a Connecticut-based developer and operator of sustainable data centers, has announced a new $6 billion data center campus”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Stated capital cost: 6000000000 USD“The $6 billion investment that will be made by AVAIO and its partners over the course of the project”Company · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Incentives: MDA Data Center Enterprises sales and use tax exemption approved (2025); Rankin County fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes authorized Aug 15, 2025; city/county infrastructure upgrades; amounts and FILOT terms not“The Mississippi Development Authority approved AVAIO Digital Taurus for the state's Data Center Enterprises tax exemption”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Data Center Enterprises tax exemption: scope: state sales and use tax exemption approved for the project“The Mississippi Development Authority approved AVAIO Digital Taurus for the state's Data Center Enterprises tax exemption”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Infrastructure assistance: scope: infrastructure upgrades and tax incentives from the city and county; specific commitments NOT DISCLOSED (finding)“Rankin County and the city of Brandon are providing infrastructure upgrades and tax incentives for the project”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Site Development Grant Program assistance: scope: state site-development assistance for the industrial park itself; park-level, predates the Taurus campus (not a campus agreement)“MDA also previously provided assistance through the Site Development Grant Program to help develop the East Metropolitan Business and Industrial Park”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- $6 billion Taurus campus announced jointly by AVAIO and MDA; billed as the third-largest economic development project in Mississippi history; at least 60 direct jobs promised.“AVAIO Digital's $6 billion investment is the third largest in our state's history”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Tenant status: none (speculative development; no tenant or LOI disclosed)“The Brandon development is AVAIO Digital's fourth in the country. None are operational as of October 2026”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Minimum bill terms: not stated“the terms of such agreements are confidential and exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Collateral: not stated“the terms of such agreements are confidential and exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Financing: not stated“Tax incentive packages and amounts are not public record in Mississippi”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- AVAIO's Leo campus in Pulaski County, Arkansas (announced Jan 2026; $6 billion first phase, $21 billion full build) is reported on hold after the county quorum court moved to regulate high-intensity digital infrastructur“The project is currently on hold following several weeks of lengthy meetings at the Pulaski County Quorum Court over noise, water and other safety, climate and infrastructure concerns”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes agreement: amount/term: NOT DISCLOSED (finding). The board stated no dollar amount, term length or parties on the public record; Mississippi tax incentive packages are not public record“Tax incentive packages and amounts are not public record in Mississippi”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Agreement for Electric Service (special contract): termination/cancellation/minimum-take: NOT DISCLOSED (finding). No termination, cancellation, minimum-bill or collateral terms are public; under Miss. Code Section 77-3-“the agreement itself is also not subject to alteration or any other modification or cancellation by the commission, for the entire term of the agreement”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Agreement for Electric Service (special contract): regulatory approval: PSC approved the confidential special contract at its Oct 16, 2025 meeting“Staff recommended approval of a confidential special contract for service to a data center in Brandon, Rankin County. The commission approved the proposed order”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Agreement for Electric Service (special contract): capacity cap: the contract megawatt cap is confidential on the public record; any increase beyond the cap requires a subsequent commission vote“The megawatt cap in the contract is confidential on the public record; commissioners clarified any increase beyond the contract limit would require a subsequent commission vote”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Fee-in-lieu of ad valorem taxes agreement: scope: fee in lieu of ad valorem taxes for one or more new data center buildings in Rankin County; execution authorized by board resolution under Miss. Code Section 27-31-104“approving execution of a fee-in-lieu agreement for one or more new data center buildings to be constructed and developed in Rankin County”News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (15)
- Permittee entity: ADP Rankin Data Hub, LLC“ADP Rankin Data Hub, LLC, Data Center | State Highway 18, Brandon, MS 39042 | mailing 107 Elm Street Suite 501, Stamford, CT 06902”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Zoning status: by-right: site lies in a district designated for data center/industrial use since November 2015; reviewed and approved by City Zoning and Brandon Planning Commission; no rezoning required“The AVAIO Data Center is developed in an area zoned for industrial use, following all local zoning map ordinances and land use plans, since November 2015”Local government · July 2026 · grade A
- ADP Rankin Data Hub, LLC, Rankin Data Hub (MDEQ enSearch AI 90534). 286 East Met: Air construction permit - draft public noticed; draft comment period ended (no issuance recorded in enSearch)“Air | Construction Permit | 2380-00142 | 04/27/2026 | Draft Permit Public Comment Period Ends”State agency · April 2026 · grade A
- ADP Rankin Data Hub, LLC, Data Center (MDEQ enSearch AI 88836). State Highway 18: Construction stormwater general permit coverage issued“General Permit - Construction Coverage | MSR109556 | 07/03/2025 | Coverage Issued”State agency · July 2025 · grade A
- Stormwater: coverage granted“having submitted an acceptable Construction Notice of Intent, is hereby granted this Certificate of Permit Coverage in order to discharge storm water associated with the construction of Data Center”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Air permit: none found“Search agency interests by name, city, county, SIC, and basin”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Air permit: not located“MEETS OR EXCEEDS ALL LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL AIR QUALITY STANDARDS”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Brandon Board of Aldermen work session takes up AVAIO Project Taurus and the city's new AVAIO data-center FAQ; the city also reports data-center study visits - active municipal management of resident concerns a year into“9. AVAIO Project Taurus 10. AVAIO Data Center FAQs Information”Local government · July 2026 · grade B
- City of Brandon Board of Aldermen (work session): Mayor's discussion items: AVAIO Project Taurus; AVAIO Data Center FAQs information; data center study and visits“9. AVAIO Project Taurus 10. AVAIO Data Center FAQs Information”Local government · July 2026 · grade B
- Stormwater: filed“PRIME CONTRACTOR COMPANY: Cleer Creek Construction LLC 15878 Hwy. 37 Taylorsville Mississippi 39168”State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
- Owner companies: ADP Rankin Data Hub, LLC (project LLC: ESA counterparty and MDEQ permit coverage recipient; mailing address Stamford, Connecticut)“ADP Rankin Data Hub, LLC, Stamford, Connecticut, having submitted an acceptable Construction Notice of Intent, is hereby granted this Certificate of Permit Coverage”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Mississippi SB2001 (Miss. Code Section 77-3-271) created the framework governing this campus's power contract: large-load supply agreements need no PSC approval, their terms are confidential and exempt from public record“No Commission approval of such an agreement is required”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Rankin County Board of Supervisors: Public comments: residents urge the county to probe utility and pollution risks of the proposed data center; petition organizer Nathan Reister and others address rates, water and tax e“Commissioners did not take regulatory action at the meeting; the public comments were recorded during the public-comment period”News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
- Mississippi Public Service Commission: Approval of Entergy Mississippi confidential special contract (Agreement for Electric Service) with ADP Rankin Data Hub, LLC for the Brandon data center“The commission approved the proposed order”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
- Rankin County Board of Supervisors: Resolution authorizing a fee in lieu of ad valorem taxes for the Taurus data-center project; execution of a fee-in-lieu agreement approved (item added as additional business after exec“The Rankin County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a resolution authorizing a fee in lieu of ad valorem taxes for the Taurus data-center project”News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (21)
- Phase 1 buildings: 2 buildings“PHASE 1 (2 BUILDINGS) WILL USE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY”Local government · July 2026 · grade A
- Cooling: closed-loop (no cooling water consumption); water-efficient cooling with economization“AVAIO's design does not consume water for cooling. It uses an extremely efficient closed-loop design which continually reuses the same cooling water”Local government · July 2026 · grade A
- Water use stated: about 4,000 gallons per day per building (bathrooms and irrigation); Phase 1 on municipal water; future phases to use recycled water from the city wastewater treatment plant“Each building will use about 4,000 gallons per day for the bathrooms and irrigation, the equivalent of 14 homes”Local government · July 2026 · grade A
- Site acres: 329 acres“Taurus; Brandon, Mississippi; Latitude & Longitude, 32.2593, -90.0185”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Code names: Project Taurus“AVAIO has broken ground on Project Taurus, a 329-acre campus in Brandon MS”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Current target date: Aug. 2027“on track to deliver first occupancy in August 2027”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Infrastructure: new sewer line extension under construction to serve the project's long-term wastewater needs (developer); water infrastructure in place at site“a new sewer line extension is under construction to supply the project's long-term wastewater needs”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Land owner: Rankin First Economic Development Authority (owner contact on the Feb 2026 SWPPP; East Metropolitan Center is its industrial park)“OWNER INFORMATION: Jake Shelby, P.E. 601 939-8737 Rankin First EDA”State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
- Acres: 329 acres“the start of site work on the 329-acre campus marks another important milestone”Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- Construction stage: clearing“Clearing is being conducted with careful attention to minimizing impact”Company · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- Name: AVAIO Digital Taurus“AVAIO Digital's new Brandon data center campus will be named AVAIO Digital Taurus”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Developer: AVAIO Digital Partners (AVAIO Digital), Stamford, Connecticut“AVAIO Digital Partners (AVAIO Digital) announced today a major new data center hub in Mississippi's Rankin County”Company · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Acres: 175 acres“AVAIO Digital is developing the 175-acre site in the City of Brandon”Company · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Original target date: 2027-H1“will be complete and energized in the first half of 2027”Company · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Jobs stated: at least 60 direct jobs (MDA); hundreds of indirect jobs“These include at least 60 direct, high-tech jobs and hundreds of indirect jobs ranging from construction to other related industries”State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade B
- Delay (months): 2-3 months“AVAIO Digital has maintained that the data center will be complete and energized in the first half of 2027. The Brandon project's page states first occupancy in August 2027”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stage: at risk“appears to be largely undeveloped more than a year later”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Time to service (months): 12 months“There did not appear to be any construction materials at the site”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- None of AVAIO Digital's four US campuses is operational as of October 2026, although each campus page promises occupancy in early 2027 (Clarion Ledger).“None are operational as of October 2026, though the descriptions for each on the company's website state that the facilities will all be ready for occupancy in early 2027”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Clarion Ledger site visit (Sep 24, 2026) finds no structures, no construction materials and only a handful of tractor operators one year after groundbreaking; AVAIO declined to comment on progress or completion date.“AVAIO Digital did not respond to two phone calls and an email requesting comment on the progress of the data center”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Construction stage: clearing“There were no structures when the Clarion Ledger visited the industrial park on Sept. 24, almost exactly one year after the company announced it had broken ground”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Maxar via Esri World Imagery Wayback. County deeds: ATTOM.