{ "as_of": "2026-09-24", "_note": "Real AI/hyperscale data-center campuses compiled from operator releases, utility filings and trade press (Sep 2026). Rows marked verified passed an independent adversarial check of existence/location and capacity/status; the rest are single-pass press-sourced and carry a REPORTED mark. Announced capacity is drawn hollow — it is not power.", "verification_note": "155 of 182 rows passed an independent check of existence, location and capacity; the rest are press-sourced and carry a REPORTED mark. Rows added in the 24 Sep 2026 date check are single-pass.", "counts": { "campuses": 182, "verified": 155, "gw_planned": 134.0, "gw_operational": 7.0, "countries": 30 }, "aggregates": [ { "name": "Northern Virginia market total (Loudoun/Prince William/Fairfax core; Fauquier/Culpeper/Stafford/Spotsylvania emerging)", "operator": "Market total (multiple operators)", "tenant": "", "city": "Ashburn", "region": "Virginia", "country": "USA", "lat": 39.0437, "lng": -77.4875, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 9450, "mw_operational": 5050, "status": "operating", "timeline": "JLARC (Dec 2024): 5,050 MW in use statewide (based on Aug 2023 peak-load forecasts by Dominion and co-ops), plus 1,500 MW under construction and 2,900 MW in earlier development (Cushman & Wakefield 2024). DC Byte via DCD (Oct 2025): Loudoun alone 10 GW operational+planned (28% operational); Virginia ~40 GW operational+planned.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Dominion Energy Virginia (PJM); Dominion plans ~$50B capex 2025-2029 largely for data-center load and new 500 kV transmission (per search summary; not independently fetched). NOVEC/REC co-ops serve parts of Loudoun/Prince William.", "chips_notes": "", "notes": "mw_operational is the JLARC statewide figure (Virginia is ~overwhelmingly NoVA); mw_planned = 5,050 + 1,500 UC + 2,900 pipeline per JLARC. Tier-3 aggregator dcmap.us (Aug 2026) tracks 9.4 GW operational, 4.8 GW under construction, 6.5 GW planned across 381 NoVA sites — included only as corroboration, not as the sourced number. CBRE H1 2023 colocation inventory was 2,254 MW (colo only, vacancy 0.94%); CBRE H1 2025 colo vacancy 0.72%.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://jlarc.virginia.gov/pdfs/reports/Rpt598-2.pdf", "title": "JLARC Report 598: Data Centers in Virginia 2024", "date": "2024-12-09", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/loudoun-county-data-center-market-share-drops-as-new-virginia-jurisdictions-rise/", "title": "Loudoun County data center market share drops as new Virginia jurisdictions rise (DC Byte data)", "date": "2025-10-23", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.cbre.com/insights/local-response/north-america-data-center-trends-h1-2025-market-profiles-northern-virginia", "title": "CBRE North America Data Center Trends H1 2025 – Northern Virginia", "date": "2025-09-08", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://dcmap.us/markets/northern-virginia/", "title": "dcmap.us Northern Virginia market page (aggregator)", "date": "2026-08", "tier": 3 } ], "checks": [ { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_url": "https://jlarc.virginia.gov/pdfs/reports/Rpt598-2.pdf", "note": "Numbers are sourced but stale and mislabeled in scope. JLARC Rpt 598 (tier 1, Dec 2024) text confirms 'Virginia data center sites use approximately 5,050 megawatts' based on Aug 2023 peak-load forecasts, and C&W 2024 figures of 1,500 MW under construction + 2,900 MW earlier development (statewide, n" } ], "verified": true } ], "rows": [ { "name": "Fermi America Project Matador (HyperGrid)", "operator": "Fermi America", "tenant": "TensorWave (222MW lease, up to 650MW)", "city": "Carson County (NE of Amarillo, adjacent to Pantex)", "region": "Texas", "country": "USA", "lat": 35.32, "lng": -101.56, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 11000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced 2025 as up to 11GW; Mar 14 2026 upsized private-power projection to 17GW; first Siemens SGT-800 turbines delivered Jul 2026; Aug 10 2026 $6.5B 15-yr TensorWave lease for 222MW, delivery in phases from H2 2027. Original 1GW-by-end-2026 target missed.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Behind-the-meter: ~6GW gas permitted (Hillcore to build 2.6GW plant), four AP1000 reactors filed with NRC, solar, batteries, grid ties. On Texas Tech University System land.", "chips_notes": "TensorWave (AMD-focused AI cloud) is first binding tenant; no GPU count disclosed.", "notes": "mw_planned = original 11GW campus figure; 17GW is power generation, not IT. >$1.5B invested to date; lost prior unnamed tenant Dec 2025, class action Jan 2026, liquidity warnings Mar 2026 (Cleanview, tier 3, citing SEC filings).", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/fermi-america-signs-six-point-five-billion-dollar-lease-for-worlds-largest-data-center-after-months-of-turmoil-tensorwave-amarillo-texas-carson-county-water-city-council-greg-abbott-audir", "title": "Fermi signs $6.5 billion lease for 'world's largest data center' (ABC7 Amarillo)", "date": "2026-08-10", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fermi-signs-agreement-with-tensorwave-for-up-to-650mw-of-data-center-capacity-at-project-matador-site/", "title": "Fermi signs agreement with TensorWave for up to 650MW at Project Matador", "date": "2026-08", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.fermiamerica.com/news", "title": "Fermi America newsroom (17GW upsizing Mar 14 2026; Siemens turbines Jul 21 2026)", "date": "2026-08", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://cleanview.co/reports/fermi", "title": "The World's Largest Data Center Is Running Into Trouble (Cleanview)", "date": "2026-04", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fermi-signs-agreement-with-tensorwave-for-up-to-650mw-of-data-center-capacity-at-project-matador-site/", "note": "TensorWave lease, Carson County/Pantex-adjacent location, and active under-construction status ($1.5B+ invested, turbines installed as of Aug 2026) are confirmed; Fermi's own Mar 2026 release upsizing to 17GW refers to private power generat" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "SB Energy (SoftBank) Portsmouth AI Campus", "operator": "SB Energy (SoftBank Group)", "tenant": "OpenAI (reported in lease discussions, unconfirmed)", "city": "Piketon (former DOE Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant)", "region": "Ohio", "country": "USA", "lat": 39.0684, "lng": -83.0135, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 10000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Public-private deal (DOE, Dept. of Commerce, SB Energy, AEP Ohio) announced ~Mar 20, 2026 with groundbreaking; initial ~800MW interconnection phase targeting 2028 operational; full 10GW envisioned into the early 2030s", "capex_usd_b": 40, "power_notes": "SB Energy to build up to 10GW of new generation (9.2GW natural gas) plus $4.2B in new AEP Ohio transmission (new 765kV lines, four substations); data-center capex estimated $30-40B; separate ~$33.3B in Japanese-backed financing reported for the gas-generation component", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Located on federal land at the legacy Portsmouth uranium-enrichment site in Pike County, Ohio (DOE is site lessor). Distinct from SoftBank's existing Stargate Lordstown, OH site (already tracked). One of the largest single data-center power buildouts announced to date.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/machine-learning/article/55366132/softbanks-10-gw-ohio-campus-marks-a-turning-point-for-ai-infrastructure", "title": "SoftBank's 10 GW Ohio Campus Marks a Turning Point for AI Infrastructure", "date": "2026-03-31", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/softbank-eyes-10gw-data-center-at-former-doe-nuclear-enrichment-site-in-ohio/", "title": "SoftBank eyes 10GW data center at former DOE nuclear enrichment site in Ohio", "date": "2026-03", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Wonder Valley AI data centre park (Greenview Industrial Gateway)", "operator": "O'Leary Ventures / O'Leary Digital (with MD of Greenview)", "tenant": "None announced", "city": "Greenview (≈40 km S of Grande Prairie)", "region": "Alberta", "country": "Canada", "lat": 54.8, "lng": -118.75, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 9000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced Dec 2024 (7.5 GW, C$70B); raised to 9 GW Apr 2026; original plan: construction 2026, phase 1 (1.4 GW) 2027; now construction 'possibly late 2028'; land purchase not finalized; First Nation judicial review of water permits proceeds Dec 2026", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "On-site gas-fired generation (Montney gas), 'North America's largest gas plant', plus geothermal; water licence 6M m3/yr (needs 24M); AUC approvals not yet applied", "chips_notes": "None", "notes": "Status set to 'paused' to reflect stalled progress (no permits, no tenant, land unsigned, court setback Aug 13 2026); formally still 'planned' by proponent. Capex C$70B (~US$50B) proponent claim, unverified.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.geothermalcanada.org/news/2025/12/17/the-truth-about-wonder-valley", "title": "The Logic (republished): The truth about Wonder Valley, Kevin O'Leary's data-centre dream", "date": "2025-12-10", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.theenergymix.com/oleary-loses-first-nation-wins-in-bid-for-judicial-review-of-data-centre-water-permits/", "title": "O'Leary loses, First Nation wins in bid for judicial review of data centre water permits (9 GW)", "date": "2026-08-13", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.theenergymix.com/earths-largest-ai-data-centre-in-alberta-just-got-bigger/", "title": "'Earth's largest' AI data centre in Alberta just got bigger (7.5 -> 9 GW)", "date": "2026-04-23", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/wonder-valley-newsletter-open-house-9.7217459", "title": "CBC: Updated info about Kevin O'Leary's proposed Wonder Valley AI project (2026 permitting year)", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "corrected": true, "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/details/Wonder-Valley-AI-Data-Centre-Park/11477", "note": "Alberta's own Major Projects registry (government filing) classifies Wonder Valley as 'Proposed' (pre-construction), and tier-2 reporting through Aug 2026 confirms no land purchase finalized and no construction ever begun, so 'paused' overs" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Meta Hyperion", "operator": "Meta (via Beignet Investors JV with Blue Owl Capital, 80/20)", "tenant": "Meta", "city": "Holly Ridge (Richland Parish)", "region": "Louisiana", "country": "USA", "lat": 32.477149, "lng": -91.632333, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 5000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced Dec 2024 ($10B, 2 GW); Blue Owl JV Oct 2025 ($27B); expanded to 5 GW / >$50B (CNBC, Jul 2026). Epoch: first phase ~1.7 GW IT operational ~Q1 2028; ~2 GW by 2030; full 5 GW ~2032.", "capex_usd_b": 50, "power_notes": "Entergy Louisiana: 3 combined-cycle gas plants (~2.26 GW) approved 2025, plus 7 more (5.2 GW) agreed Mar 2026 - 10 plants total; Smalling substation funded by Meta; 20-year agreement. Epoch: power stations in service Dec 2026 (1.8 GW load).", "chips_notes": "Epoch projects ~481k Nvidia Rubin GPUs (~4.25M H100e) by Q1 2028.", "notes": "2,250 acres; ~4M sq ft across 11 planned buildings; ~3,700 workers on site Feb 2026. Capex >$50B per CNBC (Jul 13, 2026) as cited by Wikipedia; Epoch estimates $63.5B.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/meta-hyperion", "title": "Epoch AI - Meta Hyperion", "date": "2026-09-01", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.fox8live.com/2026/05/12/metas-27-billion-ai-data-center-is-transforming-rural-louisiana/", "title": "Fox 8 - Meta's $27B AI data center is transforming rural Louisiana", "date": "2026-05-12", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://spectrum.ieee.org/5gw-data-center", "title": "IEEE Spectrum - 5GW Data Center Buildout Requires Novel Engineering", "date": "2026-03-24", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/meta-louisiana-data-center-investment-reaches-50-billion-amid-ai-push.html", "title": "CNBC - Meta's Louisiana data center investment to reach $50 billion", "date": "2026-07-13", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_Data_Center", "title": "Wikipedia - Hyperion Data Center", "date": "2026-08-22", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.fox8live.com/2026/05/12/metas-27-billion-ai-data-center-is-transforming-rural-louisiana/", "note": "Holly Ridge/Richland Parish location and coordinates match almost exactly, and active construction, the 5GW/$50B+ scale-up, the 80/20 Blue Owl/Meta JV, and 0 MW currently operational are all corroborated as of mid-2026." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Scala AI City (Eldorado do Sul)", "operator": "Scala Data Centers", "tenant": "Multi-tenant hyperscale/AI (undisclosed)", "city": "Eldorado do Sul", "region": "Rio Grande do Sul", "country": "Brazil", "lat": -30.08, "lng": -51.62, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 4750, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced 2025 (~700 ha); municipal enabling law passed; MME authorised 5 GW grid reservation; phase 1 54 MW (R$3bn) 'about to enter operation' Mar 2026; full 4.75 GW over 10-20 years (~US$50B)", "capex_usd_b": 50, "power_notes": "5 GW connection authorised by Brazil's Ministry of Mines & Energy to the National Interconnected System; 100% certified renewable claimed; zero-water-exchange cooling", "chips_notes": "Designed for 150 kW+ racks with liquid cooling; no GPU counts", "notes": "Whether the 54 MW phase 1 was energised by Sep 2026 could not be confirmed from a primary source.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://olhardigital.com.br/2026/03/25/pro/rs-se-prepara-para-ter-verdadeira-cidade-de-data-centers-conheca/", "title": "RS se prepara para ter verdadeira 'cidade de data centers' (54 MW phase 1, 4.75 GW, US$50B)", "date": "2026-03-25", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/scala-ai-city-scala-pitches-50bn-brazil-data-center-campus-of-up-to-47gw/", "title": "Scala AI City: Scala pitches $50bn Brazil data center campus of up to 4.7GW", "date": "2025", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://datacentremagazine.com/data-centres/scala-data-centers-ai-city-secures-5-gw-approval-in-brazil", "title": "Scala secures 5GW authorisation for Scala AI City project", "date": "2025", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://olhardigital.com.br/2026/03/25/pro/rs-se-prepara-para-ter-verdadeira-cidade-de-data-centers-conheca/", "note": "Eldorado do Sul location/coordinates, 4.75GW total plan, 5GW MME grid authorization, and Phase 1's 54MW 'about to enter operation' (Mar 2026) status are corroborated by Olhar Digital and Data Center Dynamics/Data Centre Magazine reporting." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Homer City Energy Campus", "operator": "Homer City Redevelopment (Knighthead Capital ~75%) with Kiewit", "tenant": "", "city": "Homer City / Center Township, Indiana County", "region": "Pennsylvania", "country": "USA", "lat": 40.5125, "lng": -79.196, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 4500, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced Apr 2, 2025; PA DEP air permit approved 2025; first steel Apr 1, 2026; GE Vernova turbine deliveries from 2026; first power targeted 2027.", "capex_usd_b": 10, "power_notes": "On-site 4.5 GW natural-gas plant (seven GE Vernova 7HA.02 hydrogen-enabled turbines) on former 1,884 MW coal site; interconnections to PJM (FirstEnergy Penelec) and NYISO; $5M state grant for gas pipeline interconnect.", "chips_notes": "", "notes": "mw_planned is on-site GENERATION capacity, not disclosed IT load; data-center IT MW and anchor tenant not disclosed. Capex $10B+ is for power infrastructure and site readiness only; data-center buildings 'billions more'. Sierra Club and others sought DEP reconsideration (Oct 2025).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.gevernova.com/news/press-releases/homer-city-redevelopment-kiewit-announce-country-largest-natural-gas-powered-data-center-support-ai-hpc-demand", "title": "Homer City Redevelopment and Kiewit Announce Country's Largest Natural Gas-Powered Data Center Campus (GE Vernova release)", "date": "2025-04-02", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/homer-city-gas-fired-power-station-data-center-firstenergy/744332/", "title": "Largest US gas-fired power plant planned for data centers in Pennsylvania", "date": "2025-04-03", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/campaigners-call-on-regulator-to-block-45gw-gas-powered-ai-data-center-in-homer-city-pennsylvania/", "title": "Campaigners call on regulator to block 4.5GW gas powered AI data center in Homer City", "date": "2025-10-02", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.fractracker.org/2026/04/homer-city-ai-campus-gas-power-construction/", "title": "From Coal Plant to AI Campus: FracTracker Documents Construction (first steel Apr 1, 2026)", "date": "2026-04-30", "tier": 3 } ], "checks": [ { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_url": "https://www.gevernova.com/news/press-releases/homer-city-redevelopment-kiewit-announce-country-largest-natural-gas-powered-data-center-support-ai-hpc-demand", "note": "GE Vernova release (tier 1, Apr 2 2025) confirms 'up to 4.5 GW of energy production' from seven turbines, first deliveries 2026, >3,200 acres; Utility Dive (tier 2, Apr 3 2025) confirms $10B and 2027 first power. CAUTION: 4,500 MW is gas GENERATION capacity, not data-center IT load (no IT MW disclos" } ], "verified": true, "tier": "verified" }, { "name": "OpenAI Project Camellia", "operator": "OpenAI", "tenant": "OpenAI (self-developed)", "city": "Effingham County (Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub)", "region": "Georgia", "country": "USA", "lat": 32.3616, "lng": -81.3096, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 3200, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced Jul 22, 2026; Georgia Power PSC-approved agreement to deliver power in phases from 2028 through 2032", "capex_usd_b": 20, "power_notes": "Georgia Power approved to supply up to 3,200MW to the site in phases 2028-2032", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "1,400-acre campus in the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, ~45 minutes from Savannah; described as OpenAI's first self-designed/self-built data-center campus (as opposed to a Stargate partner-built site).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.effinghamcounty.org/902/Project-Camellia-OpenAI-Data-Center", "title": "Project Camellia (OpenAI Data Center)", "date": "2026-07-22", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/georgia-power-gets-clearance-to-serve-openais-massive-ai-data-center-in-effingham-county/", "title": "Georgia Power gets clearance to serve OpenAI's massive AI data center in Effingham County", "date": "2026-08", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Project Tembo (fka Project Jade, Tallgrass/Crusoe), Cheyenne", "operator": "Google (via Jupiter Star Holdings, LLC); Tallgrass Energy (power/site developer)", "tenant": "Google", "city": "Cheyenne (Laramie County)", "region": "Wyoming", "country": "USA", "lat": 41.02, "lng": -104.8, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 2700, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced Jul 24, 2025 (1.8 GW, scalable to 10 GW); Laramie County approval Jan 2026 for 2.7 GW power hub; Crusoe paused/exited 'at the request of our customer' (reported Jun 9, 2026). Google took the project over from Crusoe and is re-applying for permits (Sep 2026): scaled to 4 buildings, ~$17B; site work from end-2026, partial operations H2 2028, completion end-2031.", "capex_usd_b": 7, "power_notes": "Off-grid 'bring your own power': Tallgrass BFC Power / Cheyenne Power Hub gas turbines + fuel cells (2.7 GW, $7B), carbon capture via Tallgrass CO2 hub. Capex $7B is Tallgrass power plant only; Crusoe build reported at >$50B potential.", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed.", "notes": "Switchgrass Industrial Park, ~600 acres SW of S. Greeley Hwy & Chalk Bluff Rd; five buildings ~805k sq ft each. 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Village approved up to 15 more data centers.", "capex_usd_b": 7.3, "power_notes": "We Energies grid (MISO). Capex $7.3B is Microsoft's announced Wisconsin investment (Sep 2025, per DCD); Epoch estimates $14B spent / $85.7B at full build.", "chips_notes": "GB200 NVL72 racks (72 Blackwell GPUs/rack); 'hundreds of thousands of GB200s' planned. Epoch: ~176k B200 now (~446k H100e), 353k by Q1 2027.", "notes": "315 acres, 1.2M sq ft across three buildings in phase 1. mw_planned is Epoch's projected full-campus IT power (Microsoft has not disclosed MW).", "value_type": "estimate", "sources": [ { "url": "https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/microsoft-fairwater-wisconsin", "title": "Epoch AI - Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin", "date": "2026-09-01", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.wpr.org/news/microsoft-finishes-construction-mount-pleasant-data-center", "title": "WPR - Microsoft finishes construction of Mount Pleasant data center", "date": "2026-06-23", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09/18/inside-the-worlds-most-powerful-ai-datacenter/", "title": "Microsoft - Inside the world's most powerful AI datacenter", "date": "2025-09-18", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-increases-wisconsin-data-center-investment-to-73bn-says-fairwater-site-will-be-worlds-most-powerful-data-center/", "title": "DCD - Microsoft increases Wisconsin data center investment to $7.3bn", "date": "2025-09", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-acquires-240-acres-in-kenosha-wisconsin-for-data-center-development/", "title": "Microsoft acquires 240 acres in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development", "date": "2025-01-28", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://biztimes.com/microsoft-buys-240-acres-of-land-in-kenosha-for-data-center-development/", "title": "BizTimes - Microsoft buys 240 acres in Kenosha (four 250k sq ft buildings)", "date": "2025-01-27", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.wpr.org/news/kenosha-area-residents-data-center-moratorium-pause-microsoft-development", "title": "WPR - Kenosha residents push for data center moratorium", "date": "2026-08-27", "tier": 3 } ], "verified": true, "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.wpr.org/news/microsoft-finishes-construction-mount-pleasant-data-center", "note": "Wisconsin Public Radio and Epoch AI confirm Fairwater Building 1 in Mount Pleasant is operating at 369MW IT power with a 2,263MW total campus plan by 2028, matching the row exactly." } ], "tier": "verified" }, { "name": "Project Jupiter (Stargate New Mexico)", "operator": "BorderPlex Digital Assets / STACK Infrastructure (Blue Owl-backed)", "tenant": "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (18-yr lease) for OpenAI", "city": "Santa Teresa (Doña Ana County)", "region": "New Mexico", "country": "USA", "lat": 31.87, "lng": -106.65, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 2200, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "County approved Sep 19 2025 ($165B IRB cap over 30 yrs, $50B first five years); construction from Sep/Q4 2025; first operations targeted Q4 2026; Epoch projects full 2.2GW by Q4 2028.", "capex_usd_b": 50, "power_notes": "Independent on-site microgrid: 700-900MW simple-cycle gas turbines initially, batteries, desalination; not on El Paso Electric grid; gas pipeline route approved on BLM land after State Land Office denial.", "chips_notes": "Epoch estimate ~4.6M H100-equivalents at full build.", "notes": "STACK PR says '>1GW'; 2.2GW is Epoch's projection. capex = $50B first-five-year figure; lifetime up to $165B. 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Initial 291-acre tract.", "chips_notes": "", "notes": "mw_planned = Phase 1 data-center load ('2+ GW', 14 buildings) per POWER; permit documents heavily redacted; strong local opposition.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.powermag.com/contested-5-gw-ridgeline-gas-solar-and-data-center-complex-in-west-virginia-clears-site-control-question/", "title": "Contested 5-GW Ridgeline Gas, Solar, and Data-Center Complex in West Virginia Clears Site Control Question", "date": "2026-08-18", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/08/27/wv-intermediate-court-dismisses-environmental-groups-challenges-to-fundamental-data-permit/", "title": "WV Intermediate Court dismisses environmental groups' challenges to Fundamental Data permit", "date": "2026-08-27", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.wvhighlands.org/tucker-county-data-center-ridgeline-facility/", "title": "Tucker County Data Center 'Ridgeline Facility' (WV Highlands Conservancy)", "date": "", "tier": 3 } ], "checks": [ { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_url": "https://www.powermag.com/contested-5-gw-ridgeline-gas-solar-and-data-center-complex-in-west-virginia-clears-site-control-question/", "note": "POWER magazine (tier 2, Aug 18 2026) confirms 14 buildings with 'over 2 GW of computing load', ~800 MW Phase 1 gas, 3.1 GW Phase 2, ~1.3 GW solar, WVDEP site-control confirmation Aug 13 2026, 2028 COD target. 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Mississippi ops expected from Feb 2026.", "capex_usd_b": 20, "power_notes": "Behind-the-meter gas: Solaris rental turbines (7x35 MW in Southaven; 50-70 temporary units), former Duke Energy plant site in Southaven, Tesla Megapacks; permanent ~1.2 GW simple-cycle plant (41 turbines) permitted Mar 2026 per Wikipedia (Earthjustice Clean Air Act notice Feb 2026). Capex $20B+ is xAI's Mississippi commitment (Gov. Reeves); Epoch estimates $35.8B spent / $58B projected.", "chips_notes": "Epoch: 110k B200 + 330k B300 now (~1.1M H100e), 612k B300 projected Q1 2027; 555k Nvidia GPUs ordered (~$18B) per Techzine.", "notes": "'Nearly 2 GW' on completion per Governor Reeves release; Epoch models 1,531 MW IT by Q1 2027. Data hall in Memphis, generation across state line in Southaven.", "value_type": "estimate", "sources": [ { "url": "https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/colossus-2", "title": "Epoch AI - Colossus 2", "date": "2026-09-01", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://governorreeves.ms.gov/tech-leader-xai-investing-more-than-20-billion-in-southaven/", "title": "Gov. Reeves - xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven", "date": "2026-01-08", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/xais-colossus-2-first-gigawatt-datacenter", "title": "SemiAnalysis - xAI's Colossus 2: first gigawatt datacenter", "date": "2025-09-16", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/137578/xai-expands-colossus-megadata-center-to-2-gigawatts/", "title": "Techzine - xAI expands Colossus to 2 gigawatts", "date": "2025-12-31", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(data_center)", "title": "Wikipedia - Colossus (data center)", "date": "2026", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://governorreeves.ms.gov/tech-leader-xai-investing-more-than-20-billion-in-southaven/", "note": "Mississippi governor's office confirms xAI's $20B+ Southaven/DeSoto County MACROHARDRR project targeting nearly 2GW with Feb 2026 ops start, consistent with the 946 MW operational figure on the reported growth curve (200MW Sep2025 to ~946MW" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "IREN Sweetwater (Sweetwater 1 & 2)", "operator": "IREN", "tenant": "Undisclosed in fetched sources (Microsoft GB300 deal widely reported; not verified here)", "city": "Sweetwater", "region": "Texas", "country": "USA", "lat": 32.4709, "lng": -100.4059, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 2000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Sweetwater 1: 1,400 MW, 1,700 acres, energization 2026; Sweetwater 2: 600 MW, 500 acres, energization 2027 (IREN site).", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Direct ERCOT grid connection; 2,200 acres across two sites; air and liquid cooling; capacity for >700k liquid-cooled GPUs.", "chips_notes": "IREN: supports >700,000 liquid-cooled GPUs; tenant/GPU model not sourced.", "notes": "Only IREN's own site page was retrievable; press releases on the Microsoft deal could not be fetched (search budget exhausted).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://iren.com/data-centers/sweetwater", "title": "IREN - Sweetwater data center campus", "date": "2026", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://iren.com/data-centers/sweetwater", "note": "IREN's own site and DCD's energization coverage confirm the 1,400+600 MW phased build, under_construction status, and zero operational IT load; the confirmed $9.7B Microsoft GB300 deal is explicitly deployed at IREN's separate Childress, TX" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Amazon (AWS) Susquehanna nuclear campus (ex-Cumulus)", "operator": "Amazon Web Services", "tenant": "", "city": "Salem Township (Berwick), Luzerne County", "region": "Pennsylvania", "country": "USA", "lat": 41.0925, "lng": -76.1425, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 1920, "mw_operational": 48, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "48 MW first building completed early 2023 by Cumulus; AWS bought 1,200-acre campus Mar 2024 ($650M); ~1,600 acres rezoned May 2024 for 15 buildings over a decade; PPA ramp 840-1,200 MW by 2029, 1,680-1,920 MW by 2032, contract through 2042.", "capex_usd_b": 0.65, "power_notes": "Talen Energy Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (2 BWRs). Original 960 MW behind-the-meter ISA rejected by FERC Nov 2024; restructured Jun 2025 as 1,920 MW front-of-meter PPA via PJM/PPL grid; existing 300 MW co-location arrangement folded in. Parties exploring SMRs and uprates.", "chips_notes": "", "notes": "mw_operational left null: only the 48 MW shell (2023) is confirmed complete; 300 MW is contracted but energized status as of Sep 2026 not sourced. Campus is part of Amazon's $20B Pennsylvania commitment (Jun 2025) shared with Falls Township. Sale price $650M.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/talen-amazon-aws-susquehanna-nuclear-data-centert/750440/", "title": "Talen to sell Amazon 1.9 GW from Susquehanna nuclear plant", "date": "2025-06-11", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/hyperscale/article/33038288/aws-eyes-960-mw-for-newly-acquired-nuclear-power-data-center-in-pennsylvania", "title": "AWS Eyes 960 MW for Newly Acquired Nuclear Power Data Center in Pennsylvania", "date": "2024-03-06", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-granted-1600-acre-rezoning-request-plans-15-building-campus-at-pennsylvania-nuclear-site/", "title": "AWS granted 1,600-acre rezoning request, plans 15-building campus at Pennsylvania nuclear site", "date": "2024-05-30", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.ans.org/news/article-5842/amazon-buys-nuclearpowered-data-center-from-talen/", "title": "Amazon buys nuclear-powered data center from Talen (ANS)", "date": "2024-03-07", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-pennsylvania-investment-cloud-infrastructure-ai-innovation", "title": "Amazon plans to invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania", "date": "2025-06-09", "tier": 1 } ], "corrected": true, "checks": [ { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/talen-amazon-aws-susquehanna-nuclear-data-centert/750440/", "note": "mw_planned=1,920 is the top of Talen's PPA ramp (840-1,200 MW by 2029; 1,680-1,920 MW by 2032, through 2042) per Talen investor deck via Utility Dive (tier 2, Jun 11 2025) — it is contracted grid power, not IT load; Talen previously said the 1,200-acre campus supports 'up to 960MW' (DCD May 30 2024)" }, { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/talen-amazon-aws-susquehanna-nuclear-data-centert/750440/", "note": "UtilityDive and Data Center Frontier confirm the exact 1,920 MW planned figure, the 840-1200 MW by 2029 / 1,680-1,920 MW by 2032 ramp schedule, the 48 MW first Cumulus building, and under_construction status at the correctly-located Salem T" } ], "verified": true, "tier": "verified" }, { "name": "Stafford Technology Campus (Peterson Companies)", "operator": "Peterson Companies", "tenant": "", "city": "Stafford County", "region": "Virginia", "country": "USA", "lat": 38.42, "lng": -77.41, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1800, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Master-planned 1.8 GW on 525 acres (5.5M sq ft); Peterson also plans a second 300 MW/83-acre Stafford property. Tier-3 tracker lists 1,000 MW under construction as of Aug 2026 (not confirmed by tier 1/2).", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Dominion (PJM); part of the >2 GW Stafford pipeline DCD describes.", "chips_notes": "", "notes": "DCD analysis is undated on-page; treat MW as master-plan figure. dcmap.us (tier 3) shows 'Stafford Technology Campus 1,000 MW under construction' and 'Stack Infrastructure Fredericksburg 1,100 MW planned' in Stafford — the Stack figure could not be tier-1/2 sourced and is omitted as a row.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/the-future-of-virginia-post-loudoun/", "title": "The future of data centers in Virginia, post-Loudoun (DCD analysis)", "date": "", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://dcmap.us/markets/northern-virginia/", "title": "dcmap.us Northern Virginia market page (aggregator)", "date": "2026-08", "tier": 3 } ], "checks": [ { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/the-future-of-virginia-post-loudoun/", "note": "DCD long read (tier 2, Nov 4 2024) quotes Peterson's Adam Cook: 525-acre campus, >25 buildings, 5.5M sq ft, 'a 1.8GW campus', plus an 83-acre/300 MW second Stafford property. The tier-3 dcmap listing (1,000 MW 'under construction', attributed to STACK) is not corroborated by any tier-1/2 source and " } ], "verified": true, "tier": "verified" }, { "name": "YTL-JLand STeP West campus (Ibrahim Technopolis)", "operator": "YTL Power International with JLand Group", "tenant": "TBD (hyperscale/AI)", "city": "Sedenak / Kulai", "region": "Johor", "country": "Malaysia", "lat": 1.72, "lng": 103.55, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1500, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced 20 Aug 2026; 1.3-1.5 GW; no construction schedule published", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "TNB grid; YTL renewable portfolio", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Part of YTL's stated path to ~2.7 GW in Johor and 3-4 GW group-wide (Forbes: 2.4 GW by 2030).", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://w.media/ytl-power-and-jland-to-partner-to-build-up-to-1-5gw-data-center-in-johor/", "title": "YTL Power and JLand to partner to build up to 1.5GW data center in Johor", "date": "2026-08-20", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://www.ytlpowerinternational.com/press-releases/ytl-power-and-jland-group-collaborate-on-new-gigawatt-scale-data-centre-campus-at-sedenak-tech-park/", "note": "YTL's own press release plus NST/Bernama/DCD coverage confirm the JLand partnership at Sedenak Tech Park West with a 1.3-1.5GW planned range and no construction timeline yet, matching the row's announced status and 1500MW figure; coordinate" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Core Scientific Muskogee campus", "operator": "Core Scientific", "tenant": "CoreWeave (initial 70 MW IT); further tenants undisclosed", "city": "Muskogee", "region": "Oklahoma", "country": "USA", "lat": 35.7479, "lng": -95.3697, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1500, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "100 MW gross (70 MW IT) facility broke ground 2025, delivery targeted Q2 2026 (status not confirmed in fetched sources); 1.5 GW gross / ~1.0 GW leasable expansion announced May 6, 2026; Polaris DS acquisition closed Aug 14, 2026 ($444M) adding ~440 MW in-service grid capacity; next ~82 MW to customer from H2 2027.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Oklahoma Gas & Electric (SPP) grid; 1.5 GW is gross utility power, ~1.0 GW leasable.", "chips_notes": "Initial 70 MW facility built for Nvidia GPUs (CoreWeave); AMD partnership (Jul 2026) covers ~530 MW across five unnamed sites.", "notes": "mw_planned is gross power; leasable ~1,000 MW. Operational MW unknown - not disclosed per-site in Q2 2026 results.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/142/core-scientific-completes-acquisition-of-polaris-ds-advancing-planned-muskogee-expansion-to-1-5-gw-of-gross-power", "title": "Core Scientific completes acquisition of Polaris DS, advancing Muskogee expansion to 1.5 GW", "date": "2026-08-14", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/135/core-scientific-plans-expansion-to-1-5-gigawatts-of-gross-power-at-muskogee-oklahoma-campus", "title": "Core Scientific plans expansion to 1.5 GW at Muskogee", "date": "2026-05-06", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/99/core-scientific-and-port-muskogee-break-ground-on-100-mw-hpc-data-center", "title": "Core Scientific and Port Muskogee break ground on 100 MW HPC data center", "date": "2025", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/142/core-scientific-completes-acquisition-of-polaris-ds-advancing-planned-muskogee-expansion-to-1-5-gw-of-gross-power", "note": "Core Scientific's investor press releases confirm the 1.5GW Muskogee expansion and CoreWeave 70MW tenancy, and Epoch's tracker shows Building 1 still not energized as of Sept 2026, so under_construction/mw_operational=null remains accurate." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Core Scientific Pecos campus", "operator": "Core Scientific", "tenant": "Undisclosed", "city": "Pecos", "region": "Texas", "country": "USA", "lat": 31.4229, "lng": -103.4932, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1500, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Expansion to 1.5 GW gross / ~1.0 GW leasable announced Apr 27, 2026; first data hall footings set; initial AI capacity expected early 2027.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "ERCOT; 300 MW gross currently used for bitcoin mining plus incremental 300 MW contracted with utility; remainder to be secured.", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed.", "notes": "Existing 300 MW is crypto mining, not AI; mw_operational for AI left null.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/134/core-scientific-plans-expansion-to-1-5-gigawatts-of-gross-power-at-pecos-texas-campus", "title": "Core Scientific plans expansion to 1.5 GW at Pecos, Texas", "date": "2026-04-27", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/134/core-scientific-plans-expansion-to-1-5-gigawatts-of-gross-power-at-pecos-texas-campus", "note": "Core Scientific's own press release and follow-up tier-2 coverage confirm the 1.5GW Pecos expansion, ongoing construction with footings set, and initial capacity targeted for early 2027, matching the row." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Vantage Frontier (Stargate Shackelford County)", "operator": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenant": "Oracle / OpenAI (Stargate)", "city": "Albany (Shackelford County)", "region": "Texas", "country": "USA", "lat": 32.7235, "lng": -99.2976, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1400, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced Aug 19, 2025; construction underway; first data center delivery H2 2026 (Vantage); full 10-building build-out Q4 2028 (Epoch).", "capex_usd_b": 25, "power_notes": "Vantage: multiple diverse power feeds, closed-loop chilled water. Epoch: on-site natural gas microgrid planned. ERCOT region.", "chips_notes": "No GPU counts disclosed; Epoch projects ~4.2M H100e at full build.", "notes": "1,200 acres, 10 single-story buildings, 3.7M sq ft, 250kW+ racks. Vantage states 1.4 GW critical IT; Epoch models 2.0 GW planned.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/", "title": "Vantage unveils Frontier, a $25B mega-campus in Texas", "date": "2025-08-19", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/shackelford-county-tx", "title": "Vantage - Shackelford County, TX campus page", "date": "2026", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://epoch.ai/publications/openai-stargate-where-the-us-sites-stand", "title": "Epoch AI - OpenAI Stargate: where the US sites stand", "date": "2026-04-17", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/openai-announces-five-new-stargate-data-center-locations-multiple-states-ai-project", "title": "Fox Business - OpenAI announces five new Stargate locations", "date": "2025-09-23", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/shackelford-county-tx", "note": "Vantage's own site and DCD groundbreaking coverage confirm 1.4GW/$25B Frontier campus under construction in Shackelford County with first building due H2 2026, and Albany, TX coordinates match the row's lat/lng exactly." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Campus AI (MGX / Bpifrance / Mistral / NVIDIA), Paris region", "operator": "JV of MGX, Bpifrance, Mistral AI, NVIDIA (with Bouygues, EFD, RTE, Sipartech)", "tenant": "Mistral AI and sovereign cloud users", "city": "Fouju (reported), Seine-et-Marne", "region": "Île-de-France", "country": "France", "lat": 48.573, "lng": 2.781, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1400, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced May 20, 2025; construction to begin H2 2026; operations from 2028; full build ~12 data centers on 70 ha", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "French nuclear-heavy grid; RTE (TSO) is an ecosystem partner", "chips_notes": "NVIDIA platforms (counts not disclosed)", "notes": "Investment figures conflict: €8.5bn (RCR Wireless) vs €30–50bn UAE France-wide pledge (DCD); capex left null. Fouju location per DCD reporting; JV announcement did not name the commune.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/mgx-bpifrance-nvidia-and-mistral-ai-plan-14gw-paris-data-center-campus/", "title": "DCD: MGX, Bpifrance, Nvidia and Mistral AI plan 1.4GW Paris campus", "date": "2025-05-20", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/france-ai-data-center-build-out-emmanuel-macron/", "title": "DCD analysis: The inside story of the French AI data center build-out", "date": "2025-09-11", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.rcrwireless.com/20250522/ai-ml/nvidia-ai-campus-france", "title": "RCR Wireless: AI campus initiative unites MGX, Nvidia and French partners", "date": "2025-05-22", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/mgx-bpifrance-nvidia-and-mistral-ai-plan-14gw-paris-data-center-campus/", "note": "Campus AI at Fouju remains confirmed at 1.4GW planned and still pre-construction/announced as of mid-2026, even as the JV separately announced a national expansion to 3GW via a second site." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Stargate Michigan - Related Digital 'The Barn' (Saline Township)", "operator": "Related Digital (developer); Oracle", "tenant": "OpenAI (Stargate)", "city": "Saline Township", "region": "Michigan", "country": "USA", "lat": 42.1667, "lng": -83.7816, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1400, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced Oct 2025 (OpenAI: >1 GW, $7B+); foundation work underway Apr 2026; completion Q4 2028 (Epoch).", "capex_usd_b": 7, "power_notes": "DTE Energy grid (100%) with battery storage (Epoch). No on-site generation.", "chips_notes": "None disclosed; Epoch projects ~2.9M H100e.", "notes": "OpenAI announced >1 GW / $7B; Epoch models 1.4 GW planned. Capex from OpenAI blog headline figure (page body blocked to fetch; value from search snippet).", "value_type": "estimate", "sources": [ { "url": "https://epoch.ai/publications/openai-stargate-where-the-us-sites-stand", "title": "Epoch AI - OpenAI Stargate: where the US sites stand", "date": "2026-04-17", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://openai.com/index/expanding-stargate-to-michigan/", "title": "OpenAI - Expanding Stargate to Michigan", "date": "2025-10", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://epoch.ai/publications/openai-stargate-where-the-us-sites-stand", "note": "Epoch confirms 1.4GW planned capacity for Stargate Michigan, and Related Digital's own June 2026 press release confirms all campus buildings are actively under construction, matching the row." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Prometheus Hyperscale WY-1 (Evanston)", "operator": "Prometheus Hyperscale", "tenant": "Undisclosed (binding tenant agreement claimed; Meta/Microsoft courted)", "city": "Evanston", "region": "Wyoming", "country": "USA", "lat": 41.268, "lng": -110.963, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1250, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Originally 120 MW, expanded to 1.2-1.25 GW+; construction expected to start late 2026/early 2027; operations targeted 2027; separate 1.25 GW Casper campus planned", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Fully off-grid on-site natural gas reciprocating engines via Kern River pipeline with a Fortune 500 IPP partner", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "County officials describe project as far from fruition; treat as speculative.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.prometheushyperscale.com/projects", "title": "Prometheus Hyperscale - Projects (Evanston 1.25GW+)", "date": "2026", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/05/26/prometheus-faces-skeptical-crowd-in-evanston-over-huge-1-2gw-data-center/", "title": "Cowboy State Daily - Prometheus faces skeptical crowd in Evanston over 1.2 GW data center", "date": "2026-05-27", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/08/25/prometheus-pushes-ahead-on-32b-wyoming-data-centers-as-legal-challenge-fades/", "note": "As of Aug 25 2026 the Evanston site is still in final county permitting with construction not yet begun, consistent with the row's 'announced' status and ~1.25GW/$32B figures." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Stargate Abilene (Crusoe / Oracle OCI)", "operator": "Crusoe (developer/owner JV with Blue Owl & Primary Digital); Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (lessee/operator)", "tenant": "OpenAI", "city": "Abilene", "region": "Texas", "country": "USA", "lat": 32.4487, "lng": -99.7331, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1200, "mw_operational": 421, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Construction start Jun 2024; Buildings 1-2 energized Sep 2025; Buildings 3-4 operational May 2026; Buildings 5-8 projected Nov 2026 (Epoch); campus complete ~Q4 2026. Planned ~600 MW expansion beyond 1.2 GW scrapped (DCD/Tom's Hardware, 2026).", "capex_usd_b": 15.9, "power_notes": "ERCOT grid plus on-site natural gas (Lancium Clean Campus; local wind in mix per Epoch). Capex figure is Epoch estimate of spend to date ($31.9B projected at full build).", "chips_notes": "Epoch estimate as of 2026-09-01: ~100.8k Nvidia B200 + 100.8k B300 (201.6k GPUs, ~509k H100e); projected 403k GPUs (~1M H100e) at full build. Oracle began delivering GB200 NVL72 racks Jun 2025.", "notes": "Flagship Stargate site; 8 buildings ~4M sq ft. mw_planned 1.2 GW is the announced campus figure; Epoch models 843 MW critical IT at full build. Oracle/OpenAI dropped plans for further Abilene expansion; Meta reported in talks for the Crusoe capacity (DCD headline; article body not retrievable).", "value_type": "estimate", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-announces-flagship-abilene-data-center-is-live", "title": "Crusoe Announces Flagship Abilene Data Center is Live", "date": "2025-09-30", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/openai-stargate-abilene", "title": "Epoch AI - OpenAI Stargate Abilene", "date": "2026-09-01", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://epoch.ai/publications/openai-stargate-where-the-us-sites-stand", "title": "Epoch AI - OpenAI Stargate: where the US sites stand", "date": "2026-04-17", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oracleopenai-drop-plans-to-expand-flagship-abilene-stargate-site-meta-in-talks-to-pick-up-crusoe-capacity-with-nvidias-help/", "title": "DCD - Oracle/OpenAI drop plans to expand flagship Abilene Stargate site", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/openai-stargate-abilene", "note": "Multiple tier-2 sources confirm the ~600MW expansion beyond 1.2GW was scrapped in 2026, and Epoch's tracker shows planned capacity holding at 1.2GW with operational IT power at 421MW, matching the row exactly under 'operating' status." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Stargate Milam County ('Freebird')", "operator": "SB Energy (SoftBank)", "tenant": "OpenAI", "city": "Milano (Milam County)", "region": "Texas", "country": "USA", "lat": 30.7085, "lng": -96.86, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1200, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Partnership announced Jan 2026; first-phase 548,950 sq ft / 4-hall building filed with $470M cost and 15 Oct 2026 completion; further phases to follow", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "ERCOT; SB Energy to build utility-scale solar + battery storage; SoftBank and OpenAI each committed $500M to SB Energy", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "595-acre site ~70 mi NE of Austin (per Austin American-Statesman, tier 3). Capex not disclosed beyond $470M first phase and $1B equity into SB Energy. Coordinates are nearest town; site not geocoded.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/softbanks-sb-energy-to-build-and-operate-openais-12gw-stargate-data-center-in-milam-county-texas/", "title": "SoftBank's SB Energy to build and operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate data center in Milam County", "date": "2026-01-12", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/openai-stargates-milam-texas-freebird-data-center-to-span-548950-sq-ft-in-first-phase/", "title": "OpenAI Stargate's Milam 'Freebird' data center to span 548,950 sq ft in first phase", "date": "2026-04-22", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://openai.com/index/stargate-sb-energy-partnership/", "title": "OpenAI and SoftBank Group partner with SB Energy", "date": "2026-01-12", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/softbanks-sb-energy-to-build-and-operate-openais-12gw-stargate-data-center-in-milam-county-texas/", "note": "Confirmed by DCD and OpenAI/SB Energy announcements: SB Energy (SoftBank) building and operating a 1.2GW Stargate site in Milam County for OpenAI, first-phase building ($470M) filed for completion 15 Oct 2026, remaining under_construction w" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Start Campus SINES DC (SIN01–SIN06)", "operator": "Start Campus (Davidson Kempner / Pioneer Point Partners)", "tenant": "Nscale → Microsoft (12,600 GB300 from Q1 2026; 66,000+ Vera Rubin in 200MW second building from late 2027)", "city": "Sines", "region": "Setúbal (Alentejo Litoral)", "country": "Portugal", "lat": 37.942, "lng": -8.82, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1200, "mw_operational": 26, "status": "operating", "timeline": "SIN01 (26MW) operational Q4 2024, inaugurated Apr 2025; SIN02 (180–240MW) ready for service from 2026; SIN03–06 up to 240MW each; full campus by 2030", "capex_usd_b": 9.2, "power_notes": "1.2GW grid capacity secured from REN (Portuguese TSO); 100% renewable; seawater cooling (Nautilus), PUE 1.1, WUE 0", "chips_notes": "~12,600 NVIDIA GB300 for Microsoft (Q1 2026); 66,000+ NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 GPUs in 200MW building starting late 2027", "notes": "Capex €8.5bn converted at ~1.08 USD/EUR (estimate). 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Capex shown is the DCD-reported $4.3bn YTL-Nvidia program; total park capex not published.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.mida.gov.my/media-release/ytl-data-centers-and-sea-break-ground-with-the-rm1-5bil-first-phase-of-the-500mw-ytl-green-data-center-park-in-johor/", "title": "MIDA: YTL Data Centers and Sea break ground on 500MW YTL Green Data Center Park", "date": "2022-08-25", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.edgeprop.my/content/1914263/ytl-power-completes-first-nvidia-powered-ai-data-centre-johor-ytl-ai-cloud-now-operational", "title": "YTL Power completes first Nvidia-powered AI data centre in Johor (600 MW park, GB200)", "date": "2025-10-31", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://w.media/ytl-power-and-jland-to-partner-to-build-up-to-1-5gw-data-center-in-johor/", "title": "YTL Power and JLand to partner to build up to 1.5GW data center in Johor (Kulai up to 1.2 GW)", "date": "2026-08-20", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nvidia-ytl-power-partner-for-43bn-ai-data-centers-in-malaysia/", "title": "Nvidia & YTL Power partner for $4.3bn AI data centers in Malaysia", "date": "2023-12", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "corrected": true, "checks": [ { "batch": 1, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2026/06/29/ytl-power-stamping-its-mark-on-dc-sector", "note": "Confirmed via direct fetch: The Star (Malaysia, Jun 29 2026) reports delivered/operational capacity at Kulai reached 150MW (up from 110MW the prior quarter) against a doubled 1.2GW target, so mw_operational should be updated from null to 15" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Brookfield / NextEra Paducah AI Campus", "operator": "Brookfield (developer/operator)", "tenant": "NextEra Energy (dedicated generation partner)", "city": "Paducah (former DOE Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant)", "region": "Kentucky", "country": "USA", "lat": 37.101, "lng": -88.8203, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 1200, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced Jul 29, 2026; construction completion targeted 2031; full build-out by 2032", "capex_usd_b": 100, "power_notes": "Up to 2GW new natural-gas generation plus up to 2.6GW battery storage (4.6GW total generation) to deliver up to 1.8GW utility-delivered capacity supporting 1.2GW+ IT compute load; served via Big Rivers Electric Corp / Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative with Paducah Power System support", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "3,556-acre former DOE Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (uranium enrichment) site in western Kentucky; second former DOE nuclear-enrichment site (after Piketon, OH) repurposed for an AI mega-campus in 2026.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/brookfield-nextera-launch-100b-ai-campus-at-doe-s-paducah-site", "title": "Brookfield, NextEra Launch $100B AI Campus at DOE's Kentucky Site", "date": "2026-07-29", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.powermag.com/brookfield-nextera-to-develop-100b-data-center-campus-at-does-paducah-site-paired-with-4-6-gw-of-dedicated-generation/", "title": "Brookfield, NextEra to Develop $100B Data Center Campus at DOE's Paducah Site", "date": "2026-07-29", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Project Marvel (Logistics Land Investments / TPA Group)", "operator": "Logistics Land Investments LLC (TPA Group)", "tenant": "Undisclosed", "city": "Bessemer", "region": "Alabama", "country": "USA", "lat": 33.4018, "lng": -86.9544, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1200, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "$14-14.5B, 18 buildings on ~700 acres; council approved 5-2 Nov 18, 2025; revised plan Feb 2026; ~900 additional acres rezoned Apr 21, 2026 (campus ~1,600 acres); ongoing community opposition", "capex_usd_b": 14.5, "power_notes": "Alabama Power; 1 GW", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/project-marvel-data-center-could-come-to-bessemer-alabama/", "title": "'Project Marvel' data center could come to Bessemer, Alabama", "date": "2025", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/02/18/alabama-data-centers-multiply-artificial-intelligence-fuels-growth/", "title": "WAFF - Alabama data centers multiply as AI fuels growth ($14B, 1 GW)", "date": "2026-02-18", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/04/22/this-project-feels-like-an-invasion-bessemer-council-approves-major-data-center-rezoning-amid-community-divide/", "title": "WBRC - Bessemer council approves major data center rezoning (~900 acres)", "date": "2026-04-22", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "corrected": true, "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/alabamas-planned-14bn-project-marvel-data-center-could-double-in-size/", "note": "DCD reports Project Marvel's full build-out capacity as 1.2GW rather than 1,000MW, while location, capex, and rezoning history are otherwise confirmed as announced (no groundbreaking yet)." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "EdgeCore Louisa County Campus", "operator": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "tenant": null, "city": "Louisa County (Shannon Hill Regional Business Park)", "region": "Virginia", "country": "USA", "lat": 37.95, "lng": -77.92, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 1100, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced 2025; phased build over several years depending on customer demand", "capex_usd_b": 17, "power_notes": "697 acres (~$42M land purchase) for ~3.9-4M sq ft; powered by Rappahannock Electric Cooperative; closed-loop air-cooled system; brings EdgeCore's total Virginia portfolio to 1.6GW+", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Distinct from EdgeCore's existing Culpeper Tech Zone and Loudoun County campuses (already tracked in this dataset).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://edgecore.com/new-louisa-county-virginia-data-center-campus/", "title": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure Announces Plans to Invest $17B+ in Louisa County, VA", "date": "2025-06-25", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center/17b-campus-continues-data-center-surge-in-small-virginia-county-129918", "title": "New $17B Project Continues Data Center Surge In Small Virginia County", "date": "2025", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Meta El Paso ('Project Seafox')", "operator": "Meta / BlackRock JV (BlackRock funds 80%, Meta 20%)", "tenant": "Meta", "city": "El Paso", "region": "Texas", "country": "USA", "lat": 31.92, "lng": -106.36, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Groundbreaking Oct 2025; construction began Nov 2025; 366 MW on-site gas online by 2027; capacity begins coming online 2028 (CNBC/JV); 12-building expansion filing completion Feb 2029", "capex_usd_b": 10, "power_notes": "El Paso Electric; 366 MW behind-the-meter from 813 modular gas generators (~$473M) for initial ~5-year bridge off-grid; Meta says 100% matched with renewables and 5,000+ MW clean energy under contract in Texas", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Meta capex commitment raised from $1.5B to >$10B (Mar 2026); JV total development cost reported at $14B (w.media, tier 3). 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No utility/PPA detail disclosed.", "chips_notes": "NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GB300 systems; G42 approved to buy up to 35,000 GB300 chips, operating 'a couple of thousand' as of Dec 2025 (The National)", "notes": "Exact site within Abu Dhabi not published; plotted at city centroid. Dec 2025: 5,000+ workers, 100,000+ m3 concrete poured. Energization of first 200MW not confirmed by a primary source as of 2026-09-01.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.g42.ai/resources/news/global-tech-alliance-launches-stargate-uae", "title": "G42: Global tech alliance launches Stargate UAE", "date": "2025-05-22", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/g42-provides-update-on-construction-of-stargate-uae-ai-infrastructure-cluster-302586430.html", "title": "G42 provides update on construction of Stargate UAE", "date": "2025-10-16", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2025/12/05/stargate-uaes-first-phase-to-be-completed-in-third-quarter-of-2026/", "title": "The National: Stargate UAE first phase to be completed in Q3 2026", "date": "2025-12-05", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/g42-provides-update-on-construction-of-stargate-uae-ai-infrastructure-cluster-302586430.html", "note": "G42's own press release and The National confirm Stargate UAE is under construction with the first 200MW phase targeted for Q3 2026 en route to 1GW, matching operator, location, and status." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Brookfield / Data4 Cambrai (E-Valley) AI campus", "operator": "Data4 (Brookfield)", "tenant": "", "city": "Cambrai (former Cambrai-Épinoy airbase)", "region": "Hauts-de-France", "country": "France", "lat": 50.1758, "lng": 3.2346, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced Feb 2025 (1GW); construction could begin 2026; Jun 2026 Brookfield raised France AI pledge to €30bn and described a 700MW 'AI factory' across Cambrai and Escaudain sites", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Nuclear-heavy French grid; no PPA disclosed", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "1GW figure from Sept 2025 DCD; Jun 2026 700MW figure covers two sites. Brookfield France total €20bn→€30bn (€15bn via Data4) not entered as site capex.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/france-ai-data-center-build-out-emmanuel-macron/", "title": "DCD analysis: French AI data center build-out", "date": "2025-09-11", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/brookfield-ups-french-data-center-investment-by-10-billion/", "title": "DCD: Brookfield ups French data center investment by €10 billion", "date": "2026-06-02", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/brookfield-ups-french-data-center-investment-by-10-billion/", "note": "DCD confirms Data4/Brookfield's Cambrai E-Valley campus remains a real, still-announced 1GW project in Hauts-de-France, distinct from the newer 700MW Escaudain site." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Fluidstack 1GW France AI supercomputer (Le Bosquel)", "operator": "Fluidstack", "tenant": "", "city": "Le Bosquel (Bosquel Business Park), Somme", "region": "Hauts-de-France", "country": "France", "lat": 49.79, "lng": 2.25, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": null, "status": "cancelled", "timeline": "MoU with French government Feb 2025; phase 1 €10bn, targeted operational 2026 scaling >1GW by 2028; Mar 2026 Bloomberg reported Fluidstack dropped its French projects to focus on the US", "capex_usd_b": 10.4, "power_notes": "Was to leverage French nuclear power", "chips_notes": "Planned ~500,000 next-generation AI chips in phase 1", "notes": "Capex is planned phase-1 figure, not spent. Status per Bloomberg report relayed by DCD; no company confirmation fetched.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250210579531/en/Fluidstack-to-Build-1GW-AI-Supercomputer-in-France", "title": "Fluidstack to build 1GW AI supercomputer in France", "date": "2025-02-10", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fluidstack-drops-projects-in-france-to-focus-on-us-report/", "title": "DCD: Fluidstack drops data center projects in France – report", "date": "2026-03-20", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fluidstack-drops-projects-in-france-to-focus-on-us-report/", "note": "DCD and Bloomberg-sourced reporting confirm Fluidstack abandoned its 1GW Le Bosquel project in France around March 2026 to refocus on US partnerships, corroborating the 'cancelled' status." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Google AI Hub Visakhapatnam (Rambilli / Adavivaram / Tarluwada)", "operator": "AdaniConneX (Adani-EdgeConneX JV) with Bharti Airtel (connectivity/CLS)", "tenant": "Google", "city": "Visakhapatnam", "region": "Andhra Pradesh", "country": "India", "lat": 17.6868, "lng": 83.2185, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced 14 Oct 2025; foundation laid 28 Apr 2026; ~$15B over 2026-2030; first phase targeted late 2028 (Aug 2026 reports); full build ~5 years", "capex_usd_b": 15, "power_notes": "Google/Adani to co-invest in new transmission lines, clean-energy generation and storage in Andhra Pradesh; grid via APTRANSCO; 100% renewable claimed", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed (Google says infrastructure comparable to that behind Search/YouTube/Gemini, i.e., TPU-based)", "notes": "~600 acres across three sites (Rambilli, Adavivaram, Tarluwada); includes new subsea-cable landing station. 1 GW figure is from Andhra Pradesh government/press (Business Today, PeopleMatters); Google's own release says 'gigawatt-scale'.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://blog.google/intl/en-in/company-news/our-first-ai-hub-in-india-powered-by-a-15-billion-investment/", "title": "Google: Our first AI hub in India, powered by a $15 billion investment", "date": "2025-10-14", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.adani.com/newsroom/media-releases/adani-and-google-partner-to-build-indias-largest-data-centre-campus-in-visakhapatnam", "title": "Adani and Google partner to build India's largest data centre campus in Visakhapatnam", "date": "2025-10-14", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/story/visakhapatnam-to-ai-patnam-googles-15-billion-blueprint-for-indias-ai-hub-528583-2026-05-03", "title": "Visakhapatnam to 'AI Patnam': Google's $15 billion blueprint (1 GW, 600 acres, foundation 28 Apr 2026)", "date": "2026-05-03", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=Google+Visakhapatnam+data+centre+first+phase+2028&hl=en-IN&gl=IN&ceid=IN:en", "title": "Business Standard: 'Google eyes first phase of Vizag AI hub by 2028, full operations in 5 years' (via Google News index)", "date": "2026-08-27", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/story/visakhapatnam-to-ai-patnam-googles-15-billion-blueprint-for-indias-ai-hub-528583-2026-05-03", "note": "Reporting confirms the AdaniConneX/Google 1GW, $15B Visakhapatnam AI hub with foundation laid April 28, 2026, matching operator, tenant, location, capacity, and status." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Google southeast Nebraska proposal (Tenaska gas-powered)", "operator": "Google", "tenant": "Google", "city": "Southeast Nebraska (Gage/Lancaster/Cass/Otoe counties)", "region": "Nebraska", "country": "USA", "lat": 40.66, "lng": -96.5, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Reported Mar 2026; Tenaska optioned 2,600+ acres; potentially operational by 2029, contingent on LB1261 private-generation legislation", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "1,000-3,000 MW demand; privately built natural gas plant by Tenaska connecting to public power grids", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "mw_planned uses the low end of the reported 1-3 GW range. Site not disclosed; coordinates are a regional centroid.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://journalstar.com/news/local/business/article_0dff8437-e761-4897-ba2e-fd3b8aab03ab.html", "title": "Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln (Lincoln Journal Star)", "date": "2026-03-13", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/google-proposes-nebraska-data-center-requiring-more-power-than-all-of-lincoln/", "title": "Flatwater Free Press - Google proposes Nebraska data center", "date": "2026-03-13", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://flatwaterfreepress.org/google-proposes-nebraska-data-center-requiring-more-power-than-all-of-lincoln/", "note": "Flatwater Free Press confirms Tenaska optioned 2,600+ acres across the named southeast Nebraska counties for a Google-linked gas-powered data center contingent on LB1261, matching the row's announced status and location." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Meta Lebanon (LEAP District) AI campus", "operator": "Meta", "tenant": "Meta", "city": "Lebanon", "region": "Indiana", "country": "USA", "lat": 40.0484, "lng": -86.4692, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced Feb 11, 2026; ~4M sq ft campus; construction began spring 2026; 4,000 construction jobs at peak", "capex_usd_b": 10, "power_notes": "Boone REMC/Wabash Valley Power Alliance; Meta covers full energy costs; 100% clean energy match; closed-loop liquid cooling", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Meta's 27th US data center; second in Indiana.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/02/metas-new-data-center-lebanon-indiana-marks-milestone-ai-investment/", "title": "Meta's New Data Center in Lebanon, Indiana Marks a Milestone AI Investment (1 GW, $10B+)", "date": "2026-02-11", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2026/02/hello-lebanon/", "title": "Hello, Lebanon! - Meta Data Centers", "date": "2026-02-11", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-announces-1gw-data-center-campus-in-indiana/", "title": "Meta announces 1GW data center campus in Indiana", "date": "2026-02", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/02/metas-new-data-center-lebanon-indiana-marks-milestone-ai-investment/", "note": "Meta's own press release and DCD confirm a 1GW, $10B+ campus at the LEAP District in Lebanon, Indiana that broke ground February 11, 2026, matching operator, location, capacity, and under_construction status." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Digital Realty Digital Dulles campus", "operator": "Digital Realty (with Blackstone JV on 4 buildings)", "tenant": "Multi-tenant hyperscale", "city": "Sterling, Loudoun County", "region": "Virginia", "country": "USA", "lat": 38.976, "lng": -77.444, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Land (former MWAA 'Western Lands', 425 acres) bought 2018 for $236.5M; plans filed 2020 (7.5M sq ft, later 11.7M sq ft, 14 buildings, 6 substations); first building completed 2023; 2026 USACE application for two more buildings and substation relocation", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Dominion Energy (PJM); six planned on-campus substations", "chips_notes": "", "notes": "Up to 1 GW per DCD (fetched via search summary). Billed as the world's largest multi-tenant campus at full build.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-realty-files-to-expand-digital-dulles-campus-in-northern-virginia/", "title": "Digital Realty files to expand Digital Dulles campus in Northern Virginia", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/cloud/article/11429999/dulles-land-buy-gives-digital-realty-runway-for-data-center-expansion", "title": "Dulles Land Buy Gives Digital Realty Runway for Data Center Expansion", "date": "2018", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-realty-files-to-expand-digital-dulles-campus-in-northern-virginia/", "note": "DCD confirms Digital Dulles is planned for up to 1GW across 14 buildings with a 2026 USACE filing for two more buildings, matching the row's operator, location, and under_construction status." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Meta Prometheus", "operator": "Meta", "tenant": null, "city": "New Albany", "region": "Ohio", "country": "USA", "lat": 40.0817, "lng": -82.8088, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": 500, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Zuckerberg said Prometheus will come online in 2026; Socrates South (200MW behind-the-meter gas gen) supporting early load", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "$1.6B on-site natural-gas power system and pipeline built with The Williams Companies; Socrates South is a 200MW behind-the-meter gas facility; nuclear PPAs signed with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "1500 Beech Road, New Albany, OH. Billed as the first privately funded 1GW+ single-site AI data center. Part of the same Central Ohio hyperscale hub as AWS New Albany and Vantage Silicon Heartland (both already tracked in this dataset).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/new-albany/meet-prometheus-worlds-highest-capacity-data-center-slated-to-open-in-ohio-in-2026/", "title": "Meet Prometheus: World's highest capacity data center slated to open in Ohio in 2026", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.wosu.org/2026-01-09/meta-secures-supply-of-nuclear-power-to-energize-ai-data-centers-including-one-in-new-albany", "title": "Meta secures supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers, including one in New Albany", "date": "2026-01-09", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Meta Sturgeon County Data Center", "operator": "Meta", "tenant": null, "city": "Sturgeon County", "region": "Alberta", "country": "Canada", "lat": 53.8, "lng": -113.35, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Groundbreaking Jul 6-8, 2026; scalable to 1.8GW over time", "capex_usd_b": 9.17, "power_notes": "Targets 100% clean/renewable energy; closed-loop liquid cooling designed to require no operational cooling water; Meta funding new grid-generation connection and ~CAD $60M in local infrastructure", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Meta's first Canadian data center and its 33rd globally (~CAD $13B investment). Distinct from the paused O'Leary Ventures 'Wonder Valley' project in Greenview, Alberta (already tracked) -- different operator and location.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/breaking-ground-on-metas-first-data-center-in-canada/", "title": "Breaking Ground on Meta's First Data Center in Canada", "date": "2026-07-08", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-plans-917bn-gigawatt-scale-data-center-in-alberta-canada/", "title": "Meta plans $9.17bn gigawatt-scale data center in Alberta, Canada", "date": "2026-07", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "QTS / Lancium Hall County Campus", "operator": "QTS Data Centers (Blackstone)", "tenant": null, "city": "Hall County (near Turkey; Lancium 'Clean Campus')", "region": "Texas", "country": "USA", "lat": 34.3987, "lng": -100.8909, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced Jul 15, 2026", "capex_usd_b": 10, "power_notes": "Up to 11 data-center buildings on ~465 acres of Lancium's 'Clean Campus'; anchored by a 1GW grid interconnection; Lancium develops electrical/civil site infrastructure while QTS designs, builds and operates the data centers", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "CoreWeave/Lancium partnership on NVIDIA GPU clusters is a separate but related Lancium initiative.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-to-build-11-data-centers-on-lancium-campus-in-hall-county-texas/", "title": "QTS to build 11 data centers on Lancium campus in Hall County, Texas", "date": "2026-07-15", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/10-billion-data-center-campus-planned-near-turkey-in-hall-county-lancium", "title": "$10 billion data center campus planned near Turkey in Hall County", "date": "2026-07", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Vantage Lighthouse (Stargate Wisconsin)", "operator": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenant": "Oracle / OpenAI (Stargate)", "city": "Port Washington", "region": "Wisconsin", "country": "USA", "lat": 43.3872, "lng": -87.8756, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 902, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced Oct 22, 2025; groundbreaking Dec 2025; Phase 1 ($8B) completion 2028; four single-story buildings, 2.5M sq ft on 672 acres", "capex_usd_b": 15, "power_notes": "We Energies; PSC Wisconsin Very Large Customer tariff; ~$1.4B transmission proposed; 70% zero-emission (solar/wind/storage), 100% renewable match; Oracle expects >$7B letter of credit under PSC rules", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Oracle-leased campus feeding OpenAI's Stargate program.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/port-washington-wisconsin", "title": "Vantage - Port Washington (Lighthouse) 902 MW", "date": "2026", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://vantage-dc.com/news/openai-oracle-and-vantage-data-centers-announce-stargate-data-center-site-in-wisconsin/", "title": "OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage announce Stargate site in Wisconsin", "date": "2025-10-22", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/vantage-breaks-ground-on-15b-stargate-campus-in-wisconsin", "title": "Vantage Breaks Ground on $15B Stargate Campus in Wisconsin", "date": "2025-12-22", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/21/oracle-faces-100m-annual-bill-to-back-wisconsin-datacenter-power-promises/5275728", "title": "Oracle faces $100M annual bill to back Wisconsin datacenter power promises", "date": "2026-07-21", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/port-washington-wisconsin", "note": "Vantage's own site and Data Center Knowledge confirm the exact 902MW figure across four buildings in Port Washington, WI, which broke ground in December 2025 under the Oracle/OpenAI Stargate branding." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Project Sail (Atlas Development / Prologis)", "operator": "Atlas Development LLC (Prologis)", "tenant": "Undisclosed", "city": "Newnan (Coweta County)", "region": "Georgia", "country": "USA", "lat": 33.3807, "lng": -84.7997, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 900, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "829-832 acres at Sargent Rd/Wagers Mill Rd; rezoning approved 3-2 on Apr 7, 2026; nine buildings, 4.34M sq ft; residents sued May 2026; no tenant or start date confirmed", "capex_usd_b": 17, "power_notes": "Georgia Power (Plant Yates nearby); up to 900 MW", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Fox 5 Atlanta reported $1.7B; AJC and ConstructConnect report $17B (used).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/prologis-900mw-project-sail-gets-the-go-ahead-in-coweta-county-georgia/", "title": "Prologis' 900MW 'Project Sail' gets the go-ahead in Coweta County, Georgia", "date": "2026-04", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.ajc.com/business/2026/04/coweta-votes-to-turn-this-800-acre-forest-into-17b-data-center-campus/", "title": "AJC - $17B 'Project Sail' data center approved south of Atlanta", "date": "2026-04", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/coweta-county-approves-massive-project-sail-data-center", "title": "Fox 5 - Coweta County approves massive 'Project Sail' data center", "date": "2026-04-08", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/prologis-900mw-project-sail-gets-the-go-ahead-in-coweta-county-georgia/", "note": "DCD and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution confirm the 900MW Atlas Development/Prologis project near Newnan, Coweta County was rezoned 3-2 on April 7, 2026, with no tenant yet confirmed." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "AWS New Albany / Central Ohio campus", "operator": "Amazon Web Services", "tenant": "", "city": "New Albany, Licking County", "region": "Ohio", "country": "USA", "lat": 40.1, "lng": -82.78, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 854, "mw_operational": 562, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Operating in New Albany for over a decade (US East Ohio region since 2016); 2023 deal for $3.5B expansion adding five buildings/1.25M sq ft technical space; $7.8B additional statewide investment announced.", "capex_usd_b": 3.5, "power_notes": "AEP Ohio (PJM); AEP data-center tariff (85% minimum demand) adopted 2025.", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed in fetched sources.", "notes": "capex = New Albany expansion only; $7.8B statewide figure covers other Central Ohio counties. MW not disclosed in tier-1/2 sources fetched. Primary Amazon/Ohio Governor releases could not be fetched (guessed URLs 404).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ohio-regulators-approve-construction-of-200mw-gas-power-plant-to-serve-meta-data-center-in-new-albany-ohio/", "title": "Ohio regulators approve construction of 200MW gas power plant to serve Meta data center in New Albany", "date": "2025-06-10", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/new-albany/meet-prometheus-worlds-highest-capacity-data-center-slated-to-open-in-ohio-in-2026/", "title": "Meet Prometheus: World's highest capacity data center slated to open in Ohio in 2026", "date": "2025-09-23", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selection/article/33035576/data-centers-are-booming-in-ohios-digital-heartland", "title": "Data Centers Are Booming In Ohio's Digital Heartland", "date": "2024-01-31", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selection/article/55091801/vantage-data-centers-augments-new-albany-ohio-data-center-boom", "title": "Vantage Data Centers Augments New Albany, Ohio Data Center Boom", "date": "2024-07-12", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-to-build-420m-data-center-in-new-albany-ohio/", "title": "Microsoft to build $420m data center in New Albany, Ohio", "date": "2024-10-07", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/59633-microsoft-announces-1b-ohio-data-center-spend-despite-utility-tariffs", "title": "Microsoft Announces $1B Ohio Data Center Spend, Despite Utility Tariffs", "date": "2024-10-30", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-backs-away-from-1bn-data-center-plans-in-licking-county-ohio/", "title": "Microsoft pauses $1bn data center plans in Licking County, Ohio", "date": "2025-04-07", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/licking-county/microsoft-breaks-ground-on-two-licking-county-data-centers/", "title": "Microsoft breaks ground on two Licking County data centers", "date": "2026-03-04", "tier": 3 } ], "checks": [ { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_url": "https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/meta-prometheus", "note": "Epoch AI directory (originating research firm, tier 1; updated Sep 1 2026) shows Meta Prometheus (New Albany) with buildings 1-12 operational: 562 MW IT power as of Aug 1 2026 (phases Oct 2025, Jan 2026, May 2026, Aug 2026), projected 854 MW IT by Q1 2027 (value_type=estimate; Meta itself publicly d" }, { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_url": "https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/google-new-albany", "note": "DCF (tier 2, Jan 2024) confirms $600M original + $1.7B trio = $2.3B announced building investment. 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No hyperscaler-named AI campus with MW exists in Singapore beyond CFA allocations.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=Jurong+Island+green+data+centre+park+700MW&hl=en-SG&gl=SG&ceid=SG:en", "title": "The Business Times: 'Singapore to build 700MW data centre park on Jurong Island' and EDB Aug-2026 update (via Google News index)", "date": "2025-10-27", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://w.media/?s=Jurong+Island+data+centre", "title": "W.Media: Singapore mulls allocating land on Jurong Island for data center park up to 700 MW; DC-CFA2 50 MW awards", "date": "2025-10-27", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/singapore-to-host-700mw-data-center-park-on-jurong-island/", "note": "DCD confirms the roughly 700MW, ~20-hectare Jurong Island green data centre park was announced October 27, 2025 with no operator yet selected, matching the row's announced/TBD framing despite its own invalid aggregator/search-page sources." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Google Project Mica (Kansas City Northland)", "operator": "Google", "tenant": null, "city": "Kansas City (Northland, I-435/US-169 interchange)", "region": "Missouri", "country": "USA", "lat": 39.228, "lng": -94.575, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 700, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Construction began Feb 2026", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "500-acre site, five data centers totaling ~1.56M sq ft; received $10B taxable revenue bond authorization from Port KC in Jul 2025; power partly via Evergy/Ranger Power/DESRI carbon-free PPA capacity", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Google's second Kansas City-metro campus; the first, a ~$1B facility near Worlds of Fun/Hunt Midwest Business Center, broke ground in March 2024 and remains under construction but is not separately itemized here due to the row cap.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/construction-begins-at-googles-second-data-center-campus-in-kansas-city-missouri/", "title": "Construction begins at Google's second data center campus in Kansas City, Missouri", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/missouri/kansas-city/google-announces-construction-underway-for-second-data-center-campus-in-kansas-city", "title": "Google announces construction underway for second data center campus in Kansas City", "date": "2026", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Switch The Citadel Campus (Tahoe Reno)", "operator": "Switch", "tenant": "Multi-tenant colocation (enterprise, cloud, AI)", "city": "McCarran / Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (Storey County)", "region": "Nevada", "country": "USA", "lat": 39.55, "lng": -119.45, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 650, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "TAHOE RENO 1 opened 2017 (up to 1.3M sq ft, up to 130 MW); TR2/TR3 construction announced 2020; campus up to 7.2M sq ft / 650 MW at full build", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "NV Energy; Switch claims 100% renewable incl. large behind-the-meter solar + storage", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Operational MW not disclosed by Switch (TR1 rated 'up to 130 MW'). Adjacent to Tesla Gigafactory in TRIC.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.switch.com/switch-tahoe-reno-data-center-now-open/", "title": "Switch TAHOE RENO Now Open", "date": "2017", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.switch.com/switch-breaks-ground-on-second-and-third-tahoe-reno-data-centers-following-multi-megawatt-expansions-with-global-e-commerce-and-semiconductor-clients/", "title": "Switch Breaks Ground on Second and Third Tahoe Reno Data Centers", "date": "2020", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://www.switch.com/tahoe-reno/", "note": "Switch's own current Tahoe Reno page confirms the campus is open and describes 'gigawatts' of ultimate capacity, which is directionally consistent with, though less precise than, the row's 650MW figure sourced from Switch's original 2017/20" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta (QTS Fayetteville)", "operator": "QTS (builder/landlord); Microsoft", "tenant": "Microsoft (likely OpenAI training per Epoch)", "city": "Fayetteville", "region": "Georgia", "country": "USA", "lat": 33.4487, "lng": -84.4549, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 636, "mw_operational": 636, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Buildings 1-2 operational Oct 2025 (announced Nov 12, 2025); Buildings 3-4 operational Jun 2026 (Epoch).", "capex_usd_b": 24.1, "power_notes": "Georgia Power grid-only design ('4x9 availability at 3x9 cost'); ~140 kW/rack. 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AWS exit reported Dec 2025; Beale says it never had a signed agreement. Coordinates are city center; site is SE Tucson.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-backs-out-of-project-blue-data-center-campus-in-arizona-report/", "title": "Amazon backs out of Project Blue data center campus in Arizona - report", "date": "2025-12-05", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2025-12-09/rejected-by-tucson-and-abandoned-by-amazon-project-blue-data-center-moves-forward", "title": "Rejected by Tucson and abandoned by Amazon, Project Blue moves forward", "date": "2025-12-09", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "corrected": true, "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_388dce5f-140e-474d-93b0-bb78d0aa9f57.html", "note": "The Arizona Daily Star and other Tucson outlets report active on-site construction at Project Blue since April 2026, so the row's 'announced' status is stale and should read under_construction, though the no-confirmed-tenant framing still h" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Google West Memphis Data Center (Project Pyramid)", "operator": "Google", "tenant": null, "city": "West Memphis", "region": "Arkansas", "country": "USA", "lat": 35.1465, "lng": -90.1848, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 600, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Groundbreaking Oct 2, 2025 for the first ($4B) phase, running through 2027", "capex_usd_b": 4, "power_notes": "Supported by a 600MW solar project plus 350MW battery energy storage system in Jefferson County, AR; Entergy Arkansas to serve the campus", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "1,000-1,178 acre site south of Bollinger Rd, near the TN state line. Widely reported as a potential ~$10B eventual investment (described as the largest private investment in Arkansas history), though the initial committed phase is $4B through 2027.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.arkansasedc.com/news-events/newsroom/detail/2025/10/02/google-locating-new-data-center-in-west-memphis--arkansas-with-multi-billion-dollar-investment", "title": "Google Locating New Data Center in West Memphis, Arkansas with Multi-Billion Dollar Investment", "date": "2025-10-02", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/10/03/arkansas-to-build-600-mw-solar-project-for-googles-4b-data-center/", "title": "Arkansas to build 600 MW solar project for Google's $4B data center", "date": "2025-10-03", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Vantage Ashburn campuses (VA1 / VA2 / VA3)", "operator": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenant": "Multi-tenant hyperscale", "city": "Ashburn, Loudoun County", "region": "Virginia", "country": "USA", "lat": 39.0437, "lng": -77.4875, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 590, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "VA1 (Ashburn I), not VA2, is the 206 MW / 6-building campus whose fifth building topped out (Jul 2025 per DCD); VA2 (Ashburn II, Sterling VA) is a separate ~96 MW / 3-building campus under construction; VA3 (134 acres, 7 buildings, 288 MW) is in development. 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Energization not confirmed in fetched sources.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "ERCOT/Oncor; 300 MW gross site. Separate Colchis JV: 1 GW West Texas site (620 acres, AEP 1 GW direct-connect, energization 2028, Cipher 95%); total pipeline 3.2 GW.", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed.", "notes": "Source conflict: Reuters/Yahoo (Nov 3, 2025) places the AWS 300 MW deal at Barber Lake, while The Block (Nov 20, 2025) says Fluidstack leases the entire 300 MW Barber Lake site - could not reconcile without Cipher's own filings (IR site unreachable). Colchis location not sourced beyond 'West Texas' so not mapped separately.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cipher-mining-adds-amazon-services-131429996.html", "title": "Cipher Mining adds Amazon Web Services as data center client", "date": "2025-11-03", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.theblock.co/post/379722/cipher-mining-full-site-fluidstack-lease-raise-333-million-texas-expansion", "title": "The Block - Cipher Mining lands full-site Fluidstack lease", "date": "2025-11-20", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-signs-300mw-hosting-deal-to-lease-capacity-from-cipher-mining/", "title": "DCD - AWS signs 300MW hosting deal with Cipher Mining", "date": "2025-11", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 3, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cipher-mining-adds-amazon-services-131429996.html", "note": "Confirmed both the Fluidstack full-site lease (168MW + 39MW) and the separate AWS $5.5B/300MW/15-yr lease (go-live Jul 2026, rent from Aug 2026) are located at Cipher's Barber Lake site, Colorado City, TX, as the row states." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Nebius / DataOne Vineland", "operator": "DataOne (developer) for Nebius Group", "tenant": "Microsoft (~$17.4B five-year agreement)", "city": "Vineland", "region": "New Jersey", "country": "USA", "lat": 39.4864, "lng": -75.026, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 300, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Microsoft deal Sep 8, 2025 with capacity delivery 'later this year'; Phase 1 under construction; stop-work orders on LNG tank/Bloom fuel cells Aug 2026; Phase 2 approved Aug 18, 2026 (to ~350 MW per secondary reports).", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "PJM grid plus on-site Bloom Energy fuel cells and LNG storage (subject of Aug 2026 stop-work orders).", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed.", "notes": "Below 500 MW; included because Nebius was explicitly requested. Operational MW not disclosed. Nebius also has a Kansas City lease and a $3B Meta deal, targeting 2.5 GW contracted by end-2026 (DCD).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://whyy.org/articles/vineland-data-center-stop-work-orders/", "title": "WHYY - City of Vineland issues stop-work order to parts of data center", "date": "2026-08-14", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-announces-multi-billion-dollar-agreement-with-microsoft-for-ai-infrastructure", "title": "Nebius announces multi-billion dollar agreement with Microsoft", "date": "2025-09-08", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 3, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://whyy.org/articles/vineland-data-center-stop-work-orders/", "note": "300MW Vineland, NJ facility confirmed under construction as of Aug 2026 despite two stop-work orders over unpermitted LNG tank/Bloom fuel cell installation; Microsoft ~$17B Nebius partnership and Phase 2 approval confirmed." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "CoreWeave Lancaster AI Data Center", "operator": "Chirisa Technology Parks / Machine Investment Group (developers); CoreWeave", "tenant": "CoreWeave (sole tenant)", "city": "Lancaster", "region": "Pennsylvania", "country": "USA", "lat": 40.0379, "lng": -76.3055, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 300, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced Jul 21 2025; initial 100 MW IT, scalable to 300 MW; Turner-Wohlsen JV as GC; no completion date disclosed", "capex_usd_b": 6, "power_notes": "PPL Electric (PJM). Grid-supplied; no on-site generation disclosed.", "chips_notes": "Purpose-built for AI GPU workloads; models/counts not disclosed", "notes": "~600 construction jobs, 70 operational at launch scaling to 175.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.hochtief.com/news-media/press-releases/press-release/coreweave-announces-multi-billion-dollar-commitment-to-ai-infrastructure-in-pennsylvania", "title": "CoreWeave Announces Multi-Billion Dollar Commitment to AI Infrastructure in Pennsylvania (Hochtief/Turner)", "date": "2025-07-21", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.turnerconstruction.com/insights/coreweave-announces-multi-billion-dollar-commitment-to-ai-infrastructure-in-pennsylvania", "title": "Turner Construction: CoreWeave Pennsylvania commitment", "date": "2025-07-21", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/coreweave-plans-6bn-data-center-in-lancaster-pennsylvania/", "title": "CoreWeave plans $6bn data center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania", "date": "2025-07", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 3, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://www.hochtief.com/news-media/press-releases/press-release/coreweave-announces-multi-billion-dollar-commitment-to-ai-infrastructure-in-pennsylvania", "note": "Lancaster, PA campus confirmed: 100MW initial scaling to 300MW, $6B investment (exact match), Turner-Wohlsen JV as GC, announced Jul 21 2025." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Rainbow Energy Coal Creek data center park", "operator": "Rainbow Energy Center", "tenant": "Undisclosed", "city": "Underwood (McLean County)", "region": "North Dakota", "country": "USA", "lat": 47.376, "lng": -101.156, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 300, "mw_operational": 200, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Existing ~200 MW data center directly powered by Coal Creek Station; ~800 acres rezoned commercial Jul 2025 for additional data centers/industrial park", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Behind-the-meter from Coal Creek Station (1,151-1,210 MW lignite plant); possible on-site gas generation", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Tier-3 tracker cites 300 MW planned (omitted). 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(Aker Nsca" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Data4 Nozay AI campus", "operator": "Data4 (Brookfield)", "tenant": "", "city": "Nozay", "region": "Île-de-France (Essonne)", "country": "France", "lat": 48.658, "lng": 2.242, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 250, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Under development; first data center operational 2027", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Not disclosed", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Former Nokia HQ area, 5km from Data4's Marcoussis campus.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/france-ai-data-center-build-out-emmanuel-macron/", "title": "DCD analysis: French AI data center build-out", "date": "2025-09-11", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 3, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/france-ai-data-center-build-out-emmanuel-macron/", "note": "Data4's 250MW Nozay campus (former Nokia France/Alcatel-Lucent site, 5km from Data4's Marcoussis site) confirmed, first data center targeted operational 2027, consistent with 'announced' status." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "SoftBank Sakai AI Data Center (former Sharp Sakai LCD plant)", "operator": "SoftBank Corp.", "tenant": "SB OpenAI Japan (SoftBank-OpenAI 50:50 JV, 'Cristal Intelligence'); SoftBank GPU cloud", "city": "Sakai", "region": "Osaka", "country": "Japan", "lat": 34.5806, "lng": 135.438, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 250, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Site acquired Mar 2025 (JPY 100bn); construction 2025; 150 MW initial targeted to begin operation in 2026; expansion to 250 MW by FY2028", "capex_usd_b": 0.67, "power_notes": "Grid (Kansai Electric); SoftBank building on-site battery production/storage in Osaka (Apr 2026 reports)", "chips_notes": "~100,000 Nvidia GPUs planned (Digitimes/GuruFocus, Mar 2025); total investment reported near JPY 1 trillion", "notes": "Capex shown is the JPY 100bn site purchase only; full build reported at ~JPY 1trn (~$6.5B). Whether the first 150 MW was energized by 2026-09-01 could not be confirmed from a primary source (KDDI's separate Sakai DC on the same former Sharp site opened Jan 2026).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.lightreading.com/data-centers/softbank-spends-673m-on-sakai-plant-in-osaka-for-new-ai-data-center", "title": "SoftBank spends $673M on Sakai plant in Osaka for new AI data center (150 MW -> 250 MW)", "date": "2025-03-17", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://w.media/softbank-openai-to-build-ai-data-center-in-defunct-sharp-lcd-factory/", "title": "SoftBank, OpenAI to build AI-data center in defunct Sharp LCD factory", "date": "2025-03-17", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250317PD219/softbank-openai-data-center-sakai-display-products.html", "title": "Softbank to build world's first AI agent data center with OpenAI (100k GPUs)", "date": "2025-03-17", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 3, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.lightreading.com/data-centers/softbank-spends-673m-on-sakai-plant-in-osaka-for-new-ai-data-center", "note": "Sakai, Osaka former Sharp LCD plant campus confirmed: 150MW initial (targeting operation by end of 2026) expanding to 250MW+, ~$672.6M investment matching capex_usd_b of 0.67." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus", "operator": "Hut 8", "tenant": "Fluidstack (for Anthropic; Google financial backstop)", "city": "St. Francisville (West Feliciana Parish)", "region": "Louisiana", "country": "USA", "lat": 30.76, "lng": -91.33, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 245, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "15-year 245 MW lease signed Dec 2025 ($7.0B TCV); $3.25B bonds priced Apr 2026; first data hall commissioning Q2 2027, more halls through 2027; ROFO for +1,000 MW; broader 2.295 GW Hut 8-Fluidstack-Anthropic partnership", "capex_usd_b": 10, "power_notes": "Entergy Louisiana (MISO): 330 MW initial utility capacity, scalable by ~1,000 MW; adjacent to River Bend nuclear station area", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "capex = 'up to $10B Phase I' per Entergy/LED. 592-acre campus.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://canada.hut8.com/resources/press-releases/hut-8-signs-15-year-245-mw-ai-data-center-lease-at-river-bend-campus-with-total-contract-value-of-usd7-0-billion", "title": "Hut 8 Signs 15-Year 245 MW AI Data Center Lease at River Bend Campus", "date": "2025-12-17", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.entergy.com/news/hut-8-selects-entergy-southeast-louisiana-for-10-billion-artificial-intelligence-data-center", "title": "Hut 8 selects Entergy, Southeast Louisiana for $10 billion AI data center", "date": "2025-12-17", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/hut-8-selling-325bn-in-bonds-to-finance-google-and-anthropic-backed-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus/", "title": "Hut 8 selling $3.25bn in bonds to finance Google and Anthropic-backed River Bend campus", "date": "2026-04-29", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 3, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://canada.hut8.com/resources/press-releases/hut-8-signs-15-year-245-mw-ai-data-center-lease-at-river-bend-campus-with-total-contract-value-of-usd7-0-billion", "note": "River Bend campus in West Feliciana Parish (St. Francisville), LA confirmed: 245MW leased to Fluidstack (Google as financial backstop, not tenant-operator), $7.0B TCV, Q2 2027 first data hall commissioning -- all match." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Meta Beaver Dam Data Center", "operator": "Meta", "tenant": "Meta", "city": "Beaver Dam", "region": "Wisconsin", "country": "USA", "lat": 43.458, "lng": -88.837, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 220, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced 2025 (initially $837M report); 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Construction status as of 2026 not sourced.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selection/article/55091801/vantage-data-centers-augments-new-albany-ohio-data-center-boom", "title": "Vantage Data Centers Augments New Albany, Ohio Data Center Boom", "date": "2024-07-12", "tier": 2 } ], "checks": [ { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selection/article/55091801/vantage-data-centers-augments-new-albany-ohio-data-center-boom", "note": "DCF (tier 2, Jul 12 2024) confirms $185M investment, up to six buildings at 36 MW critical load (=216 MW), 190-acre Silicon Heartland campus, AEP 300 MVA N+1 substation Q4 2024. Note 216 MW is critical IT load. Status: Vantage's newsroom (checked Sep 2 2026) has no New Albany construction/opening re" } ], "verified": true, "tier": "verified" }, { "name": "AdaniConneX Visakhapatnam Integrated Data Center & Tech Park (Madhurawada)", "operator": "AdaniConneX", "tenant": "Multi-tenant hyperscale (Google is the anchor of the wider Vizag program)", "city": "Visakhapatnam", "region": "Andhra Pradesh", "country": "India", "lat": 17.82, "lng": 83.35, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 200, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "MoU/announcement May 2023; 60-acre site with 20 acres for the data center; no completion date published", "capex_usd_b": 0.85, "power_notes": "Adani Green renewable supply intended; Andhra grid", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Rs 70 bn (~$0.85B) investment. May be partially superseded/absorbed by the Google-AdaniConneX 1 GW program; treat as overlapping.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://w.media/india-to-get-its-first-integrated-data-center-in-andhra-pradesh/", "title": "India to get its first Integrated Data center in Andhra Pradesh (200+ MW, Rs 70 bn)", "date": "2023-05-08", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/adaniconnex-to-build-200mw-data-center-campus-in-andhra-pradesh-india/", "title": "AdaniConneX to build 200MW data center campus in Andhra Pradesh, India", "date": "2023-05", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "corrected": true, "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2026-04-28-Google-Breaks-Ground-on-India-AI-Hub,-Launching-a-National-Industrial-Ecosystem-Alongside-Indias-Digital-Infrastructure-Milestone", "note": "Google's own press release confirms it broke ground 28 Apr 2026 (at Tarluvada, AP) with AdaniConneX/Nxtra building the data-centre infrastructure for the ~1GW Vizag AI hub the row itself ties this campus to, so status has moved past 'announ" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Bridge Data Centres MY07 (Ulu Tiram)", "operator": "Bridge Data Centres", "tenant": "Cloud/AI compute operators (ByteDance expected; not confirmed)", "city": "Ulu Tiram", "region": "Johor", "country": "Malaysia", "lat": 1.6, "lng": 103.82, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 200, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "400 MW TNB electricity supply agreement 29 Nov 2024 ('deployment within 12 months'); multi-phase build", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "400 MW TNB ESA; first partner under TNB CRESS renewable scheme", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "200+ MW IT load figure per DCD/BDC; 400 MW is utility supply, not IT.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://w.media/tnb-and-bridge-data-centres-ink-400mw-power-deal-to-boost-malaysias-digital-hub-status/", "title": "TNB and Bridge Data Centres ink 400MW power deal (MY07, Ulu Tiram)", "date": "2024-11-29", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/bridge-data-centres-acquires-20-acres-in-johor-malaysia/", "title": "Bridge Data Centres acquires 20 acres in Johor, Malaysia (MY07 >200MW IT)", "date": "2024", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/business/bridge-data-centres-tnb-sign-my07-400mw-deal-and-green-energy-partnership-boosting-malaysia", "note": "MY07 in Ulu Tiram, Johor is confirmed currently under construction with the 400MW TNB electricity agreement (IT load reported elsewhere as 200MW+ across phases), matching the row's location, operator and status." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "QTS Hillsboro 2", "operator": "QTS Data Centers", "tenant": "Multi-tenant / hyperscale (Meta build-to-suit reported)", "city": "Hillsboro", "region": "Oregon", "country": "USA", "lat": 45.5475, "lng": -122.9335, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 180, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Four buildings on 51 acres (NE Huffman St); one of three QTS Hillsboro campuses; Hillsboro enacted 120-day data center moratorium Jul 27, 2026", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Portland General Electric", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "180 MW+ is QTS's stated critical capacity for Hillsboro 2 only; tier-3 trackers cite ~300 MW across QTS Hillsboro (omitted).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://q.com/data-centers/hillsboro-2/", "title": "QTS - Hillsboro 2 (180 MW+, 51 acres, four buildings)", "date": "2026", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://q.com/data-centers/hillsboro-2/", "note": "QTS's own site confirms Hillsboro 2 is a 180MW+, 51-acre, four-building campus at NE Huffman St, Hillsboro OR, and independent reporting confirms it is fully operational." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Novva Salt Lake City (West Jordan) campus", "operator": "Novva Data Centers", "tenant": "Phase 1 fully leased to an undisclosed major tech company", "city": "West Jordan", "region": "Utah", "country": "USA", "lat": 40.59, "lng": -112.03, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 175, "mw_operational": 75, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Phase 1 (~75MW) operational 2023; Phase 2 (72MW) started Dec 2023 and Phase 3 (72MW) Jan 2024, both due 2026; $2B J.P. Morgan/Starwood financing closed Mar 5 2025.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Rocky Mountain Power service territory (utility not confirmed by company); direct-to-chip liquid cooling, water-free ambient cooling.", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed.", "notes": "100-acre campus, ~1M sq ft. Novva's original 2020 release cited >$1B across phases.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/companies-get-2-billion-financing-commitment-complete-utah-data-center", "title": "Companies Get $2 Billion Financing Commitment to Complete Utah Data Center (APPA)", "date": "2025-03-07", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.novva.com/media-center/utah-data-center/", "title": "Novva Announces Utah Data Center Launch", "date": "2020-07-20", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/60451-novva-secures-2b-to-complete-utah-data-center-campus-construction", "title": "Novva Secures $2B to Complete Utah Data Center Campus Construction (ENR)", "date": "2025-03", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/60451-novva-secures-2b-to-complete-utah-data-center-campus-construction", "note": "ENR confirms Phase 1 (~75MW, operating since 2023) plus Phases 2 and 3 (72MW each, under construction, both due 2026) giving a 175MW total campus, exactly matching the row." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Reliance-Meta Jamnagar AI Data Centre (168 MW)", "operator": "Reliance Industries", "tenant": "Meta Platforms (built-to-suit lease)", "city": "Jamnagar", "region": "Gujarat", "country": "India", "lat": 22.4707, "lng": 70.0577, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 168, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced 10 Jun 2026; 168 MW to be delivered within two years (~mid-2028), with option to scale", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "100% renewable power supplied by RIL (Kutch solar platform per press); cooled with desalinated seawater; Meta pays full energy/water cost", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Meta's first built-to-suit capacity in India; RIL provides design, build, utilities and managed services. Likely sits within the broader Jamnagar campus (row above) - do not double-count.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.ril.com/sites/default/files/2026-06/10062026_MR_Reliance_and_Meta_to_Develop_AI-Enabled_Data_Centre_in_Jamnagar_Gujarat.pdf", "title": "RIL press release: Reliance and Meta to Develop AI-Enabled Data Centre in Jamnagar", "date": "2026-06-10", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2026/06/bringing-ai-enabled-infrastructure-to-india/", "title": "Meta Data Centers: Bringing AI-Enabled Infrastructure to India", "date": "2026-06-10", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2026/06/10/reliance-meta-to-develop-168-mw-ai-data-centre-powered-by-renewable-energy-in-jamnagar/", "title": "Reliance, Meta to develop 168 MW AI data centre powered by renewable energy", "date": "2026-06-10", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/meta-partners-with-reliance-on-ai-enabled-data-center-in-india/", "note": "Meta's own newsroom and RIL's press release confirm the 168MW Jamnagar, Gujarat build-to-suit deal announced 10 Jun 2026 with delivery within two years, matching the row exactly." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Fluidstack / Anthropic Abernathy (Hale County)", "operator": "Fluidstack", "tenant": "Anthropic", "city": "Abernathy", "region": "Texas", "country": "USA", "lat": 33.8323, "lng": -101.8429, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 168, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Anthropic/Fluidstack $50B US plan announced Nov 2025 with Texas and New York sites 'coming online throughout 2026'; Cleanview lists Abernathy site operational 2027", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "ERCOT (Lubbock area); details not disclosed", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Texas site identity (Abernathy, 240 MW, 120 acres) comes only from Cleanview (tier 3) - MW left null. $50B is Anthropic's national program, not site capex.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://fluidstack.io/blog/fluidstack-selected-by-anthropic-to-deliver-custom-data-centers-in-the-us", "title": "Fluidstack selected by Anthropic to deliver custom data centers in the US", "date": "2025-11-12", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/anthropic-plans-50bn-us-data-center-spend-starting-with-fluidstack-sites-in-texas-and-new-york/", "title": "Anthropic plans $50bn US data center spend, starting with Fluidstack sites in Texas and New York", "date": "2025-11-12", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://cleanview.co/data-centers/texas/1875/abernathy-data-center-fluidstack--anthropic", "title": "Cleanview: Abernathy Data Center (Fluidstack / Anthropic)", "date": "2026", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "corrected": true, "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/anthropic-plans-50bn-us-data-center-spend-starting-with-fluidstack-sites-in-texas-and-new-york/", "note": "DCD identifies the Anthropic/Fluidstack Texas site as the previously announced 168MW Abernathy facility co-developed with TeraWulf, so mw_planned should be 168 rather than null." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Vantage AZ1 Goodyear", "operator": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenant": "Hyperscale customers (undisclosed)", "city": "Goodyear", "region": "Arizona", "country": "USA", "lat": 33.452, "lng": -112.393, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 160, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Land 2019; Phase I complete Nov 2021; Phase II groundbreaking Oct 2022 for spring 2024; AZ15 (48 MW, 2028) in concept per city (tier 1 page not retrievable)", "capex_usd_b": 1.5, "power_notes": "APS", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "50-acre campus at Van Buren St & Bullard Ave; 160 MW IT across AZ11-AZ14, >1M sq ft. Operational MW not disclosed. $1.5B investment per City of Goodyear (page fetch blocked; figure also in search snippet).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vantage-breaks-ground-on-goodyear-expansion-in-arizona/", "title": "Vantage breaks ground on Goodyear expansion in Arizona", "date": "2022-10-19", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.goodyearaz.gov/Home/Components/News/News/12503/", "title": "Vantage Data Centers Phase Two in Goodyear (City of Goodyear)", "date": "2022", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-purchases-100-acres-next-to-existing-data-center-campus-in-goodyear-arizona/", "title": "Microsoft purchases 100 acres next to existing data center campus in Goodyear, Arizona", "date": "2026-06", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.aztechcouncil.org/microsoft-buys-land-el-mirage-data-center/", "title": "Microsoft acquires nearly 300 acres for data center growth in El Mirage (AZ Tech Council)", "date": "2024-05-31", "tier": 3 } ], "verified": true, "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://www.goodyearaz.gov/Home/Components/News/News/12503/", "note": "City of Goodyear press release confirms Vantage's 160MW, $1.5B AZ1 campus with Phase II groundbreaking Oct 2022 targeting spring 2024 completion; campus is operating today." } ], "tier": "verified" }, { "name": "Firmus Project Southgate - Melbourne AI Factory", "operator": "Firmus Technologies (with CDC Data Centres)", "tenant": "Undisclosed 'leading global technology platform' (multi-billion contract); Nvidia DGX Cloud region", "city": "Melbourne", "region": "Victoria", "country": "Australia", "lat": -37.8136, "lng": 144.9631, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 150, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced Oct 2025 (A$4.5B initial program); targeted operational by Apr 2026; hyperscale customer contract 2 Mar 2026", "capex_usd_b": 3, "power_notes": "100% renewable claimed; Southgate program linked to up to 5.1 GW of new wind/solar/storage/hydro; Blackstone-led US$10B debt facility", "chips_notes": "~18,400-18,500 Nvidia GB300 GPUs (Grace-Blackwell)", "notes": "Capex is A$4.5B (~US$3.0B) for the initial Southgate program (Melbourne + Tasmania stage). Exact Melbourne site not published. Whether 150 MW was live by Sep 2026 not confirmed.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://firmus.co/newsroom/southgate-expansion", "title": "Firmus expands Project Southgate across Australia (Melbourne 150 MW, 18,500 GB300, 1.6 GW by 2028)", "date": "2025-10", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://firmus.co/newsroom/firmus-signs-multi-year-agreement-with-global-hyperscale-customer-at-project-southgate", "title": "Firmus signs multi-year agreement with global hyperscale customer at Project Southgate (Melbourne, ~18,400 GB300)", "date": "2026-03-02", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://thenextweb.com/news/firmus-asx-ipo-blackstone-ai-data-center-australia", "title": "Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $2bn ASX IPO after $505m raise", "date": "2026-04-07", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://firmus.co/newsroom/southgate-expansion", "note": "Firmus's own newsroom confirms a 150MW Melbourne Southgate build under construction as part of the A$4.5B first stage, targeted operational around Q1-Apr 2026 with a signed hyperscale customer contract, matching the row." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Vantage CWL1 Newport Campus (Nebius UK deployment)", "operator": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenant": "Nebius", "city": "Newport", "region": "Wales", "country": "United Kingdom", "lat": 51.5721, "lng": -3.081, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 148, "mw_operational": 148, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Existing 148MW campus (formerly Next Generation Data); 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second 70MW data center coming online from 2027 (announced Aug 2026)", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Low-carbon Finnish grid; PUE 1.1; ~20,000 MWh/yr heat recovered for district heating", "chips_notes": "Up to 60,000 GPUs at 75MW site (NVIDIA H200, Blackwell)", "notes": "Nebius total Finland pipeline 455MW across three sites (Mäntsälä x2 + Lappeenranta).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-to-triple-capacity-at-finland-data-center-to-75-mw", "title": "Nebius to triple capacity at Finland data center to 75MW", "date": "2024-10-08", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-to-construct-310-mw-ai-factory-in-finland", "title": "Nebius to construct 310MW AI factory in Finland", "date": "2026-03-31", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-expands-european-presence-announces-deployment-in-estonia-and-second-data-center-in-m%C3%A4nts%C3%A4l%C3%A4-finland/", "title": "DCD: Nebius second data center in Mäntsälä", "date": "2026-08-13", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-to-triple-capacity-at-finland-data-center-to-75-mw", "note": "Nebius's own newsroom confirms Mäntsälä tripled to 75MW (operational), consistent with the row's 75MW operational figure and second-facility expansion plans bringing the total to 145MW." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "EdgeCore Loudoun County campus", "operator": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "tenant": "Hyperscale (undisclosed)", "city": "Sterling, Loudoun County", "region": "Virginia", "country": "USA", "lat": 39.03, "lng": -77.43, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 114, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Under construction as of H1 2025 per CBRE; delivery dates not stated.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Dominion/NOVEC (PJM).", "chips_notes": "", "notes": "CBRE identifies only 'Loudoun County'; Sterling coordinates are approximate (town precision). Same CBRE profile notes AWS bought 97 acres in Leesburg (no MW).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.cbre.com/insights/local-response/north-america-data-center-trends-h1-2025-market-profiles-northern-virginia", "title": "CBRE North America Data Center Trends H1 2025 – Northern Virginia", "date": "2025-09-08", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.compassdatacenters.com/why-northern-virginia/", "title": "Compass: Northern Virginia Still Tops Global Data Center Markets", "date": "2025", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/featured/article/11430375/compass-wins-approval-for-northern-virginia-data-center-campus", "title": "Compass Wins Approval for Northern Virginia Data Center Campus", "date": "2018-01-20", "tier": 2 } ], "checks": [ { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_url": "https://edgecore.com/locations/northern-virginia/", "note": "CBRE H1 2025 NoVA profile (tier 1 research, Sep 8 2025): 'EdgeCore began construction on a 114-MW facility in Loudoun County.' EdgeCore's own site (tier 1) lists the Sterling campus (Maries/Moran Rd) at 114 MW critical IT load, two buildings, 685,000 sq ft, 17 acres, initial delivery late 2026; Edge" } ], "verified": true, "tier": "verified" }, { "name": "Bridge Data Centres MY06 (Sedenak Tech Park)", "operator": "Bridge Data Centres (Bain Capital / Chindata)", "tenant": "ByteDance (anchor)", "city": "Sedenak, Kulai", "region": "Johor", "country": "Malaysia", "lat": 1.717, "lng": 103.583, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": 110, "mw_operational": 110, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Phase 1 opened 20 Oct 2022 (built in ~314 days); three buildings on 38 acres to 110 MW", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "TNB grid", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "ByteDance announced ~$2.1B (MYR 10bn) AI hub plus $320M DC expansion in Malaysia (Jun 2024). Full 110 MW build-out status not independently confirmed; MY06 reported 'opened with 110MW' by DCD.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.mida.gov.my/media-release/bridge-data-centres-and-bytedance-celebrate-grand-opening-of-the-first-phase-hyperscale-data-centre-my06-in-johor-malaysia/", "title": "MIDA: Bridge Data Centres and ByteDance celebrate grand opening of MY06 (110 MW)", "date": "2022-10-20", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/data-centres/bytedance-eyes-2-4b-investment-in-malaysia-data-centres-ai-hub/", "title": "ByteDance eyes $2.4B for Malaysia data centres, AI hub", "date": "2024-06-10", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/tiktok-owner-bytedance-to-expand-malaysia-data-center-footprint-in-21bn-ai-deal/", "title": "ByteDance to expand Malaysia data center footprint in $2.1bn AI deal", "date": "2024-06", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://www.mida.gov.my/media-release/bridge-data-centres-and-bytedance-celebrate-grand-opening-of-the-first-phase-hyperscale-data-centre-my06-in-johor-malaysia/", "note": "MIDA (Malaysian government) press release confirms 110MW MY06 Phase 1 opened 20 Oct 2022 in Sedenak, Kulai, Johor, built in 314 days from a Nov 2021 groundbreak, with ByteDance as anchor tenant — matches the row exactly." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "SK-AWS Ulsan AI Data Center (Mipo National Industrial Complex)", "operator": "SK Group (SK Telecom / SK Broadband)", "tenant": "Amazon Web Services (AI zone, 15-year deal)", "city": "Ulsan", "region": "Ulsan", "country": "South Korea", "lat": 35.5384, "lng": 129.3114, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 103, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Launch ceremony 20 Jun 2025; groundbreaking 29 Aug 2025; 41 MW by Nov 2027 (H2 2027 ops); 103 MW by Feb 2029; SKT plans expansion to >1 GW long term", "capex_usd_b": 5.1, "power_notes": "KEPCO grid; SK Gas LNG cogeneration nearby; future floating offshore wind cited", "chips_notes": "60,000 GPUs planned (Korea Herald)", "notes": "KRW 7 trn (~$5.1B) total; AWS ~$4B share. Korea's largest AI DC to date.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10514856", "title": "SK Group teams up with AWS for Korea's largest W7tr AI data center (103 MW, 60,000 GPUs)", "date": "2025-06-22", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.sktelecom.com/en/feature/feature_detail.do?idx=32¤tPage=1&type=&keyword=", "title": "SKT: SK-AWS Ulsan AI Data Center to be key hub", "date": "2025-06", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10798417", "title": "SK Telecom targets 15 GW AI data center capacity by 2035 (Ulsan ops H2 2027, >1 GW)", "date": "2026-07-05", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10514856", "note": "Korea Herald confirms the SK-AWS Ulsan (Mipo) AI data center as a ~7 trillion won (~US$5.1B) project with an Aug 2025 groundbreaking and phased 41MW/103MW capacity targets, matching the row including the capex figure." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Humain Riyadh AI Data Center", "operator": "Humain (PIF)", "tenant": "Humain cloud; AMD–Cisco–Humain JV first 100MW (MI450) expected here or Dammam", "city": "Riyadh", "region": "Riyadh Province", "country": "Saudi Arabia", "lat": 24.7136, "lng": 46.6753, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 100, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Ground broken Aug 2025; go-live targeted Q2 2026 (not confirmed by primary source as of 2026-09-01); Humain targets 1.9GW by 2030 and ~6–6.6GW within a decade", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Utility/grid arrangements not disclosed. Climate researchers flag extreme-heat cooling concerns (DCD).", "chips_notes": "18,000 NVIDIA GB300 purchased with 'several hundred thousand' more on order (Humain CEO, Aug 2025); Qualcomm AI200 racks (1,024 accelerators) deployed Mar 2026 with Adobe as first customer", "notes": "Exact plot not disclosed; Humain has secured 211 plots kingdom-wide. Also STC/center3 JV targeting 1GW (250MW start).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/19/musks-xai-will-be-customer-for-nvidia-data-center-in-saudi-arabia.html", "title": "CNBC: xAI will be first customer for Nvidia-backed data center in Saudi Arabia", "date": "2025-11-19", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://w.media/elon-musks-xai-to-build-500-mw-data-center-in-saudi-arabia/", "title": "W.Media: xAI and HUMAIN to build 500MW data center", "date": "2025-11-20", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/humain-breaks-ground-two-data-centers-with-first-facilities-expected-to-go-live-in-q2-2026/", "title": "DCD: Humain breaks ground on two data centers, first facilities Q2 2026", "date": "2025-08-26", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/humain-secures-211-plots-of-land-in-saudi-arabia-for-data-centers/", "title": "DCD: Humain secures 211 plots of land", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amd-cisco-and-humain-set-up-jv-for-1gw-of-ai-infrastructure-in-saudi-arabia/", "title": "DCD: AMD, Cisco and Humain JV for 1GW", "date": "2025-11-20", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://capacityglobal.com/news/humain-data-centre-construction-saudi-arabia/", "title": "Capacity: How Humain plans to use US chips", "date": "2025-08-26", "tier": 3 } ], "verified": true, "checks": [ { "batch": 2, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": false, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/humain-secures-211-plots-of-land-in-saudi-arabia-for-data-centers/", "note": "DCD reporting on the Riyadh site's August 2025 groundbreaking cites only a 100MW initial phase there, while the 500MW figure actually belongs to a separate xAI-Humain-Nvidia deal whose site location DCD says remains undisclosed." } ], "tier": "verified", "corrected": true }, { "name": "Humain Dammam AI Data Center", "operator": "Humain (PIF)", "tenant": "Humain cloud; possible host of AMD–Cisco–Humain 100MW phase 1", "city": "Dammam", "region": "Eastern Province", "country": "Saudi Arabia", "lat": 26.4207, "lng": 50.0888, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 100, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Ground broken Aug 2025; go-live targeted Q2 2026 (unconfirmed as of 2026-09-01)", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Not disclosed", "chips_notes": "Shares Humain's 18,000 GB300 initial allocation with Riyadh; AMD MI450 via JV", "notes": "Exact site not disclosed; plotted at Dammam.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/humain-breaks-ground-two-data-centers-with-first-facilities-expected-to-go-live-in-q2-2026/", "title": "DCD: Humain breaks ground on two data centers", "date": "2025-08-26", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://fastcompanyme.com/news/saudi-arabias-humain-begins-building-first-ai-data-centers-ahead-of-2026-launch/", "title": "Fast Company ME: Humain begins building first AI data centers", "date": "2025-08-27", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/humain-breaks-ground-two-data-centers-with-first-facilities-expected-to-go-live-in-q2-2026/", "note": "DCD confirms Humain broke ground Aug 2025 on a 100MW-initial-capacity Dammam facility targeted for Q2 2026 go-live; row's hedge that go-live is unconfirmed as of Sept 2026 is appropriate given chip-delivery uncertainty noted in the same art" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Nscale Loughton AI Campus", "operator": "Nscale", "tenant": "Microsoft (Azure) – UK's largest supercomputer", "city": "Loughton", "region": "Essex, England", "country": "United Kingdom", "lat": 51.6452, "lng": 0.0553, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 90, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Site bought early 2025; 50MW initial scalable to 90MW; GPU delivery Q1 2027 (originally late 2026); 90MW grid connection reportedly not ready for 2027 opening", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "UK grid connection (90MW) delayed; Nscale exploring Bloom Energy solid-oxide fuel cells as bridge power (Data Centre Review, Jul 2026)", "chips_notes": "23,040 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs for Microsoft; facility described as able to host up to 45,000 GB200", "notes": "Guardian (via TNW, Jul 2026) reported little visible construction and land-registry ownership questions; Nscale secured $900M credit facility. £2bn project cost reported by tier-3 only (not entered).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.nscale.com/press-releases/nscale-uk-ai-infrastructure-announcement", "title": "Nscale UK AI infrastructure commitment", "date": "2025-09-16", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.nscale.com/press-releases/nscale-microsoft-2025", "title": "Nscale–Microsoft ~200,000 GB300 contract", "date": "2025-10-15", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/09/16/microsoft-30-billion-uk-ai-future/", "title": "Microsoft invests $30 billion in UK", "date": "2025-09-16", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nscale-partners-with-bt-for-more-uk-data-centers/", "title": "DCD: Nscale partners with BT for more UK data centers", "date": "2026-04-23", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://datacentrereview.com/2026/07/nscales-2bn-essex-data-centre-hit-by-grid-delays/", "title": "Data Centre Review: Nscale Essex data centre hit by grid delays", "date": "2026-07-14", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://datacentrereview.com/2026/07/nscales-2bn-essex-data-centre-hit-by-grid-delays/", "note": "Multiple tier-2 outlets confirm the Microsoft-anchored Loughton, Essex site is under construction with its 90MW grid connection delayed from late 2026 to 2027, matching the row." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Stargate Korea - Jeonnam (SK Telecom / OpenAI)", "operator": "SK Telecom (SK Group)", "tenant": "OpenAI (Stargate)", "city": "Jeonnam (site undisclosed)", "region": "South Jeolla (Jeollanam-do)", "country": "South Korea", "lat": 34.816, "lng": 126.463, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 20, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "MoU Oct 2025; 20 MW initial; groundbreaking was being discussed for ~Mar 2026 (unconfirmed); SKT says southwest region to host 1 GW longer term", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "KEPCO grid; SKT cites nuclear/LNG access and Jeonnam renewables", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed; SK hynix HBM supply up to 900k DRAM wafers/month for Stargate globally", "notes": "Coordinates are the Jeonnam provincial seat (Muan) as a placeholder - exact site not published. SKT's Jul-2026 plan targets 15 GW nationally by 2035 (5 GW from 2029).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026021115561476013", "title": "OpenAI accelerates collaboration with Samsung and SK... Korea data center groundbreaking (20 MW each, Jeonnam & Pohang)", "date": "2026-02-11", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://eng.sk.com/news/sk-group-partners-with-openai-to-advance-global-ai-infrastructure", "title": "SK Group partners with OpenAI to advance global AI infrastructure", "date": "2025-10-01", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10798417", "title": "SK Telecom targets 15 GW AI data center capacity by 2035", "date": "2026-07-05", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 4, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026021115561476013", "note": "Confirms a 20MW initial Stargate Korea site in Jeonnam (Jeollanam-do) via an SK Telecom/OpenAI JV, with groundbreaking tentatively discussed for around Mar 2026 but explicitly unconfirmed — matching the row's hedged status." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Stargate Korea - Pohang (Samsung SDS / OpenAI)", "operator": "Samsung SDS (design/build/operate); Samsung C&T / Samsung Heavy Industries (floating DC concept)", "tenant": "OpenAI (Stargate)", "city": "Pohang", "region": "North Gyeongsang", "country": "South Korea", "lat": 36.019, "lng": 129.343, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 20, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "LOI Oct 2025; 20 MW initial; groundbreaking discussed for ~Mar 2026 (unconfirmed); offshore/floating DC in early technical study", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "KEPCO grid; Pohang cited for power availability and Japan subsea links", "chips_notes": "Samsung Electronics memory supply; no GPU count disclosed", "notes": "Separate from the 2023 KEPCO/SK ecoplant 120 MW Pohang project. Exact site not published.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026021115561476013", "title": "OpenAI accelerates collaboration with Samsung and SK... 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Utility Dive (tier 2, Jun 11 2025) confirms the $20B Pennsylvania plan; Fox56 (tier 3) confirms the second site is Keystone Trade Center, Fairless Hills/Falls Twp, no split of investment and no timeline. Status 'announced' with null MW is correct a" } ], "verified": true, "tier": "verified" }, { "name": "QTS Salem Township campus (west of Susquehanna plant)", "operator": "QTS Data Centers (Blackstone)", "tenant": "", "city": "Salem Township, Luzerne County", "region": "Pennsylvania", "country": "USA", "lat": 41.08, "lng": -76.17, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "1,700 acres assembled from ~100 sellers (reported Mar 2026); construction could start later in 2026; 12-17 facilities contemplated.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "PPL territory, PJM; adjacent to Susquehanna nuclear station. MW not disclosed.", "chips_notes": "", "notes": "Land purchase >$500M (capex figure is land/initial, not full build). 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MW never formally disclosed in fetched sources. 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MW not disclosed.", "chips_notes": "", "notes": "220,000 sq ft on 41.7 acres at Blackwell Rd & Lee Hwy; land bought for ~$40M. Fauquier is one of the 'emerging' NoVA counties per CBRE.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-granted-permit-for-warrenton-data-center-in-fauquier-county-virginia/", "title": "Amazon granted permit for Warrenton data center in Fauquier County, Virginia", "date": "2023-02-16", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-hoping-to-buy-41-acres-in-fauquier-county-for-new-data-center/", "title": "AWS hoping to buy 41 acres in Fauquier County for new data center", "date": "2022", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.rappnews.com/land-use/judge-hears-arguments-in-lawsuit-seeking-to-halt-amazon-data-center-in-warrenton-9e942284", "title": "Judge hears arguments in lawsuit seeking to halt Amazon data center in Warrenton", "date": "2026", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.fauquiernow.com/news/warrenton-town-staff-approves-site-plan-for-220-000-square-foot-amazon-data-center-project/article_13b53e3e-fe67-11ee-81ce-b361084ba5ae.html", "title": "Warrenton town staff approves site plan for 220,000-square-foot Amazon data center", "date": "2024-04", "tier": 2 } ], "checks": [ { "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-granted-permit-for-warrenton-data-center-in-fauquier-county-virginia/", "note": "DCD (tier 2, Feb 16 2023) confirms SUP approved 4-3 for a 220,000 sq ft facility, ~$550M reported investment, 41.7-acre site bought for $40M. 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Nscale's own plans for the site unclear (DCD, Apr 2026); OpenAI and Nscale still in discussions.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.nscale.com/press-releases/nscale-uk-ai-infrastructure-announcement", "title": "Nscale UK AI infrastructure commitment", "date": "2025-09-16", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/openai-halts-uk-stargate-project.html", "title": "CNBC: OpenAI halts UK Stargate project", "date": "2026-04-09", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nscale-partners-with-bt-for-more-uk-data-centers/", "title": "DCD: Nscale partners with BT", "date": "2026-04-23", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://thenextweb.com/news/openai-apparently-never-visited-the-site-of-its-flagship-uk-ai-project", "title": "TNW (citing Guardian): OpenAI never visited Stargate UK site", "date": "2026-07-04", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/openai-halts-uk-stargate-project.html", "note": "Confirmed Nscale/OpenAI Stargate UK paused Apr 9, 2026 over energy costs/regulation; Cobalt Park, North Tyneside coordinates (Wikipedia: 55.021,-1.507) are within ~1.5km of the row's lat/lng." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Microsoft Aragón campus (La Muela / Villamayor de Gállego)", "operator": "Microsoft", "tenant": "", "city": "La Muela / Villamayor de Gállego", "region": "Aragón (Zaragoza)", "country": "Spain", "lat": 41.581, "lng": -1.118, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "PIGA (regional interest) approval; construction to start late 2026; operational 2030 (El Español, Mar 2026)", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Aragón grid capacity is the key constraint; nine connection points reserved region-wide", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "MW and capex not disclosed in fetched tier-1/2 sources; plotted at La Muela.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.elespanol.com/aragon/economia/20260322/aragon-convierte-capital-datos-nube-calendario-amazon-microsoft-proyectos/1003744178360_0.html", "title": "El Español: Aragón data center project calendar", "date": "2026-03-22", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.elespanol.com/aragon/economia/20260322/aragon-convierte-capital-datos-nube-calendario-amazon-microsoft-proyectos/1003744178360_0.html", "note": "Source confirms Microsoft Aragón campus (La Muela/Villamayor de Gállego/Zaragoza) construction start late 2026 and operational 2030, matching the row's timeline." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "AWS Aragón region (Zaragoza / Villanueva de Gállego / El Burgo de Ebro / Huesca)", "operator": "Amazon Web Services", "tenant": "", "city": "Zaragoza", "region": "Aragón", "country": "Spain", "lat": 41.6488, "lng": -0.8891, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "3 sites operational; expansions through 2033; new sites at San Mateo de Gállego and La Puebla de Híjar planned 2028–2030", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Regional grid constrained; AWS expansions compete for reserved connection points", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "El Español cites €33.7bn 2023–2033 total Aragón investment (single tier-2 source; not converted into capex field). MW not disclosed.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.elespanol.com/aragon/economia/20260322/aragon-convierte-capital-datos-nube-calendario-amazon-microsoft-proyectos/1003744178360_0.html", "title": "El Español: Aragón data center project calendar", "date": "2026-03-22", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.elespanol.com/aragon/economia/20260322/aragon-convierte-capital-datos-nube-calendario-amazon-microsoft-proyectos/1003744178360_0.html", "note": "Confirms 3 AWS sites operational since 2023 in Zaragoza/Villanueva de Gállego/El Burgo de Ebro, expansion through 2033, and new San Mateo de Gállego/La Puebla de Híjar sites planned." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Microsoft Sweden Central (Sandviken / Gävle / Staffanstorp)", "operator": "Microsoft", "tenant": "", "city": "Sandviken", "region": "Gävleborg", "country": "Sweden", "lat": 60.6166, "lng": 16.7855, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "$3.2B (SEK 33.7bn) expansion announced Jun 2024 over two years (through 2026); Staffanstorp expansion (70MW backup permit) withdrawn Aug 2022, new southern site sought", "capex_usd_b": 3.2, "power_notes": "100% carbon-free energy via Vattenfall partnership", "chips_notes": "20,000+ GPUs (NVIDIA H100, AMD, Microsoft silicon)", "notes": "Region MW not disclosed by Microsoft. Plotted at Sandviken (three-site region).", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-to-deploy-20000-gpus-in-sweden/", "title": "DCD: Microsoft to deploy 20,000 GPUs in Sweden", "date": "2024-06-03", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-drops-plans-to-expand-staffanstorp-data-center-in-sweden-looking-for-new-site/", "title": "DCD: Microsoft drops Staffanstorp expansion", "date": "2022-08", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/120679/microsoft-expands-all-data-centres-in-sweden/", "title": "Techzine: Microsoft expands all data centres in Sweden", "date": "2024-06-04", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://siliconangle.com/2024/06/03/microsoft-details-3-2b-plan-expand-data-center-capacity-sweden/", "note": "Confirmed $3.2B (33.7bn SEK) over two years across Sandviken/Gävle/Staffanstorp announced Jun 2024; DCD headline separately corroborates the Staffanstorp withdrawal detail." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Microsoft West Denmark region (Esbjerg / Varde)", "operator": "Microsoft", "tenant": "", "city": "Esbjerg", "region": "Syddanmark", "country": "Denmark", "lat": 55.4765, "lng": 8.4594, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced Dec 12, 2025 as Microsoft's largest Danish investment; Denmark East region launching H1 2026; West Denmark build beyond 2027", "capex_usd_b": 3, "power_notes": "100% carbon-free matched via long-term PPAs; waste-heat reuse designed in. Energinet halted new large-consumer grid-connection agreements in 2026 (queue ~60GW vs ~7GW peak demand) moving to maturity-based pools", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Capex is Microsoft's $3B Denmark datacenter investment 2023–2027 (West Denmark adds beyond that; amount undisclosed). MW not disclosed.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/accelerating-europes-digital-future-microsoft-announces-plans-for-a-new-datacenter-region-in-west-denmark/", "title": "Microsoft announces plans for a new datacenter region in West Denmark", "date": "2025-12-12", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-to-launch-data-center-region-in-denmark-in-2026/", "title": "DCD: Microsoft to launch data center region in Denmark in 2026", "date": "2025-12", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/denmark-rations-grid-access-as-ai-buildout-floods-nordic-systems", "title": "DCK: Denmark rations grid access as AI buildout floods Nordic systems", "date": "2026-05-28", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/accelerating-europes-digital-future-microsoft-announces-plans-for-a-new-datacenter-region-in-west-denmark/", "note": "Microsoft's own announcement confirms Dec 2025 West Denmark (Esbjerg/Varde) region news, $3B 2023-2027 commitment, and Denmark East region launching H1 2026." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Deutsche Telekom Industrial AI Cloud (Munich Tucherpark)", "operator": "Deutsche Telekom (facility operated by Polarise)", "tenant": "Siemens, Agile Robots, Quantum Systems, Perplexity and others", "city": "Munich", "region": "Bavaria", "country": "Germany", "lat": 48.152, "lng": 11.59, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Announced Apr 2025; bookable from Q1 2026; DCD reported launch in early 2026", "capex_usd_b": 1.1, "power_notes": "Not disclosed", "chips_notes": "~10,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs (1,000+ DGX B200 systems plus RTX PRO servers); 0.5 EFLOPS", "notes": "€1bn investment converted at ~1.08 (estimate). MW not disclosed.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.telekom.com/en/media/media-information/archive/ai-sovereignty-for-germany-and-europe-1098708", "title": "Deutsche Telekom: AI sovereignty for Germany and Europe", "date": "2025-04-11", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/deutsche-telekom-launches-nvidia-powered-ai-factory-in-munichs-tucherpark/", "title": "DCD: Deutsche Telekom launches Nvidia-powered AI factory in Munich's Tucherpark", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://www.telekom.com/en/media/media-information/archive/ai-sovereignty-for-germany-and-europe-1098708", "note": "Deutsche Telekom's release confirms Polarise-operated Munich Tucherpark facility, ~€1B investment (matches capex 1.1), Agile Robots and Perplexity as named customers, Q1 2026 bookable target (actual launch Feb 4, 2026 per other tier-2 cover" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Microsoft Grange Castle campus (DUB14/15)", "operator": "Microsoft", "tenant": "", "city": "Dublin (Clondalkin)", "region": "Leinster", "country": "Ireland", "lat": 53.3215, "lng": -6.435, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Campus since 2009; DUB14/15 (€900m) planning; 170MW on-site gas plant approved Jul 2023; EirGrid: no new Dublin data center connections until ~2028; CRU Dec 2025 rules require 80% of demand met by new Irish renewables within 6 years", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Dublin grid constrained (EirGrid de facto moratorium since Nov 2021); 170MW gas plant approved for backup/flexible-demand use; data centers ~22% of Irish electricity", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Included to represent Dublin constraints. Campus MW not disclosed by Microsoft; tier-3 reports of 239MW gas fleet not entered. Microsoft reportedly shifting focus to other EU sites due to power.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-granted-permission-to-run-its-dublin-data-center-on-gas/", "title": "DCD: Microsoft granted permission to run Dublin data center on gas", "date": "2023-07-21", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/eirgrid-says-no-new-applications-for-data-centers-in-dublin-till-2028/", "title": "DCD: EirGrid says no new applications for data centers in Dublin till 2028", "date": "2022", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/17/what-the-world-can-learn-from-irelands-battle-to-power-data-centres/", "title": "Irish Times: What the world can learn from Ireland's battle to power data centres", "date": "2026-03-17", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.theregister.com/2023/07/22/microsoft_power_plant/", "note": "Confirms Microsoft's 170MW gas plant approval at Grange Castle, Clondalkin, the €900m DUB campus, and EirGrid's freeze on new Dublin data center connections until 2028." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Microsoft Middenmeer AMS13/14 campus", "operator": "Microsoft", "tenant": "", "city": "Middenmeer (Hollands Kroon)", "region": "North Holland", "country": "Netherlands", "lat": 52.809, "lng": 4.99, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Original campus operating; AMS13/14 permitted Apr 2023; 50 ha acquired Sep 2025 for further halls (two built, plan six)", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Vattenfall contract for Wieringermeer wind farm; campus used 1.17 TWh in 2025 (~1% of Dutch electricity, NL Times); rainwater capture for cooling", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Dutch hyperscale permits capped at ~10 ha / 70MW per new site (Techzine); MW not disclosed by Microsoft.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-acquires-50-hectares-for-data-center-expansion-in-the-netherlands/", "title": "DCD: Microsoft acquires 50 hectares for data center expansion in the Netherlands", "date": "2025-09-11", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://nltimes.nl/2026/07/14/microsoft-data-center-uses-1-dutch-electricity", "title": "NL Times: Microsoft data center uses 1% of all Dutch electricity", "date": "2026-07-14", "tier": 3 }, { "url": "https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/140039/seven-new-hyperscale-data-centers-to-be-built-in-the-netherlands/", "title": "Techzine: Seven new hyperscale data centers to be built in the Netherlands", "date": "2026-03-30", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-acquires-50-hectares-for-data-center-expansion-in-the-netherlands/", "note": "Confirms 50-hectare land acquisition adjacent to Microsoft's existing AMS13/14 campus in Middenmeer/Hollands Kroon for further hall expansion." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Google Eemshaven / Winschoten campus", "operator": "Google", "tenant": "", "city": "Eemshaven", "region": "Groningen", "country": "Netherlands", "lat": 53.44, "lng": 6.84, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Eemshaven opened 2018; Winschoten (€600m) opened Nov 2025; europe-west4 region; further Eemshaven/Middenmeer expansion planned", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Google has secured 1GW of renewable generation in the Netherlands; Winschoten uses air cooling and district-heat reuse", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "MW not disclosed; €3.8bn cumulative Dutch investment as of 2024.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-opens-data-center-in-winschoten-the-netherlands/", "title": "DCD: Google opens data center in Winschoten", "date": "2025-11-19", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2025-11-18-Google-Opens-Data-Center-in-Winschoten-to-Help-Power-the-AI-Economy-in-The-Netherlands", "note": "Confirms Google Winschoten (€600m) opened Nov 18, 2025, expanding the europe-west4 region alongside the original Eemshaven site (opened 2018)." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Microsoft India South Central (Hyderabad) hyperscale region", "operator": "Microsoft", "tenant": "Microsoft Azure / AI", "city": "Hyderabad", "region": "Telangana", "country": "India", "lat": 17.385, "lng": 78.4867, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Announced Dec 2025 as part of $17.5B India plan (CY2026-2029); region went live 6 Aug 2026 with three availability zones", "capex_usd_b": 17.5, "power_notes": "Microsoft has >1,000 MW of India solar/wind/hybrid PPAs (>630 MW operational); zero-water (air-cooled chiller) cooling", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Capex figure is Microsoft's India-wide 2026-2029 commitment ($20.5B incl. Jan-2025 $3B), not campus-specific. Microsoft has not published IT MW for the Hyderabad campus.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/features/microsofts-newest-india-datacenter-region-goes-live-to-power-the-countrys-ai-economy-and-enable-frontier-firms/", "title": "Microsoft's newest India datacenter region goes live (India South Central, Hyderabad)", "date": "2026-08-06", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/2025/12/09/microsoft-invests-us17-5-billion-in-india-to-drive-ai-diffusion-at-population-scale/", "title": "Microsoft invests US$17.5 billion in India", "date": "2025-12-09", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 1, "evidence_url": "https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/features/microsofts-newest-india-datacenter-region-goes-live-to-power-the-countrys-ai-economy-and-enable-frontier-firms/", "note": "Microsoft's own release confirms the Hyderabad/India South Central region went live Aug 6, 2026 with three availability zones, part of the $17.5B Dec 2025 India investment plan." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Microsoft Southeast Asia 3 region (Kulai / Senai, Johor)", "operator": "Microsoft", "tenant": "Microsoft Azure / AI", "city": "Kulai", "region": "Johor", "country": "Malaysia", "lat": 1.6, "lng": 103.65, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Land: 123 acres Eco Business Park VI (Jun 2024, MYR 402m) plus Nusa Cemerlang and other Johor parcels; region named Southeast Asia 3 on 5 Nov 2025; no launch date", "capex_usd_b": 2.2, "power_notes": "TNB grid; renewable biofuel backup generators; closed-loop zero-water cooling", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Capex is Microsoft's $2.2B Malaysia commitment (May 2024), not campus-specific. IT MW not published.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://w.media/microsoft-launches-its-second-cloud-region-in-malaysia/", "title": "Microsoft launches its second cloud region in Malaysia (Southeast Asia 3, Johor)", "date": "2025-11-05", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/data-centres/microsoft-buying-malaysia-data-centre-site-from-ecoworld/", "title": "Microsoft buying Malaysia data centre site from EcoWorld (123 acres, Kulai)", "date": "2024-06-13", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-details-plans-for-cloud-region-in-johor-malaysia/", "title": "Microsoft details plans for cloud region in Johor, Malaysia", "date": "2025-10", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-details-plans-for-cloud-region-in-johor-malaysia/", "note": "Confirms 123-acre Eco Business Park VI (Senai/Kulai) land deal (RM402m), $2.2B Malaysia commitment, and the Southeast Asia 3 region name; Kulai/Senai coordinates check out within tolerance." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Google Changhua County data center (Taiwan)", "operator": "Google", "tenant": "Google (Cloud region asia-east1, AI)", "city": "Changhua (Coastal Industrial Park)", "region": "Changhua County", "country": "Taiwan", "lat": 24.08, "lng": 120.42, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Opened Dec 2013 ($600M); expansion announced 2015; $1.6B+ invested since 2011; Google says Taiwan is its largest AI hardware engineering hub outside the US (Sep 2026, office +60%)", "capex_usd_b": 1.6, "power_notes": "Taipower grid; 10 MW Tainan solar PPA (2019); Google-BlackRock 1 GW Taiwan solar pipeline; nighttime thermal storage cooling", "chips_notes": "Google TPU infrastructure; no counts disclosed", "notes": "Google has never published IT MW for Changhua. Third Taiwan DC (Yunlin/Tainan) reported by DCD but not verifiable here.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://datacenters.google/locations/taiwan/", "title": "Google Data Centers: Changhua County, Taiwan ($1.6B+ since 2011)", "date": "2026", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202609020013", "title": "Google to expand Taiwan office space by 60% amid AI infrastructure push", "date": "2026-09-02", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/hyperscalers/report-google-plans-66m-taiwan-data-center-investment", "title": "Report: Google plans $66M Taiwan data center investment (2013 opening, $600M)", "date": "2015-01-05", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202609020013", "note": "Confirms Google's Changhua facility opened Dec 2013 ($600M) and the 2026 statement that Taiwan is Google's largest AI hardware engineering hub outside the US, plus the office +60% expansion." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "AWS South America (Chile) region (Santiago area)", "operator": "Amazon Web Services", "tenant": "AWS", "city": "Santiago", "region": "Región Metropolitana", "country": "Chile", "lat": -33.45, "lng": -70.67, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced 7 May 2025 (>US$4B, three AZs, launch by end-2026); residents' environmental challenge rejected May 2026, project proceeds", "capex_usd_b": 4, "power_notes": "Chilean grid (SEN); water-use scrutiny in Santiago basin", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "IT MW not published. Other Chile items: Google Quilicura (operating since 2015) and revived US$200M Cerrillos project (bnamericas, Aug 2026); Microsoft Chile region launched Jun 2025 - none with MW figures sourced.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/amazon-to-invest-4b-in-chile-to-launch-aws-infrastructure-region/", "title": "Amazon to invest $4B in Chile to launch AWS infrastructure region", "date": "2025-05-07", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/search?q=AWS+Chile+region+%244+billion+data+center+2026&hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en", "title": "Reuters: Amazon's Chile data center moves ahead after residents lose environmental challenge (via Google News index)", "date": "2026-05-10", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/07/amazon-to-invest-4b-in-chile-to-launch-aws-infrastructure-region/", "note": "Confirms >$4B AWS Chile region announced May 7, 2025 with 3 AZs targeting end-2026 launch in the Santiago/Huechuraba area; other coverage confirms the residents' environmental challenge was rejected in spring 2026 (reported as early April r" } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Meta Altoona Data Center", "operator": "Meta", "tenant": "Meta", "city": "Altoona", "region": "Iowa", "country": "USA", "lat": 41.657, "lng": -93.505, "coord_precision": "site", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "Broke ground 2013; seventh expansion (two more buildings) announced Dec 2021 for completion ~2025; campus >5M sq ft", "capex_usd_b": 2.5, "power_notes": "MidAmerican Energy; 100% matched with renewables; Meta-supported 225 MW of new wind/renewables in Iowa", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed", "notes": "Meta's largest campus by floor area. Meta does not disclose IT MW; third-party estimates (260 MW-1,401 MW) are tier-3 only and omitted.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/altoona-data-center-info-sheet/", "title": "Meta's Altoona Data Center info sheet ($2.5B+, 225 MW renewables)", "date": "2025-02", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/cloud/article/11427725/meta-adds-more-data-centers-in-iowa-pushing-campus-to-5-million-sf", "title": "Meta Adds More Data Centers in Iowa, Pushing Campus to 5 Million SF", "date": "2021-12-15", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.businessrecord.com/final-expansion-to-make-altoona-site-metas-largest-data-center-worldwide/", "note": "Confirms Altoona's seventh/final expansion (two buildings, announced Dec 2021, completion ~2025), >5M sq ft campus, and $2.5B total investment matching capex_usd_b." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Microsoft West Des Moines campuses (incl. 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Omaha built 2022 (opened 2024); Lincoln announced 2023 and under construction/partly operational Aug 2026; $930M added Nov 2024", "capex_usd_b": 15, "power_notes": "OPPD (Papillion/Omaha), Lincoln Electric System (Lincoln)", "chips_notes": "Epoch AI estimate for Papillion: ~80k H100-equivalents, TPU v4/v5e/v6e/v5p", "notes": "mw_operational is Epoch's estimate for the Papillion site only; capex is Google's stated $15B+ cumulative Nebraska investment since 2019 (all three sites).", "value_type": "estimate", "sources": [ { "url": "https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/google-papillion", "title": "Epoch AI - Google Papillion", "date": "2026-09-01", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://datacenters.google/locations/nebraska/", "title": "Google Data Centers - Nebraska ($15B+ since 2019)", "date": "2026", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.klkntv.com/google-shares-update-on-lincoln-data-center/", "title": "Google shares update on Lincoln data center", "date": "2026-08-06", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 5, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.klkntv.com/google-shares-update-on-lincoln-data-center/", "note": "Confirms Lincoln facility is operational while still under construction as of Aug 2026, exactly matching the row's claim; 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MW not disclosed; Baxtel (tier 3) cites >$2B cumulative investment — not used as capex.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-files-to-expand-data-center-campus-in-mecklenburg-county-virginia/", "title": "Microsoft files to expand data center campus in Mecklenburg County, Virginia", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/microsoft-boydton-va", "title": "Baxtel: Microsoft Boydton VA", "date": "2026", "tier": 3 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 6, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-files-to-expand-data-center-campus-in-mecklenburg-county-virginia/", "note": "DCD confirms Microsoft's 2026 USACE filing for 490 acres adjacent to the existing, operating AVC17 Boydton campus, matching the row's acreage, building count, and phasing." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "Stack Infrastructure Copper Ridge campus", "operator": "Stack Infrastructure", "tenant": "", "city": "Culpeper", "region": "Virginia", "country": "USA", "lat": 38.4732, "lng": -77.9966, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Copper Ridge is now scoped (per Aug 2026 DCD reporting) at up to eight two-story buildings totaling ~2.36M sq ft on ~116 acres, not the row's 2M sq ft / six buildings; 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fifth building (~$880M, one-story) filed Dec 2025, construction Jan 2026 to Feb 2027; part of $40B Texas program through 2027.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "ERCOT (Oncor); Google pledged 6.2GW of new Texas generation via PPAs.", "chips_notes": "Not disclosed.", "notes": "Google does not publish MW for this campus.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://datacenters.google/locations/ellis-county-texas/", "title": "Google Data Centers - Ellis County, Texas", "date": "2026", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-files-for-fifth-data-center-at-midlothian-campus-in-texas/", "title": "Google files for fifth data center at Midlothian campus in Texas", "date": "2025-12", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center-development/google-launches-40b-texas-data-center-build-out-131930", "title": "Google Launches $40B Texas Data Center Build-Out", "date": "2025-11-17", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "verified", "checks": [ { "batch": 6, "lens": "existence+capacity", "ok": true, "evidence_tier": 2, "evidence_url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-files-for-fifth-data-center-at-midlothian-campus-in-texas/", "note": "DCD confirms the $880M fifth-building filing and Jan 2026-Feb 2027 construction window, and that the Midlothian campus (opened 2019) is operating, matching the row." } ], "verified": true }, { "name": "AWS Richmond County Campus", "operator": "Amazon Web Services", "tenant": null, "city": "Hamlet / Rockingham (Richmond County, Energy Way Industrial Park)", "region": "North Carolina", "country": "USA", "lat": 34.9396, "lng": -79.7759, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Announced Jun 2025; groundbreaking/construction underway in 2026", "capex_usd_b": 10, "power_notes": "~800 acres in the Energy Way Industrial Park, adjacent to Duke Energy's Smith Energy Complex gas plant; ultimately envisioned as ~20 buildings of 200,000-225,000 sq ft each", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "MW capacity not disclosed in public reporting to date.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.connectcre.com/stories/amazon-starts-work-on-10b-richmond-county-data-center-campus/", "title": "Amazon Starts Work on $10B Richmond County Data Center Campus", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/366625221/Amazon-to-launch-10B-data-center-upgrade-in-North-Carolina", "title": "Amazon to launch $10B data center upgrade in North Carolina", "date": "2025-2026", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "AWS Georgia AI Campuses (Butts & Douglas Counties)", "operator": "Amazon Web Services", "tenant": null, "city": "Butts County & Douglas County (exact sites undisclosed by Amazon)", "region": "Georgia", "country": "USA", "lat": 33.2932, "lng": -83.9691, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced 2026; construction expected to take several years", "capex_usd_b": 11, "power_notes": null, "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Amazon has not disclosed exact site locations 'for security and customer privacy reasons.' At least 550 jobs projected. May overlap with, or be separate from, Amazon's ~430-acre Covington, GA (Newton County) data-center project reported separately.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-investment-georgia-ai-cloud-infrastructure", "title": "AWS plans to invest at least $11 billion in Georgia to expand AI/cloud infrastructure", "date": "2026", "tier": 1 }, { "url": "https://www.ajc.com/news/amazon-plans-11-billion-data-center-expansion-in-georgia/4L34LL7RM5DTPBX67KUD5PCJUI/", "title": "Amazon plans $11 billion data center expansion in Georgia", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Google Central Ohio Cluster (New Albany / Lancaster / Columbus)", "operator": "Google", "tenant": null, "city": "New Albany / Lancaster / Columbus", "region": "Ohio", "country": "USA", "lat": 40.0817, "lng": -82.8088, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": null, "mw_operational": null, "status": "operating", "timeline": "New Albany campus broke ground 2019; Lancaster broke ground 2023 (first building completed 2024); Columbus data center/cloud region completed; an additional $2.3B investment across the three campuses announced 2026", "capex_usd_b": 4.4, "power_notes": null, "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Google holds 1,000+ acres across the three sites (618 acres acquired for the Columbus/Lancaster expansion alone). Part of the same Central Ohio hyperscale hub as Meta Prometheus (added above), AWS New Albany and Vantage Silicon Heartland (both already tracked). MW capacity not disclosed in public reporting.", "value_type": "reported", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.constructiondive.com/news/google-ohio-data-center-campus-expansion-columbus-lancaster-new-albany/692216/", "title": "Google invests $1.7B in Ohio data center campuses", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-to-invest-23bn-in-ohio-data-centers/", "title": "Google to invest $2.3bn in Ohio data centers", "date": "2026", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-03" }, { "name": "Western Downs Digital Park (Zerra DC)", "operator": "Zerra DC (with Macquarie Capital)", "tenant": "Anthropic (phase 1 lease, reported)", "city": "Near Dalby (~37 km NW, beside Braemar substation)", "region": "Queensland", "country": "Australia", "lat": -27.12, "lng": 150.9, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1440, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Development application lodged Aug 2026; Anthropic phase-1 lease reported 16 Sep 2026; 4 × 360 MW over 4–6 years, expandable to 2,160 MW; FIRB and council approval pending.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Adjacent to Braemar substation and gas generation in the Surat Basin.", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Added in the 24 Sep 2026 date check.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/data-centres/anthropic-to-lease-phase-1-of-zerra-dc-queensland-data-centre/", "title": "Anthropic to lease phase 1 of Zerra DC Queensland data centre", "date": "2026-09-16", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-24" }, { "name": "Project Phoenix, Shippingport (ex-Bruce Mansfield site)", "operator": "Aligned Data Centers (with Frontier Group)", "tenant": "", "city": "Shippingport (Beaver County)", "region": "Pennsylvania", "country": "USA", "lat": 40.634, "lng": -80.42, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 2000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "Groundbreaking 10 Sep 2026 on the former Bruce Mansfield coal plant site; three buildings; behind-the-meter gas generation.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Behind-the-meter natural gas on a retired coal-plant site.", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Added in the 24 Sep 2026 date check.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://keystonenewsroom.com/news/infrastructure/new-data-center-complex-breaks-ground-in-beaver-county/", "title": "New data center complex breaks ground in Beaver County", "date": "2026-09-10", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-24" }, { "name": "HyperVault Hyderabad AI campus", "operator": "HyperVault (TCS)", "tenant": "", "city": "Hyderabad (264 acres)", "region": "Telangana", "country": "India", "lat": 17.385, "lng": 78.487, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1000, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced 5 Sep 2026; phased build up to ₹70,000 crore; state targets first opening 2 Jun 2028.", "capex_usd_b": 7.9, "power_notes": null, "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Added in the 24 Sep 2026 date check. Capex converted from ₹70,000 crore at ~₹88.5/$.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.tcs.com/who-we-are/newsroom/press-release/tcs-hypervault-establish-large-scale-ai-data-center-campus-telangana", "title": "TCS HyperVault to establish large-scale AI data center campus in Telangana", "date": "2026-09-05", "tier": 1 } ], "tier": "verified", "verified": true, "added": "2026-09-24" }, { "name": "Fortune Data Center Park, Kandukur", "operator": "Fortune Hospitality & Infra", "tenant": "", "city": "Kandukur Mandal (Ranga Reddy district)", "region": "Telangana", "country": "India", "lat": 17.2, "lng": 78.57, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1600, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Announced 10 Sep 2026: 1,200–1,600 MW IT in 4 × 400 MW modules; phase 1 by Dec 2027; ~₹60,000 crore.", "capex_usd_b": 6.8, "power_notes": null, "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Added in the 24 Sep 2026 date check. Capex converted from ₹60,000 crore at ~₹88.5/$.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/fortune-to-set-up-60-000-cr-hyperscale-ai-data-centre-park-in-telangana-126091000632_1.html", "title": "Fortune to set up ₹60,000 cr hyperscale AI data centre park in Telangana", "date": "2026-09-10", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-24" }, { "name": "Bell AI Fabric Saskatchewan (RM of Sherwood)", "operator": "Bell Canada", "tenant": "", "city": "RM of Sherwood (near Regina)", "region": "Saskatchewan", "country": "Canada", "lat": 50.45, "lng": -104.62, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 1200, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "under_construction", "timeline": "300 MW build under way; +900 MW expansion announced 14 Sep 2026 under a 'bring your own power' gas model; first hall H1 2027.", "capex_usd_b": null, "power_notes": "Expansion relies on self-supplied natural-gas generation.", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Added in the 24 Sep 2026 date check.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/economics/2026/09/14/bell-ai-data-centre-project-near-regina-to-quadruple-in-size/", "title": "Bell AI data centre project near Regina to quadruple in size", "date": "2026-09-14", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-24" }, { "name": "PPC–AWS Agios Dimitrios data center, Kozani", "operator": "PPC (landlord)", "tenant": "Amazon Web Services (15-year lease)", "city": "Agios Dimitrios (near Kozani)", "region": "Western Macedonia", "country": "Greece", "lat": 40.39, "lng": 21.93, "coord_precision": "town", "mw_planned": 300, "mw_operational": 0, "status": "announced", "timeline": "Binding MoU 18 Sep 2026: 300 MW firm, €1.2B, option to expand to 1 GW, on a retiring lignite site.", "capex_usd_b": 1.4, "power_notes": "Former lignite power station site.", "chips_notes": null, "notes": "Added in the 24 Sep 2026 date check; only 300 MW is firm.", "value_type": "projection", "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.ot.gr/2026/09/18/english-edition/ppc-amazon-plan-300-mw-data-center-in-kozani", "title": "PPC, Amazon plan 300 MW data center in Kozani", "date": "2026-09-18", "tier": 2 } ], "tier": "reported", "verified": false, "added": "2026-09-24" } ], "_dedup_note": "Rows were compiled by six regional research passes and merged by name-token overlap plus geographic proximity; where two sources described the same site under different project names the rows were merged, keeping the larger capacity figure and the union of sources. A handful of neighbouring campuses under one operator may therefore appear as a single mark.", "_check_note": "Every original row was re-checked 2026-09-03 by an adversarial pass (existence/location + capacity/status) against at least one opened tier-1/2 source; tier=verified where that evidence was tier 1–2 and no capacity field had to be nulled. Rows added 2026-09-03 are single-pass and stay REPORTED." }