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Where US data centers are being built

Every campus the Datacenter Tracker has found, live from its database. Each dot is one campus, sized by planned capacity and coloured by stage.

Campuses
1,304
Planned capacity
475.9 GW
Announced investment
$2.97T
States
45

updated

Stage
A bigger dot is more planned capacity. A hollow ring means no capacity has been published.1381 of 1381 campuses shown

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Totals leave out paused and cancelled campuses. Capacity no source states counts as zero, so every figure is a floor. Investment the tracker could not confirm, or that covers a wider programme than the campus, is left out. A campus listed twice and not yet merged is counted twice.

Recent§

Reported in the last 14 days.

Rules and policies

  • Riverside, CA resolution barring data center proposalsRiverside, CA · in force · restricts building · 11 NovRiverside adopted a resolution barring the city from accepting data center proposals while it studies AI and data center zoning.
  • Missoula, MT data center zoning definition amendmentMissoula, MT · in force · restricts building · 11 NovMissoula adopted a zoning ordinance that changes how data centers are defined for zoning, which the lawsuit says can sweep small tech businesses into data-center rules.
  • US FCC proposed ban on Chinese optical transceivers for AI data centersoptical transceivers · proposed · restricts building · 11 NovThe FCC is weighing import restrictions barring Chinese-made optical transceivers used to link AI chips in US data centers, which Microsoft and an industry group oppose.
  • Michigan HB 5982 MPSC contested case review for preferential large-load data center ratesMichigan · proposed · restricts building · 11 NovHouse Bill 5982 would require contested case review and Michigan Public Service Commission approval for utility agreements offering preferential rates to large-load data centers.
  • Michigan HB 5881 Data Center Planning and Responsibility Act zoning complianceMichigan · proposed · restricts building · 11 NovHouse Bill 5881 would require Michigan local zoning ordinances to comply with the Data Center Planning and Responsibility Act and clarify limits on local regulation of resource extraction and renewable energy.
  • Michigan HB 5882 local pause process for large-scale data centersMichigan · proposed · restricts building · 11 NovHouse Bill 5882 would create a structured process letting Michigan local governments temporarily pause and evaluate large-scale data center and cryptocurrency mining projects.
  • Michigan HB 5786 labor and apprenticeship requirements for data center constructionMichigan · proposed · restricts building · 11 NovHouse Bill 5786 would set labor hiring priorities, apprenticeship requirements and compliance documentation standards for enterprise data center construction contracts in Michigan.
  • Michigan HB 5777 large-scale data center regulatory frameworkMichigan · proposed · restricts building · 11 NovHouse Bill 5777 would require registration, financial security, environmental and operational reporting, prevailing wage and a local-impact fund for large-scale data centers in Michigan.

Milestones

  • Land acquired: NC-2, NC10 NovWhiteFiber completed the $60 million acquisition of NC-2 and NC-3 in Yadkin County.
  • Site work: Project Tembo, WY10 NovTallgrass is prepping a one-square-mile area for the first phase.
  • Energized: Project Rainier, IN10 NovSeven buildings on the north campus are online and running AI models.
  • Announced: Amazon Web Services Walla Walla, WA10 NovWalla Walla County held a public comment meeting on the proposed Amazon campus.
  • Permit approved: Microsoft Cheyenne, WY10 NovCity Clerk rejected the referendum petition, allowing the council-approved annexation to move forward.
  • Groundbreaking: Oracle Global Headquarters, TN10 NovOracle began construction on its Nashville East Bank headquarters campus.
  • Permit filed: Vantage Millersport Campus, OH10 NovOhio EPA public hearing on draft air permit for the Fairfield Energy Center power plant serving the site
  • Equipment installed: Atlas One, TX9 NovEquipment shipments began for Atlas One, moving the project from planning into phased development.

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