After hours of tension at a July 20 meeting, Fairfield, Alabama, residents finally learned that Patmos, a Missouri-based AI infrastructure company, is behind a proposed data center facility.
That information reportedly surfaced only after residents showed mounting frustration, and city leaders voted to put additional data center proposals on hold.
What happened?
According to AL.com, Mayor Herman Carnes Jr. used the closing portion of the council meeting to say Patmos is the company seeking to develop a colocation data center in Fairfield. The company already runs several AI data centers.
That confirmation followed repeated demands for information from residents and council members. One resident also threatened legal action…