[ { "projectName": "Meta Montgomery Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Montgomery", "county": "Montgomery County", "region": "Central Alabama", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "operators": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 195.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Expanded from original 715,000 sq ft and $800 million to 1.3 million sq ft and $1.5 billion. Campus includes multiple buildings optimized for AI workloads.", "announcedDate": "2024-05", "constructionStartDate": "2024-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-12", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Energy use at the Montgomery facility will be matched with 100 percent clean and renewable energy.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Governor announcement: ~1,000 construction workers at peak and 100 operational jobs. Incentive disclosures list job commitments of 50 (2024), 70 (Sept. 2025), and 55 (Jan. 2026) with average hourly wage $38.46.", "incentives_type": "Income Tax Credit; Other", "incentives_value": 82000000.0, "challenges": "Limited open-source availability of local permits/approvals (minutes/vote tallies, building/grading permits) and full incentive/utility agreement texts; related solar supply project drew opposition and litigation.", "notes": "Supports over 100 operational jobs and 1,500+ skilled trade workers at peak construction. Second Meta data center in Alabama after Huntsville.; 1.3M sq ft campus, ~195 MW estimated at 150 W/sqft (AI workloads); .5B confirmed from research", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Meta Huntsville Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Toney (Huntsville area)", "county": "Madison County", "region": "Northern Alabama", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "operators": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 214.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Expanded from initial 970,000 sq ft to nearly 3.5 million sq ft with multiple expansion phases.", "announcedDate": "2018", "constructionStartDate": "2018", "expectedCompletionDate": "2022-12", "actualCompletionDate": "2021-09", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-efficient cooling technology; reuses water multiple times before wastewater discharge.", "certifications": "ISO 27001; LEED; SOC 3", "sustainabilityNotes": "Meta signed deal with TVA in 2018 to build solar facilities capable of producing 377MW, including one in Colbert County, Alabama.", "economicImpact_jobs": 300.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 8100000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "For the second expansion, City materials/PDA cited about $750M in capital improvements/equipment and at least 50 full-time jobs (avg. $80k). Meta later announced (June 2022) a $1.5B expansion and about 300 jobs. A City presentation projected about $8.1M annual return on investment (city + schools) once build-out is complete; no post-completion audit was identified.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Expedited Permitting; Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Local reporting stated Meta temporarily stopped construction on the Huntsville expansion in December 2022 while evaluating future data center design/build; public sources after late 2022 did not clearly document whether the paused expansion restarted.", "notes": "Located at 5400 Prosperity Dr NW. Supports over 300 operational jobs. Combined with Montgomery, Meta's total Alabama investment exceeds $3 billion.; .5B expansion announced June 2022; construction paused Dec 2022; 214 MW estimated from investment", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Bridgeport Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Bridgeport", "county": "Jackson County", "region": "Northern Alabama", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 270000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 143.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Initial $600 million investment announced in 2015, with total investment exceeding $1 billion since 2018. Built on 350 acres adjacent to decommissioned Widows Creek coal-fired power plant.", "announcedDate": "2015-06", "constructionStartDate": "2018-04", "expectedCompletionDate": "2019", "actualCompletionDate": "2019", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google committed to match 100 percent of electricity consumption at the Alabama data center with renewable energy purchases.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Groundbreaking statements cited about 100 technicians/administrators. Google reports $2.1B in economic activity in 2024 across Alabama (statewide, not site-specific).", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": 100000.0, "challenges": "Project-specific incentive agreements, environmental permit records (NEPA/ADEM/NPDES), and detailed utility/interconnection or grid-upgrade documentation were not located in public sources during the research window.", "notes": "Alabama's first large-scale data center. Creates 75-100 highly technical jobs. Total economic impact calculated at $129 million over 20 years.; Google reports $2B+ invested since 2018; former Widows Creek coal plant site; TVA power; ~143 MW estimated from investment. On June 15, 2026, Google announced an additional $1.5 billion investment across 2026 and 2027 to expand its operating Jackson County data center campus, plus a $2 million Energy Impact Fund with TVA and CAANEAL and related STEM/community support; the $1.5 billion is incremental expansion investment, not the historical total campus investment. [Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/alabama-investment-june-2026/; Date: 2026-06-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Project Marvel - Bessemer Hyperscale Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Bessemer", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": "Central Alabama", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers; Logistic Land Investment LLC; TPA Group", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 14500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Proposed 18-building campus on 673-700 acres. Would be one of the largest data centers in the United States and one of the largest single consumers of electricity in Alabama.", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Project would require 300-500 diesel generators for backup power and consume up to 2 million gallons of water daily.", "economicImpact_jobs": 330.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 4000000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Reported projections at the Nov 18, 2025 council meeting included ~1,000 construction jobs, 330 permanent jobs, average salary ~$112,550, and an estimated ~$4B net benefit over 30 years (BBA estimate).", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Legal challenges included a temporary restraining order (issued Apr 14, 2025; lifted Apr 23, 2025) that halted the rezoning process and led to a court-ordered restart of the rezoning process.", "notes": "QTS confirmed it is the company behind Project Marvel and lists Bessemer as a data center campus in development. DCD reported the plan as a $14.5 billion, 18-building project, expanded from about 700 acres toward 1,600 acres, with up to 1.2 GW of capacity; QTS said it is pursuing the proposed Bessemer campus as planning progresses. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-plans-data-center-campus-outside-milan-italy/; Date: 2026-07-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Montgomery Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Montgomery", "county": "Montgomery County", "region": "Central Alabama", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": "Unnamed hyperscale anchor tenant; single unnamed hyperscale client", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 40.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 30000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Initially 5MW for hyperscale anchor tenant, scalable to 40MW for additional tenants.", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": "2025-06", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "State and local economic-development officials framed the project as part of Montgomery's technology-corridor strategy and as evidence that Meta's separate Montgomery data-center commitment was helping attract additional digital infrastructure; no audited fiscal-impact findings were reported.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public delay or cancellation was located for Montgomery. Key gaps include missing public records for permits, incentive terms, utility-service agreements, environmental permits, water/sewer capacity, cooling-system disclosures, and final energization or tenant move-in.", "notes": "Located at Interstate Industrial Park off I-65 Hope Hull exit. Part of DC BLOX's four-site Southeast expansion. Construction expected to begin June 2025.; QA 2026-07-19: Updated status from current development materials, retained the disclosed 40 MW scalable capacity, and cleared unsupported exact area and IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Huntsville Expansion", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Huntsville", "county": "Madison County", "region": "Northern Alabama", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": "Unnamed hyperscale client", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": 5.0, "investmentUSD": 35000000.0, "sizeNotes": "New hyperscale edge node site in addition to existing Huntsville facility.", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Direct Expansion (DX) cooling for existing Huntsville facility; no 2024 expansion-specific cooling-water estimate found", "certifications": "Tier III colocation for existing Huntsville facility", "sustainabilityNotes": "No public water-service agreement, cooling-water estimate, wastewater agreement, groundwater withdrawal, environmental-impact document, or power-purchase agreement specific to the 2024 Huntsville hyperscale edge expansion was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job, tax revenue, or investment figures for the 2024 Huntsville expansion were located. The approximately $13 million figure applies to the 2018 original facility, not the 2024 expansion.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Precise site address, construction-start date, completion date, public permit package, project-specific investment, incentives, utility arrangements, and the hyperscale client name were not identified in public sources reviewed through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "DC BLOX already operates existing Tier III colocation facilities in Birmingham and Huntsville. New site is separate from existing Huntsville facility.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Birmingham Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Birmingham", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": "Central Alabama", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": "University of Alabama System; UAB Research Computing; State of Alabama; Birmingham City Schools; Children's Hospital; City of Birmingham; other universities and financial institutions", "totalSquareFeet": 31000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": 49.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "31,000 square foot colocation facility downtown near UAB campus.", "announcedDate": "2018-07-09", "constructionStartDate": "2018-08", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2019-07", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "High-efficiency DX cooling with hot-aisle containment; HPC cabinets supported by water-cooled rear-door heat exchangers; new data centers described as closed-loop cooling.", "certifications": "Uptime Institute Tier III", "sustainabilityNotes": "Brownfield reuse of former Trinity Steel / Ingalls Ironworks industrial site; closed-loop cooling claims for new data centers but no project-specific water-use permit or estimate located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2018 analysis estimated $94 million construction/operating-phase economic impact for Birmingham metro area, more than $80 million in Jefferson County, and $99 million statewide.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public records gaps for permits, utility arrangements, interconnection, land transactions, incentive agreements, and water-use quantification; public capacity figures are not fully reconciled; BHM1-B remains marketed/planned rather than publicly confirmed complete.", "notes": "First multi-tenant data center in Alabama to receive Uptime Institute's Tier III Certification.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 31,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Huntsville (Existing)", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Huntsville", "county": "Madison County", "region": "Northern Alabama", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 38000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 13.5, "itLoadMW": 9.0, "investmentUSD": 13000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Tier III colocation facility.", "announcedDate": "2018-01-29", "constructionStartDate": "2018", "expectedCompletionDate": "2018", "actualCompletionDate": "2018-09-28", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; government", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "High-efficiency Direct Expansion (DX) cooling with hot-aisle containment; no public water-use, cooling-tower, reclaimed-water, or water-supply agreement located.", "certifications": "Uptime Institute Tier III", "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Original project announced as a $13 million Huntsville edge data center. Public statements said the facility would create high-paying jobs and support regional technology, defense, government, and digital infrastructure growth, but no specific permanent-job count, construction-job count, independent cost-benefit study, local fiscal-impact analysis, or realized tax-revenue report was located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key remaining gaps include confirming whether the 2024 Huntsville hyperscale edge-node site is co-located with or legally separate from 333 Diamond Drive, obtaining local permit and utility records, confirming any Chapter 9B abatement or customer pass-through treatment, identifying the unnamed single tenant, and verifying actual in-service dates for HSV1-B and the announced hyperscale edge-node development.", "notes": "Located near Redstone Arsenal, Marshall Space Flight Center and Cummings Research Park. Designed to service executive branch agencies and defense contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).; DC BLOX existing Huntsville facility; conservative estimate for regional colocation", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AT&T Hoover Data Center Upgrade", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Hoover", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": "Central Alabama", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "AT&T", "operators": "AT&T", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 920000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 40000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Existing 920,000 sq ft facility built in 1976, undergoing $40 million upgrade.", "announcedDate": "2008", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2010-02", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public water-use volume, cooling-water arrangement, cooling-technology description, water-supply agreement, wastewater-discharge agreement, sewer-capacity commitment, PPA, renewable-energy procurement, or PUE target was identified.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific employment, tax revenue, or economic impact estimate was identified for the 2008 upgrade. A 2022 local report said some positions were affected by staffing reductions while the facility remained open.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Compiled project lists may still carry this item as planned, but the reviewed public record indicates a historical upgrade to an existing operational AT&T/BellSouth regional data center, not a newly planned 2026 project. Key data gaps include undisclosed MW capacity, IT load, PUE, utility arrangements, water/cooling details, project-specific incentives, zoning/building permits, and confirmation of completion around 2010.", "notes": "Located at 1876-1890 Data Drive. Houses billing, installation, maintenance and repair departments, and infrastructure for 911 emergency services. Renovation expected to take 20 months.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained reported area and renovation investment while clearing modeled power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Southern Company Birmingham Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Birmingham", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": "Central Alabama", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Southern Company", "operators": "Southern Company", "tenants": "Southern Company; Southern Company Services", "totalSquareFeet": 72000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20000000.0, "sizeNotes": "72,000 square foot facility to support Southeast operations.", "announcedDate": "2008", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2010", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Bhamwiki describes the Cyberdyne facility as designed with redundant systems, two 14000-gallon underground fuel-oil tanks, and structural capability to withstand an F4 tornado. No public sources reviewed disclosed renewable energy commitments, PUE, cooling architecture, or water-use details.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent job count, construction job count, or tax revenue projection was found. Bhamwiki says JeffMet Lakeshore had attracted at least 495000000 in investment and 170 jobs by 2010 after the Blue Cross and Southern Company data centers were completed, but that is park-level context rather than a Southern Company-only figure.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources do not resolve the square-footage discrepancy between the 2008 report of 72000 square feet and Bhamwiki's later 110000-square-foot description. No primary City of Birmingham permit record or Southern Company press release for the original project was found. Public sources also do not disclose MW capacity, IT load, raised-floor or white-space square footage, cooling architecture, water consumption, utility-service contract, incentive terms, emissions permits, or final Cyberdyne II completion/occupancy date.", "notes": "Located at Jefferson Metropolitan Park Lakeshore in the Oxmoor Valley. Atlanta-based parent of Alabama Power Co.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "University of Alabama High Performance Computing and Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Tuscaloosa", "county": "Tuscaloosa County", "region": "West-Central Alabama", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "University of Alabama", "operators": "University of Alabama", "tenants": "UA students and faculty; Office/Division of Research and Economic Development; strategic partners; industry collaborators; national-security partners; statewide research collaborations", "totalSquareFeet": 40000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 14.6, "investmentUSD": 96000000.0, "sizeNotes": "$25 million in computing equipment, $96 million total project including chiller plant and electrical substation.", "announcedDate": "2023-09", "constructionStartDate": "2024-11", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-12", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "research", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Dedicated chiller plant", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "NIST NEPA categorical-exclusion memorandum identified a cooling tower and emergency generator and stated UA committed to maintaining current ambient noise levels at sensitive receptors. Public reporting raised expert and student concerns about energy and water implications.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources emphasize research and economic growth goals but do not quantify jobs or tax revenue projections.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Other", "incentives_value": 90550000.0, "challenges": "Limited public documentation found for local permitting/planning actions, environmental permits, utility agreements, grid-upgrade costs, and quantified economic impact; schedule messaging suggests opening/commissioning may extend beyond construction end (construction end 2026-09; opening early 2027).", "notes": "Petascale computing system capable of quadrillions of calculations per second. Only system in Alabama to meet Top500 benchmarks. Located on eastern edge of campus. Funded by US Dept of Commerce NIST and state Education Trust Fund.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained the university's 14.6 MW computing-power figure as IT load and cleared the duplicate facility-power field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Far North Digital Prudhoe Bay Data Center", "state": "Alaska", "city": "Prudhoe Bay", "county": "North Slope Borough", "region": "North Slope", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Far North Digital, LLC", "operators": "Far North Digital, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 120.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Initial site: 43-acre pad, expandable to 100 acres. Modular design with significant expansion potential.", "announcedDate": "2020s", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.2, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "Tier 3-4 planned", "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by stranded natural gas with fuel cell technology and carbon capture. Arctic climate provides natural cooling (40-60% energy reduction). Targets less than 4\u00a2/KW power costs. Renewable energy potential from solar (extended summer daylight) and wind (class 4-5).", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact, jobs, tax revenue, or financing amount was located. Related Far North Fiber cost estimates are not data-center capital cost.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Material development gaps remain: no public evidence of construction start, commissioning, tenant signing, operations, project financing, utility interconnection, environmental permits, land-use approvals, or completion announcements through June 15, 2026. The project may depend on Far North Fiber delivery and other Arctic fiber connections.", "notes": "Proposed hyperscale facility leveraging North Slope's 35 trillion cubic feet of stranded natural gas reserves. Strategic location for potential transglobal low-latency marine fiber network. Access-controlled location within oil field infrastructure.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared land area mislabeled as building area and removed generic modeled investment; retained the operator's prospective 120 MW capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "GCI Anchorage Data Center", "state": "Alaska", "city": "Anchorage", "county": "Anchorage Municipality", "region": "South Central Alaska", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "GCI Communication Corp.", "operators": "GCI Communication Corp.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 10000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Alaska's largest and most advanced data center as of 2024", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "Pre-2020", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Self-contained pods with isolated power and cooling; cooling equipment added in a prior facility-upgrade project, but specific cooling technology and water-use details were not disclosed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Equipped with redundant generators and battery backups", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or capex amounts were disclosed. Secondary real-estate records identify a June 2014 GCI SANDC LLC purchase of 6831 Arctic Blvd. for 14622000, but the source notes this should be verified against primary land records.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, suspension, construction delay, or status downgrade was found. Public data gaps include no disclosed project-specific capex, MW capacity, IT load, water use, utility agreement, named tenants, later phase schedule, or data-center-specific incentive.", "notes": "State-of-the-art colocation facility with 99.9999% availability through dual fiber connectivity, satellite backup, and triple power sources. Features self-contained pods with isolated power and cooling. 24/7/365 security with electronic badge access and video surveillance.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained listed facility area and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Greensparc Cordova Edge Data Center", "state": "Alaska", "city": "Cordova", "county": "Valdez-Cordova Census Area", "region": "South Central Alaska", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Greensparc; Cordova Electric Cooperative; Hewlett Packard Enterprise", "operators": "Greensparc; Cordova Electric Cooperative", "tenants": "Cordova Electric Cooperative", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 0.15, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "150-kW modular edge data center installed at Humpback Creek Hydro Facility", "announcedDate": "2024-04-16", "constructionStartDate": "2024-03", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2024-04", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "edge; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% renewable hydroelectric power. Cooled using hydro plant's cool water. Reduces energy costs by up to 80%. Provides 30-40% Total Cost of Ownership savings.", "economicImpact_jobs": 5.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "AIDEA's June 2025 memo expected 10 construction/installation jobs and 5 permanent technical jobs. Public sources also describe local workforce training, utility revenue, potential residential-rate reductions, digital-sovereignty benefits, and local cloud services.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": 17150000.0, "challenges": "Public sources contain inconsistent pilot-capacity figures: 150 kW from Greensparc, 170 kW from March 2026 federal-lab coverage, and 0.5 MW in AIDEA's June 2025 memo. No actual completion date for the planned 3 MW expansion was found.", "notes": "First edge infrastructure deployment in rural Alaska. Enables local data hosting and cloud computing services for remote community. Partnership with HPE to deliver infrastructure-as-a-service. Designed to bridge digital divide in underserved communities.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Hilcorp Endicott Bitcoin Mining Pilot", "state": "Alaska", "city": "Prudhoe Bay", "county": "North Slope Borough", "region": "North Slope", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Hilcorp Alaska; TA Infrastructure", "operators": "TA Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 400.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 1.4, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Small pilot data center in shipping container for Bitcoin mining", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": "2024-11", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-11", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by natural gas from oil field using existing Hilcorp generators. Reduces flaring but still fossil fuel-based.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public capital investment, jobs, tax revenue, lease payment, gas-price, or revenue-sharing figures were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Operational status was not publicly confirmed by June 15, 2026. Research gaps include the Alaska DNR final decision / permit document, Hilcorp / TA Infrastructure commercial agreement, operational confirmation, air-emissions or generator records, and the comment and appeal file.", "notes": "Pilot project to demonstrate feasibility of operating data center infrastructure in North Slope environment. Uses natural gas to power Bitcoin mining in shipping container on gravel pad at Endicott oil field. Could earn approximately $300/hour from mining operations. Permit under review by Alaska Department of Natural Resources.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained 1.4 MW only as computing load and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft West US 3 Azure Region", "state": "Arizona", "city": "El Mirage and Goodyear", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft Azure; Microsoft Cloud", "totalSquareFeet": 504000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 48.327, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Microsoft owns more than 280 acres in El Mirage and more than 450 acres in Goodyear with two data centers operational", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": "2020", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-06", "actualCompletionDate": "2021-06", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Uses adiabatic cooling with zero water for cooling for more than half the year when temperatures are below 85\u00b0F. Abundant solar energy.", "economicImpact_jobs": 110.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Company statements cite hundreds of construction jobs and new high-paying operational positions; no third-party study located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Official statements from Goodyear and El Mirage mayors expressed support; no petitions, lawsuits, or protests located in El Mirage meeting records reviewed for the 2024 approvals.", "notes": "By the end of 2026, Microsoft projects 763 full-time employees and contractors will work across its operational facilities in Arizona. Average datacenter job compensation at $148,000 a year in 2023.; 150 MW Sun Streams 2 solar PPA; West US 3 launched 2021; adiabatic cooling; El Mirage/Goodyear sites; Microsoft purchased an additional 100 acres next to its Goodyear data center campus for $131 million, bringing its local footprint to more than 550 acres. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-purchases-100-acres-next-to-existing-data-center-campus-in-goodyear-arizona/; Date: 2026-06-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta Mesa Data Center", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Mesa", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 2500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "396-acre site with multiple buildings, first two buildings now operational", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": "2021", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-01-30", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "LEED Gold targeted or slated", "sustainabilityNotes": "Water service authorized as a Large/Multiple Meter (MLM) customer under a Sustainable Water Service Agreement (SSA), with water allowances tied to transfer of Long-Term Storage Credits (LTSCs). Community discussion highlighted drought/water use concerns at ~1.7 million gallons/day at build-out.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Meta and SRP statements cited ~2,000 peak construction workers and 200+ operational jobs. City materials referenced expected increases in various tax and fee revenues but did not provide quantified totals.", "incentives_type": "Expedited Permitting; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community opposition focused on drought/water use at build-out; research noted difficulty locating additional site-specific permits (e.g., emergency generator air permits, stormwater construction permits) in reviewed city records.", "notes": "Located at 3841 S. Ellsworth Road. First two buildings operational as of January 30, 2025. Construction by DPR.; More than $1B and over 2.5M sq ft announced by Meta; first two buildings operational January 2025; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared unsupported exact IT load and removed a modeled 450 MW annotation.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Google Mesa Data Center (Redhawk)", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Mesa", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": "Google services; Google Cloud", "totalSquareFeet": 750000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 360.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "187-acre campus at northwest intersection of Elliot and Sossaman roads", "announcedDate": "2019", "constructionStartDate": "2023-07", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Uses air-cooled technology", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 75000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "City materials projected $75.0M total tax receipts over 25 years (all jurisdictions) and $28.1M City share after GPLET; City slide deck also estimated $28.1M in total City tax receipts over 25 years after GPLET, including $17.5M in GPLET excise tax and $10.6M in electricity tax.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 16000000.0, "challenges": "Development agreement document was not publicly accessible from Mesa\u2019s posting; additional environmental permits may exist outside reviewed sources.", "notes": "Google's first physical presence in Arizona. About 1,200 jobs created during construction. Average annual salary for full-time data center employees at least $65,000.; 2.4M sq ft by 2032; GPLET incentive; SRP Project Red Hawk grid infrastructure; 360 MW at 150 W/sqft", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage Data Centers Phoenix Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Goodyear", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 160.0, "itLoadMW": 176.0, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "50-acre campus with five new data centers planned", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop chilled water system with air-side economizers (aiming to use virtually no water for cooling)", "certifications": "Green Globes certification for AZ11 and AZ12; overall campus on track for Green Globes certification", "sustainabilityNotes": "Vantage states the campus uses a closed-loop chilled water system with air-side economizers and aims to use virtually no water for cooling; city staff presentation cited \u201clittle water use\u201d.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Vantage/City releases cite about 3,000 \u201cconstruction and technology jobs\u201d (not clearly separated into construction vs permanent operational jobs). Investment described as more than $1.5B.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public records reviewed did not surface incentive agreements, detailed environmental permits (air/water/stormwater), or interconnection/PPA and grid-upgrade cost details.", "notes": "Secured $735 million refinancing package for three data centers in Goodyear in June 2024. Investment exceeds $1.5 billion.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vermaland La Osa Data Center Park", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Eloy area / Red Rock", "county": "Pinal County", "region": "Phoenix-Tucson Corridor", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Vermaland, LLC", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 33000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "3,300-acre site - would become the largest data center development in the U.S.", "announcedDate": "2025-08-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Applicant stated data centers would use closed-loop or air cooling and no water for cooling, but this was not yet fully stipulated or enforceable; gas-fired power plant water use remains unresolved.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Hybrid energy system combining solar, natural gas, battery storage and grid connectivity. Plans to develop natural gas plant in first phase, then build solar plants.", "economicImpact_jobs": 70.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 100000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "70 permanent operations roles. 600 construction jobs. Located in Qualified Opportunity Zone.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project remains in pre-zoning phases; rezoning and site plan approvals still required, including engineering, environmental, and floodplain compliance; community concerns about floodplain risk and environmental impacts.", "notes": "KJZZ reported on 2026-05-28 that Vermaland's La Osa plan near Eloy would be reduced by roughly 80%, from 59 data centers to 11 data centers and limited to 1 GW of energy demand; the Pinal County Board of Supervisors continued the rezoning/site-planning application to 2026-08-26 after a public hearing with substantial opposition. [Source: https://www.kjzz.org/fronteras-desk/2026-05-28/largest-proposed-data-center-in-arizona-to-be-scaled-back-80-after-opposition; Date: 2026-05-28]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Tract Buckeye Data Center Park", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Buckeye", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 20000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1800.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "2,069-acre land parcel. Up to 40 individual data centers at full build-out.", "announcedDate": "2024-08-28", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Regional coverage of Arizona data center growth highlights water-use and infrastructure concerns; Tract said it secures water for sites but did not disclose detailed water plans for Buckeye.", "economicImpact_jobs": 500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "360-500 permanent jobs at full buildout. 2,000 construction jobs. $60M revenue threshold triggers $50M infrastructure reimbursement.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 50000000.0, "challenges": "City packet documents required outreach/notice (neighborhood meeting 2023-06-21; hearing notices). No lawsuits or organized opposition documented in the city packet or major coverage reviewed; some regional concern exists about water and infrastructure impacts from Arizona data center growth.", "notes": "Purchased for $136 million. Buckeye City Council approved development agreement in August 2024 with up to $50 million reimbursement once project generates $60 million in revenue. Project would create 300 high-paying jobs and nearly 2,000 construction jobs at peak.", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Novva Data Centers Mesa Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Mesa", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Novva Data Centers", "operators": "Novva Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": 96.0, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "159-160 acre site at northwest alignment of Ellsworth and Warner roads", "announcedDate": "2025-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "water-free cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "DRB site plan shows on-site stormwater retention basins (A\u2013D). No project-specific NEPA/EIS, ADEQ air-quality permit, or water-withdrawal permit documentation was identified in the reviewed public materials.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Sponsor announcement references jobs/economic impact generally but no detailed third-party study or tax-revenue projection was located; project remains planned so realized impacts are not yet available in public records.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project remains planned with no verified construction start or commissioning date in the reviewed public records; gaps include missing Planning & Zoning Board agenda/minutes (late Jan 2025), any development agreement/incentive package, ADEQ permits, and any SRP interconnection or rate-impact filings.", "notes": "Planning to invest more than $3 billion in two phases over the next decade.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Edged Energy Mesa Data Center", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Mesa", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Edged Energy / Edged U.S.; Endeavour", "operators": "Edged Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 210000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 36.0, "itLoadMW": 36.0, "investmentUSD": 70000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 8811 E. Warner Road, east of highway 202", "announcedDate": "2024-08-15", "constructionStartDate": "2024-08-15", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-late", "actualCompletionDate": "2026-04-02", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Features ThermalWorks waterless cooling. Will conserve more than 142 million gallons of water annually.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The Mesa Chamber president said the facility created hundreds of local construction jobs and permanent high-quality tech jobs, but no specific counts or tax-revenue estimates were located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No project-specific public dollar investment announcement, named compute tenant, utility-service MW, interconnection agreement, special rate treatment, full permit packet, building permit valuation, air permit, water-service agreement, or quantified non-cooling water demand was located. Public materials expected late-2025 operation, while the opening announcement occurred on 2026-04-02, indicating a modest schedule slip.", "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2026-04-17 that Edged launched a 36 MW, two-story, 210,000 square foot facility on 12 acres at 8811 E. Warner Road in Mesa. Earlier construction announcement was dated 2024-08-15. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edged-launches-36mw-data-center-in-phoenix-arizona/; Date: 2026-04-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "5C Data Centers Phoenix Region (PHX01)", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Phoenix", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "5C Data Centers", "operators": "5C Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 140000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 20.0, "itLoadMW": 20.0, "investmentUSD": 140000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Capable of supporting power densities up to 132kW per cabinet", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Direct-to-chip liquid cooling capability, adiabatic trim cooling, and heat-tolerant coolant inlet temperatures.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "5C said the high-density design, direct-to-chip liquid cooling experience, adiabatic trim cooling, and heat-tolerant coolant inlet temperatures would reduce both water and power use.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No PHX01-specific jobs, payroll, or tax-revenue estimate was located. Public comments from Phoenix and GPEC described expected economic growth, high-quality job opportunities, and infrastructure improvements.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public street address, parcel, APN, building permit, environmental permit, water agreement, utility interconnection filing, PHX01-specific investment amount, or named tenant/customer was located. Current status is active and fully committed, but public sources do not identify an actual go-live announcement and list 2027 next-phase delivery.", "notes": "First facility in the Phoenix region. Will accommodate demanding AI and machine learning workloads. Scheduled to go live in 2025.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stream Data Centers Phoenix Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Goodyear", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Stream Data Centers", "operators": "Stream Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 280.0, "itLoadMW": 280.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "157-acre campus. Phoenix I is 418,000 square feet and fully leased.", "announcedDate": "2019", "constructionStartDate": "2019", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2021-01", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air-cooled, closed-loop chiller systems (non-evaporative).", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Applicant notes air-cooled, closed-loop chillers reduce water usage compared with evaporative cooling. No NEPA EIS or state-level environmental review identified in accessible sources; no ADEQ air quality permit, AZPDES stormwater permit, or water-withdrawal records found in this research run.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "PAD narrative cites $1.5B investment; no jobs or tax-revenue estimates located in accessible documents for this run.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps include inability to access City Council minutes/ordinance vote in this environment, and missing state permit/interconnection documentation. Capacity figures vary across sources (280 MW industry reporting vs. 350 MW in 2020 Stream materials vs. 480 MW on current Stream website), likely due to phasing/updated plans.", "notes": "Located at 2950 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Emerging as the largest development of its kind in The Valley. 20-year sales tax exemption available to tenants leasing 500 kW+ for 3+ years.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Compass Datacenters Goodyear Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Goodyear", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Compass Datacenters", "operators": "Compass Datacenters", "tenants": "Unnamed investment-grade hyperscale tenants", "totalSquareFeet": 1800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 240.0, "itLoadMW": 144.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "225-acre campus at northwest corner of Bullard Avenue and Yuma Road", "announcedDate": "2019-07", "constructionStartDate": "2019", "expectedCompletionDate": "2019-Q4", "actualCompletionDate": "2021", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Press release states construction started July 9, 2019 on first two data centers (combined 72 MW IT load) with initial phases providing 144 MW IT load, expandable to 350 MW, and master plan includes an on-site 230 kV substation. No publicly available interconnection agreement, PPA, or ACC filing was located in this research pass.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs numbers, tax revenue projections, or economic impact studies were located in accessible public sources for this pass.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public hearing transcripts, petitions, or litigation related to the Compass Goodyear campus were located in available sources for this pass.", "notes": "Equivalent to 31 football fields at full build-out. Features three diverse fiber paths and 230kV substation adjacent to site. Together built 235-kilovolt and 69-kilovolt substations delivering 240 megawatts.; QA 2026-07-19: Updated delivered facility power to 240 MW, retained 144 MW IT load, and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Aligned Data Centers Phoenix Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Phoenix", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": "Amazon", "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 180.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "55-acre Phoenix campus at 2500 W Union Hills Drive with three operational buildings (550,000 sq ft)", "announcedDate": "2016", "constructionStartDate": "2016", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2017", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.15, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Features patented Delta\u00b3 cooling technology. Heat rejection system uses 85% less water. Each new data center's IT load matched with 100% renewable energy.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study, job creation estimate (construction or permanent), or tax revenue projection tied specifically to this campus was located in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public records reviewed did not reveal a project-specific local incentive contract, a campus-specific Maricopa County air permit file, or a definitive Planning Commission/City Council vote record tied to a rezoning/use permit for the current expansion; certification status under A.R.S. \u00a7 41-1519 is not confirmed from public sources reviewed.", "notes": "Made two new land acquisitions in Phoenix with future mega campuses totaling over 400 MW IT load across 2 million sq ft. Groundbreaking on PHX-13 on 100-acre site.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared generic modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Prime Data Centers Phoenix Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Avondale", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Prime Data Centers", "operators": "Prime Data Centers", "tenants": "Unnamed leading hyperscaler", "totalSquareFeet": 1300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 210.0, "itLoadMW": 240.0, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "66.5-acre campus with five hyperscale facilities at 11753 W Lower Buckeye Rd", "announcedDate": "2023-05", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "Projected SOC2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliance", "sustainabilityNotes": "Closed-loop cooling system saves millions of gallons of water - near-zero WUE and 97% less water than equally sized residential neighborhood. 100% renewable energy.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Company press release described $2B+ investment and \"hundreds\" of temporary and permanent jobs, but no specific job counts or tax-revenue studies were identified in the provided research.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary city case files documenting Hermosa Ranch Technology Campus \u2013 South zoning/PAD approvals were not located in the provided research; project-specific incentive certification/awards and ADEQ permit records were also not found and were flagged for follow-up verification.", "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2026-04-08 that Prime had broken ground on the first three buildings at its Avondale campus, covering 66.5 acres at 11753 West Lower Buckeye Road, with 210 MW at full build-out and a reported $3 billion investment. Existing notes: Investment represents more than $2 billion in Avondale. Dark fiber access provides low-latency connectivity to local carrier-hotel meet-me rooms. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/prime-starts-construction-on-3bn-data-center-campus-in-arizona/; Date: 2026-04-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "QTS Phoenix 2 Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Phoenix", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "QTS; Blackstone", "operators": "QTS", "tenants": "Unnamed hyperscale tenants", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 210.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1470000000.0, "sizeNotes": "80-acre campus with multiple buildings at 40th Street, Phoenix. Just 5 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Efficient, water-saving technology; quantitative water-use and cooling-system details not provided.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Rezoning staff report notes the site is not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (Shaded Zone X) and references compliance with the Phoenix Green Construction Code.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2023 Development Agreement states \u201cno financial impact\u201d to the City\u2019s General Fund; no project-specific jobs or tax projections identified in retrieved sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public hearings occurred at the Planning Commission and City Council; no documented local opposition, petitions, or lawsuits tied specifically to the Phoenix 2 campus were located in retrieved city records and accessible news sources.", "notes": "Multi-building campus with redundant fiber infrastructure. Locations include 1200, 1250, 1400, 1450, and 1500 N 40th Street.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS Phoenix 3 Campus (Glendale)", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Glendale", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "QTS; Blackstone", "operators": "QTS", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 750.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "375-acre campus at Camelback Road and Loop 303. 16 buildings, each around 180,000 sq ft.", "announcedDate": "2022-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-free / minimal-no-water cooling design (corporate claim).", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "QTS describes the Glendale project as a \"water positive\" use case replacing water-intensive agriculture; this is a corporate sustainability claim, not a regulatory finding.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or economic impact study figures were found in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public disclosure of project-specific incentives, environmental permits, and utility/interconnection arrangements; no confirmed construction start or completion milestone found in sources reviewed.", "notes": "Site acquired in July 2022 for $255.3 million. QTS is owned by Blackstone.; QA 2026-07-19: Classified 750 MW as QTS-disclosed critical capacity and removed an inapplicable investment-model annotation.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "NTT Global Data Centers Mesa Campus (Elliot Road)", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Mesa", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "NTT Global Data Centers", "operators": "NTT Global Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 126000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 240.0, "itLoadMW": 240.0, "investmentUSD": 1680000000.0, "sizeNotes": "102-acre campus at 10256 Elliot Road. Seven planned data centers, first opened in 2022.", "announcedDate": "2021-08", "constructionStartDate": "2021", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-11", "actualCompletionDate": "2022", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air-cooled chillers with airside economizers", "certifications": "LEED Core and Shell specifications", "sustainabilityNotes": "Campus materials indicate air-cooled chillers with airside economizers and efficient chillers intended to save water while cooling high-density racks.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "City of Mesa press release describes general jobs/economic benefits but provides no project-specific job or tax revenue estimates; no public economic impact study specific to this campus was identified.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public visibility into project-specific incentives (tax exemption amounts confidential) and limited public records on construction milestones beyond PH1, PPAs/interconnection, and utility rate arrangements.", "notes": "NTT's second major facility in Phoenix metro area. First of seven planned data centers opened in 2022 with 126,000 sq ft.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "NTT Global Data Centers Mesa Campus (Pecos & Crismon)", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Mesa", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "NTT Global Data Centers", "operators": "NTT Global Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2257581.0, "powerCapacityMW": 360.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "173-174 acre site at Pecos and Crismon roads. Seven planned facilities with anticipated capacity of 324MW.", "announcedDate": "2024-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-11", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Will use closed-loop water cooling system to minimize water consumption", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Applicant narrative says the project is expected to generate technology-oriented employment opportunities but does not provide construction jobs, permanent jobs, wages, tax revenues, or a fiscal-impact study. The $300 million value is reported land-acquisition value, not full campus capital expenditure.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Revised entitlements are pending City Council as of June 15, 2026; the 2024-approved development never came to fruition; community concerns include scale, water usage, health concerns, aesthetics, home values, and noise; no construction start, operational opening, named tenant, cancellation, or litigation identified.", "notes": "Purchased for $300 million. Approved by Mesa City Council in August 2024. Features seven data halls, warehouse, and two-story office building.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne Phoenix-Chandler Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Chandler", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1446438.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "85-acre campus at 2335 South Ellis Street with nearly 2 million sq ft. Total of 180,000 sq ft in raised floor space.", "announcedDate": "2012-05-10", "constructionStartDate": "2012-05-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2013", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "Net positive water certified for PHX1-PHX8; Energy Star Data Center Certification for PHX3 and PHX4; Green Globes 3 Globes for PHX1-PHX5; National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat for PHX1-PHX8.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Zero water consumption cooling - no water towers or evaporative cooling. First net-positive water data center.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Chandler's FY2023-24 ACFR lists CyrusOne, LLC as the city's second-largest taxpayer, with $32,670,386 in net limited property assessed value and 0.84% of total city net limited property assessed value. No current public permanent-job count or construction-employment total specific to PHX1-PHX8 was found.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps include no campus-wide investment figure in current CyrusOne materials, no named tenants, no current jobs figures, no public project-specific PPA or interconnection agreement, no grid-upgrade cost-allocation filing, and missing official permit/CO records for individual PHX buildings. Public cooling descriptions combine zero-water-cooling marketing claims with technical references to indirect evaporative cooling and chilled-water systems.", "notes": "Largest data center of its kind at nearly 2 million square feet. Certifications include FISMA, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, SSAE 18.; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared unsupported campus power, IT-load, and modeled investment values.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty PHX10", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Phoenix", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": "LightEdge; QTS; AIS; Sungard; XO; Syntellect; corporate users; service providers; cloud providers; peers", "totalSquareFeet": 347000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 32.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "175,000 sq ft raised floor space at 120 East Van Buren Street", "announcedDate": "2006-07-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2007-Q1/2007-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Digital Realty's current public PHX10 materials do not disclose annual water consumption, water-usage effectiveness, cooling-tower configuration, or reclaimed-water arrangements.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No PHX10-specific jobs, tax revenue, or cumulative redevelopment-capex estimate was located; the best public project-specific dollar figure is the $175 million 2006 acquisition price.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public evidence gaps remain for PHX10-specific incentive certification, water use, cooling-water source, IT-load, cumulative redevelopment capex, discretionary land-use approvals, and utility rate arrangements. Public square-footage and power figures vary by source and measurement scope.", "notes": "#1 interconnection data center facility in Phoenix. Served by over 36 carriers. Certifications include HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty PHX15", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Chandler", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": "Carbonite, Inc.; Guidance Software; INAP / Internap", "totalSquareFeet": 519000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 54.0, "itLoadMW": 36.2, "investmentUSD": 378000000.0, "sizeNotes": "508,173 sq ft raised floor space at 2121 South Price Road. Largest data center in Arizona.", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2006", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2006", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy; specific cooling-tower, water-use, WUE, or recycled-water arrangement not disclosed", "certifications": "ENERGY STAR certified in 2019", "sustainabilityNotes": "Digital Realty describes best-in-class cooling practices, but the public PHX15 page does not disclose annual water use, WUE, cooling-tower configuration, or recycled-water arrangement. Chandler financial reports confirm municipal water and wastewater billing for Digital 2121 South Price, LLC.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No PHX15-specific jobs or tax revenue figures were located. Chandler FY2024-25 ACFR listed Digital 2121 South Price, LLC with 250688 in water charges and 166594 in wastewater charges.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, mothballing, formal delay, current discretionary approval controversy, PHX15-specific community opposition campaign, or PHX15-specific utility/interconnection agreement was located. Key data gaps include PHX15-only investment cost, reconciled primary-source MW capacity, confirmed incentive certification, and water-use volume.", "notes": "Largest data center in Arizona. Highly resilient and capable of supporting high density AI and HPC deployments.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon AWS Phoenix Data Centers", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Phoenix and Mesa", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": "Greater Phoenix", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2465541.0, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Multiple facilities including 220-acre Laveen site, two Mesa projects totaling 465,541 sq ft, and three West Valley facilities each totaling over 1 million sq ft", "announcedDate": "2023-2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air-cooled chiller platforms", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Applicant narratives reference air-cooled chiller platforms and drought-tolerant/native landscaping. Amazon disclosed global AWS data center water withdrawal of about 2.5 billion gallons in 2025 and 0.12 liters withdrawn per kWh of IT load, but those figures are not site-specific to Phoenix/Mesa.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Mesa staff reports describe data center operations with three shifts and cite roughly 12-38 employees per shift for parking-demand analysis, but no official total permanent headcount, construction jobs, tax revenue estimate, or economic impact study was located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary Mesa/Phoenix records did not disclose investment, power capacity, or IT-load figures and did not tie these Phoenix-Mesa projects to $3.6B, 600 MW, or a specific IT load. PHX062 remains in pre-construction permit review, while PHX065 has active construction support/site-work evidence. Phoenix/Laveen is confirmed as a land acquisition/land bank with a reported $277 million purchase price for about 220 acres, but no post-February 1, 2026 public entitlement or building-permit packet was located.", "notes": "Amazon acquired a roughly 220-acre site in the Laveen area near Loop 202 and Dobbins Road for a reported $277 million as one component of this aggregated Phoenix-and-Mesa record. Vintage Partners withdrew the related 206-acre Laveen data-center plan in April 2026 and said the site would instead proceed as mixed-use commercial development. This withdrawal applies to the Laveen component and does not cancel the other active facilities represented by this aggregate row. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vintage-partners-scraps-phoenix-arizona-data-center-plans/; Date: 2026-04-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Amazon AWS Project Blue (Tucson)", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Tucson", "county": "Pima County", "region": "Southern Arizona", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Beale Infrastructure; Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": "Amazon AWS", "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 286.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "290-acre site with up to 10 buildings planned", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2026-04", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air-cooled design (developer re-scoped after annexation ended; reclaimed-water expansion canceled)", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Draft City Development Agreement contemplated reclaimed-water system extension (~18 miles of pipe, booster pump station, ~30-acre aquifer recharge facility with new recovery wells) to be built/dedicated by developer; after Aug 6, 2025 City action, reclaimed-water expansion was canceled and developer later shifted to an air-cooled redesign with domestic-only water use per county update.", "economicImpact_jobs": 180.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 249300000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Applied Economics projected 180 permanent jobs by 2029; 3,024 direct construction jobs and 2,049 indirect jobs during 2026\u20132028. Projected tax revenue for Phase 1 over 10 years: ~$97.3M to City of Tucson and ~$152M to County/schools/state.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "City of Tucson ended annexation negotiations (2025-08-06); reclaimed-water expansion was canceled; project faced significant public opposition and was later re-scoped by developer to an air-cooled design with different water sourcing while continuing the county process.", "notes": "Pima County's Project Blue FAQ links a 2026-04-23 progress update and permit tracking; AZ Luminaria reported on 2026-04-24, with on-site photos, that large construction vehicles had started razing the desert for Beale Infrastructure's Project Blue data center south of Tucson near the Pima County Fairgrounds. [Source: https://azluminaria.org/2026/04/24/we-said-no-dozens-protest-as-construction-of-project-blue-data-center-begins/; Date: 2026-04-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google West Memphis Data Center (Project Pyramid)", "state": "Arkansas", "city": "West Memphis", "county": "Crittenden County", "region": "Eastern Arkansas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": 900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Core campus spans 580 acres on a 1,178-acre site; project will ultimately feature five hyperscale data centers, office facilities, internal roads, stormwater systems, and a major utility substation. Some sources initially reported potential $10 billion investment.", "announcedDate": "2025-10-02", "constructionStartDate": "2025-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Wet-cooling infrastructure indicated by 60 cooling towers reported in DEQ-derived Title V air permit records; water source and consumptive-use terms remain unverified.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by Entergy Arkansas with dedicated 600MW Cypress Solar facility and 350MW battery energy storage system near Pine Bluff in Jefferson County. Google committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. $25 million Energy Impact Fund established for Crittenden County energy efficiency and affordability initiatives.", "economicImpact_jobs": 300.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Official announcement projects hundreds of operations jobs and thousands of construction jobs (no specific counts located). No fiscal impact study found in accessible records; PILOT agreement not located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Pilot; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "City Clerk/Agenda Center public records portals were not reachable (JS-rendered or timed out), preventing verification of zoning mechanism and retrieval of PILOT agreement details.", "notes": "Largest private capital investment in Arkansas history. Described as Google's first data center in Arkansas. Will employ 300 permanent jobs and thousands of construction workers during build-out. West Memphis City Council approved the project in May 2025.; $4B announced October 2025; Project Pyramid; under construction; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared investment-derived power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Apollo Project - Helena Harbor Data Center", "state": "Arkansas", "city": "Helena", "county": "Phillips County", "region": "Eastern Arkansas", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Stadium Partners; Garrison Data Partners", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "500-acre greenfield campus within 4,000-acre Helena Harbor Industrial Park; designed as gigawatt hyperscale campus that will host several hyperscale data centers", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Will operate with blend of on-grid and islanded power; draws power from multiple grids", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic-impact study, job-creation projection, or tax-revenue forecast for the project was found in the provided research.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public records in the provided research do not confirm construction permits, groundbreaking, interconnection filings, or environmental permits beyond marketing materials.", "notes": "Launched by Stadium Helena Harbor LLC, a joint venture between Utah-based Stadium Partners and Arkansas-based Garrison Data Partners. Located in 4,000-acre industrial park on Mississippi River slack water harbor. Project will draw diverse workforce from three states and provide hundreds of high-paying jobs. Fiber backbone connects to Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas markets. Described as largest hyperscale data center site in Arkansas.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared unsupported investment while retaining the developer's 500 MW powered-land figure.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Little Rock Port Data Center (Willowbend Capital)", "state": "Arkansas", "city": "Little Rock", "county": "Pulaski County", "region": "Central Arkansas", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Willowbend Capital LLC; Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Project to be built on approximately 780-acre site at Port of Little Rock purchased for $23 million; site allows for potential expansion", "announcedDate": "2025-04-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling towers (blowdown discharge to wastewater facility referenced in MOU)", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "City materials note ~45 acres of wetlands and 100-year floodplain areas within the annexation; no NEPA/state EIS identified; no PPA/onsite generation plan identified in reviewed public documents.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 2800000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No formal economic impact study or tax-revenue projection identified in the primary city documents reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Infrastructure Support; Expedited Permitting; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project remains planned with no construction start documented through July 2025; key terms in Appendix A (City Enrichment Investment) not publicly posted; detailed bond/PILOT documents and environmental permits not included in posted city materials; no public utility interconnection studies or upgrade costs identified.", "notes": "Google says it purchased land at the Port of Little Rock for a potential data center and is performing engineering, environmental, and utility-load diligence. DCD reported in January 2026 that Google was behind the previously undisclosed $1 billion Willowbend Capital project. Project remains in evaluation/permitting rather than construction. [Source: https://www.littlerockdatacenter.com/; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-behind-1bn-data-center-in-little-rock-arkansas-report/; Date: Google site states April 2026 confirmation and is undated, accessed 2026-06-15; 2026-01-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Conway Data Center (Forgelight Ventures)", "state": "Arkansas", "city": "Conway", "county": "Faulkner County", "region": "Central Arkansas", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Forgelight Ventures LLC; Unknown Fortune 100 Company", "operators": "Unknown Fortune 100 Company", "tenants": "Unnamed U.S.-based Fortune 100 company", "totalSquareFeet": 300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Largest capital investment in Conway's history", "announcedDate": "2025-04-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Conway Corp's Tupelo Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant would supply treated cooling water for the facility", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "City records reviewed did not identify a formal economic impact study or tax-revenue projections; project remains planned.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "At April 21, 2025 Planning Commission hearings, one speaker spoke in favor and one in opposition for annexations and rezoning; requests were approved. No lawsuits, petitions, or formal protests noted in reviewed minutes or coverage.", "notes": "Conway City Council approved MoU with Forgelight Ventures for Fortune 100 company (identity not disclosed). Located in southwest Conway on Lollie Road along Arkansas River. Expected to create about 50 'high-quality' jobs. Project in 'very early stage' with discussions ongoing for about a year. Conway Corp agreed to cooperate on water, wastewater, sewer, fiber and other infrastructure upgrades. Property tax abatement of at least 65% for 30 years approved. Forgelight Ventures LLC incorporated by Michael Montfort, who is also connected to Little Rock Port project.; QA 2026-07-19: Removed an inapplicable modeled-power annotation.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Clarksville Data Center", "state": "Arkansas", "city": "Clarksville", "county": "Johnson County", "region": "Northwestern Arkansas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Serverfarm; SF ARK1 LLC; Vaughn Property Group", "operators": "Serverfarm", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2160000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 8000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Described as multi-million dollar facility and first hyperscale data center in the state (though this appears to conflict with other projects)", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2026-03", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop water cooling system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public PPA, water-use estimate, wastewater-discharge plan, or detailed cooling design was found. Community sources requested disclosure of power and water use, utility-rate impacts, runoff, air-quality, and light-pollution protections.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Clarksville economic developer Steve Houserman said the project was expected to create at least 200 middle- to higher-income jobs; no public economic-impact study or binding job-creation agreement was found.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key evidence gaps include no public tenant or end-customer disclosure, no completion or energization date, no public critical IT load or executed utility agreement, no public cooling-water source or annual water-use estimate, no final air permit, no project-specific incentive agreement, and no public litigation or cancellation notice.", "notes": "DCD reported Serverfarm as developer of an $8 billion, 135-acre Clarksville campus with six planned 360,000-square-foot buildings, SF ARK1 LLC as the site affiliate, and Vaughn Property Group involvement. The Johnson County Graphic subsequently reported site clearing, air-permit requirements and generator plans in March 2026, and local references in April 2026 described the data center as being constructed in Clarksville. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/serverfarm-targets-135-acre-data-center-campus-in-arkansas/; https://www.thegraphic.org/2026/03/03/air-permit-required-for-proposed-data-center-state-records-detail-generator-plans-as-site-clearing-continues/; https://www.thegraphic.org/2026/04/14/jc-quorum-court-waits-on-ordinance-regulating-mineral-extractions-committee-formed-to-delve-into-issue-after-legal-questions-raised/; Date: 2025-11-27; 2026-03-03; 2026-04-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Little Rock Data Center", "state": "Arkansas", "city": "Little Rock", "county": "Pulaski County", "region": "Central Arkansas", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint", "operators": "TierPoint", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 30000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "9,000 square feet of raised floor space for colocation", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2012-04", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 computer-room air handlers; N+3 water pumps; liquid-cooling capabilities for GPU / AI deployments up to 85 kW per cabinet; third-party sources describe chilled-water and air-cooled chiller systems", "certifications": "EU-US; HIPAA; HITRUST CSF; ISO 27001; NIST 800-53; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2; SOC 2 Type 2", "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Little-Rock-facility-specific construction investment, jobs, or tax revenue figures were located. TierPoint acquired Windstream's broader data-center business for $575 million in 2015, including but not limited to this facility.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, delay, lawsuit, incentive agreement, or major expansion announcement specific to this facility was located. Key data gaps include facility-specific construction cost, official MW / IT-load capacity, permitting records, incentives, water use, and utility filings.", "notes": "Located at 15707 Chenal Parkway. Carrier-neutral facility with 2N A-side and B-side power distribution. Two redundant 2,250kW Kohler generators with minimum 48-hour runtime. 100% uptime SLA. Built with masonry and steel, full brick ballistic resistant walls, doors, and windows. Strategically located outside severe weather and seismic zones, rated to withstand hurricane-force winds. 24x7x365 on-site security with two-factor biometric access and CCTV with 90-day retention. Network connectivity to Dallas, Memphis, St. Louis, and Nashville.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared modeled power and investment; retained operator-disclosed floor area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Ritter Communications Data Technology Center", "state": "Arkansas", "city": "Jonesboro", "county": "Craighead County", "region": "Northeastern Arkansas", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Ritter Communications", "operators": "Ritter Communications", "tenants": "Camfil APC; St. Bernards Healthcare", "totalSquareFeet": 8544.0, "powerCapacityMW": 0.75, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 8000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2019-05", "constructionStartDate": "2019-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2020-11", "actualCompletionDate": "2020-11", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Modular in-line cooling with thermal containment, hot/cold aisle in-row cooling, and chilled-water delivery routed below the raised access floor", "certifications": "HIPAA; PCI; SOC 2; SOC 2 Type 2; marketed as Carrier-Class Tier III; Nabholz described Tier 2 design requirements", "sustainabilityNotes": "Redundant power systems including commercial power with dual backup generators, each with unique fuel source (natural gas and diesel fuel)", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public officials and economic-development coverage framed the facility as a regional economic-development asset, but no quantified job or tax-revenue impacts were disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Pandemic-era material-delivery delays were reported in 2020, but the project continued moving forward and Ritter later reported the facility completed on schedule and opened in 2020.", "notes": "First service provider-grade data center to serve Northeast Arkansas businesses and only one of its kind in the region. Carrier-Class Tier III facility. Construction began spring 2019 and completed November 2020 on schedule despite pandemic. Designed to withstand tornados, seismic events and cybersecurity threats. Offers custom solutions for all business sizes. Camfil APC and St. Bernards Healthcare are charter customers.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft San Jose Data Center", "state": "California", "city": "San Jose", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft Corporation", "operators": "Microsoft Azure", "tenants": "Microsoft cloud / AI infrastructure", "totalSquareFeet": 396914.0, "powerCapacityMW": 99.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Two single-story data center buildings with office space, 115-kilovolt electrical substation, and visitor center", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "100% recycled water for cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Includes power infrastructure upgrades and new electrical substation", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "CEQAnet lists 100 jobs; June 2026 reporting says construction will employ more than 600 workers at peak and support more than 100 ongoing jobs once operational.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Long approval timeline from 2019 SPPE filing to 2022 CEC exemption, 2025 planning approval, and June 2026 groundbreaking; environmental and community comments in the CEC docket; predecessor CEQA litigation; prior homeless encampment issue on the property.", "notes": "Located at 1657 Alviso-Milpitas Road in San Jose's Alviso neighborhood. Approved by San Jose Planning Commission in 2025. Microsoft broke ground on the Alviso campus in June 2026; first phase reported at 48 MW and completion slated for 2028. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-breaks-ground-on-alviso-data-center-campus-in-san-jose-california/; Date: 2026-06-12]; QA 2026-07-19: Retained CEC maximum electrical load and cleared misclassified IT load and modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Arcadis/Terra Ventures San Jose Sustainable Data Center", "state": "California", "city": "San Jose", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Arcadis; Terra Ventures", "operators": "Arcadis; Terra Ventures", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 295080.0, "powerCapacityMW": 99.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Two-phase project including data center with attached power structure and greenhouse facility", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Fuel-cell exhaust heat used to generate chilled water through absorption chillers; public sources do not disclose water supply or demand.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Described as 'one of the most sustainable data centers in the world' with integrated greenhouse facility", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No announced total capital investment, permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax revenue estimate was located in the public sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Main unresolved items are entitlement status, CEC SPPE docket confirmation, fuel-cell supplier or PPA terms, PG&E gas-service planning, water demand and source, tenant/operator commitments, and whether the 99 MW figure refers to gross generation, data-center load, IT load, or an SPPE jurisdictional cap.", "notes": "Cleanview's June 2026 California project tracker lists the Terra Data Center as a planned 417 MW Terra Ventures project on 9 acres in Santa Clara County. Investment is left null because the updated source reports capacity but not capex. [Source: https://cleanview.co/data-centers/california/1566/terra-data-center; Date: 2026-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon AWS Gilroy Data Center", "state": "California", "city": "Gilroy", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Amazon Data Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 438500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 98.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 700000000.0, "sizeNotes": "56-acre site with two data center buildings and one security building", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2025-12", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-12", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Outside-air cooling 97% of the year and water-based cooling on the hottest days, roughly 3% of the time; Amazon says it will use 100% reclaimed water for cooling when reclaimed-water infrastructure is available.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Phase II is planned to use recycled water; Phase I will use potable water until recycled-water infrastructure is available. Phase II backup power would use non-diesel technology such as battery or fuel-cell technology. The project includes potential future BESS capacity of up to 50 MW. Agricultural-land mitigation includes agreements with the Silicon Valley Land Trust to conserve nearby farmland in perpetuity equal to the project-site acreage.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The city fact sheet identifies expected public benefits as redevelopment of a vacant industrially zoned site, employment/business-growth opportunities, and increased property tax, but no quantified jobs or tax revenue figures were located.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Resident opposition after approval, objections to administrative approval without a public vote or city-council hearing, CEQA significant-impact findings requiring mitigation and a Statement of Overriding Considerations, agricultural-land conversion, water-use concerns, fire-safety and battery-risk concerns, and lack of publicly located interconnection/service agreement details. No cancellation, suspension, material delay, lawsuit, or active CEQA challenge was located through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Located at southeast end of Arroyo Circle. Environmental review process concluded September 2024, indicating project delays.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW; 98 MW (2x49 MW buildings); 100 MW BESS planned; 1.3M land purchase 2020", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Prime Data Centers Vernon (LAX01-01)", "state": "California", "city": "Vernon", "county": "Los Angeles County", "region": "Southern California", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Prime Data Centers", "operators": "Prime Data Centers", "tenants": "Two AI companies (100% leased)", "totalSquareFeet": 242495.0, "powerCapacityMW": 33.0, "itLoadMW": 33.0, "investmentUSD": 168000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three-story hyperscale facility", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": "2024", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop air and liquid cooling; air cooling up to 40 kW per rack and liquid cooling support up to 120 kW per rack.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Prime states the facility will maintain low PUE and near-zero WUE. Current materials list closed-loop cooling, 100 percent renewable energy commitment, and Water Restoration Certificates covering 120 percent of actual annual water consumption.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Prime's opening announcement quoted Vernon Mayor Judith Merlo saying the project would provide temporary and permanent jobs and tax revenue, but no quantified jobs or tax revenue figures were identified.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation was identified. Public sources show a schedule shift: secondary reporting said the 2022 plan had contemplated completion as early as Q4 2023, while Prime's December 2022 pre-lease release targeted Q4 2024 delivery and the facility opened in November 2024. Current Prime materials list a 1.95-acre campus, while older secondary reporting described a 4.4-acre 2022 site.", "notes": "100% leased to two AI companies at opening. 33MW of critical IT power at full buildout.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 242,495 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CalEthos Lithium Valley Data Center Campus", "state": "California", "city": "Lithium Valley", "county": "Imperial County", "region": "Southern California", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "CalEthos", "operators": "CalEthos", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 420.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2940000000.0, "sizeNotes": "315-acre site with potential for 3-4 million sq ft over time", "announcedDate": "2024-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by 100% geothermal and solar energy from nearby plants", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study or quantified job/tax projections found; company did not renew the land option in July 2025, and there is no evidence of realized local economic impacts tied to this project.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Required approvals and environmental studies not completed on the company's timeline; unresolved community concerns cited; approvals not secured by mid-2025; company did not renew the 315-acre land purchase option in July 2025 and shifted efforts to other locations.", "notes": "Located in Imperial County's 51,000-acre Lithium Valley development zone. Benefits from 9.3\u00a2 per kwh electricity rates and proximity to geothermal power plants.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Prime Data Centers Sacramento Expansion (Building Two)", "state": "California", "city": "Sacramento", "county": "Sacramento County", "region": "Northern California", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Prime Data Centers", "operators": "Prime Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 110000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 18.0, "itLoadMW": 18.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Two-story data center building, two-story administration building, and one-story generator building", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025-Q2", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop cooling system recirculating chilled water; campus page / tech sheet describes cooling as closed-loop air and liquid.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Prime says it procures Water Restoration Certificates equal to 120 percent of annual operating water consumption across its portfolio. No project-specific operating water-use quantity for SMF02 was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Prime's groundbreaking release says construction will support about 250 on-site workers at peak. No permanent job count, tax revenue projection, or negotiated public-benefits package was disclosed in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public reporting in November 2021 said Prime anticipated starting construction in Q2 2022, but the public record shows a December 2024 entitlement filing, February 2026 approval, and May 2026 groundbreaking, with no public explanation for the gap. County entitlement square footage differs from Prime's 150,000-square-foot facility figure. No named SMF02 tenant, expected completion date, project-specific utility agreement, quantified direct incentive package, or project-specific operating water-use quantity was identified.", "notes": "Prime broke ground on SMF02 in May 2026; the 150,000 square foot second Sacramento campus building will offer 18 MW of critical IT load, with Clune Construction as general contractor. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/prime-breaks-ground-on-latest-data-center-in-sacramento-california/; Date: 2026-05-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "STACK Infrastructure Hayward (SVY03A)", "state": "California", "city": "Hayward", "county": "Alameda County", "region": "Bay Area", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "STACK Infrastructure", "operators": "STACK Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 311700.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Three-story and one-story data center buildings", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2026-03", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.15, "waterCooling": "Direct evaporative cooling for IT spaces with free-air economization expected to use no water for about 99 percent of typical meteorological-year hours and evaporative water cooling during roughly 1 percent of hours.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Building A peak PUE projected at 1.28 and annualized PUE at 1.15. Campus may include water storage tanks to smooth peak cooling-water demand and will install recycled-water-compatible irrigation infrastructure for possible future connection.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public records reviewed did not disclose permanent or construction job counts. Nearby restaurants raised concerns about the small number of future employees, and a business owner in Eden Landing Business Park would be displaced.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Address discrepancy between 26203 Production Avenue and 26062 Eden Landing Road; unreconciled 67.2 MW approved SPPE/NOD backup-generation figure versus older 76.6 MW CEC project-page figure; environmental and community comments requesting greater review or benefits; displaced Eden Landing Business Park tenant; need to identify unnamed tenant and final utility/interconnection terms.", "notes": "Located at 26203 Production Avenue, Hayward. Backup generators total 76.6MW capacity.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained the reported 76.6 MW only as backup-generator capacity in the notes and cleared modeled facility power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "STACK Infrastructure San Jose Expansion", "state": "California", "city": "San Jose", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "STACK Infrastructure", "operators": "STACK Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 658767.0, "powerCapacityMW": 60.0, "itLoadMW": 60.0, "investmentUSD": 420000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Expansion at 100MW campus", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024-03-26", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "A variety of cooling solutions; no specific cooling-water volume or approach disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "CEC granted the Small Power Plant Exemption and certified the Final EIR, finding construction and operation would not create substantial adverse impacts on the environment or energy resources with mitigation. No project-specific recycled-water agreement, operational water-use commitment, or renewable-energy arrangement was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "CEQAnet lists 339 jobs in the environmental posting. San Jose Spotlight reported about 700 union construction jobs and nearly 200 permanent employees across the data centers and manufacturing facility. STACK said the expansion would create hundreds of construction jobs and support long-term mixed-use jobs, but no binding job-creation agreement or fiscal-impact study was located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No formal delay was identified, but the CEC docket's January 2023 schedule anticipated Phase I beginning in Q2 2023 while STACK's public groundbreaking announcement came on March 26, 2024. Research gaps include final building permits, certificates of occupancy, operational acceptance, water agreements, tenant identity, and PG&E interconnection or rate terms.", "notes": "60MW expansion at existing San Jose campus (SVY01). Campus located at 2001 Fortune Dr.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage Data Centers Santa Clara III (CA3)", "state": "California", "city": "Santa Clara", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 486000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 64.0, "itLoadMW": 64.0, "investmentUSD": 448000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Nearly eight acres with one four-story facility", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-Q4", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-10", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop chilled-water system generated through air-cooled chillers, with integrated economizer capability and air-side economizers.", "certifications": "LEED Platinum (target)", "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by Silicon Valley Power using 100% renewable energy", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public project-specific capital investment, permanent-job count, construction-job count, or tax revenue estimate was located in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public-record gaps include final City architectural-review approval, building permits, certificate-of-occupancy records, final conditions of approval, final commissioned IT load confirmation, any applicable fiscal benefit, final SVP service agreement, and any disclosed customer leases or anchor tenants.", "notes": "Located at 2590 Walsh Ave. Opening late 2025. Combined with CA1 and CA2, Vantage will have 216MW IT capacity in Santa Clara.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "EdgeCore Silicon Valley Campus", "state": "California", "city": "Santa Clara", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure; Partners Group", "operators": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 540000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 72.0, "itLoadMW": 72.0, "investmentUSD": 440000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two purpose-built data centers on 12 acres", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2023-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-09", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.3, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "LEED (target)", "sustainabilityNotes": "WUE <0.01, PUE <1.3", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Santa Clara project-specific investment, permanent job count, construction job count, or tax revenue projection was identified. Partners Group committed up to 1200000000 for EdgeCore acquisition and buildout of existing and future sites, and EdgeCore later reported company-wide capital and planned investment figures, but these were not project-specific.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, major delay, active litigation, or post-approval opposition campaign was identified. Open documentation gaps include City of Santa Clara land-use permit file PLN2019-13742, full CEC docket exhibits and final decision files, BAAQMD generator permit records, Silicon Valley Power service or interconnection agreements, water and sewer records, and any non-public project-specific tax, fee, or community-benefit agreement.", "notes": "Located at 2201 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara. $440 million financing secured in 2024 to accelerate development.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix SV12x (xScale)", "state": "California", "city": "San Jose", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix; PGIM Real Estate", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 113000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 20.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "First xScale facility in the U.S.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-06", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-Q2", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Indirect evaporative cooling for data halls; variable refrigerant flow cooling for office/support areas.", "certifications": "LEED Silver required or targeted; final certification level not confirmed.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Equinix lists high-efficiency UPS, decoupled dehumidification, hot/cold aisle containment, native plants, and green spaces. San Jose Clean Energy clean-energy options are available to San Jose data centers, but no SV12x-specific election or renewable procurement was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 2500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said the data center would generate about $2.5 million per year in net general-fund revenue.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The April 2024 announcement targeted Q2 2024 for Phase 1 completion, while public energization and launch reporting occurred in January 2026. No cancellation or suspension was located.", "notes": "Located at Equinix's Great Oaks campus in San Jose. $600M joint venture. 28MW at full buildout.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix SV10", "state": "California", "city": "San Jose", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 107920.0, "powerCapacityMW": 14.4, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 122000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Eighth Silicon Valley data center, ~800 IT cabinets in first phase", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2016", "expectedCompletionDate": "2017", "actualCompletionDate": "2024", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "High-efficiency indirect evaporative cooling (IDEC) units with indirect airside economizers and N+1 cooling redundancy.", "certifications": "LEED Silver; ISO 50001", "sustainabilityNotes": "SV10 was described as meeting strict water-reduction standards and using IDEC technology that dramatically reduces water use. Current technical specifications list HCAC, FCS, high-efficiency UPS, LED lighting, and decoupled dehumidification.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Equinix described SV10 as a $122 million facility and said SV10 brought Great Oaks campus investment to nearly $400 million; no project-specific job or tax-revenue figures were identified.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, material delay, active litigation, changed status, or SV10-specific community opposition was found through June 15, 2026. Evidence gaps remain for City of San Jose permit records, BAAQMD generator/fuel-cell air permits, SV10-specific total utility capacity and IT load, PG&E arrangements, and installed rooftop-solar/fuel-cell capacity.", "notes": "Located at Great Oaks Boulevard campus in San Jose. First phase completed 2024.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CoreSite SV9", "state": "California", "city": "San Jose", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CoreSite", "operators": "CoreSite", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 228000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 34.0, "itLoadMW": 34.0, "investmentUSD": 70000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2022-03-01", "constructionStartDate": "2022-03-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2023", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-Q2", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.35, "waterCooling": "Adiabatic fluid coolers with modular chiller plants; potable make-up water with on-site storage.", "certifications": "NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program", "sustainabilityNotes": "Project targeted PUE of 1.35; estimated cooling make-up water use was 18 acre-feet per year, less than prior site demand, with net reduction in water use compared with existing conditions.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources vary on final address, gross square footage, and load figures; early materials anticipated 2023 completion, while actual completion was announced 2025-07-30. No cancellation or project-specific litigation was located.", "notes": "Certified as part of NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program. Scheduled to open end of Q2 2024.; CoreSite Silicon Valley facility SV9; conservative estimate for colo facility", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CoreSite LA3", "state": "California", "city": "Los Angeles", "county": "Los Angeles County", "region": "Southern California", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CoreSite", "operators": "CoreSite", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 51000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 18.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "First purpose-built data center in Downtown Los Angeles", "announcedDate": "2020-12-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2020-12", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Sustainable cooling system with economization for more than 60% of the year; no public source reviewed disclosed annual water consumption, cooling-water source, closed-loop status, or wastewater discharge volumes specific to LA3.", "certifications": "Compliant with LEED and ENERGY STAR design standards; NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program", "sustainabilityNotes": "Planning mitigation measures included construction dust controls, energy-efficiency features, stormwater / SWPPP obligations, contaminated-groundwater handling if encountered, and water-conservation measures for landscaping and fixtures, including investigation of reclaimed water for irrigation where possible.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No LA3-specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, annual tax revenue, or total tax revenue projections were found. Los Angeles planning findings described the project as telecommunications infrastructure that would improve connectivity, reduce latency, support area businesses and public agencies, and generate much less parking demand than ordinary office uses.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key issues included a parking-plan revision after LADWP tentatively required an on-site electrical substation where the approved parking structure had been planned. No cancellation, decommissioning, 2025-2026 delay notice, organized community opposition, or project-specific litigation was found.", "notes": "Located at 260 Bauchet St. Certified as NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center. Phase 1 opened December 2020.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "T5 Silicon Valley (Newark)", "state": "California", "city": "Newark", "county": "Alameda County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": "Apple (third-party directory claim only); unnamed hyperscale cloud customers", "totalSquareFeet": 308000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 49.1, "itLoadMW": 10.457, "investmentUSD": 343700000.0, "sizeNotes": "Existing 128,000 SF building with 17MW, planned 180,000 SF addition with 32.1MW", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "High-efficiency N+1 mechanical cooling intended to minimize water and energy consumption; current T5 page lists air and liquid cooling systems.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "T5 advertises densities up to 50 kW per rack, configurable N+1 or 2N redundancy, and air/liquid cooling. No site-specific water-use volume, recycled-water arrangement, or PUE target was disclosed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 2143816.22, "economicImpact_notes": "Alameda County's 2025-2026 secured-taxpayer file lists T5 Silicon Valley LP with assessed value of 181740323 and tax due of 2143816.22. No permanent or construction job counts were disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "T5 announced a 32.1 MW / 180,000-square-foot expansion in 2020 that would bring the campus to 49.1 MW, but T5's current public location page still markets only 17 MW / 100,000 square feet. Without a public completion record, the expansion should not be counted as operational capacity.", "notes": "Located at 39800 Eureka Drive. Acquired from Apple in 2020. Planned expansion to 49.1MW total.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "T5 Los Angeles (El Segundo)", "state": "California", "city": "El Segundo", "county": "Los Angeles County", "region": "Southern California", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": "Unnamed Los Angeles-based critical infrastructure agency; Los Angeles County ISD; hyperscale tenants; transportation tenants; healthcare tenants; government tenants", "totalSquareFeet": 204117.0, "powerCapacityMW": 17.3, "itLoadMW": 17.3, "investmentUSD": 71000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2012-11-28", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2012-08", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.3, "waterCooling": "T5-era indirect evaporative cooling; current Serverfarm high-efficiency N+1 hybrid air handlers", "certifications": "LEED Silver", "sustainabilityNotes": "T5 cited sustainable materials, energy-saving heating, cooling, and lighting systems, and approximately 40% greater energy efficiency than competing regional data centers. Serverfarm described the 2021 acquisition as part of a sustainability mission and modernization effort.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs or tax revenue estimates were identified. Los Angeles County was identified as a tenant/customer rather than an incentive provider.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Ownership and branding changed after T5 sold the facility in 2021 and Serverfarm rebranded it as LAX1. Public records also show an unresolved documentation gap around final EA-971 Revision A action, generator permits, utility arrangements, and water-use details.", "notes": "Located at 444 North Nash St. Tier III infrastructure.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne Naval Air Station Lemoore", "state": "California", "city": "Lemoore", "county": "Kings County", "region": "Central Valley", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "CyrusOne; Ameresco; US Navy", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": "Federal customers", "totalSquareFeet": 600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; government", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "FedRAMP, FISMA High, DoD Impact Level 5 and 6 requirements referenced for secure environments", "sustainabilityNotes": "Colocated with dedicated on-site energy generation facility forming a microgrid system", "economicImpact_jobs": 20.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No binding job commitment or incentive-agreement job requirement was located. The 20 operating jobs figure was reported as possible.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Final development agreements, power-purchase or other agreements, partner decisions, labor and equipment availability, water-use questions, cooling disclosures, and possible revisions to the earlier 425 MW solar and battery-storage scope remain open issues.", "notes": "100MW AI-optimized data center. Engineered for federal security standards including FedRAMP, FISMA High, and DoD Impact Levels 5 and 6. First segment expected online 2027.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW; 100 MW; Navy partnership with Ameresco; off-grid microgrid + solar; expected 2027", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne Santa Clara (SCV1)", "state": "California", "city": "Santa Clara", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 703450.0, "powerCapacityMW": 96.5, "itLoadMW": 67.5, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "375,800 sq ft of total data hall area", "announcedDate": "2019-02-22", "constructionStartDate": "2019-02", "expectedCompletionDate": "2020", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Water-free cooling system that doesn't use water, insulating from regional water stress", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public source located in the review provides total announced construction investment or permanent-job estimates. Data Center Frontier reported a $53.1 million land acquisition for the first 15-acre property, but that is not total project capex.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Publicly visible delay evidence is limited to the gap between the 2019 expected 2020 online target and the actual 2021 approval sequence. The CEC proceeding also involved intervention, comments, air-quality disputes, remand/reconsideration activity, and final exemption approval.", "notes": "Purpose-built with industry-leading efficiencies, latest cooling technology, and uniquely low PUEs.; 96.5 MW peak facility load; 67.5 MW ultimate critical IT load; 703,450 sq ft; up to 27 MW on-site generation; QA 2026-07-18: Corrected capacity semantics from city and CEC records and cleared unsupported total project investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty SC1 Santa Clara", "state": "California", "city": "Santa Clara", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 360000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 36.4, "itLoadMW": 52.6, "investmentUSD": 420000000.0, "sizeNotes": "20 data halls, 12 offices, multiple staging rooms. 207 watts per square foot density", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2016-03-17", "expectedCompletionDate": "2017-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy; site-specific water-use or cooling-water contract not disclosed.", "certifications": "LEED Gold; Energy Star", "sustainabilityNotes": "N+1 redundancy across UPS and generator systems", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, shutdown, major delay, active litigation, CEQA challenge, post-approval court dispute, project-specific incentive agreement, site-specific water-use figure, or SC1-specific tenant disclosure was located in the sources reviewed.", "notes": "Located at 2220 De La Cruz Boulevard. Flagship Silicon Valley facility with premium interconnection.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage Data Centers Santa Clara I (CA1)", "state": "California", "city": "Santa Clara", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 335000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 77.0, "itLoadMW": 77.0, "investmentUSD": 539000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Six facilities: CA11, CA12, CA13, CA14, CA15, CA16", "announcedDate": "2010-06-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2018-09-06", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Outside air plus a chilled-water loop, recycled water, modular chiller and dry-cooler technology, non-potable grey water, and an innovative water plant using reclaimed water.", "certifications": "LEED Platinum", "sustainabilityNotes": "Largest LEED Platinum certified data center campus in North America", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs or tax-revenue projection was located. ENR described the early Santa Clara campus as a $300 million campus in March 2011, but no current total CA1 capital expenditure after later expansions was located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include final BAAQMD synthetic minor operating permit terms, City of Santa Clara permit records for each CA1 building, tenant disclosure, public utility-service or large-load arrangements, and total project capex after the 2016-2018 V5/V6 expansion. No public cancellation, suspension, material delay, or organized CA1-specific opposition was located.", "notes": "Located at 2820 Northwestern Parkway. Flagship campus with six buildings totaling 77MW.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage Data Centers Santa Clara II (CA2)", "state": "California", "city": "Santa Clara", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": "Silicon Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": "Microsoft; Nvidia; unnamed current customer", "totalSquareFeet": 541000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 75.0, "itLoadMW": 75.0, "investmentUSD": 525000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three four-story data centers on nine acres", "announcedDate": "2018-06-07", "constructionStartDate": "2018-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2019", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop chilled-water loop system with water-side economizers, recycled water, modular chiller / dry-cooler technology, and minimal water use for cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Current CA2 sustainability materials describe an innovative water plant using reclaimed water. Vantage's 2018 announcement said the cooling system would use only two percent of the water needed by traditional systems. Vantage's 2023 ESG report states CA1 and CA2 are the only Vantage campuses within 100-year flood zones.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No fiscal impact to the City was identified for the 2023 use permit other than staff time and expense covered by applicant processing fees. No project-specific permanent or construction job counts were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, suspension, or material-delay notice was located through June 15, 2026. Open gaps include final CA23 operational date, SVP service/interconnection and cost-allocation agreements, water-supply documents, and complete litigation audit.", "notes": "Located on Mathew Street, less than two miles from CA1 flagship campus.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS Sacramento (SAC1)", "state": "California", "city": "Sacramento", "county": "Sacramento County", "region": "Northern California", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers", "operators": "QTS Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 46000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 63000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2013-01-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "water-side economizers for free cooling; legacy six 500-ton water-cooled chiller units providing 3,000 tons of cooling capacity", "certifications": "Energy Star; LEED; HIPAA; HITRUST CSF; ISO 27001; PCI DSS; SOC 1; SOC 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "Water-side economizers, well water conservation, EV charging", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "QTS's 2014 Form 10-K reported that the Sacramento acquisition contributed approximately $11.7 million of combined rental and cloud / managed-services revenue in 2013.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Capacity figures vary by source: QTS currently lists 4 MW+ critical power, while acquisition-era and third-party sources report 9.0 MW total power capacity. No cancellation, material delay, or active expansion entitlement was found.", "notes": "Located at 1100 North Market Blvd. Zone 4 seismically-neutral location, 90 miles from San Francisco.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "NTT Global Data Centers Sacramento Campus", "state": "California", "city": "Sacramento", "county": "Sacramento County", "region": "Northern California", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "NTT Global Data Centers", "operators": "NTT Global Data Centers", "tenants": "Flextronics; Gracenote; Groupon; Twitter; StumbleUpon; Windstream; approximately 50 tenants including international and domestic carriers, cable providers, and enterprise-scale businesses", "totalSquareFeet": 216660.0, "powerCapacityMW": 52.7, "itLoadMW": 52.7, "investmentUSD": 368900000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three data centers: CA1 (12.6MW), CA2 (26.1MW), CA3 (14MW)", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2014-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2014-11", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Chilled water with air conditioning using indirect air-side economization; CA3 includes external cooling towers and internal chillers.", "certifications": "LEED Gold; EPA ENERGY STAR", "sustainabilityNotes": "100% green energy for CA1 and CA3", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs or tax-revenue figures were reported in the supplied research. Windstream reported approximately 50 tenants across the three Sacramento data centers.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, mothballing, material delay, organized opposition, or project-specific litigation was located through June 15, 2026. The main documented gaps are missing public project-wide CEQA, building-permit, water-use, SMUD contract, and incentive records.", "notes": "Combined campus with 52.7MW capacity. Seismically stable location, lowest cost power for wholesale data centers in California.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Los Angeles Region", "state": "California", "city": "Los Angeles", "county": "Los Angeles County", "region": "Southern California", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google Cloud", "tenants": "Public Google Cloud customers; Sony Pictures Imageworks; Zoic Studios; Framestore; City of Los Angeles Information Technology Agency; Neudesic; Taos; SADA Systems", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2018-07-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2018-07", "actualCompletionDate": "2018", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google Cloud's regional carbon page lists us-west2 Los Angeles at 63% carbon-free energy and 169 gCO2e/kWh. Facility-specific water, cooling, utility, and data-center campus sustainability details were not publicly disclosed in the reviewed sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific capital investment, jobs, tax revenue, or subsidy package was disclosed in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Exact underlying facility addresses and providers for the three Los Angeles zones remain undisclosed. Capital investment, power capacity, IT load, square footage, water use, cooling type, facility-specific utility arrangements, incentives, permitting, community opposition, and litigation records were not found in the reviewed public sources.", "notes": "Three data centers hosting us-west2 availability region. Marketed primarily to media and entertainment industry.; Google Cloud us-west2 region; no physical data disclosed; conservative estimate for cloud region presence", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Azure Fresno", "state": "California", "city": "Fresno", "county": "Fresno County", "region": "Central Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Microsoft Corporation", "operators": "Microsoft Azure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2012", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "HIPAA; ISO 22301; ISO 27001; ISO 9001; PCI DSS; SOC 1; SOC 2; SOC 3", "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft corporate materials include California clean-energy procurement and a January 2026 Community-First AI Infrastructure Initiative pledging water minimization and that new datacenters should pay their way; no Fresno-specific water budget, cooling design, tariff, or renewable allocation was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Fresno-specific jobs, tax revenue, investment amount, or economic-development agreement was found in the public sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public primary sources confirm Microsoft Azure West US in California, while the Fresno attribution appears only in third-party data-center directories. No public street address, parcel, MW, square footage, project cost, construction dates, permit history, incentives, utility agreements, water/cooling design, litigation, or community opposition were found.", "notes": "Azure West US region located in Fresno area.; Azure West US 1 region; power and investment estimated conservatively for cloud region facility", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS Aurora-Denver Data Center", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Aurora", "county": "Arapahoe County", "region": "Denver Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "QTS Realty Trust", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 177.0, "itLoadMW": 160.0, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Planned capacity could escalate up to 252 MW according to regulatory filings. 65 acres of land enables growth capacity.", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2024-03", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Will be Xcel Energy's largest customer, eclipsing steel plants and mines", "economicImpact_jobs": 70.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public reporting (GovTech citing Xcel/PUC statements) reported >$1 billion total project cost; 400\u2013600 construction jobs; 70\u201385 permanent workers. No public economic impact study or verified tax revenue outcomes located in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary city/county incentive agreements and local vote records were not located in the accessible public portals; public reporting and regulators raise concerns about potential cost shifts to other utility customers from discounted EDR terms.", "notes": "The complex will employ 400-600 people during construction and 70-85 permanent workers. Location at 1160 N Gun Club Rd, Aurora, CO 80018. Development has sparked debate over energy consumption and tax incentives.; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized the county name; retained distinct 177 MW facility demand and 160 MW critical IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "CoreSite DE3 Denver Data Center", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Denver", "county": "Denver County", "region": "Denver Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CoreSite (American Tower)", "operators": "CoreSite", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 170000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 18.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Part of larger 600,000 sq ft, 60 MW campus development (3 buildings total)", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Built to support high-density, high-performance compute environments for AI workloads", "economicImpact_jobs": 75.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 200000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "CoreSite says it hired about 175 construction workers over a 24-month period, with as many as 250 at peak. A 2024 incentive proposal described up to 75 new trades and technology-oriented jobs. City economic-development materials estimated over $200 million in incremental local tax revenue over 20 years from the project and its customers.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Denver's 2026 data-center moratorium does not stop already permitted or under-construction DE3, but later campus buildings may be subject to future rules because public reporting said they had not yet been permitted as of spring 2026. Other open issues include uncertainty over actual June 2026 versus end-2026 opening, water-source details, utility arrangements, and the absence of a final public Good Neighbor Agreement.", "notes": "Located at 4900 Race Street in Denver. First purpose-built colocation data center constructed in Denver in the last two decades. Will be linked with high-count dark fiber to existing DE1 and DE2 data centers. Recent topping off ceremony celebrated construction milestone. CoreSite pledged $25,000 to local community organizations.; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized county, updated area from the operator page, retained 18 MW as critical IT load, and cleared duplicate power plus modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "T5@Colorado Springs Data Center Campus", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Colorado Springs", "county": "El Paso", "region": "Front Range", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": "SAP America", "totalSquareFeet": 800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Campus planned for 5-10 corporate data centers on 64 acres", "announcedDate": "2013", "constructionStartDate": "2013", "expectedCompletionDate": "2014-Q1", "actualCompletionDate": "2018", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "enterprise; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "Tier III-design", "sustainabilityNotes": "Uses cooler, drier external air to reduce air conditioning and operating costs. Takes advantage of high plains climate.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "T5 projected 400\u2013600 new high-paying jobs (range). CSURA staff notes report the SAP project generated $88 million in construction revenue and that the project area had a zero tax base prior to redevelopment.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Pilot; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": 54220000.0, "challenges": "CSURA staff notes indicate existing environmental issues on the site made redevelopment difficult and expensive.", "notes": "Located at 3233 Janitell Rd, Colorado Springs. SAP America paid $3 million for 9 acres of the campus (announced 2016). Expected to create 400-600 jobs. The $800 million price tag proved challenging, resulting in third-party development with T5 managing and operating the site.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Flexential Parker Data Center", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Parker", "county": "Douglas County", "region": "Denver Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 249000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 22.5, "investmentUSD": 192000000.0, "sizeNotes": "17 acres. Will be largest data center Flexential operates in Denver area", "announcedDate": "2024-05-14", "constructionStartDate": "2024-10-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.3, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Liquid cooling-ready for high-density AI-driven workloads", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Town FAQ says the project is expected to generate $500,000 to $700,000 per year in new town revenue. Rocky Mountain PBS reported a higher project-representative estimate of $1.5 million to $1.7 million in annual net revenue over the next decade from the town's 7% electric-bill fee, and roughly 30 to 50 employees with salaries around $70,000.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public investment and completion-date figures differ by source; resident concerns emerged in 2026 around late awareness, water, electricity, noise, odor, proximity to homes and schools, and notice. No lawsuit, administrative appeal, cancellation, moratorium action, or formal delay was located through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Located at Compark Business Campus in Parker. Groundbreaking ceremony held October 1, 2024. Pre-leasing began in second half of 2024. Power provided by CORE Electric Cooperative. Will bring Flexential's total Denver footprint to 759,000 sq ft and 49.4 MW.. Rocky Mountain PBS reported on June 15, 2026 that construction was underway at Compark Boulevard and South Chambers Road for a 249,000-square-foot, 17-acre, $192 million, 22.5 MW facility, with completion expected in January 2027, and described growing local concern over notice, scale, and impacts as the project nears completion. [Source: https://www.rmpbs.org/news/business-economy/parker-colorado-data-center; Date: 2026-06-15]; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Douglas County and retained 22.5 MW only as operator-labeled critical IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "NOVVA Colorado Springs Data Center Campus", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Colorado Springs", "county": "El Paso", "region": "Front Range", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "NOVVA Data Centers", "operators": "NOVVA Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 440000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "37-acre campus (expandable to 68 acres). Existing 190,000 sq ft with 6 MW, expanding by 250,000 sq ft to 30 MW total", "announcedDate": "2021-08", "constructionStartDate": "2021", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Ambient-air cooling and waterless cooling; Siemens case study describes chillers and chiller plants with controllers across chillers, cooling towers, pumps, and fans.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Colorado Springs is shifting from coal to solar energy. Utility rates less than $0.05 per kWh", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "NOVVA stated \u201cover $200 million\u201d investment and expansion to 30 MW adding 250,000 additional square feet, but did not provide job counts or tax-revenue projections.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No community opposition/support statements or public hearing outcomes were identified in the sources reviewed.", "notes": "Campus includes Tier 3+ data center and industrial building. Secured anchor tenant at acquisition. Located near Denver with reliable and inexpensive power. Part of NOVVA's expansion into Colorado market serving Western US.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Iron Mountain Denver Data Center (DEN-1)", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Denver", "county": "Denver County", "region": "Denver Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Iron Mountain", "operators": "Iron Mountain", "tenants": "240+ enterprise-customer ecosystem; network service providers; cloud on-ramp services", "totalSquareFeet": 180000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 14.4, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "6-acre campus, 10 minutes east of downtown Denver", "announcedDate": "2017-07-28", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise; government", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.2, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "ISO 14001; ISO 22301; ISO 27001; ISO 50001; ISO 9001; FedRAMP; FISMA; HIPAA; NIST 800-53; PCI DSS; SOC 2 Type 2; SOC 3", "sustainabilityNotes": "Facilities matched by 100% renewable energy. Design PUE as low as 1.2", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Iron Mountain disclosed about $128 million of acquisition consideration for the FORTRUST / MAG DATACENTERS business and projected a stabilized return in the mid-teens following build-out and lease-up of expansion capacity; no separate local subsidy or public-cost figure was disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, project-specific lawsuit, or active DEN-1 construction-phase challenge was found. Denver's 2026 citywide data-center moratorium is relevant to new primary-use data center permitting but does not change DEN-1's status as an existing operating facility.", "notes": "Located at 4300 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216. Former FORTRUST data center. More than 15 consecutive years of 100% uptime. Uptime Tier III-certified construction and Tier III Gold Operations. Denver is one of lowest risk U.S. metros for natural disasters.; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Denver County and cleared unsupported IT-load and investment values.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "H5 Data Centers Denver", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Greenwood Village", "county": "Arapahoe", "region": "Denver Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "H5 Data Centers", "operators": "H5 Data Centers", "tenants": "Handy Networks; Fortune 500 customer; Sharktech; Cogent; IX-Denver; Amazon Web Services; Microsoft Azure; Megaport", "totalSquareFeet": 300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 17.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 30000000.0, "sizeNotes": "12-acre campus. 65,000 sq ft raised floor space for colocation", "announcedDate": "2015-04-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2015", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 chillers, N+1 cooling towers, water-side free cooling via flat-plate heat exchanger, cooling-tower water treatment, and variable-speed CRAH fans.", "certifications": "ISO 27001; PCI DSS; SOC 1; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2; SSAE 18", "sustainabilityNotes": "On-site solar power producing up to 460 kW of clean power", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs or tax-revenue estimates were found in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation or delay news was found. Regional 2026 Denver data-center moratorium activity was treated as context only because H5 Denver is located in Greenwood Village and was already operational.", "notes": "Located at 5350 South Valentia Way, Greenwood Village, CO, in Denver Tech Center. Comprises two independent Tier III, concurrently maintainable data centers. Originally constructed by United Airlines, most recently owned by Galileo (Travelport division). 100% uptime for nearly 15 years. Staffed 24x7 for engineering, security and remote hands.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "RadiusDC 1500 Champa", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Denver", "county": "Denver County", "region": "Denver Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Infrastructure and Power Innovations (IPI); RadiusDC", "operators": "RadiusDC", "tenants": "DataBank; Flexential", "totalSquareFeet": 138000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 12.0, "itLoadMW": 3.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Three-story 138,000-square-foot building with 12 MW current utility power expandable to 16.5 MW and 3 MW of critical IT load", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2022", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-05", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "edge; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "CRAC units and ACCUs with refrigerant piping using R-410a; DataBank lists N+1 cooling and liquid cabinet density inside the building", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Facade enhancement announced February 2025 as part of downtown Denver revitalization", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts or tax revenue projections were disclosed in the reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources show changing or additional delivery markers rather than a confirmed delay: Q4 2022/end-2022 initial construction completion, Q1 2023 for 1.5 MW, and Phase 3 & 4 renovation work from August 2024 to May 2025. No cancellation, mothballing, or shutdown news was found.", "notes": "Located at 1500 Champa Street in heart of Denver's interconnection alley. N+1 redundancy in power and cooling systems. Ability to interconnect to 20+ networks and long-haul fiber providers. RadiusDC launched in 2022 as new North America Metro Edge data center platform.; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized Denver County and corrected facility power to 12 MW while retaining 3 MW as critical IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Millstone Nuclear Data Center Campus", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Waterford", "county": "New London County", "region": "Southeastern Connecticut", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "NE Edge; Dominion Energy", "operators": "NE Edge", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two data center buildings totaling 1.14 million sq ft and 428,000 sq ft respectively. Occupies less than 5% of Millstone's 526-acre site.", "announcedDate": "2023-02", "constructionStartDate": "2024-mid", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-mid", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered directly by Millstone Nuclear Power Station, described as 'non-carbon solution' for cloud infrastructure. Direct connection to nuclear plant via electric switchyard.", "economicImpact_jobs": 120.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 231000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Host Municipality Fee Agreement (HMFA) provides a 30-year payment stream totaling about 231037500 USD to Waterford; staff report anticipates ~120 employees over three shifts (about 40 cars per shift).", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Connecticut Siting Council declined the declaratory ruling (without prejudice) on 2024-01-04 due to insufficient information; no local site plan/zoning applications filed as of the Council record; boundary revision/regulatory path unresolved.", "notes": "A 2026 Governing/Middletown Press report states that the 1.5-million-square-foot hyperscale proposal connected to Millstone was scrubbed, and quotes Governor Lamont saying Connecticut had extended the Millstone nuclear agreement and slowed new data centers unless they add generation. Status updated from planned to canceled/scrubbed. Investment and capacity retained from existing canonical estimate. [Source: https://www.governing.com/finance/connecticuts-data-center-tax-break-bet-isnt-paying-off; Date: 2026-04-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Atlas Capital Group Bloomfield Data Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Bloomfield", "county": "Hartford County", "region": "Greater Hartford", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Atlas Capital Group; River Bend Development CT", "operators": "Atlas Capital Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 700000000.0, "sizeNotes": "900,000 sq ft of data center space plus 127,000 sq ft substation on 44-acre parcel", "announcedDate": "2025-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled roof-mounted HVAC chillers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Plans feature rooftop chillers and generator yards for emergency backup", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The town alert and TPZ minutes state the proposed facility was expected to have around 40 employees. Commissioners asked how the project would be taxed, but no public answer or negotiated municipal fee agreement was identified.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The project remained conceptual/pre-application with no public evidence of formal application, approval, construction, operation, cancellation, or formal delay through June 15, 2026. A September 2, 2025 Bloomfield governance/planning update listed the informal TPZ presentation with 'No further activity.' Key unresolved issues include zoning text amendments, utility arrangements, noise, generator impacts, environmental review, tax treatment, land ownership, and end-user identity.", "notes": "Proposed at 132 Griffin Road North on vacant former tobacco farmland. Atlas made conceptual presentation to Bloomfield's Planning and Zoning Commission in June 2025. Expected to create 40 jobs. Atlas has not yet confirmed whether it will operate the facility or partner with another entity. Still in early conceptual stages according to Bloomfield's director of land use.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 1M sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne NYM5 Norwalk Data Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Norwalk", "county": "Fairfield County", "region": "Southwestern Connecticut", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cervalis; Fortis Property Group", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 168000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 16.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "75,000 sq ft raised floor data center space, 30,000 sq ft disaster recovery seating, 3,500 tons of cooling capacity", "announcedDate": "2012", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2013-12", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled chillers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Dual-powered service by two independent electrical companies: Connecticut Light and Power and Norwalk Third Taxing District Electrical Department. Above 500-year flood zone.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No original public construction budget or project-specific jobs impact was found. Public transaction values include CyrusOne's approximately $400 million acquisition of Cervalis, the 2017 sale of the Norwalk real estate for about $58 million to $60 million, and Mapletree Industrial Trust's 2021 $1.32 billion acquisition of a 29-property data-center portfolio.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Research gaps remain for original Norwalk land-use and building records, certificate of occupancy, generator permits, assessor parcel reconciliation, exact electric utilities, utility agreements, water and sewer arrangements, and current lease or tenant details. Public sources also contain a 2013-versus-2014 opening/date-built discrepancy.", "notes": "Connecticut's largest data center. Originally developed by Cervalis as build-to-suit project at 10 Norden Place (later 6 Norden Place). Largest lease transaction and build-to-suit in Fairfield County in 12 years at time of signing. CyrusOne acquired Cervalis in July 2015. Strategically positioned for companies along east coast for production, disaster recovery, and business continuity.; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared duplicate IT load and unsupported investment while retaining documented area and listed facility power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Aphorio Carter Trumbull Data Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Trumbull", "county": "Fairfield County", "region": "Southwestern Connecticut", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Aphorio Carter Critical Infrastructure Fund", "operators": "Aphorio Carter", "tenants": "Leading global financial services group (anchor tenant)", "totalSquareFeet": 227552.0, "powerCapacityMW": 15.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "8.26 acres, 2N UPS redundancy, access to four fiber networks", "announcedDate": "2024-12-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "365/Aphorio Carter national pipeline designed for high-density liquid-to-chip infrastructure, but no Trumbull-specific cooling details were identified.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Town officials framed the investment as positive for the grand list because it should increase property value; AC Trumbull would still pay real property taxes. No quantified job or tax-revenue estimate was identified.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "As of May-June 2026, Trumbull was under evaluation / subsequent LOI pursuit in the 365/Aphorio Carter national AI-ready pipeline rather than one of the two initial LOI sites. No cancellation was identified. Research gaps include no final DECD agreement, Trumbull-specific IT-load figure, water-use estimate, utility-service agreement, interconnection filing, final retrofit completion date, or eventual AI tenant/customer.", "notes": "Disaster recovery hub centrally located between New York City and Boston. Originally built in 1960. Multi-tenant facility with five high-profile credit-worthy anchor tenants. Aphorio Carter's seventh critical infrastructure real estate purchase within two years, bringing portfolio to $203 million in critical infrastructure and data center assets under management. Acquisition reflects strategic importance of Connecticut's location between major markets.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Waterbury Data Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Waterbury", "county": "New Haven County", "region": "Central Connecticut", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint", "operators": "TierPoint", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "More than 3,000 square feet, including data-center and business-continuity space", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 HVAC redundancy; historical secondary sources describe Liebert split / DX CRAC units and Trane rooftop package units.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Located outside flood zones, safely away from major population centers", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job, construction-job, tax-revenue, construction-investment, expansion-capex, or acquisition-value estimate specific to the Waterbury facility was found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, delayed expansion, paused construction, mothballing notice, project-specific incentives, public permitting packet, utility-service agreement, environmental permit, facility-level water-use figure, or current TierPoint-disclosed IT-load MW was found. Key gaps include original opening date, current sellable IT load, serving utility confirmation, generator and building permits, historical incentives, and the relationship with other 108 Bank Street data-center listings.", "notes": "Located at 108 Bank Street, Waterbury, 25 miles southwest of Hartford. Features 24x7x365 electronic security, two-factor access authentication with biometric systems, CCTV surveillance with 90+ days video retention. Compliant with SOC 1 & 2 Type II, SOC 2 + HITRUST, GLBA, and HIPAA. Advantageous for companies complying with Connecticut data laws and regulations (insurance, financial services, healthcare).; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected current area and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Cigna Windsor Data Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Windsor", "county": "Hartford County", "region": "Greater Hartford", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Cigna Corporation", "operators": "Cigna Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 153462.0, "powerCapacityMW": 55.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 863000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2021", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": 5.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 21995852.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No independent economic impact studies, job counts, or tax revenue projections were located in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 17095436.0, "challenges": "Limited public documentation located for permitting, environmental review, and utility/grid impacts in the reviewed sources.", "notes": "A 2026 Governing/Middletown Press report says Cigna reported investments of over $863 million between 2023 and 2025 under Connecticut's data center tax incentive program, received $17 million in tax rebates, and created five new jobs. Power capacity remains the canonical estimate because the 2026 source did not publish a MW figure. [Source: https://www.governing.com/finance/connecticuts-data-center-tax-break-bet-isnt-paying-off; Date: 2026-04-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Hartford AI Innovation Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Hartford", "county": "Hartford County", "region": "Greater Hartford", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "City of Hartford; State of Connecticut", "operators": null, "tenants": "Google (potential partner)", "totalSquareFeet": 60000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 90000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Applied AI center focused on AI research and development", "announcedDate": "2025-06", "constructionStartDate": "2026-01", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; research", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Current evidence supports classifying the project as an applied-AI/workforce innovation center rather than a large-load data center; Hartford's mayor stated in June 2026 that it would have no servers and no massive energy use.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts or tax revenue projections were identified in publicly available sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Grant", "incentives_value": 58400000.0, "challenges": "Project has not identified a specific site in the DECD finalist announcement; publicly accessible zoning/permit, environmental review, and utility/interconnection documentation not identified as of Feb 2, 2026.", "notes": "NBC Connecticut reported on June 4, 2026 that Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam denied that the former data-processing site next to Dunkin' Park would become an AI data center, saying the city had never intended to build a data center and instead envisioned an innovation and workforce-development space. This does not cancel the broader AI/workforce-center concept, but it materially changes the tracked data-center interpretation; status is recorded as canceled for the data-center component only. [Source: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/hartford-mayor-disputes-ai-data-center-rumors-as-residents-call-for-transparency/3742178/; Date: 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Wallingford Data Center Development", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Wallingford", "county": "New Haven County", "region": "Central Connecticut", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Charter Development Group LLC", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 250000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Approved zoning regulations required use only of town water system rather than drawing from or discharging into the Muddy River, a comprehensive spill and environmental-hazard response plan, architectural disturbance reduction measures, and acoustic-engineer analysis for low-frequency noise from generators and equipment.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 1000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Wallingford finance and economic development officials reportedly estimated the Charter project could produce up to $1 million in taxable revenue if approved; no permanent or construction job counts were disclosed.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The earlier Gotspace Wallingford proposal stalled or was rejected and was never built after resident and municipal opposition, company-stability concerns, and unmet DECD, WED, and zoning steps. The Charter project remained pre-construction as of June 15, 2026 and still needed project-specific approvals, with unresolved public information on tenant, MW capacity, utility agreement, construction permits, cooling design, and environmental permits.", "notes": "In December 2024, Wallingford's Planning & Zoning Commission voted to allow data centers in the town's Watershed Interchange District along Interstate 91. Zoning change initiated by West Granby-based Charter Development Group LLC. Previous proposals by Gotspace Data LLC (157,000 and 313,672 sq ft facilities) did not come to fruition due to community opposition and internal company issues. Specific project details not yet announced.; Wallingford Connecticut development; planned project estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Fairfield County Quantum Computing Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Stamford", "county": "Fairfield County", "region": "Southwestern Connecticut", "status": "announced", "sponsors": "State of Connecticut; QuantumCT", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 20.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 140000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "research; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific sustainability commitments were disclosed. State and local comments emphasized that any data center should address sustainability, energy consumption, environmental sustainability, power constraints, and water use.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or local economic impact estimates were identified. Connecticut announced a statewide $121 million pledge to QuantumCT and more than $1 billion in coordinated quantum ecosystem commitments, but those were not specific to this Fairfield County data-center concept.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation was found, but no evidence was found that the concept had advanced beyond announced or aspirational status into a site-specific planned or permitted data-center project by June 15, 2026. Key challenges include absence of a disclosed site, developer, tenant, utility agreement, permit, construction schedule, power capacity, and Connecticut's broader electricity cost and generation constraints.", "notes": "Governor Lamont announced plans to 'double down in terms of quantum computing, a major center down here in Fairfield County, an AI center as well in the Stamford area' during Fairfield University's Capital Breakfast in February 2025. QuantumCT nonprofit received $10 million in state funding for statewide quantum computing coordination. Initiative includes UConn and Yale leadership with collaboration from Governor's office and cities including Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, and Waterbury.; Fairfield County Quantum Computing Center; specialized facility estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Washington", "state": "Delaware", "city": "Delaware City", "county": "New Castle County", "region": "Northern Delaware", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Starwood Digital Ventures; Starwood Capital Group; New Castle Campus Development LLC; PBF Energy", "operators": "Starwood Digital Ventures", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 6000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "11 buildings across two phases on approximately 580 acres", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2026-Q3", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Power requirements would equal nearly twice all residential homes in Delaware; concerns raised about energy grid impact", "economicImpact_jobs": 700.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 75000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer claims include nearly $10B in economic output during construction and ~$75M/year in tax revenue; local officials and advocates have questioned the basis for these projections.", "incentives_type": "Expedited Permitting", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Rezoning required for the North Campus; pre-exploratory reviews marked incomplete; multiple environmental approvals/permits listed as not yet available; significant community opposition; PSC large-load tariff process and pause on new large-load connections.", "notes": "Technical.ly reported on June 11, 2026 that Project Washington is currently halted, with projected peak demand of 1,200 MW, after DNREC denied the Coastal Zone permit request. The same article says Delmarva's utility-side list includes an unnamed 1,200 MW New Castle County project that is highly likely to be Project Washington and was under review, but not submitted to PJM's large-load adjustment process because of the PSC moratorium. DNREC's Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board page separately lists a Decision and Final Order dated April 17, 2026 for Starwood Digital Ventures' appeal. Prior reporting: project generated significant community opposition due to energy consumption concerns; plans submitted August 2025; expected to create 500-900 permanent jobs and 3,800 construction jobs. [Source: https://technical.ly/civics/delaware-data-center-foia-reveals-hidden-energy-demands/; Date: 2026-06-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DaSTOR New Castle Data Center", "state": "Delaware", "city": "New Castle", "county": "New Castle County", "region": "Northern Delaware", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DaSTOR LLC", "operators": "DaSTOR LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 30000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 8.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Over 30,000 square feet of raised floor space", "announcedDate": "2024-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2024-04", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy listed; cooling technology and water demand not publicly identified", "certifications": "SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2; SSAE 18", "sustainabilityNotes": "Purpose-built facility with 2N+1 UPS redundancy and N+1 cooling redundancy", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Operator lists 8 MW power while a Datacenters.com listing reports 6.0 MW; no sale price, separate IT-load figure, utility terms, water arrangements, or D\u0101STOR-specific permitting records were identified.", "notes": "Located at 3 Boulden Circle. Acquired by DaSTOR in April 2024. Offers 8MW capacity with high-density solutions for cloud and AI service providers. Strategically positioned along I-95 corridor between Ashburn, VA and NY/NJ markets.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared generic modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "DaSTOR Wilmington CCC Data Center", "state": "Delaware", "city": "Wilmington", "county": "New Castle County", "region": "Northern Delaware", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DaSTOR LLC", "operators": "DaSTOR LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 78000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 11200000.0, "sizeNotes": "23,000 square feet of raised floor space for colocation", "announcedDate": "2021-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2010", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "FISMA; HIPAA; PCI DSS; SOC 1; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2; SOC 2 Type 1; SOC 2 Type 2; SOC 3; SSAE 16 Type 2; SSAE 18", "sustainabilityNotes": "Tier 3 facility with N+1 UPS redundancy and diesel generator backup", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "D\u0101STOR launch materials identify enterprise, life sciences, manufacturing, government, healthcare, and manufacturing customer sectors, but no project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or investment impact figures were disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public data are limited for project-specific investment, utility terms, water/cooling arrangements, permits, tenants, and jobs. Sources conflict on whether the key area figure is 23,000 square feet of capacity/raised-floor colocation space or a broader 78,000-square-foot building/location figure, and on power capacity (operator-reported 4 MW versus Inflect's 1.6 MW).", "notes": "Located at 1201 North Market Street. Delaware's only Tier III data center. Serves as Wilmington NAP with network neutrality and multiple carriers. Redundant fiber ring connects to Philadelphia. Facility originally opened in 2010, acquired by DaSTOR in September 2021. Houses approximately 20 DaSTOR employees.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Data Canopy Newark Data Center", "state": "Delaware", "city": "Newark", "county": "New Castle County", "region": "Northern Delaware", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Data Canopy", "operators": "Data Canopy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 22700.0, "powerCapacityMW": 6.0, "itLoadMW": 0.75, "investmentUSD": 42000000.0, "sizeNotes": "16,000 square feet of raised floor space for colocation", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2010", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "fault-tolerant, high-segmentation DX cooling system with more than 30 Data Aire DX CRAC units and dedicated roof- or pad-mounted condensing units", "certifications": "HIPAA; PCI DSS; SOC 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "24/7/365 monitoring and support", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific employment, tax-revenue, or announced capital-investment figures were identified. A $50 million Metropolitan Partners Group investment was corporate growth capital for Intelishift/Data Canopy rather than Newark-specific investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Main uncertainties are source conflict over reported capacity and lack of public real-estate ownership confirmation after the 2023 contract transition. DNREC's 2020 order documents legacy emergency-generator permitting and operating violations.", "notes": "Located at 350 Pencader Drive. Previously operated by Ntirety (formerly Hosting.com). Acquired by Data Canopy in June 2023. In operation for 15+ years. Largest of 14 global data centers with 120 employees. Positioned just outside Philadelphia.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Lumen Wilmington Data Center", "state": "Delaware", "city": "Wilmington", "county": "New Castle County", "region": "Northern Delaware", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Lumen Technologies; Level 3 Communications; CenturyLink", "operators": "Lumen Technologies", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 15000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Specifications not publicly disclosed", "announcedDate": "Level 3 era", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 HVAC; temperature and humidity control; specific cooling equipment type not publicly identified", "certifications": "ISO 27001; PCI DSS; SOC 1; SOC 2; SSAE 18", "sustainabilityNotes": "No public renewable-energy, PUE, water-use, reclaimed-water, or facility-specific sustainability commitment was identified in the reviewed sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, construction investment, or economic-impact figures were found for the Wilmington facility.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public project-level data are limited. No public MW, IT-load, investment, named tenant, utility agreement, project-specific incentive, zoning approval, environmental permit, original opening date, construction start date, or completion date was found in the reviewed sources.", "notes": "Located at 1603 North Jessup Street. Part of Lumen's national network infrastructure.; Lumen/Level 3/CenturyLink legacy facility at 1603 N Jessup St; QA 2026-07-18: Retained the listed 15,000-square-foot area and cleared unsourced power and investment estimates.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Trijit Wilmington Data Center", "state": "Delaware", "city": "Wilmington", "county": "New Castle County", "region": "Northern Delaware", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Trijit Corporation", "operators": "Trijit Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Specifications not publicly disclosed", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific investment, jobs, tax revenue, or economic-impact figures were disclosed in the reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public record is limited: no project-specific investment, IT load, square footage, phase count, incentive award, utility agreement, water-use agreement, litigation, organized opposition, delay, or cancellation was identified.", "notes": "Located at 501 Silverside Road. Trijit Web Services colocation facility serving small, medium, and large enterprises with cloud and datacenter solutions.; Trijit Wilmington facility; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared unsupported conservative power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "HostDime Orlando Data Center", "state": "Florida", "city": "Maitland", "county": "Orange County", "region": "Central Florida", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "HostDime", "operators": "HostDime", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 8.0, "itLoadMW": 5.0, "investmentUSD": 75000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Seven-story facility with three floors of data center space, capacity for over 1,000 racks and 35,000 servers at full buildout", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Precision temperature and humidity control with hot/cold aisle containment, more than 1,000 tons of cooling capacity, and dozens of high-powered AC units; water demand and cooling-tower design not publicly disclosed.", "certifications": "Tier IV critical IT load/design described by HostDime; formal Tier IV certification status not confirmed.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Category 5 hurricane-rated construction, unique three-tier electrical power design allowing facility to sustain two consecutive system failures", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Local reporting emphasized added local tax base, redevelopment of long-unused land, and free Wi-Fi commitments for Eatonville residents, but did not provide quantified jobs or tax revenue in the reviewed text.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": 6700000.0, "challenges": "Project experienced repeated delays and deadline extensions attributed to permitting, the Covid-19 pandemic, and cost escalation; Town Amendment No. 3 imposed potential $500 per day liquidated damages if final certificate of occupancy was not obtained by December 31, 2025 unless delay was caused by the Town.", "notes": "Will be the only Tier IV public data center in Central Florida and only the sixth in the United States. Features CFL-IX (Central Florida's First Peering Exchange) and dual path protected dark fiber connectivity to Miami. Location: 1 Innovative Place, Maitland, FL 32751; HostDime project page updated May 5, 2026 describes the 100,000 square foot Maitland facility as scheduled for completion in Q3 2026. [Source: https://www.hostdime.com/new-orlando-data-center; Date: 2026-05-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Osceola County Hyperscale Data Center Campus", "state": "Florida", "city": "Yeehaw Junction", "county": "Osceola County", "region": "Central Florida", "status": "announced", "sponsors": "US Development", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 7000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 700.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Nine data center buildings, each three stories spanning 675,000 sq ft, totaling over 7 million sq ft on 434 acres", "announcedDate": "2024-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Wetlands on the property were reported by county staff as expected to be preserved, but no project-specific environmental permit, mitigation plan, or sustainability commitment was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public source reviewed disclosed permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax revenue projections.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project appears dormant or unadvanced. An August 12, 2025 WOKC report quoted Osceola County Planning Director Raymond Stangle saying county staff had not heard back from the interested data-center party. No approval, construction start, operator announcement, tenant announcement, cancellation notice, or completion milestone was found through 2026-06-15.", "notes": "Located on U.S. 441 just north of Florida's Turnpike interchange with State Road 60. Would rival the nation's largest data centers. Water provided by Toho Water Authority, fiber network serviced by AT&T, Century Link and Lumen. Pre-application meeting scheduled for October 15, 2024 to discuss rezoning from agricultural to industrial.; From news: 7M sqft across 9 buildings (675,000 sqft each) on 434 acres; power at 100 W/sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Iron Mountain Miami Data Center (MIA-1)", "state": "Florida", "city": "Miami", "county": "Miami-Dade County", "region": "South Florida", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Iron Mountain", "operators": "Iron Mountain", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 150000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 16.0, "itLoadMW": 16.0, "investmentUSD": 150000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located on 3.4-acre site at 2925 NW 120th Terrace", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025-02-26", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "BREEAM", "sustainabilityNotes": "Will run entirely on 100% carbon-free energy leveraging Iron Mountain's Green Power Pass. GPU-ready high density facility for AI deployments", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Miami Herald reported about 30 jobs with an average salary of at least $71,733; WLRN and Miami Herald reported a $150 million investment figure attributed to the Beacon Council announcement.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Local residents raised concerns after learning about the project while it was already under construction, including lack of notice, utility rates, and pollution. No cancellation or delay news was found.", "notes": "Groundbreaking ceremony held February 26, 2025. Topped out in August 2025. First Iron Mountain data center in Miami. AI-ready facility with high-density GPU support.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Metrobloks Miami Data Center", "state": "Florida", "city": "Miami", "county": "Miami-Dade County", "region": "South Florida", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Metrobloks", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 75000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 15.2, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 150000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two-story facility", "announcedDate": "2025-03-31", "constructionStartDate": "2026-2027", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": 27.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 5929583.0, "economicImpact_notes": "County estimates $5,929,583 in incremental Countywide General Fund property tax revenues over 10 years, $3,633,902 in TJIF incentives, and a net positive fiscal impact of $2,295,683.", "incentives_type": "Grant", "incentives_value": 3633902.0, "challenges": "No public hearing, public comment summary, petition, or litigation information is described in the available county resolution/summary sheet.", "notes": "Metrobloks announced acquisition of a 4.05-acre parcel at 500 NW 137th Avenue for a 15.2 MW AI-ready multi-tenant data center; the company disclosed a $150 million investment. [Source: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/798789616/metrobloks-acquires-land-in-miami-fl-to-build-15-2mw-ai-ready-data-center; Date: 2025-03-31]; QA 2026-07-18: Corrected capacity to the announced 15.2 MW and removed an unsupported separate IT-load value.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "RadiusDC Miami I Expansion", "state": "Florida", "city": "Sweetwater", "county": "Miami-Dade County", "region": "South Florida", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "RadiusDC; IPI Partners", "operators": "RadiusDC", "tenants": "Telef\u00f3nica; Crown Castle; CenturyLink; AT&T; TW Telecom; Fibernet; Fiberlight; Comcast; Cogent; Verizon; Telxius", "totalSquareFeet": 170000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 12.0, "itLoadMW": 12.0, "investmentUSD": 64399999.99999999, "sizeNotes": "Expanding from 3.2 MW to 9.2 MW, with potential to support more than 15 total MW. Two-story building at 11300 NW 25th Street", "announcedDate": "2024-08", "constructionStartDate": "2024-08-13", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-H1", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Tier 3; ISO 27001; PCI DSS; HIPAA; ISO 22301; Privacy Shield; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "Category 5 hurricane wind resistant construction", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact figures were disclosed in the public sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "RadiusDC's August 2024 announcement expected the initial construction phase to complete in the first half of 2026; Baxtel's current profile says the first stage is projected for Q3 2026, indicating possible schedule movement unless RadiusDC confirms completion.", "notes": "Acquired from NextStream (owned by Actis) in August 2024. One of the most highly interconnected data centers in South Florida. Carrier-neutral facility serving latency-sensitive workloads with connectivity to 11 fiber optic and network service providers. Connects to European and South American markets.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "365 Data Centers Tampa Expansion", "state": "Florida", "city": "Tampa", "county": "Hillsborough County", "region": "West Florida", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "365 Data Centers", "operators": "365 Data Centers", "tenants": "Uniti Fiber", "totalSquareFeet": 27300.0, "powerCapacityMW": 0.75, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 35000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Adding one floor to Franklin Exchange building at 655 North Franklin Street, doubling existing market footprint", "announcedDate": "2023-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Redundant cooling; 160-ton N+1 cooling plant in 365 materials; N+1 cooling towers in H5 materials.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, water-supply agreement, reclaimed-water arrangement, consumptive-use permit, wastewater agreement, cooling-water-use estimate, or stormwater permit was located in the reviewed public sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Tampa-expansion-specific job count, tax revenue projection, or investment amount was located. The project was described as an in-building expansion of an existing downtown colocation and interconnection facility.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources do not reconcile 365's 2023 30,400-square-foot facility-marketing figure with H5's current 27,300-square-foot figure. Public materials provide component-level power data and older available-power figures, but no current H5 MW or IT-load figure for Tampa. No Tampa-specific dollar investment figure, permit record, zoning case, utility agreement, completion certificate, or incentive record was located.", "notes": "Facility houses 25 different carriers on-site and operates the Tampa Internet Exchange (TPA IX). Described as the most important connectivity hub in Florida outside the NAP in Miami. Centrally located in downtown Tampa's Franklin Exchange building.; 365 Data Centers Tampa expansion; conservative estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station & Data Center Campus", "state": "Florida", "city": "Palm Coast", "county": "Flagler County", "region": "Northeast Florida", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "DC BLOX; Google", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": 34.0, "powerCapacityMW": 10.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 100000000.0, "sizeNotes": "34-acre site in Palm Coast's Town Center, west side of Town Center Boulevard south of Royal Palms Parkway. Campus designed to support up to six subsea cable landings", "announcedDate": "2024-07", "constructionStartDate": "2026-end", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-Q1", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Uses recycled refrigerant cooling system with minimal water usage", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs or tax revenue figures were located. The project was described as a state-qualified economic development project eligible for state and local incentives, but no final award or financing terms were identified.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public-source gaps include no corroborated project-specific capital investment amount, no separate IT-load figure, no public utility agreement or grid study, no final incentive award details, and no located project-specific water permit. The project faced resistance and negotiation setbacks over the Flagler Beach cable landing easement, plus continuing public concerns over secrecy, incentives, environmental impacts, and future data-center regulation.", "notes": "The City of Palm Coast clarified on June 19, 2026 that the approved and permitted DC BLOX project currently under construction in Town Center is one 33,760-square-foot building, with a building permit issued April 8, 2026; no second building has been approved, and any future expansion would require separate review. FlaglerLive reported that a DC BLOX executive had described a possible two-building, approximately 100,000-square-foot facility and about 10 MW scale, prompting the city clarification; the city says the approved facility is not a hyperscale or large-scale data center. [Source: https://www.palmcoast.gov/newsroom/home/details/approved-scope-of-dc-blox | https://flaglerlive.com/data-center-size/; Date: 2026-06-19; 2026-06-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "NextNRG Nassau County Data Center & Microgrid Campus", "state": "Florida", "city": "Nassau County (near Jacksonville)", "county": "Nassau County", "region": "Northeast Florida", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "NextNRG", "operators": "NextNRG", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1400000000.0, "sizeNotes": "1,600-acre long-term lease option: 1,200 acres for 200 MW smart microgrid, 400 acres for hyperscale data center development. Access to approximately 6,000 additional acres for future expansion", "announcedDate": "2025-09-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Hybrid microgrid design with solar + battery integration, NextUOS Utility Operating System, RENCAST predictive analytics", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Company announcement and industry coverage reviewed did not quantify jobs or tax revenue; no county/state economic impact study for this project located in the research text.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public documentation as of 2026-02-01: no identified county/state permitting milestones, zoning actions, environmental permits, interconnection filings, or economic impact studies for this specific project.", "notes": "Located near Jacksonville International Airport with direct access to major highways and international transport routes. Features firm power availability, reliable water supply for cooling, carrier-grade fiber connectivity with sub-1 millisecond latency, and scalable land for expansion. Operators can start with 50 MW facilities and add capacity incrementally as demand grows.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Cologix Lakeland Data Center", "state": "Florida", "city": "Lakeland", "county": "Polk County", "region": "Central Florida", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cologix", "operators": "Cologix", "tenants": "City of Lakeland", "totalSquareFeet": 105000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 10.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 70000000.0, "sizeNotes": "100,000+ square feet of data center space at 2850 Interstate Drive, Lakeland, FL 33805. Acquired from Colo5 with land for expansion", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2013", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Chilled-water cooling system with N+1 perimeter CRACs located off the data-center floor", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Category 5 rated facility at elevation of 197 feet (nearly 20 stories) above sea level", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public project-level capital-investment figure or tax-revenue estimate was located. City of Lakeland memo recommended a five-year disaster-recovery hosting agreement with Cologix totaling 819500, but this is customer procurement rather than an economic-development incentive.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public records reviewed did not identify LAK1-specific cancellation, delay, litigation, or organized opposition. The main extraction risk is project-identity confusion with the separate 2026 Project Swan hyperscale proposal in Lakeland.", "notes": "Purpose-built in 2013, located centrally between Tampa and Orlando with easy access to Interstate 4 and two major international airports. Robust fiber network optimized for performance and speed. Acquisition accelerated Cologix's Florida expansion plans by 18 months. Cologix operates more than 225k SF of colocation space in Florida.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 105,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix Miami MI1 (NAP of the Americas)", "state": "Florida", "city": "Miami", "county": "Miami-Dade County", "region": "South Florida", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": "More than 160 carriers; federal government users; Verizon; Miami-Dade County; Global Crossing; AT&T; Sprint; 360networks; EPIK Communications; Level 3", "totalSquareFeet": 750000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 60000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Downtown Miami facility at 50 NE 9th Street", "announcedDate": "2001-02-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2001-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": "2001-07", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Chilled-water cooling with computer-room air handlers; Equinix-owned air-cooled chiller as primary chilled-water source; district cooling as secondary backup; cooling redundancy up to N+2", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Hot/cold aisle containment and free-cooling systems; facility built 32 feet above sea level, designed for Category 5 hurricane-level winds, and above 500-year base flood elevation.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job or tax-revenue figures were found in the reviewed sources. Public dollar figures include Verizon's $1.4 billion Terremark acquisition, Equinix's $3.6 billion Verizon data-center portfolio acquisition, and Equinix's nearly $60 million MI1 expansion.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Research gaps remain around original City of Miami / Miami-Dade permit records, 2018-2019 expansion permits, current retail electric utility arrangements, aggregate power capacity, current cooling arrangements, and current named tenants. No public cancellation, suspension, shutdown, material delay, lawsuit, or organized community opposition was found.", "notes": "Key gateway for traffic to Latin America. Known as NAP of the Americas (NOTA). Equinix operates 4 data centers in Miami area providing connectivity to Latin America and financial services.; NAP of the Americas; 750K sq ft; 6,500 cabinets; 0M 2018 expansion; key Latin America gateway; 130+ carriers", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty Miami Data Center", "state": "Florida", "city": "Miami", "county": "Miami-Dade County", "region": "South Florida", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": "DataBank MIA1; Equinix MI2; ColoHouse; Hivelocity former Miami colocation services; 45+ cloud and network service providers; 60+ customers", "totalSquareFeet": 162000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located at 36 NE 2nd Street, Miami, FL 33132 in Downtown region", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy; cooling technology and water profile not publicly disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Digital Realty states MIA10 is built to withstand a Category 5 hurricane and is outside the 100-year flood zone.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific announced investment, job-creation requirement, or tax revenue projection was found in the public sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Current verified MW/IT-load, original opening date, project-specific incentives, zoning/permitting history, environmental permits, and utility arrangements were not publicly confirmed in the reviewed sources. The research also cautions not to conflate MIA10 with Digital Realty's separate former Doral/Aptum asset at 2300 NW 89th Place.", "notes": "Offers connectivity solutions to Latin America and numerous financial services and network providers. Digital Realty operates at same address (36 NE 2nd Street) where Equinix has ongoing ROFO rights.; Digital Realty Miami facility; QA 2026-07-19: Retained operator-reported area and cleared conservative modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "QTS Miami Data Center", "state": "Florida", "city": "Miami", "county": "Miami-Dade County", "region": "South Florida", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers", "operators": "QTS Data Centers", "tenants": "Ultimate Software Group, Inc.; UKG; Monroe County, Florida", "totalSquareFeet": 38192.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 2.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "1-acre site at 11234 NW 20th Street Miami, Florida 33172", "announcedDate": "2008-04-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2008-07", "actualCompletionDate": "2008", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 chilled-water cooling reported by secondary source; no primary cooling-water details located", "certifications": "Energy Star", "sustainabilityNotes": "Energy Star Certified Building with Category 5 hurricane-resistant construction", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 107149.0, "economicImpact_notes": "PropertyShark reports 2025 market value of 5765000 and 2025 property tax of 107149, but the research treats this as a third-party pointer rather than definitive county tax evidence. Monroe County approved a customer contract extension for protected storage space at 101988 per year, 305964 total, not a development incentive.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The facility is operational and small-scale rather than a newly announced 2020s hyperscale campus. Key data caveats include no disclosed investment amount, unconfirmed IT load, conflicting power-capacity figures between older UPS-design reports and current QTS critical-power marketing, secondary-only cooling and utility details, and unresolved parcel jurisdiction/zoning records.", "notes": "Serves as secure home for customers with South American, Caribbean, and other international networking and infrastructure needs. QTS has 1 data center in Florida (in Miami only, no Tampa or Orlando facilities).; QTS Miami facility; conservative estimate for Florida market; QA 2026-07-18: Moved 2 MW from facility power to operator-labeled critical power/IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Project Sail", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Newnan", "county": "Coweta County", "region": "South Metro Atlanta", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Atlas Development LLC; Prologis", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4914000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 936.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 17000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "13 buildings, each 378,000 sq ft with 72 MW power capacity", "announcedDate": "2024-12-31", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2036-12-31", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop air-cooled system without evaporative cooling; county staff report describes a closed-loop chilled-water configuration that may incorporate supplemental cooling and exterior ventilation units.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Community opposition with 1,775+ signatures on petition", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 163000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "~30 permanent ops staff (typical). $1.3B tax revenue over 21 years ($100M/year at full build). Developer: Prologis + Atlas Development.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 487900000.0, "challenges": "Local rezoning process paused pending completion of the state DRI review and ongoing community opposition; Coweta County adopted a 180-day moratorium on new data center projects in May 2025 while reviewing zoning policy.", "notes": "832-acre site, 45 miles south of Atlanta. Joint venture between Prologis and Atlas Development. Estimated $100M tax revenue over 10 years. Significant community opposition.; QA 2026-07-18: Corrected county formatting and recomputed exact totals from 13 disclosed 378,000-square-foot, 72 MW buildings.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Project Springbank", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Adairsville", "county": "Bartow", "region": "Northwest Metro Atlanta", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Atlas Development LLC", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2270000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 432.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Six buildings, each approximately 379,000 sq ft with 72 MW power", "announcedDate": "2025-02-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2031-12-31", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Closed-loop water technology to reduce water/sewer demand. Expects to use 15,000 gallons/day", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Local reporting cited developer-side projections in rezoning debate of ~$14M county and ~$33M school system tax revenue; no verified job numbers in DRI portions reviewed as of May 2025.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Local rezoning not approved; planning commission recommended denial and application was withdrawn amid community opposition; no construction reported as of May 2025.", "notes": "588-acre site southeast of Adairsville, approximately one hour northwest of Atlanta. Near Horseshoe Loop and Barnsley Gardens Road.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Bunkhouse", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Stilesboro", "county": "Bartow County", "region": "Northwest Metro Atlanta", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 8600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1830.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 19000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Largest proposed data center project in Atlanta area", "announcedDate": "2025-03-31", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2035-12-31", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Public-water cooling (water-efficient HVAC), subject to Bartow County Water Department approval", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "DRI additional information notes wetlands and floodplains on site (impacts not anticipated), stream buffers along Raccoon Creek not anticipated to be impacted, and stormwater planning with ~29% impervious surface, detention ponds and buffers; Phase 1B cultural reconnaissance found historic resources present but not expected to be affected.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 40000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Jobs not disclosed. Est. $40-50M annual property tax. County does not offer incentives to data centers.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Developer/tenant undisclosed (Kimley-Horn filed DRI). County explicitly excludes data centers from local incentives.", "notes": "Property along Taff Road, south of Highway 113/Cartersville Highway. 60km northwest of downtown Atlanta. Would require three on-site substations. Annual property tax revenues estimated at $40-50M. Power needs more than entire existing metro Atlanta data center market. Planning Commission recommended approval May 19, 2025.; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Bartow County.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "T5 Data Centers - Georgia Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Undisclosed", "county": "Unknown", "region": "Georgia", "status": "announced", "sponsors": "T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 16000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "20-building campus, T5's fourth project in Georgia and largest by wide margin. Estimated value between $16-18 billion", "announcedDate": "2025-05-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Jobs not disclosed for this campus. Georgia data center sector: 5,471 permanent operations jobs statewide (2025).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project site and host jurisdiction are undisclosed, preventing verification of zoning, permitting, incentives, utility interconnection, and environmental review records; no construction or permitting milestones have been publicly reported for this specific campus as of May 2025.", "notes": "Part of T5's strategy to build five gigawatt-plus campuses across the country. Individual 60-megawatt data centers built in phases as tenants lease space. Location expected to be announced later in 2025.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Web Services - Butts County Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Jackson", "county": "Butts", "region": "Southeast Metro Atlanta", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 786.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Part of $11B total investment across Butts and Douglas counties. Leased 543 acres in Butts County", "announcedDate": "2025-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "AWS said Georgia AWS data centers use water for cooling less than 8% of the year and rely on outside air the rest of the time; not disclosed specifically for ATL086.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Public sources reviewed did not identify a project-specific renewable energy procurement, NEPA documentation, or other sustainability commitments. County/regional context sources flag potential loss of forested greenfield areas and stream-buffer impacts for comparable Douglas County data center proposals, including watershed protections tied to the Sweetwater Creek water supply watershed.", "economicImpact_jobs": 250.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Statewide announcement (Butts + Douglas counties): at least $11B investment in Georgia and 550+ jobs statewide; local fiscal details not disclosed.", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary local approvals (rezoning/conditional use/special exceptions/variances) and project-specific permits were not located in publicly accessible records during this sweep; key terms of the local tax arrangement were not publicly disclosed.", "notes": "Most significant investment in Butts County's history. Expected to create at least 275 high-skilled jobs. Leased 543 acres in December 2024.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Web Services - Douglas County Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Douglasville", "county": "Douglas", "region": "West Metro Atlanta", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 786.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Part of $11B total investment across Butts and Douglas counties. Multiple land acquisitions totaling ~400 acres", "announcedDate": "2025-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "AWS said the Georgia investment supports cloud computing and generative-AI workloads, including GPU-capable data centers. No project-specific public source disclosed cooling technology, water withdrawals, recycled-water arrangements, wastewater terms, PUE target, or certifications.", "economicImpact_jobs": 250.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The broader Georgia AWS expansion was announced as at least $11 billion and at least 550 jobs across Butts and Douglas counties. Douglas County economic-development coverage described the Douglas County campus as at least $5 billion and more than 250 full-time jobs, and called it the largest capital investment in county history. A late-May/June 2026 AWS posting for Lithia Springs data-center operations technician roles indicates active operations staffing in the location but not full campus completion.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public source reviewed through June 15, 2026 confirmed full campus completion or cancellation, disclosed total IT load, utility power capacity, square footage, phase count, a utility interconnection agreement, water/cooling arrangements, or an expected completion date. Local scrutiny included concerns about noise, emissions, electricity-rate pressure, limited permanent jobs, and a 2025 Douglas County data-center moratorium.", "notes": "Expected to create at least 275 high-skilled jobs. AWS purchased 118 acres in October 2024 for $37M, 156 acres in September for $37.1M, and 129 acres in November for $64.7M. 15-year property tax break approved.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google - Monroe County Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Forsyth", "county": "Monroe County", "region": "Central Georgia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1100000000.0, "sizeNotes": "948 acres purchased for $42.5M along Rumble Road near I-75", "announcedDate": "2024-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google has not identified a project-specific cooling technology, water demand, water-withdrawal volume, discharge arrangement, renewable-energy arrangement, PUE target, or certification. The April 2026 Monroe County data-center ordinance requires public water and sewer access and prohibits private wells for data-center water resources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public reporting on the land purchase and planned campus did not include job creation numbers, tax-revenue projections, or an economic impact study.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public construction timeline; transparency concerns around an NDA request; county adopted a temporary data center moratorium (Dec 2, 2025) while revising UDO standards.", "notes": "Estimated annual tax revenue of $20M. No development timeline announced yet. Google has stated they don't have a development timeline at this point.; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized Monroe County and cleared modeled power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Google - Douglas County Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Lithia Springs", "county": "Douglas", "region": "West Metro Atlanta", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 171.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Google's first Georgia facility, built in 2007. Multiple expansions including $300M+ investment", "announcedDate": "2003", "constructionStartDate": "2007", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2007", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Among first in industry to use recycled industrial water to cool servers", "economicImpact_jobs": 25.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "A 2016 regional business roundup reported a $300 million expansion and 25 new jobs. No county-commissioned economic impact study or tax revenue projection specific to the campus was located in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary county permitting, zoning case files, and incentive documents were not available in accessible online public records reviewed; key details likely require public records requests to Douglas County, the Development Authority of Douglas County, Georgia EPD, and the local water/sewer authority.", "notes": "Located at 300 Riverside Parkway, Lithia Springs. Total commitment of more than $1.2B since 2007. Supports Google Search, Gmail, Maps, YouTube and other applications.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta - Newton County Campus (Stanton Springs)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Social Circle", "county": "Newton", "region": "East Metro Atlanta", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": "Meta/Facebook", "totalSquareFeet": 2470000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Initial 970,000 sq ft, expanded by 1.5M sq ft in second phase. Three-building expansion underway", "announcedDate": "2018", "constructionStartDate": "2018", "expectedCompletionDate": "2020", "actualCompletionDate": "2021", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Industrial-quality reclaimed/gray water reuse infrastructure described as intended for uses including data hall cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by 100% clean and renewable energy. Cooled using outside air", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 10000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "2018 reporting described 100+ permanent jobs and thousands of construction jobs (not quantified). JDA materials reported $5M in PILOT payments to date and an expectation of ~$10M/year at buildout; local reporting also described a claimed ~$1B expansion and ~300 jobs (secondary reporting).", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key primary attachments (full development agreement and water/sewer agreement) were referenced but not located in the reviewed packet; bond/inducement and PILOT agreement documents were not obtained in this pass. Expansion details ($1B, three additional buildings, ~300 jobs) were described as secondary local reporting pending primary filings. Specific state environmental permits were not found in this search.", "notes": "Located at 100 Move Fast Way, Social Circle, about 40 miles east of Atlanta in Stanton Springs. Currently adding three-building expansion.; 970K sq ft initial + expansion; 50M + B expansion; Walton EMC 100% renewable; 200+ MW solar contracts", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft - East Point Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "East Point", "county": "Fulton", "region": "South Metro Atlanta", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 700000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 324.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1842000000.0, "sizeNotes": "125-acre site on Ben Hill Road. Reduced from three to two datacenter buildings based on community feedback", "announcedDate": "2021-02-11", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Direct evaporative cooling uses zero water when temps below 29.4\u00b0C, reducing cooling water use to less than 15% of the year", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Development Authority of Fulton County and MEAG materials report an estimated $420 million investment in each 250,000-square-foot data center; no East Point-specific jobs or tax revenue figures were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community concerns led to design changes, including moving the substation away from residences and reducing the campus from three buildings to two. Construction impacts included vegetation and rock removal, grading, dust/debris mitigation, and rock-excavation/vibration concerns. Microsoft said construction was expected to restart February 1, 2024 after earlier site preparation and community meetings.", "notes": "Part of Microsoft's East US 3 Azure region. First phase includes one data center building, power substation, privacy screening, and support facilities.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 700,000 sqft; 125-acre campus ATL06/ATL07; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft - Palmetto Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Palmetto", "county": "Fulton", "region": "South Metro Atlanta", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1180000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 60.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 420000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2021-02-11", "constructionStartDate": "2024-04", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-10", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "direct evaporative cooling and air-cooled chillers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft's Georgia fact sheet says direct-evaporative-cooling facilities will use water for cooling less than 15% of the year, with water cycling two to five times on warm days above 85F before non-evaporated water is typically discharged to wastewater treatment.", "economicImpact_jobs": 20.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 3700000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Fulton County development authority reports each Microsoft 250,000-square-foot data center represents 20 direct permanent jobs, 15-30 indirect vendor/contractor jobs, and 300-1,000 temporary construction jobs. Microsoft's October 2025 Georgia fact sheet gives broader three-site figures of about 2.1 million work hours, more than 510 peak construction jobs, and about 50 employees per building once operational. DRI tax estimate is $3.7 million average annual local tax revenue over 10 years for one building and does not state whether before or after abatements.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 14500000.0, "challenges": "Primary sources confirm construction but not operational launch by June 15, 2026. Third-party tracker records conflict, including a separate CCO06 profile labeled canceled, but primary Microsoft Local and DRI records support a broader five-building Palmetto project.", "notes": "Part of Microsoft's East US 3 Azure region. Construction began April 2024, expected completion October 2025.; From Microsoft Local blog; 320-acre campus, 2.1M sq ft; Power estimated at M/MW from 20M investment", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft - Union City Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Union City", "county": "Fulton", "region": "South Metro Atlanta", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft", "totalSquareFeet": 2100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 202.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1842000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three physical data centers, larger than Mall of Georgia", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2032-12-31", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Waterless cooling system (limited water use primarily for domestic use and landscaping)", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "DRI final report notes streams/wetlands/buffers and tree preservation requirements; best-practice construction measures (erosion and sediment control, revegetation); and a waterless cooling system with limited water use.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 40472857.0, "economicImpact_notes": "DAFC fact sheet projects average salary about 111950 and net new tax revenue over 10 years of about 40.47M; estimated ad valorem tax savings about 75.19M over 10 years.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot", "incentives_value": 75185958.0, "challenges": "Primary sources reviewed did not identify project-specific Union City zoning approvals, state/federal environmental permits, or utility interconnection/rate filings; Microsoft attribution appears primarily in local media rather than agency documents (which often use ATL11/Project Steamboat).", "notes": "Located at 4810 Stonewall Tell Road. Part of Microsoft's East US 3 Azure region.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft - Project Firecracker (Rome/Floyd County)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Rome", "county": "Floyd", "region": "Northwest Georgia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft Corporation", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 143.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "347-acre property on Huffaker Road", "announcedDate": "2023-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Rezoning approval included a stipulation that no coal ash will be disposed of on the property. Public sources reviewed did not identify a NEPA/state EPD environmental assessment or air/water permit documents specific to Project Firecracker.", "economicImpact_jobs": 150.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Inducement resolution ties the project to at least 150 net new jobs and $1.0B investment. Public description indicates property and school taxes are paid on increased land value during the abatement period; no public long-term tax revenue projection identified.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public documentation beyond rezoning and development authority actions; community opposition raised traffic/noise/property value and environmental concerns; utility/interconnection and permitting details not identified in sources reviewed.", "notes": "Property east of Fouche Gap Road, across Huffaker Road from Georgia Power property. Creating minimum 150 jobs. $1B in bonds issued with 12-year tax break. Land purchased at $40,000/acre. Expected to go live by 2028.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS - Project Excalibur (Fayetteville)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Fayetteville", "county": "Fayette", "region": "South Metro Atlanta", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "QTS Realty Trust; Blackstone; QTS Eastwood, LLC", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 7000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Up to 16 buildings with 6.6M sq ft data center space and 400K sq ft office space. First building 350-440K sq ft", "announcedDate": "2026-01-13", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": "2032", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Zoning conditions included 100-foot undisturbed buffers; stormwater/floodplain requirements tied to Georgia Stormwater Management Manual; and construction/full build-out traffic studies. No public EIA/EIS, water-withdrawal permit, or air-quality permit specific to the campus was located in the cited sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 200000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Early reporting cited city hopes for ~100 jobs (not a formal job-creation agreement). No public economic impact study with quantified job/tax projections was found in the cited sources.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific incentive terms and utility/interconnection details were not publicly located in the cited sources; community opposition raised concerns about noise, water use, traffic, and environmental/quality-of-life impacts.", "notes": "ATL2 East should be treated as an expansion of the existing QTS Fayetteville/Project Excalibur campus, not a separate near-duplicate. DCA DRI #4603 was completed after February 1, 2026 and reports QTS Eastwood, LLC as developer, a 313-acre site west of Veterans Parkway, $3B estimated value at build-out, about $29M estimated annual local tax revenues, about 100 FTEs, 0.20 MGD water demand, and on-site substation/new transmission infrastructure. The accessible DCA Part 2 form leaves peak MW as TBD. Existing campus context: 615-acre Project Excalibur/QTS Fayetteville campus around 20 miles south of Atlanta. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4603; Date: 2026-04-21]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Newton County Technology Park (Social Circle Technology Park)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Social Circle", "county": "Newton", "region": "East Metro Atlanta", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TPA Group", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2560000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Nine buildings spanning 317 acres", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2028", "expectedCompletionDate": "2031", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "DRI materials note wetlands/streams on or near the site requiring buffers, plus regulated stormwater controls and management practices (e.g., detention/retention) consistent with local and state requirements.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 7000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "DRI estimates local taxes at buildout of approximately $7.0M/year; publicly available summary does not provide construction or permanent job counts.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Initial DRI filing (Newton County, #4376) was closed and the project was refiled under the City of Social Circle (DRI #4426) after annexation status was clarified; project remains in zoning/special-use review.", "notes": "Located east of SR 11, north of I-20, west of Social Circle Road. About one hour east of Atlanta. Developed by TPA Group. Renamed from 'Newton County Technology Park' to 'Social Circle Technology Park'. Undergoing approval process with Social Circle Planning Commission.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX - Atlanta East (Rockdale County)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Conyers", "county": "Rockdale", "region": "East Metro Atlanta", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 144.0, "itLoadMW": 144.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "68 acres, 144MW critical load, up to 216MW total load at full build-out", "announcedDate": "2023-12-14", "constructionStartDate": "2024-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-10", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "First phase described as waterless cooling; larger buildings described as hybrid air/closed-loop water cooling initially primed with utility water and recirculated without replenishment or discharge.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "DRI materials describe 44% impervious coverage (~30 acres) with two stormwater detention ponds plus pond/stream buffers. DRI notes wetlands will be preserved until Army Corps permits are issued; media reports Georgia EPD review with state water quality certification needs and mitigation credit purchases for wetland/stream impacts.", "economicImpact_jobs": 60.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 5000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "DRI Part 2 lists estimated local tax revenues of $5M per year, averaged over 10 years at full buildout; FTE field is blank.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Information gaps: local incentive/PILOT documents and vote records; final Board of Adjustment decision/conditions for VAR2024-33; USACE/EPD permit documents (public notice, 401 certification, 404 decision, mitigation instruments); Georgia Power interconnection/cost allocation documentation. Schedule signals conflict between developer-reported 2024 construction start and permit reporting indicating later start dates for permitted wetlands/streams work.", "notes": "Located approximately 24 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Officially broke ground September 2024. Building dark fiber ring around metro Atlanta for regional connectivity and global access via Myrtle Beach cable landing station. Granted incentives by Development Authority of Rockdale County.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX - Atlanta West (Douglas County)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Lithia Springs", "county": "Douglas", "region": "West Metro Atlanta", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 498000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 120.0, "itLoadMW": 120.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "100 acres, 80MW critical load, 120MW total load, remaining capacity 498K sq ft", "announcedDate": "2023-10-31", "constructionStartDate": "2023-10-31", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "DC BLOX announced a $1.15B green loan in August 2025 for the Douglas County campus. Public materials retrieved here do not publish project-specific water demand, cooling-water arrangement, PUE, renewable-energy arrangement, or certifications.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "DC BLOX announced expected capital investment of over $1.2B in October 2023; DCD later reported the three-building program was expected to approach $2B across phases. No project-specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax revenue projections were provided in the supplied markdown.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 98000000.0, "challenges": "The clearest public schedule change is the shift from the original Q3 2025 initial customer-move-in target to DCD's July 2024 report that the first 40 MW phase was expected in 2026. Open public-record gaps include electric service and interconnection terms, water/sewer/cooling documentation, executed incentive or bond-for-title agreements, building-permit numbers, certificate-of-occupancy dates, energization/customer move-in dates, tenant identity, and any litigation or administrative challenges not indexed in public web records.", "notes": "Located in Douglasville/Lithia Springs. Next to Microsoft's 300-acre facility. Part of DC BLOX's southeastern hyperscale edge node network.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne - Douglas County Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Douglasville", "county": "Douglas", "region": "West Metro Atlanta", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": "CoreWeave", "totalSquareFeet": 440000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three data centers at full build-out", "announcedDate": "2017-12", "constructionStartDate": "2018-Q1", "expectedCompletionDate": "2018-08", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation; cloud; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.4, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Environmentally-friendly waterless cooling technology that does not burden water resources and sewer system", "economicImpact_jobs": 47.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "State press release projected 47 jobs total (38 at customer businesses + 9 direct CyrusOne jobs), plus $600M in additional investment by customer companies.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary-source documentation gaps for incentives, zoning actions, and environmental permits; public sources reviewed do not confirm completion/operational status or commissioning dates.", "notes": "44-acre campus in Riverside West Industrial Park. Energy-efficient with waterless cooling. First data center completed summer 2018.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty - ATL15/ATL16 (Forest Park)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Forest Park", "county": "Clayton", "region": "South Metro Atlanta", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two-building campus on 97 acres", "announcedDate": "2025-05-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific renewable procurement instrument identified in sources reviewed (as of 2026-02-05). Design-review conditions included tree preservation, buffering, lighting limits, and soundproofing requirements.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 52500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job-count estimate, economic impact study, fiscal impact memo, revenue projection, or PILOT schedule located in sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key open items include locating any executed incentive/PILOT/leaseback documents, identifying building/grading/stormwater permits and any generator air permits, and confirming environmental remediation status for landfill-impacted parcels. Community concerns focused on landfill legacy contamination, water/energy demand, and noise impacts.", "notes": "Located approximately nine miles south of Atlanta. Will be designated ATL15 and ATL16. Adds to Digital Realty's existing Atlanta footprint of 484,000 sq ft across three facilities (ATL11, ATL13, ATL14).; -3B for 200+ MW; 97 acres former Fort Gillem; 20M land; expected 2028", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty - ATL11 (Austell)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Austell", "county": "Douglas", "region": "West Metro Atlanta", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": 313000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 28.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 65000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "1999", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "1999", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "BGO announced that the vacant former data center would be redeveloped into modern industrial space for logistics and light industrial users.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Commercial Property Executive reported, citing Yardi Matrix, that Digital Realty acquired the 1999-built asset in 2006 for $25.3 million. No project-specific original development cost, 2026 acquisition price, capital improvement cost, job count, or tax revenue projection was found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The facility has been decommissioned and is no longer an operating Digital Realty data center. BGO acquired the vacant former data center in April 2026 for industrial repositioning.", "notes": "Located at 101 Aquila Way, Lithia Springs/Austell. 14 miles from downtown Atlanta and ATL International Airport.; 28-32 MW; sold to Menlo Equities for 5.5M July 2025", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty - ATL13 (Downtown Atlanta)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Atlanta", "county": "Fulton", "region": "Downtown Atlanta", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": "295+ total customers; 30+ cloud providers; 20+ content providers; 45+ information-technology providers; 125+ network providers; Equinix AT2/AT3; FOGO Atlanta; HostPapa GA1", "totalSquareFeet": 153000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 9.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 66500000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Digital Realty reports 100% renewable energy for ATL13 on its facility page. The factsheet states the building is outside the 100-year flood plain. No public source reviewed disclosed cooling plant design, water use, water source, wastewater terms, recycled-water arrangements, PUE target, or ATL13-specific sustainability certifications.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "ATL13's economic-development significance is as a downtown Atlanta connectivity hub. Digital Realty says the facility houses the Southeast's largest concentration of telecommunications companies and serves hundreds of carriers; Data Center Knowledge reported in 2006 that 150 networks met at 56 Marietta.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "A July 12, 2017 power event during planned power-distribution upgrades reportedly affected customers after a generator failed, causing loss of critical IT load to equipment in the space. Equinix reported plans to exit 56 Marietta by the end of its 2024 lease because some facilities might not meet future operational, expansion, or sustainability needs. No public source reviewed reported that ATL13 has been canceled, suspended, decommissioned, or delayed.", "notes": "Located at 56 Marietta Street NW, downtown Atlanta. Home to Southeast's largest concentration of telecommunications companies.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty - ATL14 (Downtown Atlanta)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Atlanta", "county": "Fulton", "region": "Downtown Atlanta", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 18000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 22000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2017-03-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2017-03-15", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy; specific cooling technology and water-use intensity not disclosed.", "certifications": "SOC 2; SOC 3; PCI-DSS; ISO 27001", "sustainabilityNotes": "Digital Realty's 2017 Form 10-K listed 250 Williams Street in Atlanta among sites completing energy and water conservation projects.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No ATL14-specific jobs or tax-revenue figures were reported in the source markdown.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Open public-record gaps include tenant names, company-confirmed numeric power capacity and IT-load values, project-specific utility agreements, water and cooling details, ATL14-specific permits, and ATL14-specific incentive records. No cancellation, downsizing, or delayed-opening report was located.", "notes": "Located at 250 Williams Street, downtown Atlanta. One of the largest multi-tenant data centers in the Southeast. Sits atop Georgia Power's Fowler Network underground grid system with no power outages since 2007.; 1 MW; 2M acquisition 2017; downtown Atlanta", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix - AT1 (Downtown Atlanta)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Atlanta", "county": "Fulton", "region": "Downtown Atlanta", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 79200.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 41000000.0, "sizeNotes": "43,012 sq ft raised floor space", "announcedDate": "2009-10", "constructionStartDate": "2009-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2010-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Current page lists N+1 cooling redundancy and free cooling; 2015 Equinix technical specification listed a 1,862-ton evaporative-cooled refrigeration system with 2N cooling plant redundancy.", "certifications": "FISMA; ISO 27001; NIST 800-53; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "Current Equinix page lists free cooling, LED lighting, efficient humidity control, decoupled dehumidification, hot/cold aisle containment, raised-floor and slab load capacities, and IBX elevation above the 500-year base flood elevation.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No AT1-specific public economic impact study, job projection, or tax-revenue projection was found in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Research gaps include missing City of Atlanta permit and certificate-of-occupancy records for the 2009-2010 buildout and 2016 Phase IV expansion, unresolved current aggregate power / IT-load reporting with conflicting third-party 4.0 MW and 7.5 MW figures, lack of primary-source utility confirmation, no facility-specific water-use data, and no named tenant tied specifically to AT1.", "notes": "Located at 180 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta. International Business Exchange (IBX) data center.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW; 4 MW; 79K sq ft; acquired from Verizon 2017 (.6B deal); 180 Peachtree Street", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix - AT2/AT3 (Downtown Atlanta)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Atlanta", "county": "Fulton", "region": "Downtown Atlanta", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 15865.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 30000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-07-31", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-07-31", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "evaporative cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Equinix's AT2 and AT3 technical specifications listed 100% renewable-energy coverage from U.S. wind virtual PPAs and Green-e wind RECs; the research notes this was an energy-attribute disclosure rather than a site-specific physical electricity supply agreement.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No AT2/AT3-specific public jobs, tax revenue, construction impact, or operating economic-impact figures were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Equinix announced a lease non-renewal and customer migration for AT2 and AT3, with public sources identifying July 31, 2024 as the lease-exit/decommissioning stage-change date. Equinix said the reviewed leased facilities might not meet future operational, expansion, sustainability, or corporate-standard needs.", "notes": "Located at 56 Marietta Street NW, 5th Floor, Atlanta.; ~1.8 MW AT2; 56 Marietta carrier hotel; acquired from Verizon 2017", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix - AT4 (North Atlanta)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Atlanta", "county": "Fulton", "region": "North Metro Atlanta", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 66779.0, "powerCapacityMW": 12.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 100000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "1998", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "HECVAT; HIPAA; ISO 22301; ISO 27001; ISO 9001; NIST 800-53 / FISMA High; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type II; SOC 2 Type II", "sustainabilityNotes": "Equinix lists high-efficiency UPS, efficient humidity control, decoupled dehumidification, hot/cold aisle containment, and energy-attribute claims for AT4.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No AT4-specific job creation, tax revenue, or project economic-impact figures were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, formal delay, community controversy, permitting dispute, or facility-specific utility challenge was identified. Research gaps remain for historic permits, utility records, environmental generator permits, and incentive records.", "notes": "Located at 450 Interstate North Parkway. Ideal for enterprises and financial services firms with large deployments.; 12 MW; 88K sq ft; 450 Interstate North Pkwy; acquired from Verizon 2017", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AlohaNAP Expansion", "state": "Hawaii", "city": "Kapolei", "county": "Honolulu County", "region": "Oahu", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547); Harrison Street", "operators": "fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 22800.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "After Phase 1 completion. Current facility is 12,500 sq ft with 1.2 MW. Expansion adds 10,300 sq ft and 1.5 MW for ~200 cabinets. Future plans include second building adding 50,000 sq ft.", "announcedDate": "2026-03-31", "constructionStartDate": "2024-10", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Packaged AC units and Emerson Network Power SmartAisle hot/cold aisle containment; no evaporative-water-use disclosure was found.", "certifications": "ADA; SSAE 16 SOC 2; PCI DSS; 100% power SLA; 100% availability SLA", "sustainabilityNotes": "1547 describes AlohaNAP as outside flood and tsunami zones, 160 feet above sea level, with redundant power and cooling, hurricane-rated construction, and proximity to cable landing stations. No renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, cooling-water allocation, reclaimed-water plan, or wastewater-discharge permit was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts, tax revenue projections, or investment amount were disclosed in the reviewed sources. Harrison Street and 1547 frame the project as a strategic edge and interconnection hub between the U.S. and APAC.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No dollar investment amount, tenant commitment, target completion date, actual completion date, project-specific incentive, utility special contract, water arrangement, official permit packet, litigation, cancellation, or organized opposition record was found. Public sources conflict on Phase 1 size: the October 2024 formal acquisition release announced 10,300 square feet, while a later 1547 video page described a 9,000-square-foot expansion underway in 2026.", "notes": "A 1547 page published on 2026-03-31 and modified on 2026-07-16 describes the Kapolei AlohaNAP facility as a subsea-cable and satellite landing point with an AWS Direct Connect node, and says a 9,000 sq ft, 1.5 MW expansion is underway and is expected to double capacity. This updates the tracked expansion details, which previously reflected a 10,300 sq ft Phase 1 expansion plan. The source does not disclose project-specific investment. [Source: https://www.1547realty.com/video/1547-alohanap-data-center/; Date: 2026-03-31]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "DRFortress Acquisition and Operations", "state": "Hawaii", "city": "Honolulu", "county": "Honolulu County", "region": "Oahu", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Harrison Street; fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547)", "operators": "DRFortress", "tenants": "Akamai; Facebook; Google; Microsoft; large public cloud provider; new international carrier; enterprises; content companies; system integrators; carriers; wireless service providers; cable companies; ISPs; cloud/content providers; government users", "totalSquareFeet": 65000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.2, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Over 800 racks available for colocation. Facility has nearly doubled colocation capacity since 2020. Fourth expansion completed in May 2023 added 220 cabinets and 500kW of power.", "announcedDate": "2025-04-03", "constructionStartDate": "2022-10-18", "expectedCompletionDate": "2023-Q1", "actualCompletionDate": "2006", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 mechanical HVAC with 3 x 250-ton chillers, CRAC / CRAH / in-row cooling, and self-contained sealed chilled-water and gas HVAC systems to remove external water requirement", "certifications": "ISAE-3402; ISO 27001; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2; SSAE 18", "sustainabilityNotes": "Tier IV design with N+1 redundancy for MEP systems. Significantly hardened against earthquakes and hurricanes.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public dollar amount, jobs estimate, or tax revenue estimate was found for the 2021 expansion, 2022-2023 fourth expansion, GI Partners' 2020 majority investment, or the 2025 sale to 1547 / Harrison Street.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The only schedule issue found was mild: the October 2022 announcement targeted 800 cabinets by Q1 2023, while the completed fourth expansion was announced on May 15, 2023 with service readiness on June 1, 2023.", "notes": "Hawaii's largest carrier-neutral data center and cloud services provider. Founded in 2006 by Fred Rodi and Rosa White who continue to lead operations. Located at 375 Koapaka St., Suite D198 in airport industrial park. Acquired from GI Partners who held majority interest since January 2020. 2,000 kW facility power with on-site diesel fuel lasting up to 80 hours at full load.; QA 2026-07-18: Corrected street number and cleared generic modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Servpac MTP Data Center", "state": "Hawaii", "city": "Mililani", "county": "Honolulu County", "region": "Central Oahu", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Servpac Inc.", "operators": "Servpac Inc.", "tenants": "American Savings Bank", "totalSquareFeet": 45500.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 13000000.0, "sizeNotes": "At least 45,500 square feet after Building 2 adds more than 15,500 square feet to the existing 30,000-square-foot facility; located 10 miles inland and 850 feet above sea level", "announcedDate": "2026-01-22", "constructionStartDate": "2020", "expectedCompletionDate": "2020-08", "actualCompletionDate": "2020-08-03", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "High-efficiency HVAC cooling with continuous dual power and independent coolant transport; available sources do not describe evaporative water use.", "certifications": "Tier IV Design (Uptime Institute)", "sustainabilityNotes": "Only Tier IV certified data center in Hawaii with 2N redundant critical power and cooling system for 99.999% uptime guarantee.", "economicImpact_jobs": 15.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Servpac announced a planned $30 million investment over five years in 2020. Building 2 is a separate $13 million project expected to create at least 15 permanent jobs and roughly 150 temporary construction jobs.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, lawsuit, major permitting dispute, project-specific incentive, water agreement, or utility special-contract filing was found. Building 2 was expected to be complete in Q2 2026, but no public completion confirmation was located by June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Servpac broke ground on Building 2 of the MTP Data Center in Mililani Technology Park, adding more than 15,500 sq ft, increasing facility size by 50%, and more than doubling the center's capacity. The $13 million Building 2 expansion is on an additional 5 acres of company-owned land and was expected to complete in Q2 2026, creating at least 15 permanent jobs and about 150 temporary construction jobs. Source page published 2026-01-28 and modified 2026-05-14; PR Newswire carried the release on 2026-02-24. No source found by 2026-07-17 confirmed completion. [Source: https://servpac.com/mtp-groundbreaking/ | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/servpacs-mtp-data-center-celebrates-groundbreaking-for-building-2-302694909.html; Date: 2026-01-28; 2026-02-24]; QA 2026-07-18: Added Building 2 to the campus-area minimum and cleared unsupported facility power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Hawaiian Telcom Endeavor Data Center", "state": "Hawaii", "city": "Honolulu", "county": "Honolulu County", "region": "Oahu", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Hawaiian Telcom", "operators": "Hawaiian Telcom; SystemMetrics Corporation", "tenants": "Anexia (ASN 42473); State of Hawaii INET connectivity", "totalSquareFeet": 6500.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2013-09-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2011", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+2 HVAC system using pressurized raised-floor system and N+1 cooling towers providing chilled water to HVAC systems", "certifications": "ISO 14644 cleaning/testing; Class 7 clean-room environment rating", "sustainabilityNotes": "Hawaiian Telcom's 2013 acquisition announcement described energy-efficient technology. Product materials describe second-floor colocation space outside flood and emergency evacuation zones, but no renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, or quantified water demand was disclosed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "SystemMetrics served more than 400 customers at the time of the 2013 acquisition announcement; no project-specific job counts or tax revenue estimates were disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public source reviewed through June 15, 2026 disclosed project cancellation, construction delay, current expansion, dedicated hyperscale tenant, site-specific tax incentive, megawatt capacity, IT load, or new large-load utility agreement.", "notes": "Located at 2339 Kamehameha Highway in Honolulu. Described as newest, most advanced, and most secure colocation facility in Hawaii. Carrier and vendor-neutral business environment. Services include physical colocation, virtualization services, private network services, internet services, offsite backup services, and 24x7x365 network and facility engineering support. Hawaiian Telcom acquired SystemMetrics Corporation in 2013 to expand data center capabilities.; Hawaiian Telcom Endeavor facility; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared an explicitly conservative, non-disclosed power estimate.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Meta Kuna Data Center", "state": "Idaho", "city": "Kuna", "county": "Ada County", "region": "Southwestern Idaho", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "operators": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 960000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 60.0, "investmentUSD": 800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four data halls designed to deliver 60 MW. The separately reported 200 MW figure refers to renewable generation added to Idaho Power's grid, not campus load.", "announcedDate": "2022-02-16", "constructionStartDate": "2022-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by 100% renewable energy via Idaho Power's Clean Energy Your Way program. Water-neutral facility with water restoration projects. $70M investment in water and wastewater treatment system for Kuna.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Idaho Commerce and Meta cited $800M+ investment. Permanent job and tax-base impacts not yet measurable because project remains under construction (operations expected end of 2026).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Delayed timeline and redesign to support AI workloads; incomplete public documentation of project-specific local incentive agreements and environmental permits.", "notes": "Meta's first data center in Idaho and 15th in the US. First project to use Idaho's data center sales tax exemption. Supports AI operations. Creates 1,200 construction jobs and 100 permanent jobs.; QA 2026-07-18: Reclassified 60 MW as IT load and removed the unrelated renewable-generation figure from facility power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Diode Ventures Gemstone Technology Park", "state": "Idaho", "city": "Kuna", "county": "Ada County", "region": "Southwestern Idaho", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Diode Ventures; Black & Veatch; Gemstone Technology Park LLC", "operators": "Diode Ventures", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 700.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "620-acre site. Self-contained wastewater treatment and well water systems.", "announcedDate": "2025-04", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Self-contained wastewater treatment system and well water supply, not using city infrastructure.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Reported projections: 800\u20131,200 construction jobs during build-out and about 100 permanent jobs when operational.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary documents (staff report, ordinance text, minutes) were not publicly indexed in searchable form during research; state/local incentive agreements and environmental permit dockets were not identified in the accessible sources.", "notes": "BoiseDev reported on April 28, 2026 that the Diode Ventures proposal was currently on hold because of an ongoing lawsuit. A February 3, 2026 BoiseDev report said Kuna farmers filed suit over the City Council vote approving the project, while Gemstone Technology Park LLC and landowner Duane Yamamoto petitioned to intervene to defend the approval; no hearing had been scheduled at that time. Numeric investment and power capacity are unchanged because the 2026 litigation/hold sources did not provide updated values. [Source: https://boisedev.com/news/2026/03/20/data-center-water/ | https://boisedev.com/news/2026/02/03/data-center-suit/; Date: 2026-04-28; 2026-02-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "ValorC3 Data Centers - Boise Facility 2", "state": "Idaho", "city": "Boise", "county": "Ada County", "region": "Southwestern Idaho", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "ValorC3 Data Centers; CVC DIF; Apterra Infrastructure Capital", "operators": "ValorC3 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 70000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 10.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20759339.0, "sizeNotes": "AI-ready colocation facility. Total Boise capacity will be 12MW with both facilities.", "announcedDate": "2025-05-05", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Features closed-loop cooling system for minimal water waste. Air and liquid cooling capabilities.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax revenue estimates were identified in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Some project trackers still described the facility as planned, but permit and company sources show construction activity had begun by summer 2025. No project-specific cancellation, delay, litigation, or organized opposition was identified.", "notes": "On April 30, 2026, ValorC3 announced the closing of a credit facility with Apterra Infrastructure Capital to fund continued construction of its anchored Boise greenfield data center project. ValorC3 said the Boise campus has an anchored long-term lease with one of the world's leading hyperscale technology companies. The financing amount was not disclosed; the project value remains the Boise building-permit value from the existing tracked row. [Source: https://valorc3.com/valorc3-boise-hyperscale-data-center-credit-facility/; Date: 2026-04-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "T5 Data Centers - Nampa", "state": "Idaho", "city": "Nampa", "county": "Canyon County", "region": "Southwestern Idaho", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": "unnamed single user", "totalSquareFeet": 80000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 8.25, "itLoadMW": 2.25, "investmentUSD": 73000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Conversion of existing industrial building. Five-phase buildout. Initial 2.25MW IT load, expandable to 8.25MW.", "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "enterprise; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Air-cooling technology. Minimal power requirements compared to typical data centers (about 5% of a typical 100MW facility).", "economicImpact_jobs": 11.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Once fully customized and operational, the facility is expected to create 11 full-time jobs, including data-center technicians and security personnel.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public construction-completion, operating announcement, cancellation, delay notice, abandonment, or tenant withdrawal was located through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Conditional use permit approved by Nampa Planning and Zoning Commission in August 2025. Location at 8300 Birch Lane in Park 84 industrial site. Single-user facility. Creates 11 full-time jobs (technicians and security).; QA 2026-07-18: Retained project-specific metrics and removed an unrelated generic investment annotation.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "FBI Grey Wolf Data Center", "state": "Idaho", "city": "Pocatello", "county": "Bannock County", "region": "Southeastern Idaho", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Department of Justice", "operators": "Federal Bureau of Investigation", "tenants": "FBI; U.S. Marshal Service; District Attorney; Bureau of Prisons; Treasury Department", "totalSquareFeet": 100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 5.4, "investmentUSD": 100000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Includes a 40,000-square-foot office addition and 25,000-square-foot data floor with optional 8,000-square-foot expansion; 2.7 MW initial IT capacity expandable to 5.4 MW", "announcedDate": "2016-02", "constructionStartDate": "2017-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2019", "actualCompletionDate": "2019-11", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "government", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled (air cooling feasible ~6 months/year)", "certifications": "Tier III", "sustainabilityNotes": "Tier III facility design.", "economicImpact_jobs": 350.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2017 reporting cited 350 new FBI jobs and ~$30M payroll impact. A 2019 summit report attributed ~500 direct new jobs plus ~160 spinoff jobs (per the agency). At the Nov. 18, 2019 ribbon cutting, local reporting noted ~300 employees with room for ~250 more.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary local records for 2016\u20132019 (zoning, permits, incentives, environmental permits) were not readily available online in the Bannock County archive; verifying approvals may require public records requests. Federal environmental review documentation (if any) may require FOIA requests to FBI/DOJ (or GSA if involved).", "notes": "Consolidates almost 100 data centers throughout DOJ. One of three FBI data centers in US (Pocatello, Clarksburg WV, Sterling VA). Built by JE Dunn Construction. Multi-agency facility supporting FBI and other federal departments.; QA 2026-07-18: Stored 5.4 MW as ultimate IT capacity and documented the 2.7 MW initial stage.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "ark data centers - Boise", "state": "Idaho", "city": "Boise", "county": "Ada County", "region": "Southwestern Idaho", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "ark data centers", "operators": "ark data centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 34000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.0, "itLoadMW": 18.0, "investmentUSD": 7200695.0, "sizeNotes": "Critical IT load expandable beyond 18MW. Multiple facilities in Boise.", "announcedDate": "2014", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2015-03-05", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Public primary sources do not disclose cooling-water demand or WUE; secondary descriptions mention redundant HVAC, economization, and energy-efficient cooling.", "certifications": "ENERGY STAR", "sustainabilityNotes": "ENERGY STAR Certification obtained in 2023 with score of 98/100, placing in 90th percentile.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact, job, or tax revenue figures were located. A 2020 expansion added a 5,000 sq ft data hall intended to support additional Idaho companies.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public disclosures are limited for investment, utility service, water, permitting, tenants, and incentives. Capacity figures are marketplace-reported rather than supported by primary utility filings.", "notes": "Operates two facilities in Boise (1415 S. Eagle Flight Way and 2653 S. Victory View Way). Hosts Idaho Internet Exchange (IdahoIX) launched in 2023. Carrier-dense facility with redundant fiber connections. 24/7/365 monitoring and biometric security.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta DeKalb Data Center Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "DeKalb", "county": "DeKalb County", "region": "Northern Illinois", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook)", "operators": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": 19.911, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Five buildings across campus", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": "2020", "expectedCompletionDate": "2022", "actualCompletionDate": "2023-12", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "100% renewable energy", "sustainabilityNotes": "Invested in two wind energy projects in Illinois to add 295MW of renewable energy to local grid. Used AI-developed low-carbon concrete with 40% lower emissions. Recycled 90% of construction waste (17,600 tons).", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "City planning staff projected 20-year tax revenues (even with abatements) comparable to the five largest existing industrial companies combined; no dollar figure provided.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 286800000.0, "challenges": "Community concerns about road access/traffic and farmland loss; environmental permits and interconnection details not identified in local approvals.", "notes": "Meta's DeKalb campus powers Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta services. Provides more than 200 operational jobs long-term and required 1,200 skilled trade workers during construction.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Compass Datacenters - Hoffman Estates (Former Sears HQ)", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Hoffman Estates", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Compass Datacenters", "operators": "Compass Datacenters", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "197-acre campus with five planned hyperscale facilities", "announcedDate": "2024-06", "constructionStartDate": "2024-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-06", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "water-free cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Plans for sustainable operations", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Village financial reporting notes tax-base diversification via permit revenue, electrical utility taxes, and property taxes; no standalone economic-impact study located.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary village agenda/minutes portal (CivicClerk) was not accessible in the research environment, limiting direct citation of ordinance texts, roll-call votes, and site-plan conditions; several items flagged for verification with primary records.", "notes": "Located at 3333 Beverly Road on former Sears headquarters site. First data center expected to be powered by ComEd in mid-2026. Represents Compass's first Illinois campus.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "T5 @ Chicago IV - Grayslake Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Grayslake", "county": "Lake County", "region": "Northern Illinois", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "T5@Chicago IV, LP; T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 5000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": 1200.0, "investmentUSD": 250000000.0, "sizeNotes": "18-20 buildings planned, 100-400 MW each. 1.55 GW secured from ComEd.", "announcedDate": "2024-05", "constructionStartDate": "2027", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Water supply via Village of Grayslake (purchased from Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency). T5 design team indicated total campus water use <50,000 gallons/day (~0.05 MGD), cited as ~0.25% increase in CLCJAWA daily pumpage in an Illinois Commerce Commission presentation (Jan 15, 2026).", "economicImpact_jobs": 1680.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No publicly posted job estimates, economic impact studies, or project-specific tax revenue projections identified in the sources reviewed; Village statements about tax benefits apply to the broader Cornerstone of Grayslake development.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project described as planned with entitlements/platting in progress; limited public disclosure on incentives, utility interconnection terms, and environmental permitting in the sources reviewed.", "notes": "One of the largest data center campuses planned in the US. Initially announced at 480 MW, expanded to 1.2 GW. AI-ready infrastructure designed for hyperscale and commercial cloud providers. Illinois DCEO 2025 Data Center Investment Program annual report lists T5@Chicago IV, LP in Grayslake as a 2025 signed MOU with a $250,000,000 investment commitment, an estimated $15,625,000 value of tax benefits, and 20 new jobs; treat $250M as an official investment floor. [Source: https://dceo.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dceo/aboutdceo/reportsrequiredbystatute/2025-data-centers-annual-report.pdf; Date: 2026-07-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Pioneer Development - Yorkville Project Cardinal", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Yorkville", "county": "Kendall County", "region": "Western Chicago Suburbs", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Pioneer Development, LLC", "operators": "Pioneer Development, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 17000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1800.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "1,037 acres across 20 parcels. Fourteen two-story data center buildings, two on-site substations, and switchyard.", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": "2027-07", "expectedCompletionDate": "2047", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Air-quality materials state commitments to Tier IV controls, particulate filters, selective catalytic reduction, oxidation catalysts, HVO renewable fuel for generators, testing/maintenance-only backup-generator operation, and no other backup-generator dispatch under the executed PUD agreement.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No local government economic impact study, job projections, or tax-revenue estimates were found in accessible public records from the city project page or agenda documents.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key referenced documents (Project Cardinal application package/staff reports/ordinances) could not be retrieved from the city document server via this environment; no interconnection agreement, PPA, or grid-upgrade cost allocation document was located in accessible sources.", "notes": "Three-phase development over 20 years. One of two massive data center projects proposed in Yorkville. Shaw Local reported on June 25, 2026 that a settlement was reached with resident John Bryan in litigation over Project Cardinal, with developers agreeing to re-phase the project; other June reporting said the developer sought an 18-month extension to purchase land, indicating acquisition-delay risk. [Source: https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2026/06/25/developers-agree-to-re-phase-project-cardinal-data-center-in-yorkville-in-settlement-with-resident/; Date: 2026-06-25]; QA 2026-07-18: Removed a stale generic investment-estimate annotation.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Prologis - Yorkville Project Steel", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Yorkville", "county": "Kendall County", "region": "Western Chicago Suburbs", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Prologis, L.P.", "operators": "Prologis", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 6800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 680.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4760000000.0, "sizeNotes": "540 acres across sixteen parcels. 18 two-story data center buildings.", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": "2027-07", "expectedCompletionDate": "2047", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop cooling system; developer stated it would not use evaporative cooling.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "City record discusses noise mitigation requirements at later permitting; developer stated it does not intend to use propylene glycol. Stormwater basins/ponds are included across phases.", "economicImpact_jobs": 500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer narrative and City staff referenced significant construction jobs, long-term employment opportunities, and tax revenue, but no quantified study or estimates were published in the City record reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project appears to remain in planned/pending entitlement status as of the posted record reviewed (through Nov 10, 2025 minutes), with ongoing technical submissions (noise/traffic) and future requirements for final site plans, plats, building permits, and engineering approvals. Infrastructure agreements and reimbursement/recapture mechanisms were described as to-be-negotiated in separate agreements.", "notes": "Shaw Local reported on May 28, 2026 that a third lawsuit had been filed over Yorkville data centers, with the latest challenge taking aim at Project Steel and seeking to have the city's rezoning ruled invalid and to halt construction pending judicial review; keep planned status but add active litigation risk. [Source: https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2026/05/28/third-lawsuit-filed-trying-to-halt-yorkville-data-centers-second-by-community-organization/; Date: 2026-05-28]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne Aurora Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Aurora", "county": "Kane County", "region": "Western Chicago Suburbs", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": "Chicago Mercantile Exchange; CME Group", "totalSquareFeet": 446000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 40.0, "itLoadMW": 40.0, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two buildings on campus", "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": "2024-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-01", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Illinois Data Center Investment Program eligibility requirements cited in reporting include carbon-neutral/green building certification; no project-specific sustainability filings for the Bilter Road campus were located in accessible sources for this search window.", "economicImpact_jobs": 20.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 2100000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Public statements cited 20+ permanent positions and hundreds of construction jobs. Local reporting cited ~$1.1M/yr property taxes and ~$1M/yr utility taxes (\u2248$20M over 10 years).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 6352118.0, "challenges": "Primary zoning/permit records, environmental permits, and a project-specific DCEO MOU/certification notice for the Data Center Investment Program were not accessible/located during this search window; Aurora adopted a 2025 data-center moratorium citing community concerns.", "notes": "Groundbreaking attended by Governor Pritzker in October 2024. Will create hundreds of construction jobs and more than 20 full-time positions.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CloudHQ ORD Campus - Mount Prospect", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Mount Prospect", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CloudHQ", "operators": "CloudHQ", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 252.0, "itLoadMW": 252.0, "investmentUSD": 2500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three data centers, 84 MW each. Former United Airlines headquarters site.", "announcedDate": "2022-08", "constructionStartDate": "2022-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling technology", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Project conditions referenced compliance with local/state/federal noise and emissions standards and required permits from IEPA and other agencies; final PUD discussions included stormwater basin design changes and landscaping/buffering measures.", "economicImpact_jobs": 450.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 1000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Project staff cited ~$2.5B investment, projected ~$100M EAV, and ~$1M annual utility tax; media reported a $2M park district contribution.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Tif; Cba", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project remained incomplete as of July 24, 2025; village officials reported the substation nearing completion and CloudHQ planned a design amendment, with the project described as still far from completion.", "notes": "Located at 1200 E Algonquin Rd, near O'Hare International Airport with access to high density fiber and multiple carriers. Capacity expandable to 300 MW.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Edged Energy Aurora Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Aurora", "county": "Kane County", "region": "Western Chicago Suburbs", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Edged Energy; Seefried Properties", "operators": "Edged Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 210000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 96.0, "itLoadMW": 96.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "65-acre campus with three planned facilities. First facility is 210,000 sq ft with 24MW.", "announcedDate": "2023-05", "constructionStartDate": "2023-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-02", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.15, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "N+1 Tier 3 design", "sustainabilityNotes": "Waterless cooling system saves 380 million gallons annually at full buildout. ThermalWorks waterless cooling technology. Supports up to 70 kW per rack with air cooling, 200 kW with liquid cooling.", "economicImpact_jobs": 60.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 4200000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Local reporting projected 40 to 60 full-time jobs, about 2,000 construction jobs, $800,000 in annual real-estate taxes, and $3.4 million in yearly utility taxes. The annual tax figure sums real-estate and utility taxes.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources show an interval between the original June 2024 first-building completion target and the February 2025 grand opening, but do not explain it as a formal delay. Other open questions include missing permits and occupancy records, reconciliation of 100 MW original capacity versus 96 MW current critical-load capacity, and applicability of Aurora's 2026 data-center regulations to future campus phases.", "notes": "Located at 2835 Bilter Road. First facility (ORD01-1) launched February 2025. Optimized for AI workloads with advanced waterless cooling.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Azure North Central US - Northlake", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Northlake", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft Corporation", "totalSquareFeet": 707244.0, "powerCapacityMW": 198.0, "itLoadMW": 26.841, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2012", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2014", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft's community blog describes a Northlake park fitness center project funded by Microsoft. M+H Architects describes the facility as located near a city water pumping station, significant fiber along adjacent interstate and rail lines, and its own onsite electric substation.", "economicImpact_jobs": 45.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Forbes (published 2010-03-04) reports about 45 engineers (plus security and janitorial staff) working full time. No official tax revenue figures found in sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary records for incentives, zoning actions, construction permits, and environmental permits were not found in accessible online archives; recommended FOIA targets include City of Northlake, Cook County Assessor, Illinois EPA, and Illinois DNR.", "notes": "Located at 601 Northwest Avenue. Part of Azure North Central US region.; 00M; 60 MW (30+30); 700K sq ft; operational since 2009; North Central US Azure region; 45+ engineers; 198 MW (60 MW critical); 00M; North Central US Azure; operational since 2009", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Cherry Valley Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Cherry Valley", "county": "Winnebago County", "region": "Northern Illinois", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 71.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Four to six datacenter buildings with power substation", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2026-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Illinois Data Center Investment Program eligibility requires carbon-neutral or green-building certification, but no project-specific Microsoft Cherry Valley certification or renewable-energy arrangement was identified. Microsoft materials mention 10-foot landscaped berms, privacy screening, landscaping, and additional noise mitigations to be determined by a noise study.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Microsoft estimates about 200 to 300 employees at full build-out; Rock River Current reported more than 200 operational jobs. Rock River Current also reported approximately 350 construction jobs for each of six buildings.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Income Tax Credit; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "A January 2026 Rockford Register Star social post described the project as in a holding pattern after Microsoft bought land and obtained a special-use permit. No official cancellation, court filing, building permit, vertical construction record, or Microsoft delay announcement was identified.", "notes": "Campus includes construction of four to six datacenter buildings, power substation, privacy screening, support facilities, and landscaping.; From Data Center Knowledge: 00M investment; 350 acres, 4-6 buildings, 200-300 jobs; power estimated at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Plano Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Plano", "county": "Kendall County", "region": "Western Illinois", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 71.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Approximately 500 acres at Eldamain and Corneils roads", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Cooling technology, water demand, renewable energy arrangements, PUE target, and certifications were not publicly disclosed. Plano approved water-distribution modeling to assess impacts on pressures and fire flows.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Microsoft Plano-specific fiscal model or tax-sharing agreement was located. Local reporting noted generally that each completed data center building in area municipalities can generate up to 1000000 in annual tax revenue with relatively low staffing needs.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": 29850.0, "challenges": "Microsoft reportedly paused the Plano data-center project as of June 11, 2025; no later public source located through June 15, 2026 showed a restart, construction start, operational milestone, formal cancellation, or replacement tenant. Building, grading, stormwater, generator air, certificate-of-occupancy, and construction-start records were not located.", "notes": "Microsoft reportedly acquiring approximately 500 acres for potential data center campus development.; 500 acres acquired; investment estimated based on similar Microsoft Illinois campuses", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Cloud - CME Group Aurora Private Cloud", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Aurora", "county": "Kane County", "region": "Western Chicago Suburbs", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google Cloud; CME Group", "operators": "Google Cloud; CME Group", "tenants": "CME Group", "totalSquareFeet": 446000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 40.0, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Private cloud region and colocation facility at 2905 Diehl Road", "announcedDate": "2024-06", "constructionStartDate": "2024-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise; colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Illinois Data Center Investment Program requires carbon-neutral or green-building certification obligations for qualifying projects", "sustainabilityNotes": "Aurora's 2026 data-center rules require water, energy, and sound studies/plans, compliance with noise, vibration, energy, and water limits, avoidance of evaporative cooling for future data centers, and annual energy, water, noise, biometric-compliance, generator-testing, and vibration-monitoring obligations. Project-specific cooling, water-use, WUE, and wastewater details were not located.", "economicImpact_jobs": 20.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 2100000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Illinois DCEO reported 20 new jobs for C1 Chicago Aurora III LLC. Local reporting projected about $1.1 million per year in property taxes and $1 million per year in utility taxes, roughly $20 million over 10 years.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": 6352118.0, "challenges": "Exact Google/CME allocation within the CyrusOne campus is not public; 446,000-square-foot total conflicts with local reporting of one 411,000-square-foot building and one 150,000-square-foot building. No formal delay notice was located, but physical facility opening and CME production market migration are separate milestones. Key gaps include permits, certificate of occupancy, energization milestones, interconnection details, utility-upgrade cost allocation, cooling, water, wastewater, stormwater, and generator air-permit records.", "notes": "Located 35 miles from CME's downtown Chicago headquarters, adjacent to CME's own data hub. Private Google Cloud region will support global trading of CME's futures and options markets with low-latency network.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained 40 MW only as critical IT load and corrected reported investment to approximately $350 million.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Aligned Data Centers - Northlake Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Northlake", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 448768.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": 72.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "18.5-acre campus with two multi-story facilities. ORD-01: 220,000 sq ft, 36 MW expandable to 60 MW. ORD-02: 228,768 sq ft, 36 MW expandable to 52 MW.", "announcedDate": "2021", "constructionStartDate": "2021-04-28", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2022", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "ORD-01 Three Green Globes for New Construction; ORD-02 OCP Ready for Hyperscale Certification.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Patented Delta3\u2122 cooling technology with waterless heat rejection. DeltaFlow liquid cooling and Delta Cube air cooling for high-density GPU requirements.", "economicImpact_jobs": 28.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Illinois Data Center Investment Program agreement required 20 operations-and-maintenance jobs; Aligned reported 28 full-time permanent employees as of December 31, 2025. DCEO reported a $252.5 million capital-investment commitment and $142.8 million actual reported investment at the 2021 reporting point. The Real Deal reported a $700 million refinancing in December 2023.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 30990000.0, "challenges": "No public delay announcement or cancellation notice was found. Open questions remain around City of Northlake permits, ORD-02 commercial-operation date, ComEd/PJM interconnection or utility-upgrade records, reconciliation of published power metrics, and Illinois EPA air, generator, or stormwater records.", "notes": "Located at 505 and 501 Northwest Avenue. Advanced cooling systems designed for AI/ML workloads.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Aligned Data Centers - Elk Grove Village Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Elk Grove Village", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1040000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "36-acre site near O'Hare. Two two-story buildings (ORD-03, ORD-04), each 520,000 sq ft.", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "TBD", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "Designed to Tier III standards", "sustainabilityNotes": "Aligned markets ORD-03 as AI-ready/cloud-ready with renewable power options, N+1 cooling redundancy, and closed-loop chilled-water design.", "economicImpact_jobs": 21.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public reports identify a $285 million investment and 21 jobs. Village minutes referenced $1,318,965 from a large property sale real-estate transfer stamp, but did not identify it as solely the Aligned transaction.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Open gaps include no public confirmation of commissioning, tenanting, final energization, certificate of occupancy, building permits, generator permits, stormwater approvals, final site-plan documents, ComEd/PJM interconnection materials, or final power capacity/IT load.", "notes": "Acquired site for $29 million in 2023. Located near O'Hare International Airport.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 1.04M sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "NTT Global Data Centers - Itasca CH1", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Itasca", "county": "DuPage County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "NTT DATA", "operators": "NTT Global Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 126000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 36.0, "itLoadMW": 36.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "19-acre campus with expansion plans to 72 MW", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2021-02", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Fan-coil wall cooling, hot-aisle containment, dedicated chiller plant, and closed-loop water-cooling system", "certifications": "Designed to LEED Gold standards and EPA ENERGY STAR; SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 50001, PCI DSS, NIST 800-53 High, and HIPAA certified", "sustainabilityNotes": "Design team helped NTT obtain Illinois tax credits by designing the campus to comply with ISO 50001 energy-management criteria.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "RagingWire told Itasca each phase would employ 40+ permanent employees and require local service/maintenance contracts. The 2021 zoning-certificate packet said first-building operations would use two shifts with no more than eight employees per shift and 24-hour security. DCEO incentive reporting lists 20 required jobs for the state agreement. Each more-than-$200 million phase would bring numerous construction contracts and service/maintenance contracts to the area.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Income Tax Credit", "incentives_value": 86900000.0, "challenges": "The main public complication found for CH1 was the 2019 phasing revision. RagingWire told Itasca that the northerly second facility was located on an infilled wastewater pond, required pile foundations to native soil roughly 60+ feet below surface, and that pile-driving could damage underground/site improvements if those improvements were built too early.", "notes": "Located at 255 Pierce Rd, about 25 minutes from O'Hare. Tokyo Century invested in campus in February 2024.; Investment estimated: 36 MW \u00d7 ~$7M/MW = ~$250M", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Prime Data Centers - Chicago ORD Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Chicago", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Prime Data Centers", "operators": "Prime Data Centers", "tenants": "CoreWeave", "totalSquareFeet": 384000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 175.0, "itLoadMW": 270.0, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three hyperscale facilities. ORD-01: 384,000 sq ft, 72 MW", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": "2022-11-17", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2023", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling (near-zero WUE claimed for ORD01-01)", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Prime (Nov. 6, 2024) states ORD01-01 is being developed with a closed-loop cooling system resulting in near-zero WUE (water usage effectiveness).", "economicImpact_jobs": 10.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Village communications frame the project as delivering long-term tax revenues and temporary construction jobs, but no job counts or fiscal impact totals were located in the cited sources.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps include: executed TIF purchase and redevelopment agreement text not publicly posted (limits verification of term, reimbursements, clawbacks); lack of centralized public permit portal for building permits/certificates of occupancy; no public interconnection/special rate filings located; operational/opening status not verified via commissioning/CO/energization records in the cited sources.", "notes": "Campus features 180 MW of critical power capacity at full build-out across three facilities.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "T5 Chicago III - Northlake", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Northlake", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": "Undisclosed pre-leased user", "totalSquareFeet": 250000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 36.0, "itLoadMW": 36.0, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2024-09-24", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": "2024", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air and liquid cooling systems; site-specific closed-loop versus evaporative water-use details not disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Illinois EPA reviewed the air construction-permit application because the proposed data center is located in an Environmental Justice area of concern; air modeling found no NAAQS violation and no appreciable air-toxics impact.", "economicImpact_jobs": 20.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Illinois DCEO reported 20 full-time jobs to be created, split between 7 operations jobs and 13 maintenance jobs, each at an average annual salary of $100,000; zero employees were reported as of December 31, 2025.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Income Tax Credit", "incentives_value": 9497181.0, "challenges": "No public cancellation or project-specific delay notice was found. Research gaps remain for Cook County Class 6b final terms, local building/site/zoning/water records, the full Illinois EPA construction permit, ComEd service or interconnection records, tenant identity, and facility-specific water-use estimates.", "notes": "Topped out in 2024, offering 36MW of capacity.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "T5 Chicago V - Elk Grove Village", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Elk Grove Village", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 220000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 36.0, "itLoadMW": 36.0, "investmentUSD": 252000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax revenue estimates were located. CoStar reported T5 paid more than $21 million for Morse Avenue land, and Van Vlissingen and Co. reported the land deal at over $21.3 million, but those are land acquisition values rather than total project investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public source located through June 15, 2026 confirmed construction start, shell completion, occupancy, cancellation, or delay. No project-specific local permits, full capital-expenditure figure, incentive award, water/cooling arrangement, named tenant, or utility docket was located.", "notes": "220,000 square feet facility expected to go live in 2028.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stream Data Centers - Chicago I", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Elk Grove Village", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Stream Data Centers", "operators": "Stream Data Centers", "tenants": "major cloud customer", "totalSquareFeet": 126689.0, "powerCapacityMW": 31.0, "itLoadMW": 15.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2017-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2018", "actualCompletionDate": "2020", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Designed to Tier III standards", "sustainabilityNotes": "Stream markets ORDA as having sustainability advantages, but no Chicago I-specific PPA, renewable-energy contract, water-use disclosure, or cooling-water-volume disclosure was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": 20.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Illinois DCEO reported 20 new jobs for SDC CHI I, LLC and 20 full-time data-center-technician positions as of December 31, 2025. A 2023 Elk Grove Village hearing record stated Stream's two existing Elk Grove Village buildings employed 30 people combined.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Income Tax Credit", "incentives_value": 25000000.0, "challenges": "Key unknowns include original 2017-2018 permits and certificates of occupancy, 2020 and 2024 expansion permits, the final technical split between 15 MW critical load and 31 MW utility power, whether any local property-tax incentive applied, tenant identity beyond a major cloud customer, and final water/cooling design and water-use volumes.", "notes": "Located at 2080 Lunt Avenue. Acquired December 2017, fully leased to major cloud customer by end of 2020.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stream Data Centers - Chicago II", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Elk Grove Village", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Stream Data Centers", "operators": "Stream Data Centers", "tenants": "Unnamed cloud providers; hyperscale tenants", "totalSquareFeet": 226000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 32.0, "itLoadMW": 18.0, "investmentUSD": 224000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": "2021-02", "expectedCompletionDate": "2021-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": "2023", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Stream markets renewable-energy options for ORDB, but no project-specific cooling-water volumes, water-withdrawal agreement, PPA, or sustainability certification was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "A 2023 Elk Grove Village Plan Commission record says Stream had invested 500000000 in its two existing Elk Grove Village data-center buildings at 2080 Lunt Avenue and 1925 Busse Road combined, but the amount was not allocated to Chicago II.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key unknowns include original building permits, certificate-of-occupancy records, fire/life-safety approvals, IEPA generator permits, Illinois data-center sales-tax exemption certificate status, any local property-tax incentive, final energization dates, utility-service configuration, tenant identities, and final IT-load value.", "notes": "Located at 1925 Busse Road. Phase one commissioned Q3 2022. Fully leased by cloud providers and hyperscale tenants in 2023.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stream Data Centers - Chicago III (ORDC)", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Elk Grove Village", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "SDC CHI III, LLC; Stream Data Centers", "operators": "Stream Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 40.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 450000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two-story facility", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": "2025-09-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "configurable, high-efficiency hybrid cooling solutions", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Stream markets ORDC with configurable hybrid cooling, renewable-energy options, connectivity, and security; no water-use volumes, cooling-water source, PUE target, or project-specific renewable-energy agreement was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public testimony described $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion in capital investment. No realized property-tax revenue, operating employment count, or post-opening audit was located.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Income Tax Credit", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Open gaps include no named tenant, no full-campus Stream-published IT-load figure, no final air permit or emissions limits, no executed ComEd interconnection or rate documents, no project-specific water-use agreement or estimate, and no located final incentive approvals. Earlier 2026 occupancy timing reported in 2023 was superseded by 2027 customer-benefit timing.", "notes": "Illinois DCEO 2025 Data Center Investment Program annual report lists SDC CHI III, LLC in Elk Grove Village as a 2025 signed MOU with a $450,000,000 investment commitment, an estimated $28,125,000 value of tax benefits, and 20 new jobs. [Source: https://dceo.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dceo/aboutdceo/reportsrequiredbystatute/2025-data-centers-annual-report.pdf; Date: 2026-07-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "QTS Chicago Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Chicago", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers", "operators": "QTS Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 467000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 40.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "30-acre campus. 208,000 sq ft raised floor space", "announcedDate": "2014-04", "constructionStartDate": "2015", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": "2016-07", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop system that does not consume water for cooling", "certifications": "FISMA; HIPAA; HITRUST CSF; ISO 27001; PCI DSS; SOC 1; SOC 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "QTS states it partners with local utilities to pay 100% of its own energy use so project-related costs are not pushed onto ratepayers. Expansion design includes riverwalk and pedestrian connection improvements and equipment screening.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Illinois Data Center Investment Program generally requires at least 20 full-time or equivalent jobs for qualifying projects, but no QTS Chicago-specific job count or tax revenue estimate was identified.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Second building had land-use approval and QTS was preleasing it, but reviewed public records did not confirm a full new-building permit, certificate of occupancy, completion, or operation by June 15, 2026. No litigation, cancellation, or formal delay was identified.", "notes": "Located at 2800 South Ashland Avenue. Former Chicago Sun-Times plant converted to data center. Opened July 2016.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty - ORD10 (350 East Cermak)", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Chicago", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 109.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2000", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Chilled-water / thermal-energy-storage arrangement tied to an 8.5-million-gallon refrigerated brine-like tank; Digital Realty used a water-and-glycol system and large air handlers.", "certifications": "ISO 27001; SOC 2; PCI DSS; HIPAA", "sustainabilityNotes": "Digital Realty lists LEED Gold and Energy Star certifications for ORD10. Digital Cermak page says it supports eight local solar farms through Illinois Shines.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No ORD10-specific jobs or tax revenue estimates were located. Illinois data-center incentive program requires qualifying data centers to have at least 20 full-time employees, but the source does not prove ORD10 received a project-specific award.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Income Tax Credit", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Operational noise and alleged emissions complaints from nearby residents; landmark constraints for exterior or landmark-affecting work; project-specific incentives, utility arrangements, environmental permits, water/cooling contract, and tenant list remain open verification items.", "notes": "Located at 350 East Cermak Road. One of the largest data centers in the world. Most interconnected multi-tenant data center in the Midwest with 70+ network providers.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty - Franklin Park Campus (ORD12-14)", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Franklin Park", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 595700.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": "40-acre master-planned hyper-scale and enterprise-class campus", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": "2012-08", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2019-10-07", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy; specific cooling-water or cooling-system design not located.", "certifications": "ISO 27001; SOC 2; PCI DSS; HIPAA", "sustainabilityNotes": "100% carbon-free operations", "economicImpact_jobs": 25.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 213000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "For the 9355 building, Digital Realty cited 20 full-time jobs and 45 part-time jobs, with tenants expected to create another 5-10 onsite jobs. Permanent_jobs uses the lower end of full-time plus tenant onsite jobs. No later verified ORD12-ORD14 jobs total was located.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public MW figures are not fully consistent: Datacenters.com listings imply about 56 MW across ORD12-ORD14, while an architecture profile describes the 9377 Grand Avenue building as 26 MW rather than 20 MW. No public ComEd customer agreement, PJM interconnection record, ICC docket, special tariff, energization-cost allocation, or project-specific PPA was located.", "notes": "Located at 9333 Grand Avenue. Includes ORD12, ORD13, and ORD14 facilities. Features 100% carbon-free operations.; Digital Realty Franklin Park ORD12-14 campus; conservative estimate for Chicago market facility", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CoreSite CH1", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Chicago", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CoreSite", "operators": "CoreSite", "tenants": "365 Chicago; Cogent; QuadraNet", "totalSquareFeet": 180000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 18.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 126000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2010", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling and raised-floor / return-air-plenum design reported for 2009 expansion; public CH1 page does not disclose water source, water-use volume, cooling-tower arrangement, chilled-water supplier, or cooling-water agreement.", "certifications": "FISMA; HIPAA; ISO 27001; NIST 800-53; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2", "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Data Center Knowledge reported about 30 existing data-center and colocation customers at the site in 2009; no facility-specific jobs or tax-revenue estimates were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Several material fields were not publicly disclosed or not verified from primary records, including announced development investment, formal phase count, power capacity / IT load, city permit chronology, environmental permits, water and cooling details, incentives, and tenant lease terms.", "notes": "Located at 427 S. LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago, adjacent to the Board of Trade. Built to withstand 125 mph winds. Three underground utility feeds from ComEd.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 180,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CoreSite CH2", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Chicago", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CoreSite", "operators": "CoreSite", "tenants": "STN, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 18.0, "itLoadMW": 18.0, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2018-02-15", "constructionStartDate": "2019-03", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2018", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "liquid cooling; chiller/cooling-tower work; water-storage tank", "certifications": "FISMA; HIPAA; ISO 27001; NIST 800-53; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2; NVIDIA DGX-Ready", "sustainabilityNotes": "CoreSite says CH2 has sustainability-focused construction features and was recognized as an Energy Star building. StormTrap identifies an 8,100 cubic foot stormwater detention installation. Public sources did not identify project-specific Illinois EPA air, NPDES, NEPA, or water/wastewater agreement records.", "economicImpact_jobs": 20.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Illinois DCEO's 2021 Data Center Investment Program annual report listed a 20-job requirement, a $250 million investment commitment, $120,120,909 reported investment as of May 31, 2022, and $25 million estimated tax-benefit value. Later DCEO annual reports listed $153.0 million and $542.7 million reported investment for CoreSite's Chicago project group, potentially including tenant/equipment investment and/or CH1-related entities.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 25000000.0, "challenges": "DCEO reported a 2024 MOU amendment for a one-year placed-in-service extension due to COVID-19 and supply-chain impacts. Key data gaps include reconciling DCEO reported-investment figures, obtaining full MOU/amendment terms, pulling detailed Chicago permit files, and confirming whether Illinois EPA air or generator permits exist.", "notes": "Located at 1432 S Clinton St. First purpose-built data center in downtown Chicago. NVIDIA DGX-Ready certified.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 200,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Iron Mountain CHI-1", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Des Plaines", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago Suburbs", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Iron Mountain", "operators": "Iron Mountain", "tenants": "undisclosed hyperscale / enterprise customer", "totalSquareFeet": 315000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 36.0, "itLoadMW": 36.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "13-acre campus. First 8 MW available June 2025, ramping to 36 MW by January 2026", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-01", "actualCompletionDate": "2025", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "High-density air cooling with liquid cooling upon request; no project-specific water-use volume located", "certifications": "HIPAA; FISMA High; PCI-DSS; ISO 27001; ISO 50001; SOC2/3", "sustainabilityNotes": "Matched by 100% renewable energy", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The 2018 public announcement described 30 to 50 jobs and a $75 million facility; no updated public job count, payroll certification, or realized local tax-revenue report was located for the operational 2025-2026 facility.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The main documented challenge was the long delay between the 2018 incentive / announcement and the 2023-2024 permit and construction start. There is also a source tension between Iron Mountain's public site advertising 12 MW available now and its Q3 2025 investor presentation describing a 36 MW lease for the entire Chicago site.", "notes": "Located at 1680 Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines. 15 miles from downtown, 7 minutes from O'Hare. Phased build-out to 315,000 sq ft.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Metro Edge - Illinois Medical District", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Chicago", "county": "Cook County", "region": "Chicago", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Metro Edge Development Partners", "operators": "Metro Edge Development Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 53.0, "itLoadMW": 16.0, "investmentUSD": 257000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Metro Edge markets Water Usage Efficiency (WUE) of 0; H5 markets N+1, concurrently maintainable cooling.", "certifications": "LEED certification; LEED-certified engineering plans", "sustainabilityNotes": "Rebuild Illinois announcement references LEED-certified engineering plans and first-phase site/sewer improvements.", "economicImpact_jobs": 70.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer estimate: 200+ construction jobs and 70+ permanent jobs; tax revenue described as 'millions' without a published fiscal impact study.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 3400000.0, "challenges": "Key gaps include lack of publicly verifiable building permits/interconnection filings and varying reported scale (~184,700\u2013191,000 SF; ~19.8\u201321 MW).", "notes": "Received site plan approval for $257 million, 200,000 SF development with power commitment from ComEd.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Web Services (AWS) New Carlisle Campus", "state": "Indiana", "city": "New Carlisle", "county": "St. Joseph County", "region": "Northern Indiana", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services; Clayco", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 6600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 11000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Campus features 33 data center 'shells,' each approximately 200,000 square feet, across two sites totaling 900 acres. 10-year build period.", "announcedDate": "2024-04-25", "constructionStartDate": "2024-09-30", "expectedCompletionDate": "2034", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "outside-air cooling; no cooling water from October through March; cooling water only for a few hours per day on an average April-September day", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "AWS commits to 100% renewable energy goals. $121 million investment in road, water, and sewer infrastructure improvements.", "economicImpact_jobs": 1000.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study or tax revenue analysis specific to the AWS New Carlisle campus was located; project remains under construction.", "incentives_type": "Income Tax Credit; Sales Tax Exemption; Grant; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 305000000.0, "challenges": "Publicly accessible records for AWS-specific zoning vote tallies and project-specific environmental permits were not found in this research pass; community concerns in the broader IEC area include water, electricity, and infrastructure strain.", "notes": "Largest capital investment in Indiana state history. Expected to create at least 1,000 new jobs. IEDC committed data center sales tax exemptions for eligible capital investments over a 50-year term, plus up to $18.3 million in headcount-based tax credits, up to $5 million in training grants, up to $55 million in Hoosier Business Investment tax credits, and up to $20 million in redevelopment tax credits.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Fort Wayne Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Fort Wayne", "county": "Allen County", "region": "Northeast Indiana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 867435.0, "powerCapacityMW": 285.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "700+ acre site with 12 buildings planned. Codenamed 'Project Zodiac'.", "announcedDate": "2024-04", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-12", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google has committed to clean energy goals", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 1000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "IEDC projects 200 new jobs and $2.0B investment. Local taxpayer agreement/ERA materials reference 30 full-time jobs and $845M initial capital investment (plus a $400M project cost figure in an ERA resolution). WBOI reports a minimum $1M/year real estate tax payment under the abatement and developers projecting $800M+ in real estate taxes by 2028.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community opposition (noise/environmental impacts), permitting and public scrutiny related to wetland impacts/stream relocation and proposed expansion of diesel generators; limited public disclosure of state incentive amounts and utility interconnection/grid upgrade details.", "notes": "Project granted approval by Allen County in November 2023. Project Zodiac encompasses 700+ acres with 12 buildings.; B state; 45M initial; Project Zodiac; broke ground April 2024; 1.45M sq ft; 285 MW at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Franklin Township Data Center (Withdrawn)", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Franklin Township", "county": "Marion County", "region": "Indianapolis Metro", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "468 acres along I-74 and Post Road with four buildings planned. Codenamed 'Project Flo'.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Remonstrance letters raised concerns about energy use, water use, environmental justice, and consistency with city climate/sustainability plans; public zoning documents did not disclose PPA/on-site generation/interconnection details; no NEPA or state EIA identified prior to withdrawal.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "MDC abatement materials projected 50 full-time jobs (avg salary $100,000) and $314M real property investment for the first building; reporting notes the project was withdrawn so projected benefits did not materialize.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project withdrawn/canceled before construction; preliminary incentives and zoning actions did not proceed to final approvals; significant community opposition and remonstrance noted in filings and reporting.", "notes": "Received initial approval from Metropolitan Development Commission in August 2024 (8-1 vote). Google withdrew the proposal in September 2025 after significant community opposition. Approved for $1 billion investment and 50 jobs. IEDC code name: Project Flo. Also known as Project Redline in some documents.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared modeled power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Meta Jeffersonville Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Jeffersonville", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Indiana", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta; Turner Construction", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": "Meta Platforms", "totalSquareFeet": 700000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 225.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Campus located at 619-acre site in River Ridge Commerce Center", "announcedDate": "2024-01-25", "constructionStartDate": "2024-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Meta says the facility will use cooling technology more water-efficient than the industry standard, use native vegetation where possible, capture and infiltrate rainwater onsite, and use water-saving fixtures and technologies.", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Meta commits to 100% renewable energy for data centers", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "IEDC projects ~1,250 construction jobs at peak and 100 permanent positions; RRDA cites an average wage of ~$36/hour.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited publicly accessible documentation for local incentives, zoning actions, project-specific environmental permits, and utility interconnection/grid upgrades in the cited sources.", "notes": "More than 1,250 on-site construction staff during development. 100 permanent jobs once operational. Conversations about project began in 2019 but were slowed by COVID.; Power estimated at $7M/MW; 200-250+ MW per MISO filing; 00M+; Jeffersonville IN", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta Lebanon LEAP District Campus", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Lebanon", "county": "Boone County", "region": "Central Indiana", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "First phase: $800 million. Full build out could total 1,400 acres within the 9,000+ acre LEAP District site. Campus would contain 15 total buildings: 12 data center buildings, 1 network building, 1 logistics warehouse, and 1 administrative building.", "announcedDate": "2026-02-11", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Meta commits to 100% renewable energy. Requested phased water supply of up to 3 million gallons per day and wastewater of up to 1.5 million gallons per day, phased from 2027 to 2031.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 80000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "City communications for the 2024 deal indicate the first phase could employ up to ~50 people. Secondary reporting (Data Center Dynamics) cited expectations of >$80M in property taxes and >$33M in community impact payments over 15 years for Phase 1.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Tif; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps include unavailable/not publicly posted performance-based agreement and clawbacks, limited access to some planning PDFs (403), and unclear power/interconnection details.", "notes": "IEDC announced on Feb. 11, 2026 that Meta had broken ground on a more than $10 billion, 1,500-acre LEAP District campus in Lebanon planned over several phases, with 13 total buildings including 10 data center buildings. Existing row already tracks the project as under construction with $10B investment and >1 GW load; this update adds the current public scope from the IEDC source. [Source: https://iedc.in.gov/events/news/details/2026/02/11/gov.-braun-breaks-ground-on-10b-meta-data-center-campus-at-leap-district; Date: 2026-02-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft La Porte Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "La Porte", "county": "La Porte County", "region": "Northwest Indiana", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft Cloud; Azure", "totalSquareFeet": 245000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "489 acres at Radius Industrial Park. Codenamed 'Project Maize'.", "announcedDate": "2024-06-04", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2032", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "outside-air cooling, air-cooled chillers, and chip-level cooling; water mainly for people, construction, and testing", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Designed to accelerate cloud computing infrastructure", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Project announcement projects up to 200 jobs by 2032. Local reporting describes a PILOT/refund structure tied to a personal-property tax exemption for equipment (up to $2.5M/year; up to $2.5M or 30% of tax savings per year), with proceeds split between the city redevelopment commission and the school corporation; no formal tax-revenue projections located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Construction timeline depends on city design/planning/permitting; permitting/engineering work reported underway in late 2024. As of December 15, 2025, project reportedly had not broken ground; environmental permits and project-specific utility interconnection/upgrade records were not located in accessible sources.", "notes": "Construction is underway on Microsoft's first La Porte data center off Boyd Boulevard as of May 2026; La Porte City Council also unanimously allowed a second Microsoft data center campus in city limits, with separate reporting describing annexation adding about 1,200 acres and nearly tripling the planned campus size. [Source: https://wsbt.com/news/local/laporte-city-council-vote-on-second-microsoft-data-center-yes-no-boyd-boulevard-transparency-economic-development-campus-union-workers-project-jobs; Date: 2026-05-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Mishawaka/Granger Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Granger", "county": "St. Joseph County", "region": "Northwest Indiana", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft Corporation", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 110.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "939 acres of St. Joe Farm purchased for $77.5 million", "announcedDate": "2024-06", "constructionStartDate": "2026-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling; server-cooling water reportedly trucked in, cooling agent added outside county, and water transported out after two years for cleaning", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft says it will dedicate part of the site to a Juday Creek conservation project, minimize water use, replenish more water than used, use backup generators only for emergencies, use EPA Tier 2 certified engines or better with ultra-low-sulfur diesel, and design facilities to operate within local noise-ordinance limits.", "economicImpact_jobs": 300.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Local reporting says the campus is expected to include six buildings with about 50 employees per building. Microsoft will fund training programs for data-center jobs at Penn High School and Ivy Tech. Officials said Microsoft did not seek local abatements and would pay full property taxes, benefiting local schools, library, county, and township governments.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public opposition, petition activity, concerns about energy use, water, sound, traffic, farmland loss, environmental impacts, utility bills, and dust from early site work. No cancellation, formal suspension, lawsuit, administrative appeal, or court order specific to the campus was identified through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "WSBT reported on May 21, 2026 that work was underway at the Microsoft data center coming to Granger, construction vehicles were on site at the former St. Joseph Farms property off Currant Road, and county officials did not expect a petition with more than 1,000 signatures to slow development. [Source: https://wsbt.com/news/local/microsoft-data-center-construction-underway-petition-not-expected-to-slow-development-currant-road-granger-signatures-st-joseph-farms-county-indiana; Date: 2026-05-21]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Digital Crossroads Hammond Expansion", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Hammond", "county": "Lake County", "region": "Northwest Indiana", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Decennial Group; Digital Crossroads; CoreWeave", "operators": "Digital Crossroads; CoreWeave", "tenants": "CoreWeave", "totalSquareFeet": 450000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 180.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 7000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Existing: 20 MW, 105,000 sq ft facility. Expansion: Additional 180 MW facility for CoreWeave. Total expansion investment: $2 billion for buildings + $5 billion for equipment.", "announcedDate": "2025-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-12-31", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Existing Digital Crossroad campus described as using a closed-loop multi-modal cooling system using nearby Lake Michigan; CoreWeave general AI data-center materials describe closed-loop direct-to-chip liquid cooling, but no project-specific cooling permit was located for this expansion.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Located at former State Line Generating Plant on Lake Michigan", "economicImpact_jobs": 35.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 4000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "City reports $4,000,000 per year for 20 years ($80,000,000 total) in community impact payments under the development agreement; described as a multi-billion-dollar investment (no specific amount stated).", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 80000000.0, "challenges": "Primary documents (full June 3, 2025 development agreement and attachments) not located in public library; zoning approval pathway (by-right vs discretionary) not confirmed; project-specific state environmental permits not found; utility filings/IURC or MISO interconnection references not identified.", "notes": "Hammond announced on July 1, 2026 that the development agreement with Decennial expired. Inside INdiana Business reported that the proposed $7 billion, 450,000-square-foot Digital Crossroads campus expansion would have been built by Decennial and leased to CoreWeave for 20 years, but the final extension expired June 30, 2026 and the project did not move forward under that agreement. [Source: https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/development-agreement-for-7b-data-center-in-hammond-expires; Date: 2026-07-01]; QA 2026-07-18: Corrected area from the existing facility's 105,000 square feet to the canceled expansion's reported 450,000 square feet.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Morgan County Data Center (Project Louie)", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Monrovia", "county": "Morgan County", "region": "Central Indiana", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google; AES Indiana", "operators": "Undisclosed", "tenants": "Google (reported)", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 390.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "549 acres total: 391-acre parcel rezoned February 2025, additional 158 acres approved later. Campus with 5 buildings planned.", "announcedDate": "2025-02", "constructionStartDate": "2026-02", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Google stated onsite groundwater would not be used for cooling or domestic potable needs; no final cooling approach was identified.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Available public reporting and county public notices reviewed did not reference a NEPA EIS or state-level EIS; community concerns emphasize water use, and no project-specific IDEM air/water/stormwater permits were identified in accessible sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 825000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Public reporting tied to the IEDC award cites ~40 permanent jobs and ~$1.2B investment; local reporting cited an estimate of $825M in tax revenue over 35 years.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Ongoing community opposition and reported litigation (lawsuit filed March 2025); limited accessible primary county records in the research environment.", "notes": "AES Indiana's April 23, 2026 filing-related reporting identifies Google as the customer for the proposed Morgan County data center near Monrovia and states that the power agreement covers a 390 MW project, with Google paying the full cost of powering it and related energy projects. The $1.3 billion in the source is a power-supply cost estimate, not a replacement for the tracked project investment. [Source: https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/aes-indiana-details-plan-to-power-proposed-google-data-center; Date: 2026-04-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Hancock County MegaSite (Withdrawn)", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Greenfield", "county": "Hancock County", "region": "Central Indiana", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Surge Development LLC", "operators": "Undisclosed - potentially Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 143.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "775-acre site in Buck Creek Township, approximately 15 miles east of downtown Indianapolis. Site plan suggested first phase with five buildings and substation.", "announcedDate": "2025-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No binding water-supply agreement, water-withdrawal permit, cooling design, consumptive-use estimate, interconnection agreement, PPA, or project-specific renewable energy arrangement was located for the withdrawn project.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Applicant materials described potential for billions in private investment and several hundred jobs, but the rezoning application was withdrawn before approvals; no construction or tax revenue outcomes were reported.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Rezoning/PUD application was withdrawn prior to a Plan Commission hearing amid local opposition and lack of detailed plan materials.", "notes": "Developer withdrew application after community opposition. More than 70 people signed up to speak at public hearing May 8, 2025. Tuttle Orchards voiced concerns about impact on local character. All representative images in submitted documents were of known Google facilities, suggesting Google as potential end user. IEDC had approved as part of $168 million incentive package (Project Redline: 50 jobs, $1 billion by 2029). Developer will focus on working directly with specific users.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Lifeline Data Centers - Eastgate", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Indianapolis", "county": "Marion County", "region": "Central Indiana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Lifeline Data Centers", "operators": "Lifeline Data Centers", "tenants": "City of Indianapolis Department of Public Safety / Regional Operations Center; IMPD East District; emergency-operations / Homeland Security functions", "totalSquareFeet": 80000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "41-acre former shopping mall complex. 1958 fallout shelter grade building. Concrete and steel with 10-inch concrete roof. 22 minutes from Indianapolis International Airport.", "announcedDate": "2007-12-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2001", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Redundant Array of Chiller Plants; third-party profile describes redundant chilled-water plants, redundant chiller loops, and hot-aisle / cold-aisle layout", "certifications": "ISO 27001; NIST 800-53", "sustainabilityNotes": "99.995% uptime. ISO 27001 and NIST 800-53 compliance.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public-safety lease covered 76,000 square feet for 25 years at $9.01 per square foot for the first 10 years and $10 per square foot for the final 15 years; city officials expected consolidation savings of $375,609 annually. More than 100 public-safety personnel occupied the Regional Operations Center after returning in 2014.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 1400000.0, "challenges": "Slower-than-announced redevelopment by 2011 and the 2013-2014 Regional Operations Center building-condition dispute, including fire-code-related work; no cancellation was located and the Eastgate data-center operation remained active.", "notes": "Indiana's largest Hoosier-owned data center operator. Operating since 2001. Address: 401 N Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219. Serves healthcare, software, utilities, pharma, cloud computing, and government sectors.; QA 2026-07-19: Updated area to approximately 80,000 square feet and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Lifeline Data Centers - Henry", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Indianapolis", "county": "Marion County", "region": "Central Indiana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Lifeline Data Centers", "operators": "Lifeline Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 40000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 35000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Address: 733 West Henry Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2001", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Lifeline historically described use of a Redundant Array of Chiller Plants; Netrality does not publish a water-use or cooling-plant specification for 733 West Henry.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "99.995% uptime. ISO 27001 and NIST 800-53 compliance.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact, job creation, or tax revenue figures were found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The main reported issue was a 2022 lease-renewal dispute between Lifeline and Netrality at 733 West Henry Street. No cancellation, shutdown, or delayed construction milestone was found; the facility continued operations under Netrality after the acquisition announcement.", "notes": "Second Indianapolis location for Lifeline Data Centers. Part of Indiana's largest Hoosier-owned data center operation.; Lifeline Data Centers Henry facility; conservative estimate for regional colo", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft - West Des Moines Campus (6th Data Center)", "state": "Iowa", "city": "West Des Moines", "county": "Polk", "region": "Central Iowa", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft Corporation", "totalSquareFeet": 245000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 210000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Project Ruthenium, 103 acres, can support up to four data centers. Part of $6B+ total Microsoft investment in West Des Moines", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025-H2", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft matches 100% of Iowa data center energy consumption with contracted carbon-free electricity", "economicImpact_jobs": 25.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "City announcement indicates 25 full-time jobs and 'hundreds of construction jobs' (not quantified in accessible sources). No published economic impact study or tax revenue projections found.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary city zoning/permit and development agreement records were not retrievable from the City's agenda system due to access restrictions, leaving gaps on vote counts, zoning mechanism details, and any local incentive/clawback language; electric service/interconnection details are also not publicly documented in accessible sources.", "notes": "Located off Veterans Parkway near Cumming. Construction set to begin in latter half of 2025. This is Microsoft's sixth data center campus in West Des Moines, with total investment exceeding $6 billion. Over 600 employees currently work at Microsoft's West Des Moines data centers.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft - Van Meter Vision Park Campus", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Van Meter", "county": "Dallas", "region": "Central Iowa", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2270000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 420000000.0, "sizeNotes": "415 acres purchased, plans for at least 10 data centers, each ~227,000 sq ft", "announcedDate": "2024-01", "constructionStartDate": "2024-12", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public source reviewed disclosed the campus cooling technology, cooling-water demand beyond the municipal reservation figure, backup-generator fleet, air emissions, diesel storage, stormwater design, wetland impacts, or environmental-impact assessment.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The March 2026 development agreement says Microsoft expects to invest approximately $420 million in capital improvements. No specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax-revenue projections were identified in the reviewed text.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 65000000.0, "challenges": "The project remains planned / pre-construction. Microsoft must submit site plans and obtain permits. Offsite municipal road, bridge, utility, and water-tower infrastructure is still in design or pending. No public evidence of active vertical construction, operation, cancellation, formal pause, or lawsuit was located through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "State Certified shovel-ready site at Vision Park. Land south of 360th Street purchased at approximately $40M. Infrastructure improvements estimated at $30M, which Microsoft will recoup through tax increment finance funds. This is Microsoft's seventh data center facility in central Iowa area.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google - Cedar Rapids Campus", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Cedar Rapids", "county": "Linn", "region": "Eastern Iowa", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 82.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 576000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Part of $7B+ total investment in Iowa over next two years", "announcedDate": "2024-03", "constructionStartDate": "2024-Q2", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by wind energy from MidAmerican Energy", "economicImpact_jobs": 31.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Reporting indicated hundreds of long-term construction jobs over a multi-year construction period, but no specific construction job count was provided. Verified post-construction tax receipts or employment outcomes were not yet available at the time of the sources.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Tif; Other", "incentives_value": 56000000.0, "challenges": "Permit record set (building permits, stormwater/NPDES filings, and utility interconnection documents) was not located in publicly accessible repositories; public sources indicated permit documents were in progress.", "notes": "Located on southwest side of Cedar Rapids in Big Cedar Industrial Center. Part of Google's $7B investment in Iowa including expansion of Council Bluffs facility. Construction started Q2 2024 for 2026 go-live.; Power estimated at $7M/MW. June 23, 2026 update: Cedar Rapids approved an indemnification agreement tied to a temporary occupancy permit for the first Google data center building in southwest Cedar Rapids. The agreement was discussed because of possible airport operational impacts, including water vapor plumes from evaporative cooling. Treat as a partial-occupancy / first-building update while the larger campus remains under construction, not as evidence that the full campus is operational. [Source: https://corridorbusiness.com/cedar-rapids-council-member-suggests-potential-moratorium-on-new-data-centers/; Date: 2026-06-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Google - Council Bluffs Campus (Expansions)", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Council Bluffs", "county": "Pottawattamie", "region": "Western Iowa", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": "Google-operated hyperscale/cloud and AI infrastructure", "totalSquareFeet": 2900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 407.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Multiple expansions: $1B (2024), $600M (2022), $350M (2023). Total investment of $6.8B+ since 2007", "announcedDate": "2007", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": "2007", "numberOfPhases": 4.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.08, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Runs on 95% carbon-free electricity. Google has 407MW wind energy agreement with MidAmerican Energy", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Company/news reports for the April 2012 expansion referenced at least 50 additional jobs; no independent post-hoc economic impact study specific to the Council Bluffs expansions was identified in the provided sources.", "incentives_type": "Income Tax Credit; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 16800000.0, "challenges": "Key local approvals (zoning, development agreements, TIF/abatements) and utility interconnection/upgrade details were not located in publicly accessible records during this research pass; additional primary-document pulls are needed to confirm these items.", "notes": "Google's largest data center campus, located on southern edge of Council Bluffs along I-29. This is the fourth expansion since initial construction in 2007. $1.3M pledged for Missouri River valley water preservation and conservation.; B+ total; 3M sq ft; 407 MW MidAmerican renewable wind; multi-phase since 2009", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google - Palo Data Center Project (Near Duane Arnold)", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Palo", "county": "Linn County", "region": "Eastern Iowa", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": "Google LLC", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Up to six buildings planned near Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear site", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Project located near nuclear power site for potential direct power access", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public county fiscal impact study or job/tax projection specific to the Palo-area data center campus was found as of 2026-02-05. Related power-enabling DAEC restart announcement cites ~$1.8B restart investment, ~275 full-time jobs, and ~500 contractors during upgrades (not specific to the data center campus).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project is pre-entitlement and dependent on adoption of county zoning framework and on the DAEC nuclear restart pathway proceeding through federal approvals and grid/interconnection processes; county is conducting water study prior to rezoning and site-specific applications were not found as of 2026-02-05.", "notes": "Six-building complex proposed near Duane Arnold Energy Center. Site attractive for potential power access if nuclear plant restarts by 2028. Located approximately 20 miles north of Cedar Rapids facility.. Linn County approved a data center ordinance for unincorporated Linn County on February 18, 2026 after public hearings and three readings. The ordinance requires large data center projects to complete a water study, sign a Water Use Agreement, sign an Economic Development Agreement, and address setbacks, noise, traffic, emergency planning, lighting, waste management, and road use. Linn County's project page ties this work to the proposed large-scale Google data center near Palo and says Google had indicated willingness to fund a water resources and water balance study. Status remains planned; this is a material entitlement/regulatory requirement, not a construction start. [Source: https://www.linncountyiowa.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/4324?arc=7842 | https://www.linncountyiowa.gov/1862/Data-Centers-in-Unincorporated-Linn-Coun; Date: 2026-02-18; 2026-03-04]; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Linn County and cleared adjacent-generation capacity plus derived project investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "QTS - Cedar Rapids Campus", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Cedar Rapids", "county": "Linn County", "region": "Eastern Iowa", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers; Blackstone", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "612-acre campus with seven planned data-center buildings and a $10 billion long-term investment", "announcedDate": "2025-02-12", "constructionStartDate": "2025-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-Q4", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Water-free cooling system that saves more than 48 million gallons of water annually per data center", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 1000000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "City staff indicated 500+ construction jobs per data center and minimum 15 permanent jobs per phase (30 total for first two phases). Alliant Energy cited hundreds of construction and trade jobs and a minimum of 30 high-tech full-time jobs once operational. QTS claimed over 2,000 construction and permanent jobs across the project.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Other", "incentives_value": 1018000000.0, "challenges": "Full executed development agreement (including attachments and any clawbacks/recapture provisions) not located in sources reviewed; permitting record set (building/stormwater/interconnection) not found; county enforcement action for unpermitted dewatering wells during construction.", "notes": "Cedar Rapids' current data center resource page describes QTS as developing a 612-acre campus in Big Cedar Industrial Center, with minimum capital investment of $750 million and estimated total investment of $4.5 billion, at least two project phases, and minimum employment of 15 jobs per phase. Existing canonical row carries a $10 billion long-term investment figure; reconcile the $4.5 billion city resource-page figure against prior $10 billion public reporting before overwriting investmentUSD. [Source: https://www.economicdevelopmentcr.com/data-centers; Date: 2026-07]; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Linn County and cleared an unsupported campus-area total.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Meta - Altoona Data Center Campus", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Altoona", "county": "Polk", "region": "Central Iowa", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": "Meta Platforms", "totalSquareFeet": 5000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 260.0, "itLoadMW": 98.4, "investmentUSD": 2500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Meta's largest cloud campus with more than 5 million sq ft", "announcedDate": "2013", "constructionStartDate": "2013", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": "2014", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-efficient cooling with water reused multiple times before wastewater discharge, onsite rainwater capture and infiltration, native vegetation where possible, and water-saving fixtures.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by 100% clean and renewable energy. Meta matches 100% of Iowa data center energy with contracted carbon-free electricity", "economicImpact_jobs": 400.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 3000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "2013 HQJ approval tied to at least 31 jobs at qualifying wages. 2019 expansion reported to add ~70 jobs, bringing total campus jobs to ~400. 2019 development agreement included a PILOT of about $3 per square foot (~$3M/year), described as about 60% of what taxes would be; prior abatements generated no property tax revenue.", "incentives_type": "Income Tax Credit; Property Tax Abatement; Pilot", "incentives_value": 18000000.0, "challenges": "Reviewed sources do not specify the zoning/entitlement pathway or Planning & Zoning votes; full development agreement text (including clawbacks/benchmarks) not provided; utility interconnection, special rates, and grid upgrade allocations not located in public sources.", "notes": "Meta invested over $2.5B since breaking ground in 2013. More than 400 people work on-site in data center operations each day. Multiple buildings across the campus.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta - Davenport Data Center Campus", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Davenport", "county": "Scott", "region": "Eastern Iowa", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 715000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 114.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "328 acres, minimum $800M capital investment commitment, valuation of $420M", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No NEPA review or project-specific air/stormwater/water withdrawal permits were identified in the accessible public sources reviewed as of May 2024 (inference in research file; to be verified as filings progress).", "economicImpact_jobs": 35.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 5300000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "IEDA press release cited $800M capital investment and 35 jobs at $28.76/hour. City documents cited by media referenced at least 50 jobs at the same wage threshold. Local business press cited construction economic impact >$1B and projected annual operational impact of $78.6M (attributed to city economic development staff; not independently verified in the research file).", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 162000000.0, "challenges": "Primary city zoning/permitting records (CivicClerk agenda packets/minutes) were not accessible in the research environment; building/site permits and utility/interconnection details were not located in accessible public sources as of May 2024.", "notes": "Two-building data center campus. Iowa Economic Development Authority approved Meta's application. Expected to create 35 jobs. Financial incentive package approved by the state.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Apple - Waukee Data Center Campus", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Waukee", "county": "Dallas", "region": "Central Iowa", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Apple", "operators": "Apple", "tenants": "Apple Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 400000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 40.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1300000000.0, "sizeNotes": "2,000-acre site with room for up to five data centers. First building operational in 2024", "announcedDate": "2017-08", "constructionStartDate": "2017", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2024-10", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "High-efficiency air-cooled chillers to minimize water use, according to regional economic-development reporting.", "certifications": "Alliance for Water Stewardship recognition for responsible water management", "sustainabilityNotes": "Runs entirely on renewable energy from day one, like all Apple data centers", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public reporting at announcement cited 50 full-time jobs; no public economic impact study or post-completion evaluation (jobs or tax receipts vs projections) was located in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Income Tax Credit", "incentives_value": 207000000.0, "challenges": "Limited availability of primary incentive/clawback documents and environmental/utility permits in public sources; property tax valuation litigation and subsequent Dallas County assessment correction reported in local media.", "notes": "Located at 2995 W Hickman Rd, Waukee. 400,000 sq ft first building opened in 2024 after 7-year construction period. Supports iCloud, App Store, Apple Music, and iMessage for North American users. Apple contributed up to $100M to Public Improvement Fund for community development. Created over 550 construction and operations jobs.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "COPT Defense Properties - Van Meter Campus", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Van Meter", "county": "Dallas County", "region": "Central Iowa", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "COPT Defense Properties", "operators": "COPT Defense Properties", "tenants": "Fortune 100 cloud computing tenant", "totalSquareFeet": 3300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "365 acres, 15 building campus, 1GW power capacity, approximately 3.3M sq ft", "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No renewable energy commitments, PUE target, cooling approach, or certification targets were identified in the provided research. Site listing notes \"Phase 1 Environmental Study Complete\"; no project-specific EIS/EA identified in sources reviewed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study located; sources reviewed did not disclose job counts or tax revenue projections.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "As of Feb 1, 2026, no publicly reported construction start, permits, or phasing updates were identified in the city records reviewed.", "notes": "Land purchased for $24.6M in October 2024. Site north of Raccoon River and west of R Avenue. Built out for existing Fortune 100 cloud computing tenant. COPT is a REIT based in Columbia, MD specializing in federal government and defense contractor facilities. This is second major data center project in Van Meter after Microsoft.; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Dallas County and removed an inapplicable investment-model annotation.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Edged - Ankeny Data Center", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Ankeny", "county": "Polk", "region": "Central Iowa", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Edged Data Centers", "operators": "Edged Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 105000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 13.2, "itLoadMW": 13.2, "investmentUSD": 187000000.0, "sizeNotes": "17.5-acre site, 105,000 sq ft facility, 13.2 MW critical capacity", "announcedDate": "2025-05", "constructionStartDate": "2025-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-12", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.15, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Zero water consumption for cooling, saves 52M+ gallons annually. Waterless cooling with air cooling up to 70 kW/rack and liquid cooling up to 200 kW/rack", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources cite investment and long-term tech jobs but do not provide job counts or tax-revenue projections.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key public-document gaps: development agreement/incentive terms, zoning case files and votes, permits, and electric utility/interconnection documentation.", "notes": "Located on SE 90th Street in Ankeny, just north of Des Moines. Built for high-density AI workloads. Groundbreaking May 2025, topped out August 6, 2025. Industry-leading PUE of 1.15 portfolio-wide. Expected fully operational by end of 2026.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Edged - Council Bluffs Campus (EDC Omaha)", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Council Bluffs", "county": "Pottawattamie", "region": "Western Iowa", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Edged Data Centers; EDC Omaha LLC", "operators": "Edged Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 570890.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1400000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Nearly 105 acres, two buildings of 285,445 sq ft each (reduced from original 900,000 sq ft total)", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025-10-29", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-10", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.15, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Carbon-neutral and zero-water mission. Sustainable, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Council packet and referenced press release did not quantify jobs, payroll, or tax revenue.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Design revisions and added screening requirements tied to mechanical yard elements (including cooling towers and makeup water tanks) and an amended electrical configuration (owner-operated substations/switchyard), with reported reductions in building size/height in the 2025 PIDP amendment.", "notes": "Located south of College Road and Kanesville Boulevard, across from Iowa Western Community College campus. Land sold December for approximately $9.8M. Buildings reduced from 80 feet to 36 feet, 3 inches in height. Originally 900,000 sq ft, now 570,890 sq ft. Construction anticipated to take one year, permanently employing 80 people. Maintains same 200MW capacity despite size reduction.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Kestrel", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Platte County", "region": "Northland", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Hunt Midwest", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 100000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Six hyperscale data centers totaling up to 1.8 million square feet on 380 acres", "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "60 cooling towers proposed in Missouri DNR air-construction-permit application.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Developer committed to using 50% renewable energy", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 110000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Port KC anticipates ~50 high-paying jobs per phase (average salaries above $100,000). Port KC also describes workforce development funding tied to a $0.25 per-square-foot charge (up to an estimated $15.75M at full build-out) and a first payment of $2.62M over the first five years supporting the Northland Career Center.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 40000000.0, "challenges": "Gaps in public record for project-specific zoning approvals, environmental permits, and utility interconnection/PPA details; community concerns reported regarding electricity and water demand and limited permanent job creation.", "notes": "Located on southwest corner of Missouri Highway 92 and N. Winan Avenue, near KCI Airport on industrial mega site KCI-29. Expected to generate more than $110 million in tax revenue across all phases. With each square foot built, a $0.25 per square foot charge will be collected for workforce development, estimated at $15.75 million total. Port KC approved up to $100 billion in private funding.; Power estimated at $7M/MW [State corrected KS->MO 2026-06-10: site is in Missouri (Platte/Clay/Jackson County) per primary sources.]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Mica (Google AI Campus)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Clay County", "region": "Northland", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google LLC; AG Rose Solutions LLC; Diode Ventures LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": "Google LLC", "totalSquareFeet": 1560000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 700.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Five hyperscale data center buildings totaling 1.56 million square feet on 500 acres", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Power supplied by adjacent Nashua Power Station and onsite substations", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Port KC indicates hundreds of construction jobs (not quantified). Diode Ventures projects 100+ full-time jobs and 1,000 skilled-trade jobs over time (not provided as exact counts). No published tax-revenue projections were found in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary-record gaps noted in the research include missing Port KC development agreement/abatement contract and any clawback provisions; missing local permits (grading, stormwater/NPDES, site development plans, building permits); and missing utility filings (interconnection agreement, grid upgrade studies, or rate-case impacts).", "notes": "Located at northeast corner of Interstate 435 and Highway 169 on approximately 493 acres. AG Rose Solutions LLC (Google affiliate) acquired the site from Diode Ventures LLC in December. $1 billion will go toward construction, with the remaining $9 billion backing internal systems and ongoing infrastructure upgrades. Port KC Board of Commissioners provided a 75 percent abatement on real property taxes for 25 years. Project includes $1.5 million contribution to Smithville School District's workforce development program and $250,000 to Northland Career Center. First phase expected to take about 18 months. [State corrected KS->MO 2026-06-10: site is in Missouri (Platte/Clay/Jackson County) per primary sources.]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Red Wolf DCD Properties Data Center Campus", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Wyandotte County", "region": "Kansas side", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Red Wolf DCD Properties LLC", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1980000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 12600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Six buildings, each approximately 330,000 square feet, totaling 1.98 million square feet", "announcedDate": "2025-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Kansas's data-center sales tax exemption statute includes water-conservation requirements (framework applicability noted; no project-specific environmental commitments found in accessible sources).", "economicImpact_jobs": 60.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 12900000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Reporting estimated ~12.9 million/year in property taxes vs ~43,000/year currently for the land; no definitive job-count commitments or published economic impact study located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Zoning/entitlement contested with ongoing litigation; rezoning votes complicated by protest petition/supermajority requirement; significant grid planning and infrastructure cost concerns given proposed ~600 MW demand.", "notes": "Located at 13000 Parallel Parkway, west of Kansas Speedway on 550-acre site. Campus bisected by Parallel Parkway with three data center buildings to the north and three to the south. Each building valued at approximately $2.1 billion. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County approved rezoning in May-July 2025. Described as the largest single investment Wyandotte County has seen.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "De Soto Data Center Campus (Project Pilot)", "state": "Kansas", "city": "De Soto", "county": "Johnson County", "region": "Kansas City Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Mount Sunflower Properties, LLC; Beale Infrastructure; Blue Owl", "operators": null, "tenants": "Undisclosed large U.S.-based technology company", "totalSquareFeet": 1140000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 443.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3100000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four buildings at 285,000 square feet each, totaling 1.14 million square feet on 290-acre parcel", "announcedDate": "2024-08", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2035", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 4.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Will rely on Kansas River as main water source. Large data centers use millions of gallons of water per day for operations and cooling, equivalent to a town of 10,000 to 50,000.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 1500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No job counts or independent economic impact study found in sources reviewed. City materials highlight PILOT payments and electric franchise fees as near-term revenue, with full property taxes after abatements end.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited publicly accessible permitting and environmental documentation found in sources reviewed; project described as moving into preliminary design and permitting after August 2025 approvals.", "notes": "Located near Panasonic electric vehicle battery plant. City authorized issuance of up to $50 billion in industrial revenue bonds (IRBs) over the life of the project. Mount Sunflower Properties is associated with Blue Owl-backed Beale Infrastructure, formed in 2024 with office in Topeka. Full build-out will take seven to nine years, with completion around 2035. Each phase is expected to cost around $700 million to build.; Power estimated at $7M/MW; Beale detailed the first phase in late April 2026, with first-phase construction expected to break ground in May and to comprise at least two facilities; full build-out remains four buildings and more than 1 million square feet, with Evergy serving power. A later May report said construction was anticipated in 2026 but additional site plans and phased water/sewer agreements still required approval. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/beale-targets-two-campuses-outside-kansas-city-kansas/; Date: 2026-04-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Edged Data Centers Kansas City", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Jackson County", "region": "Near Downtown", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Edged Energy; Evergy", "operators": "Edged Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 124000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 26.0, "itLoadMW": 26.0, "investmentUSD": 143000000.0, "sizeNotes": "26 MW critical capacity (expanded from original 18 MW plan)", "announcedDate": "2024-06", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-12", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-12-11", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.15, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Uses ThermalWorks waterless cooling system expected to save nearly 95 million gallons of water annually. Uses 74% less energy overhead than conventional data centers. Zero water for cooling.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study, job projections, or tax revenue projections were located in the sources available in the research.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Interactive zoning/permit portal could not be accessed in the research environment; project-specific zoning, permits, and economic impact details were not found in accessible static sources.", "notes": "Located at 3420 North Arlington Avenue near downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Opened December 11, 2024. Designed to support advanced computing technology, cloud services, and high-density artificial intelligence workloads. Partnership between Edged Energy and Evergy (local utility provider). [State corrected KS->MO 2026-06-10: site is in Missouri (Platte/Clay/Jackson County) per primary sources.]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Patmos AI Campus (Kansas City Star Building)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Jackson County", "region": "Downtown", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Patmos", "operators": "Patmos", "tenants": "Nebius", "totalSquareFeet": 400000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": 35.0, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "400,000 square foot, five-acre campus. Currently 35 MW total capacity (10 MW newly added). Target 100 MW when fully built out.", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-03", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "HVAC and chilled-water infrastructure; detailed water-supply agreement and quantified water demand not disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "C-PACE financing supports energy-efficiency improvements (HVAC, equipment, plumbing). Public reporting indicates no environmental impact studies disclosed for air, noise, or water usage; project plans 12 diesel generators for backup/peak periods.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No independent economic impact study or job creation figures were identified in the sources reviewed. Sponsor reports multiple tenants have leased space and notes mixed-use/event/co-working space without staffing counts.", "incentives_type": "Other; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 100000000.0, "challenges": "Project-specific zoning/permitting records for 1601 McGee St. were not located in the sources reviewed; environmental impact studies were reported as not conducted/disclosed; utility service provider and any grid upgrade obligations for the site were not identified.", "notes": "Located at 1601 McGee Street, downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Former Kansas City Star printing press building converted to data center. Billion-dollar retrofit project. Supports high-density GPU, HPC, and AI infrastructure. Rack-ready colocation space in increments of 2.5 MW, supporting densities of 100 kW or more per rack. Campus extends beyond traditional data center functions with office space, conference facilities, and entertainment areas. Patmos assumed operations in November 2024. Nebius is the first client, marking their entry into North American market. [State corrected KS->MO 2026-06-10: site is in Missouri (Platte/Clay/Jackson County) per primary sources.]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Iron Mountain Kansas City Underground Data Center (KCM-1)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Jackson County", "region": "Southeast of Downtown", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Iron Mountain", "operators": "Iron Mountain", "tenants": "Carbonite", "totalSquareFeet": 50000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.9, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 27300000.0, "sizeNotes": "50,000 sq ft facility located 110 feet underground", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2006", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling systems; low optimal design PUE and ambient cooling", "certifications": "ENERGY STAR certified data center; one 2021 ENERGY STAR certification entry", "sustainabilityNotes": "Natural climate advantages of underground facility", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No KCM-1-specific economic-impact study, jobs commitment, payroll commitment, local-tax projection, realized property-tax figure, or construction-employment figure was found in the public sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key open gaps include KCM-1-specific incentive records, Kansas City and Jackson County permit records, Missouri DNR air/fuel-storage/water/wastewater/stormwater records, Evergy service and load records, facility-specific capital investment, job creation, payroll, local-tax impact, a complete tenant list, water-use volume, and cooling-system design details.", "notes": "Part of 22-acre campus located 10 minutes southeast of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. 110 feet underground facility with connectivity to strategic regional interconnection points. Provides colocation services.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW [State corrected KS->MO 2026-06-10: site is in Missouri (Platte/Clay/Jackson County) per primary sources.]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "PowerHouse Data Centers Louisville Campus", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Louisville", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": "Louisville Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "PowerHouse Data Centers; Poe Companies", "operators": "PowerHouse Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 525.0, "itLoadMW": 335.0, "investmentUSD": 2800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "154-acre campus with initial 335 MW secured, expandable to 402 MW", "announcedDate": "2025-01-16", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-10", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling supported by Louisville Water Company infrastructure, excess water-treatment capacity, and Ohio River access; specific cooling technology not identified.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Access to Louisville Water Co. infrastructure and Ohio River (75 billion gallons flowing daily)", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 68000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Developers told WDRB they expect hundreds of full-time jobs and up to ~1,000 construction workers; cited millions of dollars annually in tax revenue without a public economic impact study.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources reviewed did not include project-specific primary records (permits, executed MOA, or economic impact study) or a current construction-progress update; community concerns focused on energy use, emissions/air quality, and noise.", "notes": "Local reporting after approval says land clearing had been underway for months on the roughly 150-acre Camp Ground Road site. WKYT reported PowerHouse's statement that the West Louisville project would have 525 MW of capacity, which conflicts with earlier 402 MW campus figures; powerCapacityMW uses the newer reported developer figure while noting the conflict. Status remains under-construction because the existing row already used that status and WDRB reported active site clearing, not merely a paper approval. [Source: https://www.wdrb.com/news/louisville-residents-push-back-against-approved-150-acre-data-center-on-camp-ground-road/article_c08bf854-9de5-4ce8-aed8-ecc601cfe4a3.html | https://www.wkyt.com/2026/06/11/wkyt-investigates-kentucky-data-center-boom-raises-concerns-over-costs-transparency/; Date: 2026-03-13; 2026-06-11]; QA 2026-07-18: Removed acreage converted to square feet from the building-area field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Project Lincoln (OC Data Center)", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Oldham County", "county": "Oldham County", "region": "Northern Kentucky", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Western Hospitality Partners", "operators": "Western Hospitality Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 11646948.0, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Original proposal for 267.3-acre site, later reduced to $1.5B facility on smaller site. 8-building campus planned.", "announcedDate": "2025-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific NEPA/state EIA documents were located in accessible public records as of 2026-02-01; WHP stated it would work with utilities to upgrade infrastructure without increasing local customer rates.", "economicImpact_jobs": 176.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 50000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Economic development study projections cited by WHP: $50M+ annual taxes, ~4,000 construction jobs per year over five years, and 176 direct permanent jobs (avg. ~$83,000). Project was withdrawn and benefits did not materialize.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Strong local opposition; appeals challenging private-utility determination; 150-day moratorium on data center/private utility applications (no exemptions); project application withdrawn and not proceeding in Oldham County.", "notes": "Facing significant local opposition led to 150-day moratorium on data centers in Oldham County (passed July 1, 2025). Expected to create 150 on-site jobs and 400 indirect jobs with $50M annual tax revenue. Original application withdrawn June 2025, smaller $1.5B proposal filed for different site.", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Mason County Technology Campus", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Maysville area", "county": "Mason County", "region": "Northern Kentucky", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Fortune 100 Company (undisclosed); Maysville-Mason County Industrial Development Authority", "operators": null, "tenants": "Undisclosed company internal products, platforms, and digital infrastructure; no third-party tenants planned", "totalSquareFeet": 217800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "5,000 acres being acquired for technology campus including data centers, office space, parking, and green space", "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": "2027", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop liquid-cooled system using air coolers with zero water consumed for cooling during normal operations", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Reporting and public testimony emphasize expected water demands and environmental impacts; available reporting does not cite completed NEPA or Kentucky environmental review documents or specific permits for the project.", "economicImpact_jobs": 400.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Local officials/IDA executive claimed up to 400 jobs at ~$80,000 average wages and peak construction employment around 1,000; no public economic impact study or verified tax revenue projections were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Developer/sponsor not publicly disclosed (NDA); zoning text amendments and rezoning actions still in process; environmental and utility/water concerns raised by residents; primary local records not publicly posted in the research.", "notes": "Local approval advanced materially in 2026. The Mason County Joint Planning Commission approved the proposed data center development plan with conditions on April 22, 2026, and Mason County Fiscal Court held the second reading on May 22, 2026 for Ordinance 26-03 rezoning 28 properties, approximately 2,080 acres north of Germantown Road, to I-3 Rural Industrial for the proposed data center project. The sponsor remains undisclosed in the cited local records. Previously reported: identity of Fortune 100 company remains undisclosed due to NDAs; project requesting 2.2 GW of power from East Kentucky Power Cooperative; expected to create 1,000 construction jobs and 400 full-time positions; facing local opposition. [Source: https://www.cityofmaysvilleky.gov/departments/codes_department/data_center.php; Date: 2026-05-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Eaton Corporation - Blue Data Center", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Simpsonville", "county": "Shelby County", "region": "Central Kentucky", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Eaton Corporation", "operators": "Eaton Corporation", "tenants": "Eaton Corporation; same Fortune 200 tenant", "totalSquareFeet": 102500.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 1.0, "investmentUSD": 80000000.0, "sizeNotes": "14,000 sq ft initial data floor space with accommodation for additional 14,000 sq ft and 2.6 MW additional critical power", "announcedDate": "2005", "constructionStartDate": "2008", "expectedCompletionDate": "2012", "actualCompletionDate": "2011", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.5, "waterCooling": "chilled-water cooling with computer-room air handlers, chillers, and cooling towers; possible future liquid-to-chip retrofit not yet specified for Simpsonville", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Expected $23M in energy savings due to improved efficiency. Simpsonville facility received LEED Gold Certification.", "economicImpact_jobs": 5.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Kentucky high-technology industries listing reported five full-time employees in 2012. No Blue-site-specific construction-job totals, payroll, annual tax revenue, or realized local fiscal impact were located. 365 Data Centers did not disclose Simpsonville-specific jobs, capital investment, or tax revenue for the proposed AI-ready retrofit.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation or major delay was located. Key unresolved issues are lack of accessible final incentive documents, local permitting records, utility/interconnection details, 2026 redevelopment scope, and current tenant confirmation.", "notes": "Part of Eaton's Project Bluegrass. Tier III data center. Located in Kingbrook Commerce Park near Lexington and University of Kentucky. Site nicknamed 'Blue' for Kentucky Wildcats colors.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained the disclosed 1 MW only as critical IT load and cleared the duplicate facility-power value.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Eaton Corporation - Red Data Center", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Louisville", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": "Louisville Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Eaton Corporation", "operators": "Eaton Corporation", "tenants": "Eaton Corporation; Fortune 200 tenant", "totalSquareFeet": 102500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.6, "itLoadMW": 1.0, "investmentUSD": 80000000.0, "sizeNotes": "14,000 sq ft initial data floor space with accommodation for additional 14,000 sq ft and 2.6 MW additional critical power", "announcedDate": "2005", "constructionStartDate": "2008", "expectedCompletionDate": "2012", "actualCompletionDate": "2011", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.7, "waterCooling": "chilled-water coils with cooling towers; computer-room air handlers", "certifications": "Tier III; LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Expected $23M in energy savings due to improved efficiency", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Carter Funds described Louisville as a growing second-tier data-center market with 513,102 sq ft of data-center space, low operating costs, robust infrastructure, strategic location, increasing connectivity, affordable energy, tax incentives, and a business-friendly environment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation or delay of the existing Red site was found. The main current uncertainty is a possible 365 Data Centers / Aphorio Carter expansion pipeline that remained at the LOI or target-site stage for Louisville as of 2026-06-15.", "notes": "Part of Eaton's Project Bluegrass. Tier III data center. Located in Blankenbaker Station Business Park. Site nicknamed 'Red' for University of Louisville Cardinals colors.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Flexential - Downtown Louisville Data Center", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Louisville", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": "Louisville Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 61080.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.09, "itLoadMW": 3.09, "investmentUSD": 21630000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 752 Barret Avenue", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2015-10", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.5, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy and hot/cold aisle configuration; directory evidence references HVAC, raised-floor cooling, cold-aisle containment, and one component using chilled-water system", "certifications": "NIST 800-53; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2; SOC 3; SSAE 18", "sustainabilityNotes": "No public water-service agreement, cooling-water consumption estimate, environmental assessment, groundwater permit, or project-specific renewable-energy arrangement was located in the reviewed sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "A 2015 expansion reportedly cost about 3000000 and had enough space for about 50 additional clients, but no full-facility investment, job, or tax-revenue figures were disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public records reviewed did not disclose full facility investment, project-specific incentives, utility filings, water arrangements, environmental permits, current generator details, original completion date, named tenants, or building ownership verification. No cancellation, closure, suspension, or delay news was found.", "notes": "Offers colocation, cloud services, connectivity, data protection, and managed services. 100% SLA on power, cooling, network and bandwidth. Capability to deliver more than 1,500 watts per square foot.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Flexential - East Louisville Data Center", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Louisville", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": "Louisville Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": "Unnamed anchor communications and data-services provider", "totalSquareFeet": 33588.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.46, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10220000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 2101 Nelson Miller Parkway", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 2.1, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy and hot/cold aisle configuration; no water-source agreement, water-use volume, wastewater agreement, evaporative-cooling description, or cooling-tower permit located", "certifications": "NIST 800-53; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2; SOC 3; SSAE 18", "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public source reviewed disclosed original construction cost, acquisition price, current expansion investment, or project-specific economic impact figures. Peak 10's 2017 announcement described more than 200 enterprise customers in the Louisville market.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, shutdown, material delay, litigation, community opposition, or environmental controversy specific to Louisville - East was located.", "notes": "Offers colocation, cloud services, connectivity, data protection, and managed services. 100% SLA on power, cooling, network and bandwidth.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Data Canopy (formerly Hosting.com) - Louisville Data Center", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Louisville", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": "Louisville Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Data Canopy", "operators": "Data Canopy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 15015.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "7,514 sq ft of data center space. Located at 501 S 4th St in downtown Louisville", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Fault-tolerant and redundant closed-loop chilled-water cooling system with Marcraft air handlers, 280 tons of redundant chilled-water cooling capacity, and York high-efficiency air-cooled chillers.", "certifications": "SSAE 16 SOC II; SSAE 16 SOC III; PCI Compliant", "sustainabilityNotes": "Emergency power by 2.25 MW Cummins diesel generator with 36+ hours fuel capacity", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public announced project investment amount or project-specific economic impact figures were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No litigation, cancellation, project delay, enforcement action, or organized community opposition specific to the facility was found. Original construction/opening date, major expansion dates, permits, utility service records, incentive applications, and current property ownership remain open follow-up items.", "notes": "Acquired by Data Canopy from Ntirety (which acquired Hosting.com in 2009) in June 2023. 24x7x365 video surveillance and onsite NOC staff. Provides cloud services, colocation, dedicated servers, disaster recovery, and managed services.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained reported facility area and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Meta Richland Parish AI Data Center (Hyperion Campus)", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "Rayville/Delhi", "county": "Richland Parish", "region": "Northeast Louisiana", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms, Inc.; Entergy Louisiana", "operators": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "tenants": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 10000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 5000.0, "investmentUSD": 50000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Largest Meta data center to date globally. Custom-designed campus spanning 11 buildings across 2,250 acres on former Franklin Farm megasite, ~30 miles east of Monroe.", "announcedDate": "2024-12", "constructionStartDate": "2024-12", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Meta pledges to match electricity use with 100% clean and renewable energy. Working with Entergy to bring at least 1,500 MW of new renewable energy to the grid. Committed to water stewardship and restoring more water than consumed. Entergy will construct three combined-cycle combustion turbines (2,260MW capacity), two substations, six customer-owned substations, 100 miles of 500kV transmission lines, and eight new 230kV transmission lines. Exploring nuclear power as part of long-term energy strategy.", "economicImpact_jobs": 500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Official statements cite 500+ direct jobs, 1,000+ indirect jobs, ~5,000 construction workers at peak, and $200M+ in local infrastructure improvements. Meta\u2019s Dec 19, 2025 update reports $875M+ in Louisiana contracts, 3,700 construction workers to date, and $300M+ in local infrastructure commitments.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": 3300000000.0, "challenges": "Project-specific local approvals, incentive contract terms, and data-center environmental permit packages were not located in open sources; reporting highlights transparency and ratepayer exposure concerns tied to the required power-supply and transmission buildout.", "notes": "On July 13, 2026, Louisiana Economic Development and Meta announced a major expansion of the Richland Parish/Hyperion project: Meta now describes the campus as more than a $50 billion investment, nearly 10 million square feet, and 5 GW of compute capacity. LED said the project is expected to support 7,500 peak construction jobs and about 1,000 operational jobs, with more than $1.6 billion already contracted with Louisiana companies. Meta said the expansion includes more than $1 billion in local infrastructure improvements for roads, water, and wastewater systems and that its Entergy agreement will fund seven new gas-fueled plants, three grid-scale batteries, nuclear uprates, and purchased power. This materially supersedes the prior $10B+/2 GW canonical values. [Source: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/meta-commits-more-than-50-billion-for-north-louisiana-project-becoming-one-of-the-largest-data-centers-in-history | https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/teachers-local-businesses-win-as-meta-expands-louisiana-data-center/; Date: 2026-07-13; 2026-07-13]; QA 2026-07-19: Updated area to Meta's nearly-10M-square-foot disclosure and stored 5 GW only as compute/IT capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Hut 8 West Feliciana AI Data Center", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "St. Francisville", "county": "West Feliciana Parish", "region": "Central Louisiana", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Hut 8 Corp.; Fluidstack; Google", "operators": "Hut 8 Corp.", "tenants": "Fluidstack", "totalSquareFeet": 900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 330.0, "itLoadMW": 245.0, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Initial phase: two 450,000-square-foot buildings totaling 900,000 square feet; 330 MW initial utility capacity supports 245 MW critical IT load. The site has a structured path toward up to 1,000 MW of utility capacity.", "announcedDate": "2025-01", "constructionStartDate": "2025-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "State-of-the-art liquid-cooled GPU servers for AI and ML training. Proximity to Entergy's River Bend Nuclear Generating Station provides access to excess nuclear power capacity. Working with Entergy to prepare substation and switchyard.", "economicImpact_jobs": 75.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 90000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Phase I projected 75 direct jobs, ~193 indirect jobs, and ~1,000 construction workers at peak. Local reporting cited ~90 million/year in combined local revenue allocations.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Income Tax Credit; Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary documents for local incentives (PILOT) and zoning approvals were not located in accessible records; no public environmental permit files or utility/interconnection filings were found in the reviewed sources.", "notes": "10/12 Industry Report reported on June 17, 2026 that West Feliciana Parish's council and Industrial Development Board approved a cooperative endeavor agreement for a $10 million advance on Hut 8's future PILOT payments, expected July 1, with $5.3 million for the school board, $3.9 million for parish government, and $800,000 for the sheriff's office. The parish expects to reimburse Hut 8 without interest from the first regular PILOT payment due July 1, 2027; Parish President Kenny Havard estimated the first regular payment at roughly $60 million and a potential annual payment near $90 million once Phase 1 is fully built out by the end of 2027. The same report said construction was accelerating, with about 300 workers on site and expected to rise to about 1,200 at full construction scale, and restated 245 MW of critical IT capacity supported by 330 MW from Entergy. WBRZ reported on July 14, 2026 that Hut 8 hosted the first of several job fairs as construction gets underway, with Hut 8 targeting full operation by Q3 2027. [Source: https://www.1012industryreport.com/technology/west-feliciana-is-getting-a-10m-advance-from-hut-8-heres-how-it-will-be-used/ | https://www.wbrz.com/news/hut-8-west-feliciana-parish-president-address-concerns-over-new-data-center/; Date: 2026-06-17; 2026-07-14]; QA 2026-07-19: Reconciled current utility and critical-IT capacity disclosures.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Hyperscale Data Offshore Bitcoin Mining Pilot", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "Offshore", "county": "Gulf of Mexico", "region": "Louisiana Coast", "status": "announced", "sponsors": "Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: GPUS)", "operators": "Hyperscale Data, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Mobile data center with approximately 100 Bitcoin miners installed on offshore oil and gas platform", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": "2024-11", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-02", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Utilizes electrical power generated from stranded natural gas that is being held but not ready for transportation onshore. Innovative approach to monetizing stranded energy assets while avoiding additional strain on electrical grid.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, investment, lease payments, installation cost, or expected revenue were disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Main status uncertainty is that the announced pilot window ended in February 2025, while later public sources through June 15, 2026 did not disclose pilot results, renewals, expansion, termination, partner identity, platform location, capacity, commercial terms, or permits.", "notes": "Pioneering offshore Bitcoin mining pilot project. Platform collects gas from various offshore wells for transportation onshore. Pilot set to run until February 2025 with possible monthly extensions. Part of Hyperscale Data's transition to pureplay data center business. Unique use case leveraging underutilized offshore natural gas infrastructure.; Hyperscale Data offshore pilot; mobile data center with ~100 miners; small scale; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared unsupported power and investment estimates; announcement only specifies approximately 100 miners.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Transformyx Baton Rouge Primary Data Center", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "Baton Rouge", "county": "East Baton Rouge Parish", "region": "Central Louisiana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Transformyx (now Lockstep Technology Group)", "operators": "Transformyx", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 32000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2.8, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 21000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 6867 Bluebonnet Blvd. Free-standing, purpose-built industrial data center. Acquired former No Hassle Computing Tier 3 data center in 2014 with millions invested in facility enhancements.", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2014", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Cisco Powered Service designations including Infrastructure as a Service", "sustainabilityNotes": "N+1 UPS redundancy and N+1 cooling. Industrial-grade data center similar to military, financial, airline, and other critical service facilities.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public announced investment amount, incentive package, or project-specific economic impact figures were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, downsizing, delay, or paused-construction announcement was located. The main status issue is corporate history: the site is no longer best described as a Transformyx-operated standalone project, because Transformyx joined Lockstep Technology Group in 2022.", "notes": "Transformyx maintains offices in both Baton Rouge and New Orleans with 80+ employees. Connectivity options include AT&T, Time Warner Telecom, and Cox Enterprises. Also operates secondary data center in Dallas, TX connected via dark fiber to Dallas Infomart.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 32,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "tw telecom New Orleans Data Center", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "New Orleans", "county": "Orleans Parish", "region": "Southeast Louisiana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "tw telecom", "operators": "tw telecom", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 3.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 21000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 1250 Poydras St., Suite 500, New Orleans, LA 70113", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "unknown", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "HVAC units in a hot-aisle / cold-aisle cabinet layout; no public water-cooling system disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Existing in-building carrier colocation facility; no renewable energy commitment, PUE target, water-supply agreement, reclaimed-water arrangement, or cooling-water volume was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, tax revenue, or facility investment figure was located. Corporate M&A transaction values from 2014 and 2017 are not facility investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public-source gaps include no project-specific investment amount, total building square footage, aggregate MW or IT-load capacity, phase count, construction-start date, completion date, commissioning date, tenants, incentives, permitting docket, utility agreement, or environmental permit. The facility should be coded as an operational legacy colocation / network facility, not as a newly announced Louisiana hyperscale campus.", "notes": "Telecom colocation facility in downtown New Orleans central business district.; tw telecom New Orleans legacy facility; conservative estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cogent New Orleans Data Center", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "New Orleans", "county": "Orleans Parish", "region": "Southeast Louisiana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cogent Communications", "operators": "Cogent Communications", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 7812.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located at 650 Poydras Street, New Orleans", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "unknown", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "HVAC; no public cooling-water demand, water source, wastewater arrangements, or cooling technology beyond HVAC located", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No facility-specific announced investment, incentive file, construction announcement, or economic impact figures located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No delay, cancellation, suspension, downsizing, expansion, or status-change announcement specific to the Cogent New Orleans Data Center was located.", "notes": "Cogent Communications colocation facility in downtown New Orleans.; Cogent New Orleans facility; QA 2026-07-18: Retained listed area and cleared unsupported power and investment estimates.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "EdgeConneX Slidell Edge Data Center", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "Slidell", "county": "St. Tammany Parish", "region": "Southeast Louisiana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "EdgeConneX", "operators": "EdgeConneX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 26950.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "unknown", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 CRAC units with 30-inch raised/under-floor forced-air plenum; public materials describe air/CRAC-based cooling features, not evaporative-cooling water demand", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific water-withdrawal, water-consumption, wastewater, stormwater, cooling-water, NEPA, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, air permit, water permit, stormwater permit, or environmental-impact disclosure was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No announced investment, project-specific incentive filing, tax revenue projection, or job-count disclosure was located in the reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, shutdown, material delay, abandoned-expansion notice, project-specific utility proceeding, incentive proceeding, or named hyperscale tenant was located through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Edge data center serving Greater New Orleans area from Slidell location.; EdgeConneX Slidell edge facility; conservative estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DartPoints Shreveport Data Center", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "Shreveport", "county": "Caddo Parish", "region": "Northwest Louisiana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DartPoints", "operators": "DartPoints", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 87000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.0, "itLoadMW": 0.9, "investmentUSD": 16849700.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2015", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "unknown", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Uptime Institute Tier III certification", "sustainabilityNotes": "Historic adaptive reuse and preservation of the former Selber Bros. Department Store building.", "economicImpact_jobs": 15.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "LED projected Venyu would retain 10 employees and create 15 new direct jobs over ten years at an average annual salary of $55,000 plus benefits, with another 19 indirect jobs. Two floors of commercial space could support another 50 tenant-associated jobs. RTA renewal application listed Total Actual Jobs: 0 and Total Actual Payroll: $0.00 in application fields.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Income Tax Credit; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public figures differ for investment, gross building area, data-center floor area, data-hall area, and IT load. No cancellation or major delay news was located.", "notes": "DartPoints operates 3 facilities in Louisiana. Shreveport facility is among the most popular in the state.; DartPoints Shreveport facility; conservative estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Verizon Shreveport Colocation Facility", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "Shreveport", "county": "Caddo Parish", "region": "Northwest Louisiana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Verizon", "operators": "Verizon", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 27700.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "27,700-square-foot adaptive reuse of a historic Shreveport building", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "unknown", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Public materials describe the site as Verizon standard colocation / telecommunications carrier-grade infrastructure rather than an AI-training or hyperscale cloud campus. No renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, water-use estimate, or data-center sustainability certification was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific investment, jobs, tax revenue, or economic-impact figures were located. Public records characterize the site as an existing Verizon-operated legacy colocation and telecommunications facility.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, downsizing, pause, or delay of a data-center project was located. The only schedule-related item found was 2023 maintenance/interior work at 724 McNeil Street expected to finish by the end of 2023 depending on supply chain.", "notes": "Verizon standard data center colocation facility in Shreveport.; QA 2026-07-19: Added documented facility area and cleared estimated power and capex.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Wiscasset Data Center (Proposed)", "state": "Maine", "city": "Wiscasset", "county": "Lincoln County", "region": "Midcoast Maine", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Unknown site evaluator under NDA; Town of Wiscasset", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 714.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "$5 billion AI hyperscale facility proposal", "announcedDate": "2025-09-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Would be located adjacent to former Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant infrastructure", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Preliminary projections in reporting cite 100\u2013200 permanent jobs and tax revenue potentially comparable (order-of-magnitude) to the former Maine Yankee plant; projections are not based on a filed project plan.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project remains at discussion stage with no formal proposal filed; limited public information, uncertainty about local infrastructure capacity, and community concerns about transparency and impacts.", "notes": "Shelterforce, republishing The Daily Yonder, reported on June 18, 2026 that the prospective $5 billion Wiscasset data center had not broken ground and that the 300-acre Old Ferry Road site remained undeveloped as of publication. The article also reported that on March 3, 2026 Lincoln County reallocated Wiscasset's federal housing funds to Waldoboro and Newcastle after the town's handling of the data center prospect shifted the original housing-funded plan. [Source: https://shelterforce.org/2026/06/18/how-a-data-center-derailed-240000-for-affordable-housing-in-rural-maine/; Date: 2026-06-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "FirstLight Brunswick Data Center Expansion", "state": "Maine", "city": "Brunswick", "county": "Cumberland County", "region": "Southern Maine", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "FirstLight", "operators": "FirstLight", "tenants": "First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union", "totalSquareFeet": 52000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "52,000-square-foot facility; 2025 expansion doubled available power capacity, but numeric MW was not disclosed", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024-summer", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-02", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-02-04", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "2N HVAC cooling with support for 12-15 kW usage in liquid-cooled racks", "certifications": "Tier 3 standard; PCI DSS; CJIS; ITAR; HIPAA; SOC 2 Type 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "Power sourced entirely from renewable energy", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 286.87, "economicImpact_notes": "Brunswick's 2025-2026 personal-property tax list shows FirstLight Fiber Inc. / Oxford County Tele & Telegraph at 14 Resilient Circle with total personal-property value of 1142600, exemptions of 1120900, net value of 21700, and tax of 286.87. No project-specific job counts were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, suspension, or delay notice was found through June 15, 2026. Key gaps include undisclosed 2024-2025 investment amount, undisclosed MW or IT-load figures, limited public permitting trail, no located utility agreement, and no water-use estimate. Future expansions are subject to Brunswick's 180-day townwide data-center moratorium context for 1 MW-plus facilities.", "notes": "Former NATO Command and Control Center at Brunswick Landing. 2N facility with two fully redundant electrical feeds. High-security features including gated perimeter fence and 24x7 monitoring. Carrier neutral facility.; FirstLight Brunswick expansion; QA 2026-07-18: Retained operator-reported area and cleared unsupported numeric power and modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Green 4 Maine Data Center Campus", "state": "Maine", "city": "Limestone", "county": "Aroostook County", "region": "Northern Maine", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Green 4 Maine; Tom Manning; Scott Hinkle", "operators": "Green 4 Maine", "tenants": "Loring LiquidCool Data Center LLC; LiquidCool Solutions", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 6.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Over 1 million square feet ready for activation; 700,000 sq ft already leased; 2.4 million sq ft total campus", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop liquid/immersion cooling using LiquidCool Solutions technology, described as reducing or eliminating traditional server-cooling water use and avoiding conditioned-air cooling.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "On-site solar and wind planned. Power secured at 8 cents per kWh vs regional average of 22 cents per kWh", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Green 4 Maine and public officials describe the former-base redevelopment as a job-creation and tax-base strategy. October 2025 reporting said the number of data-center jobs was unclear. Limestone's taxable real estate increased after assessment of 58 buildings within Green 4 Maine's property.", "incentives_type": "Tif", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Financing and scale remained unresolved as of June 15, 2026. Public sources did not confirm construction completion, operations start, final permits, executed power-supply contract with New Brunswick Power, interconnection approval, backup-generator permit status, tenant/customer identities, or project-specific incentive awards. LD 307's proposed 20 MW threshold affected timing while pending, but it was vetoed and the veto was sustained in April 2026.", "notes": "Located at former Loring Air Force Base. Purchased 450 acres and 49 buildings at Loring Commerce Centre in 2023. Repurposing Cold War-era infrastructure including hangars and buildings. Infrastructure includes substation, heavy power grid capacity, and fiber links to New England and Canada. Would be largest data center campus in Maine if fully realized. $1.2 million in annual net operating income already in place.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared mixed-use campus area from the data-center floor-area field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Eternal Mind Quantum Computing Data Center", "state": "Maine", "city": "Limestone", "county": "Aroostook County", "region": "Northern Maine", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Eternal Mind Inc; Green 4 Maine", "operators": "Eternal Mind Inc", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 7835.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Data hall can host 2-3 quantum systems", "announcedDate": "2023-04", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": "2023-05", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "research; ai-ml; other", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Existing cooling systems in reused former Air Force data-center building; specific cooling technology not disclosed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Broader Green 4 Maine / Loring property was reported to have access to 50 MW of hydropower-sourced power from New Brunswick, but this was not confirmed as Eternal Mind's contracted capacity.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Bangor Daily News reported Eternal Mind hoped to create 30 to 50 jobs. Loring redevelopment context includes Green 4 Maine's $7.25 million acquisition of about 390 acres and buildings, but no Eternal Mind-specific capital investment was disclosed.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Other; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Major evidence gaps remain: no public confirmation of installed quantum-system vendor, specifications, or operating status; no public confirmation that a separate late-2024 larger data-center build-out was completed; no project-specific investment, power, IT-load, permit, utility-agreement, or tenant disclosures.", "notes": "Located at former Loring Air Force Base in building that once housed Air Force data center (closed 2017). Grand opening held May 2023. Kennebunk-based company. CEO: Avery Thomas. Expected to create 30-50 jobs. First quantum system installed June 2023. First startup working on quantum computing in Maine.; Eternal Mind Quantum Computing Maine; QA 2026-07-18: Retained the documented operating facility and building area while clearing undisclosed power and investment estimates.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Deep Edge / CENTRA Portland Carrier Hotel", "state": "Maine", "city": "Portland", "county": "Cumberland County", "region": "Southern Maine", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Deep Edge Realty (now CENTRA Digital Interconnect)", "operators": "CENTRA Digital Interconnect", "tenants": "Verizon; GWI; First Light; Spectrum", "totalSquareFeet": 52272.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Eight-story building dating back to 1924", "announcedDate": "2022-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2022-02", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling; no project-specific water or cooling-water details located", "certifications": "Tier III", "sustainabilityNotes": "Public materials identify the building as a small operational carrier hotel / interconnection facility rather than a water-intensive greenfield AI campus; no renewable-energy commitment, PPA, water-supply agreement, or cooling-water-use estimate was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job creation, tax revenue, or public economic-development impact figures were located. DCD reported a historical 2017 site acquisition by Sweetwater Partners LLC for $4.5 million, but that is not the Deep Edge purchase price.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, delay, construction-stop notice, project-specific litigation, administrative appeal, organized local opposition campaign, or public-hearing controversy was located. Evidence gaps remain around current legal ownership, detailed permits, utility capacity meaning, cooling, and water demand.", "notes": "Located at 340 Cumberland Avenue in downtown Portland. Maine's primary carrier hotel and Internet gateway. High-security data center with high bandwidth redundant fiber feeds, redundant conduit runs, carrier interconnect capabilities, and on-site diesel generator. Acquired from Northland Enterprises. Deep Edge Realty rebranded to CENTRA Digital Interconnect in 2024.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained reported carrier-hotel area and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Nautilus Millinocket Data Center (Cancelled)", "state": "Maine", "city": "Millinocket", "county": "Penobscot County", "region": "Northern Maine", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Nautilus Data Technologies", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 60.0, "investmentUSD": 300000000.0, "sizeNotes": "13-acre development on 1,400-acre former Great Northern Paper mill site", "announcedDate": "2021-06", "constructionStartDate": "2021", "expectedCompletionDate": "2022", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Would have run on 100% hydroelectric power from nearby plant; water-cooling system fed by Penobscot River", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Announcements projected up to ~30 jobs, but the project was canceled after work stopped and projected benefits did not materialize.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Insufficient power availability to secure desired AI customer; work stopped and the project was later reported as canceled/considered dead.", "notes": "Project announced in 2021, cancelled in April 2025. Failed to secure AI customer due to insufficient power availability. California-based Nautilus Data Technologies did not officially announce cancellation. Project would have been first phase of larger campus development. Represented significant economic development opportunity for Millinocket.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained 60 MW as explicitly reported critical IT load and cleared duplicate facility power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Quantum Frederick Campus", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Adamstown", "county": "Frederick County", "region": "Western Maryland", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "TPG Real Estate; Catellus Development Corporation", "operators": "Catellus Development Corporation", "tenants": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure; Aligned Data Centers", "totalSquareFeet": 91476000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "2,100-acre campus with former Alcoa Eastalco Works power infrastructure; includes 600-acre nature reserve", "announcedDate": "2021", "constructionStartDate": "2021", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "600-acre nature reserve designed to store 2,800 tons of carbon annually; QLoop 40-mile fiber ring with 235,000 strands of fiber capacity", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer-stated projections described \u201cbillions of dollars\u201d in economic growth and \u201ctens of thousands\u201d of jobs for Frederick County; no third-party study or verified outcomes were found in the provided research.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary-record gaps noted in the research include unavailable Frederick County Planning Commission staff reports/minutes due to archive access errors; limited public disclosure of project-specific incentives and utility/interconnection agreements; stormwater permit processing pauses tied to contaminated soil/groundwater controls; and a 2025 county pause on new data center/substation applications while an overlay policy advanced.", "notes": "Technical.ly reported on June 8, 2026 that the 600-acre nature reserve once promoted as a signature Quantum Frederick community and sustainability benefit appears to have disappeared from current public plans after Quantum Loophole exited and Catellus took over; the University of Maryland design contract for the reserve was canceled. Frederick County says its July 1, 2026 pause stops new data center applications through December 31, 2026 but does not stop projects currently under construction or properties with earlier development approvals. [Source: https://technical.ly/civics/catellus-frederick-data-center-nature-reserve/ | https://frederickcountymd.gov/9310/Data-Centers; Date: 2026-06-08; 2026]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure - Bauxite I", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Adamstown", "county": "Frederick County", "region": "Western Maryland", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": "Amazon Data Services, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 777151.0, "powerCapacityMW": 231.0, "itLoadMW": 200.0, "investmentUSD": 975000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four single-story buildings; initial phase of multi-building campus", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2024-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-Q4", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water building used to treat incoming cooling water for the Amazon data center campus; specific cooling technology not disclosed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Located within Quantum Frederick campus with access to nature reserve carbon offset", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 7000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Rowan cited a Maryland Tech Council-commissioned study estimating ~$2.6M county income tax during construction and ~1,350 secondary jobs.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "MDE compliance action (2025-12-31) cited generator-related emissions-unit construction beginning before final air permit issuance and ordered work to cease; campus-level stormwater NOI/SWPPP issues documented by MDE (2023-11-09).", "notes": "First phase of Rowan's Frederick campus; approved January 2024; construction creating 800 construction jobs and 1,350 secondary jobs", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure - Bauxite II", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Adamstown", "county": "Frederick County", "region": "Western Maryland", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure; Amazon Data Services, Inc.", "operators": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": "Amazon Data Services, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 822620.0, "powerCapacityMW": 230.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located on 111.5-acre site", "announcedDate": "2024-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water building used to treat incoming cooling water for the data-center campus; no Bauxite-II-only final cooling design or withdrawal volume located.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "MDE approved a Bauxite II Environmental Management Plan for a temporary overhead distribution line and duct banks, with soil stockpile removal, excavated-soil sampling, and PCB-contamination oversight conditions. The Amazon IAD-534 air-permit application proposes synthetic-minor limits for emergency generators, including a site-wide 25.0 tpy NOx limit.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Rowan reported Bauxite II topped out in March 2026, confirming active construction. Public sources do not isolate Bauxite II construction cost, realized tax revenue, or employment outcomes. Rowan's combined 2025 acquisition of 314 acres for Bauxite II/III parcels was reported at 600488225.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Amazon's IAD-534 emergency-generator permit application remained a key open public air-permit proceeding for Bauxite II operations as of June 15, 2026. No cancellation, Bauxite-II-specific lawsuit, appeal, injunction, or stop-work order was located.", "notes": "Maryland Department of the Environment air-permit materials for Amazon IAD534 / Bauxite II state that Amazon is entering a lease with Rowan for the IAD534 campus. MDE's 2026 public materials also identify the Bauxite II permitting context, while the tracked capacity and investment estimates remain unchanged pending a more precise project-specific update. [Source: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/permits/AirManagementPermits/Documents/Public-Review/Alt%20NSPS/Amazon%20Presentation-handouts-FAQ%20Bauxite%20II.pdf | https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/permits/AirManagementPermits/Documents/Public-Review/Alt%20NSPS/Amazon%20Final%20Determination%20RTC%202025.pdf; Date: 2026-06; 2026-04]; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared construction financing from the investment field while retaining permitted area and operator-reported capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure - Bauxite III", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Adamstown", "county": "Frederick County", "region": "Western Maryland", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": "hyperscale customers", "totalSquareFeet": 591913.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 925000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located on 55-acre site", "announcedDate": "2024-05", "constructionStartDate": "2025-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Site described as a remediated brownfield; Rowan states it is working with MDE, has no protected-species or habitat concerns, and is committed to establishing a riparian corridor to safeguard the Tuscarora Creek area. Bauxite III is subject to an environmental covenant and state-overseen environmental management plans.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 21000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Maryland Tech Council / Sage Policy Group projected about 800 construction jobs, about 100 permanent jobs, about $7 million in annual county tax revenue, and about $14 million in annual state tax revenue for Rowan's proposed Frederick data center context; these are projected context figures, not verified Bauxite III actuals.", "incentives_type": "Expedited Permitting", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community concerns about dust, mud, traffic, road impacts, environmental violations, stop-work orders, brownfield remediation, environmental covenant status, and unresolved project-specific records for zoning, permits, cooling, water use, utility interconnection, and possible litigation.", "notes": "Third phase of Rowan's Frederick campus; total financing for all three phases reaches $2.2 billion; cumulative campus capacity exceeds 600 MW; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Aligned Data Centers - Critical Digital Infrastructure Facility", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Adamstown", "county": "Frederick County", "region": "Western Maryland", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1599000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 264.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Four buildings on 74.89 acres; 450,000-square-foot IAD06 first building plus three additional buildings totaling 1,149,000 square feet; 264 MW campus IT capacity", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Delta3 air-cooling arrays, secondary loops for DeltaFlow liquid cooling, and a closed-loop chilled-water system with near-zero water utilization efficiency.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Noise reduction measures required by planning commission; 508 MW combined backup generator capacity approved", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts or tax projections located. Reporting cites countywide data center-related tax revenue of approximately 55000000 (not attributed to this project).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary county land-use staff reports/minutes not retrievable (HTTP 400), limiting confirmation of zoning basis and vote tallies. Maryland PSC proceedings created uncertainty around emergency generator CPCN exemption (full 504 MW denied; provisional authorization limited to 70 MW in 2023) even as MDE issued an air permit in 2025. Community opposition centered on noise, runoff/water, traffic, farmland preservation, and rate impacts.", "notes": "Initially abandoned project due to generator permit denial; resumed after Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act passed. Maryland Department of Environment approved 170+ emergency generators in January 2024.. Turner announced on March 9, 2026 that the Aligned IAD-06 data center in Frederick topped out, completing the structural phase of a 72 MW facility fewer than five months after breaking ground. DCD reported the two-story 450,000-square-foot IAD-06 building is part of Aligned's 75-acre, four-building, 264 MW plan within Quantum Frederick. Frederick County's July 1, 2026 pause on new data center applications does not stop projects currently under construction. [Source: https://www.turnerconstruction.com/insights/turner-celebrates-topping-out-of-aligned-iad-06-data-center-in-frederick-maryland | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aligned-tops-out-maryland-data-center/ | https://frederickcountymd.gov/9310/Data-Centers; Date: 2026-03-09; 2026-03-12; 2026]; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected full-campus area to 1,599,000 square feet, retained 264 MW only as IT capacity, and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "TPC Data Centers - Konterra 1", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Laurel", "county": "Prince George's County", "region": "Central Maryland", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TPC Data Centers; Twin Palms Capital Group", "operators": "TPC Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 150000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": 12.0, "investmentUSD": 210000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Powered shell facility; two floors; launch capacity 12 MW expandable to 30 MW; expansion plans for 160 MW total near site", "announcedDate": "2024-05-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.1, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Proprietary HDAC cooling system supplies dual-temperature chilled water for air-cooled and liquid-cooled IT equipment", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts, annual tax revenue estimate, or lifetime tax revenue estimate was located. Prince George's County created a qualified data-center task force in part to study revenue potential and community benefits.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Prince George's County qualified-data-center permit processing was paused through June 30, 2026 under Executive Order 10-2026. The project was originally described with a first phase due in 2025, but as of June 15, 2026 public sources still showed planned/future status and no construction-start, operating, or cancellation notice.", "notes": "Located at 6201 Frost Place near Burtonsville substation. Greenfield site. Not yet commissioned or leased. Prince George's County delayed data center approvals amid community concerns in late 2024. On July 7, 2026, the Prince George's County Council adopted CR-066-2026, extending the restriction into a two-year moratorium on acceptance, processing, review, and approval of qualified-data-center subdivision and detailed-site-plan applications; Konterra 1 remains planned rather than operational or under construction. Investment estimated at $7M/MW. [Source: https://princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?GUID=4DA0E757-A8B6-4BFD-A7E5-E83AD62A0B1F&ID=8122087&Options=ID%7CText%7C&Search= | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/20mw-data-center-planned-in-prince-georges-county-maryland/; Date: 2026-07-07; 2024-05-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "MAG Partners - Baltimore Peninsula Data Center", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Baltimore", "county": "Baltimore City", "region": "Central Maryland", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "MAG Partners", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Portion of 235-acre mixed-use development; specific data center acreage not determined", "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Baltimore Gas and Electric preparing to spend $130+ million on substation and related infrastructure", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No data-center-specific economic impact figures were found. The broader Port Covington / Baltimore Peninsula redevelopment was supported by TIF legislation authorizing up to 660000000 in bonds for infrastructure and related improvements.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 660000000.0, "challenges": "The data-center concept remained exploratory, with no finalized deal, operator, tenant, permit, site plan, interconnection agreement, water/cooling plan, investment figure, MW figure, square footage, construction start, or completion date. MAG Partners exited the master-development team, BGE paused related capacity work, Maryland enacted a statutory prohibition for qualifying data centers in Baltimore City TIF districts subject to outstanding-bond repayment, and Baltimore considered a citywide data-center moratorium/prohibited-use bill.", "notes": "Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott signed a one-year moratorium enacted June 16, 2026 that blocks new data centers projected to use 10 MW or more while the city studies grid, infrastructure, and job impacts. Reporting also says Maryland's 2026 Utility RELIEF Act halted efforts to bring a data center to Baltimore Peninsula. This reinforces the canceled status for the previously tracked MAG Partners Baltimore Peninsula data center rather than a separate Baltimore project. [Source: https://technical.ly/civics/baltimore-pauses-data-centers-to-study-grid-impacts/ | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/new-york-based-mag-partners-may-build-data-centers-on-235-acre-site-in-baltimore/; Date: 2026-06-24; 2025-08-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Dickerson Power Plant Data Center Proposals", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Dickerson", "county": "Montgomery County", "region": "Central Maryland", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Terra Energy, LLC; Terra Innovations; Atmosphere DC Dickerson Property Owner, LLC; Atmosphere Data Centers", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 259427.0, "powerCapacityMW": 360.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1400000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Multiple data centers proposed at former power plant site", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-cooled data center using Potomac River water under a Maryland Department of the Environment water-appropriation permit application; existing private well for domestic water only.", "certifications": "Atmosphere markets the Dickerson project as Tier III+.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Atmosphere claims cutting-edge cooling and up to 50% lower energy. The 2026 statement says water cooling would lower noise impacts relative to air-cooled data centers. No PUE target, executed renewable-energy contract, or sustainability certification was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": 85.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The Hearing Examiner approval limits occupancy to a maximum of 85 employees onsite at one time. No construction-job estimate, tax-revenue projection, capital-expenditure amount, or economic-impact study was found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The project remained in planned/permitting status as of June 15, 2026, with no public construction start, tenant announcement, final CU202413A approval, water-appropriation permit issuance, utility interconnection agreement, project incentive award, cancellation, or litigation outcome located. Key concerns include Potomac River withdrawals and discharges, diesel backup generators, grid and ratepayer impacts, air pollution, climate impacts, Agricultural Reserve siting, and lack of detailed public project economics.", "notes": "Montgomery County's June 12, 2026 update says County Executive Marc Elrich signed an executive order calling for a six-month pause on permit applications for new data centers. Public testimony and advocacy materials identify the Dickerson proposal as a key project affected by the pause, and accessible reporting says Montgomery County leaders were also considering a two-year moratorium amid debate over the planned Dickerson complex. The project remains planned/permitting, not canceled. [Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDMONTGOMERY/bulletins/41ba262 | https://www.fox5dc.com/video/fmc-8zjdb4sxechxiuhq | https://atmosphere-dc.com/data-centers/dickerson-md/; Date: 2026-06-12; 2026-06-16; 2026]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Westfield Data Center Campus (Servistar Realties)", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Westfield", "county": "Hampden County", "region": "Western Massachusetts", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Servistar Realties", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 274.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "10 three-story buildings on 155 acres; investment estimates range from $2.7-4 billion at full buildout", "announcedDate": "2021-08", "constructionStartDate": "2026-Q1", "expectedCompletionDate": "2038", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling requiring near-zero potable water for data-center cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Secured power purchase agreement with Westfield Gas & Electric for below-market electric rates; located on major Eversource high capacity power line", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 360000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "PILOT/Chapter 121A proposal cited $360M over 40 years. Hearing minutes referenced ~$9M\u2013$11M per year averages; also cited ~$6.4M/year PILOT plus ~$2.4M/year sales/excise taxes. Planning Board report referenced construction and long-term operations staffing but did not publish counts in the reviewed excerpts. Local reporting on 2025-12-30 described the project as not yet built (pre-development).", "incentives_type": "Pilot", "incentives_value": 360000000.0, "challenges": "As of 2025-12-30, local reporting described the project as not yet built (still pre-development). Key primary documents (executed Chapter 121A agreement; Planning Board special permit/site plan decisions; utility interconnection agreements/ISO-NE filings) were not located in public records during this review.", "notes": "After the prior June 15 research snapshot, Westfield's City Council unanimously approved a one-year data center moratorium on July 6, 2026, and the mayor reportedly signed it the next day. Reporting says the pause is not expected to stop the already approved Servistar project, but it confirms the project is still not under construction and faces a changed local and state policy environment. A July 14 Boston Globe report described the project as a $4 billion, 10-building campus requiring 274 MW at full buildout; it also reported that the needed substation could take about five years, while Servistar co-owner Paul Corey said the project can satisfy Governor Healey's new data center requirements. Earlier July reporting also said the project must obtain a Planning Board time extension before its current permit expires in October 2026 and complete an ISO New England interconnection study and developer-funded substation before completion. [Source: https://www.wamc.org/news/2026-07-13/pioneer-valley-communities-rally-against-data-centers | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/14/business/westfield-data-center-backlash-healey/ | https://theshoestring.org/2026/07/02/ban-ban-ban-data-center-discontent-reaches-western-massachusetts/ | https://www.cityofwestfield.org/m/NewsFlash/Home/Detail/1724; Date: 2026-07-13; 2026-07-14; 2026-07-02; 2026-06-15]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared building area derived from a generic power-density assumption; retained the reported 274 MW and $4 billion figures.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty BOS14 (Needham)", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Needham", "county": "Norfolk County", "region": "Greater Boston", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty Trust", "operators": "Digital Realty Trust", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 281000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": 13.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "164,000 sq ft raised floor space; acquired from Sentinel Data Centers in 2009", "announcedDate": "2009", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2000", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy; robust HVAC systems", "certifications": "SOC2, SOC3, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001", "sustainabilityNotes": "N+1 redundancy for power and cooling", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Needham FY2020 official statement listed Digital 128 First Avenue, LLC as the town's largest taxpayer, a data-storage facility assessed at 100306290, representing 0.93% of total assessed valuation. Other municipal assessed values cited include 148193800 for FY2017 and 100306300 for FY2021.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, decommissioning, material delay, organized opposition, or BOS14-specific litigation was found through 2026-06-15. Remaining research gaps include project-specific permits, phase dates, utility arrangements, and BOS14-only environmental records.", "notes": "Originally built by telecom company in 2000. Three-story, purpose-built facility near Route 95/90 interchange. Serves 18 customers primarily in internet, financial services, and healthcare sectors. Part of Digital Realty's $375M acquisition of three New England properties totaling 550,000 sq ft. Certifications include HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, SOC 2, SOC 3.; QA 2026-07-19: Updated current facility area and cleared modeled investment while retaining distinct total and critical capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Iron Mountain BOS-1 (Northborough)", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Northborough", "county": "Worcester County", "region": "Greater Boston", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Iron Mountain", "operators": "Iron Mountain", "tenants": "Fender", "totalSquareFeet": 21000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.6, "itLoadMW": 3.6, "investmentUSD": 25200000.0, "sizeNotes": "58-acre campus with significant expansion potential", "announcedDate": "2013-09-24", "constructionStartDate": "2013-09-24", "expectedCompletionDate": "2014", "actualCompletionDate": "2014", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Boston's first LEED Gold multi-tenant data center; waterless cooling saves millions of gallons annually; 100% renewable power", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 959954.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Northborough's FY2026 tax-classification packet listed Iron Mountain Information Management as a Warehouse-Data Center taxpayer with a $64,774,220 total assessed value and a $959,954 tax amount; this is property-tax context, not evidence of a BOS-1-specific incentive.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, suspended-expansion notice, project-specific litigation, or public utility-service dispute was found. Evidence gaps remain on whether Phase 2 and Phase 3 from the 2013 approval were built, amended, or abandoned.", "notes": "Located at 171 Bearfoot Road, Northborough. Building rated for Category 4 hurricane winds. Dark fiber link to Boston strategic hub at 1 Summer Street. Hosts four carriers on-site with metro access to AWS and Azure clouds. Serves customers from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Markley Group - One Summer Street (Boston)", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Boston", "county": "Suffolk County", "region": "Greater Boston", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Markley Group", "operators": "Markley Group", "tenants": "More than 200 tenants; Boston Red Sox; Warner Music Group; W.B. Mason; Bridgewater State University; Meta; Microsoft; Netflix; Fastly; Hurricane Electric; GTT; Lumen; Verizon; Crown Castle; DataBank; Markley Network Services", "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "920,000 sq ft raised floor space; largest multi-tenant telecommunications facility in New England", "announcedDate": "1997", "constructionStartDate": "1997", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "1998", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Bi-directional chilled-water loop combining five independent chiller plants in an N+1 configuration; environmental-control systems include chillers, cooling towers, and fan systems.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Mass Save / National Grid case study says Markley installed more efficient cooling equipment estimated to save 1833575 kWh and 307671 annually. Green Power Partnership includes REC-backed customer reporting and community-solar PPA participation.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax-revenue estimates were located. Older Copper Development Association case study says Markley had invested more than 150000000 in infrastructure at the facility; 2015 financing of 240000000 covered One Summer Street expansion, Markley Cloud, and other sites and is not wholly project-specific.", "incentives_type": "Grant", "incentives_value": 183358.0, "challenges": "Key documented issue is commercial lease / assignment litigation involving zColo, Markley Boston, Zayo, zColo Acquirer, and DataBank. No public cancellation, suspension, decommissioning, material delay, organized community opposition, or neighborhood lawsuit targeting facility construction or operation was found through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "New England's primary telecommunications facility and only 'Carrier Hotel.' Home to over 90 carriers and network providers, serving 250+ companies. Eight diverse points of entry, intersection of all major fiber routes in New England. Two 100% diverse Cross-Connect Rooms (Meet-Me-Rooms). Purchased in 1997. Raised $240M in 2015 for expansion financing.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Boston-Marlborough", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Marlborough", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Greater Boston", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint", "operators": "TierPoint", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 115000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 14.25, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "50,000 sq ft raised floor space", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2016-11-17", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+2 HVAC redundancy with liquid-cooling capability for high-performance GPU / AI computing applications up to 85 kW per cabinet", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "TierPoint said the 2016 Marlborough expansion included electrical and mechanical upgrades using green technologies to reduce the facility's carbon footprint; no facility-specific renewable-energy procurement, emissions target, or water-efficiency metric was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job or tax-revenue estimates were found. The broader 34 St. Martin Drive property sold for 33250000 in 2019, but that was a real-estate transaction rather than a TierPoint project investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, delay notice, public opposition, litigation, project-specific incentives, public permitting packet, utility-service agreement, or facility-level water-use figure was found. Key remaining gaps are confirmation of current IT-load MW, available power, permitting records, environmental records, serving electric utility, and historical incentives.", "notes": "Located at 34 St Martin Drive near I-495 beltway west of Boston and close to Providence. Part of TierPoint's 207,000+ sq ft Massachusetts footprint.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 115,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Boston-Andover", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Andover", "county": "Essex County", "region": "Greater Boston", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint", "operators": "TierPoint", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 92700.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2010-02-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2010-06", "actualCompletionDate": "2010-08-19", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling towers, condenser-water pumps, raised-floor air handling, and CRAH units reported by a third-party directory; not confirmed by TierPoint or permit records.", "certifications": "Built to a Tier III standard", "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific announced construction investment, job creation, or tax-revenue impact figures were located. A 2018 property sale was reported at $15 million, and the 2015 Windstream data-center business sale to TierPoint was valued at $575 million but not allocated by facility.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, delayed expansion, organized opposition, litigation, project-specific utility agreement, or project-specific environmental permitting record was found in public sources reviewed.", "notes": "Located 30 miles north of Boston near I-93 and I-495 beltway. Home to TierPoint multitenant cloud pod.; TierPoint Boston-Andover facility; QA 2026-07-18: Retained operator-reported area and cleared generator capacity mislabeled as load plus modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "365 Data Centers MA1 (Marlborough)", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Marlborough", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Greater Boston", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "365 Data Centers", "operators": "365 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 64800.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2.8, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "780-ton cooling plant with N+1 redundant cooling system; cooling-water approach not publicly disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Pre-action sprinkler system; 780-tons of Liebert cooling on raised floors", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific announced investment, jobs, or tax revenue figures were found. A 2019 property sale was reported at 24000000 but was identified as a real-estate transaction value, not a 365 project investment commitment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, delay, litigation, organized community opposition, or current expansion challenge was found. Main documented status change was 365 Data Centers' 2022 acquisition of Sungard Availability Services' U.S. colocation and network business.", "notes": "Located at 250 Locke Drive on dead end road surrounded by forest, protected by land berm. Redundant utility feeds with diverse routing to substations. Serves as 365's premiere business continuity center in northeast US. Serves Boston, Providence, and Springfield markets. 24x7x365 support.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared generic modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Expedient Boston (Medford)", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Medford", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Greater Boston", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Expedient", "operators": "Expedient", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 40000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.2, "itLoadMW": 3.2, "investmentUSD": 4000000.0, "sizeNotes": "26,000 sq ft raised floor space", "announcedDate": "2017-03-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2017-03-20", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Multiple cooling systems; 650 tons of cooling equipment; specific cooling technology and water use not publicly identified", "certifications": "Compliance attestations cited by Expedient; specific certifications not identified", "sustainabilityNotes": "2N generator redundancy", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs or tax-revenue figures were identified. Expedient announced a $4 million 2017 expansion; CIM Group separately provided a $147.65 million loan for the broader One Cabot building in 2022, not data-center capex.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Expedient's current Boston landing page points to Somerville at 70 Inner Belt Road and larger 10.7 MW / 273K figures, while the national index and Medford sell sheet retain the 1 Cabot Road 3.2 MW / 40K profile. The relationship between these listings is unresolved.", "notes": "Located at 1 Cabot Road, five miles from downtown Boston. Purpose-built facility with 24/7 operations support. Multi-layered security including biometric scanners, video surveillance, and key card access. SSAE-18 SOC1 and SOC2, HIPAA, and PCI compliant.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Massachusetts State Springfield Data Center", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Springfield", "county": "Hampden County", "region": "Western Massachusetts", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Commonwealth of Massachusetts", "operators": "Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Information Technology Division", "tenants": "Commonwealth of Massachusetts; prospective colocation for New England state agencies, municipalities, schools, and private entities", "totalSquareFeet": 145000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 110000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Investment includes $18M ITD Consolidation/Equipment costs", "announcedDate": "2010", "constructionStartDate": "2010-06-22", "expectedCompletionDate": "2013", "actualCompletionDate": "2013-02", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "government", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.219, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "LEED Gold (target)", "sustainabilityNotes": "Project targeted LEED Gold with stated energy cost savings and water reduction goals.", "economicImpact_jobs": 70.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Early reporting estimated ~200 construction jobs, 35 staff for the first phase, and up to 70 full-time employees when complete.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Documentation gaps for local zoning/building permits, environmental permits/filings, and utility interconnection or grid upgrade requirements; site-selection controversy between proposed locations.", "notes": "Located at 53 Elliot Street on 2.2 acre site of former Technical High School. Serves as active backup to Mass. Information Technology Center (MITC) in Chelsea. TIER III, N+1 classified for redundancy and security. Preserved Elliot St. fa\u00e7ade of Tech High School. Managed by Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM). 24/7 security and maintenance staffing.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained government-supported area and investment while clearing modeled power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Schneider Electric Global R&D Center (Andover)", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Andover", "county": "Essex County", "region": "Greater Boston", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Schneider Electric", "operators": "Schneider Electric", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 7500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "6,000 sq ft PDU laboratory plus 1,500 sq ft microgrid laboratory; part of 40-lab R&D campus", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2013", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2025-02-27", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "research", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Campus incorporated APC EcoAisle and EcoBreeze data-center cooling systems; no public data-center cooling-water figure was found.", "certifications": "LEED Silver", "sustainabilityNotes": "Microgrid lab includes four 90kW grid simulators and three 45kW solar simulators", "economicImpact_jobs": 600.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 470000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Town bond-disclosure materials said Schneider would bring an estimated 600 jobs to Andover and raise the property's assessment from about $8 million to an estimated $20 million. 2014 opening coverage described about 750 employees at the Boston One Campus.", "incentives_type": "Tif", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, delayed-expansion notice, or status downgrade was found. The facility is best classified as an operational R&D/testing facility, not a load-bearing commercial data center project.", "notes": "Located at 800 Federal St. Ribbon cutting held February 27, 2025. PDU lab contains three testing bays for high-powered voltage systems for AI data centers. Microgrid lab simulates power demands of ~300 homes and solar energy for 110 homes. Part of \u20ac2.26B ($2.4B) global R&D investment in 2024. One of five Schneider Electric R&D centers globally. Employs 700 people at Andover facility, 1,600 statewide.; R&D center, not production data center; small facility (7,500 sqft); minimal estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon AWS Worcester County Properties", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Westborough, Grafton", "county": "Worcester County", "region": "Central Massachusetts", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Data Services Inc.", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 254160.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "600 Friberg (99,160 sq ft existing data center), 800 Friberg (greenfield 11 acres), 8 Centennial Drive Grafton (155,000 sq ft)", "announcedDate": "2022-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No jobs figure, construction payroll estimate, permanent-headcount estimate, or tax-revenue projection specific to an AWS redevelopment of these parcels was located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The main status issue is lack of publicly disclosed development plans after Amazon Data Services Inc.'s 2022 acquisition; no confirmed public construction, expansion approval, phase plan, construction start, completion date, cancellation, MW figure, or IT-load figure was found.", "notes": "Acquired from State Street Corp in November 2022 for $26.7M. Westborough properties at 600 and 800 Friberg Parkway (19 acres combined) purchased for $11.6M. Grafton property at 8 Centennial Drive in CenTech Park purchased for $15.1M. State Street operations continue at 600 Friberg. No development plans filed as of recent reports. Likely supporting AWS Local Zone or edge services.; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared cost-derived power and property-acquisition price from project capex.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Mass General Brigham Enterprise Data Center (Marlborough)", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Marlborough", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Greater Boston", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners Healthcare)", "operators": "Mass General Brigham", "tenants": "Mass General Brigham", "totalSquareFeet": 65000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 5.2, "itLoadMW": 5.2, "investmentUSD": 35000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2012-05-16", "constructionStartDate": "2011", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2014", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "LEED Silver", "sustainabilityNotes": "Designed to Tier III+ standard while achieving LEED Silver certification and low PUE", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public source reviewed disclosed job counts or projected tax revenue. Marlborough FY2022 assessment records valued the property at 20688100, but this is assessed property value, not announced project investment or tax revenue.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation or delay news was found. Research gaps include undisclosed capital investment, current energized IT load, utility service capacity, cooling technology, water demand, fuel-cell interconnection, and detailed permit chronology.", "notes": "Located at 555 Forest St. Developed with Leggat McCall Properties providing feasibility, due diligence, design and construction leadership. Designed to Tier III+ standard. Supports enterprise data ecosystem for Mass General Brigham hospital network.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "University of Michigan & Los Alamos National Laboratory Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Ypsilanti Township", "county": "Washtenaw County", "region": "Southeast Michigan", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "University of Michigan; Los Alamos National Laboratory", "operators": "University of Michigan", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 290000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 110.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1250000000.0, "sizeNotes": "124-acre campus on Textile Road south of the Huron River's Ford Lake Dam. Property purchased for $8.1 million.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "research; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Direct-to-chip computer cooling", "certifications": "LEED Silver targeted with stretch goal of LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "National security and AI focus", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "State memo and MEDC press release project at least 200 direct permanent jobs (knowledge-economy) with average salaries around $200,000; U-M page also notes ~300 construction jobs and 30\u201350 staff to run the computing network.", "incentives_type": "Grant", "incentives_value": 100000000.0, "challenges": "Site selection remains under evaluation; community opposition has been reported; project-specific permits and utility rate impact analyses were not identified in public records during the referenced search.", "notes": "The project remains planned, but its site and utility path are materially uncertain. Planet Detroit reported May 18, 2026 that a University of Michigan regent described the Textile Road location as 'dead' and that the university was trending toward a Willow Run/American Center for Mobility alternative, while significant complications and community opposition remained. The Gander's July 16 directory says U-M was still pursuing the facility despite the YCUA water/sewer moratorium and was expected to choose a site by the end of July. [Source: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/05/saline-township-treasurer-resigns/; https://gandernewsroom.com/news/politics/how-many-ai-data-centers-are-planned-in-michigan-we-counted/; Date: 2026-05-18; 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Hyperscale Data Michigan Campus", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Dowagiac", "county": "Cass County", "region": "Southwest Michigan", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Hyperscale Data, Inc.; Alliance Cloud Services LLC", "operators": "Hyperscale Data, Inc.", "tenants": "Unnamed Silicon Valley cloud-services provider; AGIBOT", "totalSquareFeet": 617000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 340.0, "itLoadMW": 52.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Approximately 83-acre campus after the 2026 land acquisition; 30 MW energized, 70 MW grid expansion, 340+ MW long-term power potential, and up to approximately 52 MW of critical IT inside the existing facility", "announcedDate": "2025-07", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "High-density power/cooling deployments disclosed, but no project-specific cooling-water or water-discharge arrangement found", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility originally built in 1972 as manufacturing space, being repurposed from Bitcoin mining to HPC and colocation services", "economicImpact_jobs": 500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Company projections from 2020 (not verified outcomes): up to $54000000 gross revenue and $17000000\u2013$22000000 net operating income for enterprise data center and commercial real estate operations at the 34.5-acre facility.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Expansion announced but City reports no formal expansion plans submitted as of 2025-12-30; public documentation for incentives, zoning entitlements, and environmental permits not identified in accessible sources.", "notes": "Hyperscale Data announced on June 26, 2026 that it completed the acquisition of 48.5 acres of forested land, more than doubling the Michigan AI Data Center Campus to about 83 acres. This updates the prior announced expansion agreement to a closed land acquisition. The project also faces a May 26, 2026 federal class-action noise lawsuit against Alliance Cloud Services; the complaint alleges excessive offsite noise from the Dowagiac facility, but the lawsuit does not change disclosed capacity or investment. [Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hyperscale-data-completes-acquisition-of-48-5-acres-to-expand-michigan-ai-data-center-campus-302812174.html; https://www.classaction.org/news/michigan-data-center-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-failure-to-curb-excessive-noise-pollution; Date: 2026-06-26; 2026-06-13]; QA 2026-07-19: Reconciled current disclosed power and critical-IT measures and cleared a non-capex financial value.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Switch SUPERNAP Grand Rapids Campus", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Grand Rapids", "county": "Kent County", "region": "West Michigan", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Switch Communications Group LLC", "operators": "Switch Communications Group LLC", "tenants": "Consumers Energy; Michigan DTMB co-location data center contract", "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 237.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at former Steelcase pyramid campus in Gaines Township. Campus designed for up to 1.8 million square feet and 320 MW. Over 1 million square feet already built out.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2022-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": "2017", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "advanced water-cooling systems", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Township-reported water use: more than 6.4 million gallons (sewer-discharge water only) from 2022-12-01 to 2023-12-01; local official statement cites ~10,000,000 gallons used \"last year\" (contextual). State enterprise data center program conditions (if pursued) include green-building certification and clean energy procurement.", "economicImpact_jobs": 1000.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Tax incentives reported agreed in late 2015 tied to promise of 1,000 permanent jobs over 10 years; initial construction involved ~700 people; nearly 1,500 people (Switch staff, contractors, and client employees) reportedly working on-site as of 2024-10-31.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources note statewide criticism of Michigan data center tax breaks (Switch cited as an example) and local commentary about water use; no public hearing records, petitions, lawsuits, or organized protest actions specifically targeting the Switch Pyramid Campus were found in this research pass.", "notes": "Largest data center campus in eastern U.S. Expected to be in continuous expansion for at least 10 years. Part of $5 billion financing plan.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Gaines Township Site", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Gaines Township", "county": "Kent County", "region": "West Michigan", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft Corporation", "operators": "Microsoft Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 6.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 45300000.0, "sizeNotes": "316-acre property at Patterson Avenue and 76th Street. Land purchased from Steelcase Inc. Less than 5 miles south of Switch data center campus.", "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-efficient design, potentially including closed-loop system, outside-air cooling, a combination of systems, or new water-efficient technologies; no final cooling system disclosed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft offered not to withdraw groundwater at the site for cooling or any other operational need; proposed connection to Byron-Gaines Water System for daily operational water needs; offered approximately 9.5 acres for open space and trail connections.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No quantified jobs or tax revenue figures were located. A local building trades union supported the project for jobs it could create, and Microsoft presented boards on jobs and economic opportunities.", "incentives_type": "Cba; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project remained in local rezoning review after the Planning Commission tabled the request on April 15, 2026 following significant public concern. No construction approval, site plan approval, project-specific utility capacity, final cooling design, environmental permits, or completion date had been located.", "notes": "Project plans, capital investment, and potential employee numbers not yet finalized. Township planning officials had not met with Microsoft as of October 2024. Part of Microsoft's ongoing search for development opportunities in Michigan.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "123NET Southfield DC1 Expansion", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Southfield", "county": "Oakland County", "region": "Metro Detroit", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "123NET, Inc.", "operators": "123NET, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 80000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located at 24700 Northwestern Highway. 4 MW power expansion completed September 2025.", "announcedDate": "2025-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2025-09", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "SOC II Type 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS", "sustainabilityNotes": "High-density GPU power with liquid and air-cooled infrastructure", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or investment amount was disclosed in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include undisclosed project investment, unclear IT load impact of the 4 MW expansion, no located public permit record for the 2025 expansion, no quantified water demand, no documented project-specific incentives, and no named tenants for the expanded high-density colocation capacity.", "notes": "Michigan's only facility combining high-density GPU power with liquid/air-cooled infrastructure and free on-site peering. Features on-premises Detroit Internet Exchange (DET-iX) with 85 members including Apple, Microsoft, and Google. Enables up to 70% network cost reduction.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "US Signal Detroit Metro Expansion", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Belleville", "county": "Wayne County", "region": "Metro Detroit", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "US Signal; Igneo Infrastructure Partners", "operators": "US Signal", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 87500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "3 MW power expansion as part of $200 million capital program", "announcedDate": "2025-06", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2020-03-01", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; enterprise; ai-ml; edge", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop", "certifications": "Designed to Tier III standards", "sustainabilityNotes": "High-density power and cooling infrastructure for AI and edge workloads", "economicImpact_jobs": 6.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "At the 2018 rezoning meeting, US Signal representative stated the facility would be run by 1\u20136 employees; no tax revenue projections reported.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources do not document project-specific local incentives, state environmental permit identifiers, or expansion-specific township approvals (2024\u20132025).", "notes": "Part of broader $200 million investment including over 1,000 miles of new fiber and conduit. Tailored for hyperscalers, cloud providers and enterprise customers. Includes plans for micro-edge data centers.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "US Signal Detroit North (Auburn Hills)", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Auburn Hills", "county": "Oakland County", "region": "Metro Detroit", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "US Signal", "operators": "US Signal", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 76000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": 4.0, "investmentUSD": 56000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 1035 West Entrance Drive. Currently 4MW available, expandable to 8MW.", "announcedDate": "2024-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-08", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Tier 3 resiliency; SSAE 18 / SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2; HIPAA/HITECH; PCI-DSS; FBI CJIS; GDPR Privacy Shield; ITAR", "sustainabilityNotes": "US Signal MI05 page describes efficient cooling solutions but does not quantify water use, PUE, or renewable-energy arrangements.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "US Signal announced planned enhancements including 24/7 staffing, office space, new employees, and a six-mile fiber build, but no project-specific job counts or tax revenue projections were disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources confirm acquisition, active facility marketing, and planned enhancements, but no public completion notice was located for the full fall-2024 renovation program or the 8 MW expansion option. No cancellation, withdrawal, delay news, litigation, permit appeal, utility complaint, EGLE enforcement action, or MPSC proceeding specific to the project was found.", "notes": "US Signal's third data center in Detroit metro area, fifth in Michigan, and sixteenth across the United States. Acquisition includes 6-mile fiber loop.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Howell Township Data Center Campus", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Howell Township", "county": "Livingston County", "region": "Southeast Michigan", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Stantec Consulting Michigan Inc.; Randee LLC", "operators": null, "tenants": "Undisclosed Fortune 100 company", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 143.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "1,077-acre site north of I-96, approximately 54 miles from Detroit. Multiple parcels along Marr, Fleming, Warner and Owosso roads.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-efficient cooling systems with water recycling through cooling systems before discharge", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Offer of Conditions includes commitments related to water infrastructure and conservation, including reimbursement to the township for municipal water infrastructure (including electrical infrastructure for that system). No NEPA EIS/EA located as of 2026-02-01; no EGLE permit filings found in public sources tied to the project.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 11900000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Township Tax Impact document provides estimated fiscal impacts under multiple scenarios tied to assumptions about state sales/use tax exemption and potential IFT abatement; no independent economic impact study or verified job-creation figures located in public record.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Rezoning application withdrawn and township-wide moratorium adopted; significant community opposition; limited primary-source records publicly available for vote counts and permitting/utility agreements.", "notes": "Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend denial after seven-hour meeting with hundreds of public comments. Township Board of Trustees has final say. Project promises 1,000 temporary construction jobs and significant tax revenue.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Form8tion Augusta Township Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Augusta Township", "county": "Washtenaw County", "region": "Southeast Michigan", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Thor Equities; Form8tion; JDS Equities II LLC", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "810-acre campus between Hitchingham Rd & Milan-Oakville Rd. 522.2 acres requiring rezoning. Uses 1 million gallons of water per day.", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Project would need public water for equipment cooling; specific cooling technology not disclosed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Rezoning analysis notes woodlands and significant wetlands on the site; topography and natural feature setbacks to be reviewed at site plan stage. Public water is expected to be required for cooling; public water/sewer not readily available at the site as of rezoning stage.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No township-published economic impact study, job counts, or tax revenue projections included in rezoning analysis or ordinance/conditions; media coverage cites an approximately $1B investment estimate.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Conditional rezoning approved amid strong local opposition; post-approval petition/referendum effort for 2026 ballot. Utility availability constraints noted (public water/sewer not readily available) and no documented power/interconnection arrangements at rezoning stage.", "notes": "Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved rezoning in July. However, Protect Augusta Charter Township (PACT) collected 957 signatures (561 needed) to trigger referendum for 2026 ballot. Faces significant local opposition. Would use 20% of 800-acre site. Thor Equities founded Form8tion in March 2023 as data center development unit.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "OpenAI Stargate - Saline Township Campus", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Saline Township", "county": "Washtenaw County", "region": "Southeast Michigan", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "OpenAI; Oracle; SoftBank; MGX; Related Digital", "operators": "Stargate LLC", "tenants": "OpenAI; Oracle", "totalSquareFeet": 2200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1383.0, "itLoadMW": 1000.0, "investmentUSD": 16000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "575-acre campus at US-12 & Braun Road. Five buildings including three large data halls, generator facility, warehouse, and administrative office. Later 2026 financing and construction announcements describe the Oracle/Stargate campus as a US$16 billion project.", "announcedDate": "2025-10-30", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Sponsors describe a closed-loop cooling design intended to limit daily water use; reporting describes proposed wetlands impacts and an EGLE wetlands permit process with a public hearing in December 2025 and anticipated decision timeline in early 2026.", "economicImpact_jobs": 450.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 1600000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Jobs and other economic impacts are sponsor projections (e.g., 2,500+ union construction jobs and 450+ onsite jobs) and not realized as of Feb 5, 2026.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Local rezoning denial followed by litigation and reported consent judgment; sustained community opposition focused on water use and farmland/wetlands impacts; environmental permitting (wetlands) and permitting record gaps; large-load utility contracting and rate-impact scrutiny in MPSC proceedings.", "notes": "Sources in the Feb-Jun 2026 window report state air and wetland permits issued in January 2026, financing secured at $16 billion, and a June 1, 2026 groundbreaking/shovel ceremony for the 2.2 million sq ft campus. Planet Detroit reported the January permits allow destruction of about 9 acres of wetlands and installation of 15 diesel backup generators; Michigan Public reported the June 1 groundbreaking. [Source: https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-06-10/as-data-centers-expand-in-michigan-so-do-environmental-and-economic-concerns; Date: 2026-06-10]; QA 2026-07-19: Separated 1,383 MW contracted utility service from OpenAI's 1 GW compute-campus disclosure.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "365 Data Centers Detroit (DT1)", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Southfield", "county": "Oakland County", "region": "Metro Detroit", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "365 Data Centers", "operators": "365 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 12000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located at 24660 Lahser Road. 12-inch raised floor. 3 x 203 kW UPS with N+1 redundancy, 750 kW onsite diesel generator, 160-ton cooling plant.", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "160-ton cooling plant with hot-aisle / cold-aisle cabinet setup and cold-aisle containment; public materials do not disclose whether the cooling plant is water-cooled, air-cooled, municipal-water served, or otherwise configured.", "certifications": "HIPAA; ISAE-3402; PCI DSS; SOC 2; SSAE 18", "sustainabilityNotes": "Hot aisle/cold aisle cabinet setup with cold aisle containments", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No DT1-specific jobs, annual tax revenue, or total tax revenue figures were found. Public events described in the research are M&A and real-estate transactions rather than a new greenfield development.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, delay, litigation, or project-specific community-opposition record was found. Key data gaps include no DT1-specific investment amount, total facility MW, IT load, utility agreement, permit record, or customer roster.", "notes": "Standalone facility with 24/7/365 security. 100% uptime for past ten years. Located on Lasher Road, a major fiber corridor. Easy access to Detroit Metro Airport. Connectivity to 13 carriers including AT&T, Cogent, Comcast, Lumen, Verizon.; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared redundant UPS nameplate capacity mislabeled as facility load and the resulting modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Otava Mid-Michigan Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Flint", "county": "Genesee County", "region": "Mid-Michigan", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Otava", "operators": "Otava", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 32500.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located at 5225 Exchange Drive. 22,500 sq ft of raised 24-inch floor space. Originally built by EDS as General Motors disaster recovery data center.", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "1986", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Conventional computer-room cooling with air handlers and CRAC chillers; no public evidence of evaporative-cooling water use.", "certifications": "HIPAA; HITECH; HITRUST; SSAE18; SOC 1; SOC 2; SOC 3; PCI-DSS; ISO 27001", "sustainabilityNotes": "N+1 UPS and N+1 generator redundancies", "economicImpact_jobs": 8.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "CBS Detroit reported Online Tech planned to hire 7-8 technical staff over 12-18 months tied to the Flint data-center investment; no current facility-specific employment count was found.", "incentives_type": "Tif", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources reviewed did not identify cancellation, delay, major 2025-2026 expansion, local moratorium, organized opposition, or a status change. Open gaps include current OTAVA-confirmed MW or IT-load rating, current ownership and lease documentation, ordinary operating permits, and customer-specific disclosures.", "notes": "NOC staffed 24/7/365. One of three Otava facilities in Michigan.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained listed building area and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Otava Metro Detroit Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Westland", "county": "Wayne County", "region": "Metro Detroit", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Otava", "operators": "Otava", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 34500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.2, "itLoadMW": 1.2, "investmentUSD": 10000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 6435 North Hix Road. 18,000 sq ft of raised floor. Carrier-neutral with two physically separate fiber points of entry.", "announcedDate": "2013-11-18", "constructionStartDate": "2013", "expectedCompletionDate": "2014-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": "2014-12", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Public materials quantify more than 400 tons of cooling capacity but do not disclose cooling architecture or water use.", "certifications": "HIPAA; HITECH; HITRUST; SSAE18; SOC 1; SOC 2; SOC 3; PCI-DSS; ISO 27001", "sustainabilityNotes": "No public water-service agreement, municipal water-volume estimate, sewer-discharge agreement, cooling-tower permit, groundwater withdrawal permit, environmental-impact review, renewable-energy procurement agreement, or power-purchase agreement specific to the facility was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": 15.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The 2013 announcement said the $10 million Westland facility was expected to create 15 jobs. No construction-job, annual tax-revenue, or lifetime tax-revenue estimate was found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The principal documented issue is a schedule shift from expected second-quarter 2014 completion and an August 1, 2014 opening target to a formal December 2014 opening. No cancellation, closure, major post-opening delay, litigation, organized opposition, or hyperscale redevelopment announcement specific to 6435 North Hix Road was found. Key remaining gaps include permit records, utility and water-service arrangements, incentive verification, named tenants, and whether the 1.2 MW figure is gross building load, IT load, or both.", "notes": "Standalone data center. Connectivity from eight telecommunications providers. One of three Otava facilities in Michigan.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta Rosemount Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Rosemount", "county": "Dakota County", "region": "Twin Cities Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "operators": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "tenants": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 715000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": 75.0, "investmentUSD": 800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "280-acre site at UMore Park", "announcedDate": "2024-03-13", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Meta says the Rosemount data center will use cooling technology significantly more water efficient than the industry standard, but does not disclose expected annual water consumption.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Supported by 100% renewable energy; Meta will work with partners to add new renewable energy resources to the grid", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 1000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Public statements anticipate millions in tax revenue; no independent economic impact study or post-construction verification identified.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Formal abatement agreement/clawbacks, City Council final approvals, permits (building/stormwater/air/water withdrawal), and utility interconnection documentation were not located in the sources reviewed; secrecy/NDAs and front-company structure drew criticism.", "notes": "Meta's 19th data center in the U.S. and 23rd in the world. Built to Meta's new AI-focused design. Meta also purchased an additional 200+ acres nearby for $70 million with no immediate development plans.; Power estimated at $7M/MW; 75-150+ MW (initial 10 MW scaling); 00M+; Xcel Energy; Rosemount MN", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Becker Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Becker", "county": "Sherburne County", "region": "Central Minnesota", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft Corporation", "operators": "Microsoft Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "295 acres purchased from Xcel Energy", "announcedDate": "2024-02-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Site is near Xcel Energy's Sherco coal plant, where coal units are scheduled for retirement by 2030 while Xcel adds renewable and transmission resources. No Microsoft-specific renewable energy, cooling, PUE, or certification commitments were identified.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific employment, construction job, or tax revenue estimates were identified. Confirmed economic data is limited to the approximately $17.7 million land purchase for roughly 295 acres.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Many project parameters remain undisclosed. No formal city application, build-out schedule, construction start, completion target, power capacity, square footage, cooling approach, project-specific permits, or utility agreements were identified through June 15, 2026. Statewide concerns include transparency, NDAs, energy use, water, local decision-making, and data-center regulatory treatment.", "notes": "Located near Xcel Energy's Sherburne County Generating Station (Sherco). No plans officially submitted to the city as of latest reporting.; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared modeled power and moved the $17.7 million land price out of project capex.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Becker Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Becker", "county": "Sherburne County", "region": "Central Minnesota", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Amazon Data Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "348 acres purchased", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Modeled data-center cooling water demand and non-contact cooling tower blowdown in the area-wide AUAR; project-specific cooling design not identified.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "State data-center sales tax exemption program descriptions include sustainability/green-building requirements and a repayment mechanism if conditions are not met; the area-wide AUAR modeled a future data center cooling-water demand of ~1.0 MGD and discussed stormwater BMPs and wastewater pathways (including non-contact cooling tower blowdown) subject to agency approvals.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public reporting described ~100 jobs and ~$1B investment, but the project was publicly reported as suspended/canceled before construction. An October 2022 area-wide AUAR traffic appendix modeled a redevelopment scenario that included 2.38 million square feet of data center as a land-use assumption (not Amazon-specific).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project was publicly reported as suspended/canceled in May 2025, with reporting linking the decision to Minnesota ending the electricity sales tax exemption for data centers and to regulatory classification requiring a PUC Certificate of Need for the large backup generator fleet (CN-24-435).", "notes": "Amazon suspended the project in May 2025 following disputes over state regulations, backup generator permitting, and elimination of sales tax exemption on electricity. Amazon retains ownership of the 348 acres.; Power estimated at $7M/MW; 600 MW planned; B estimated; PROJECT SUSPENDED May 2025", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Tract Farmington Technology Park", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Farmington", "county": "Dakota County", "region": "Twin Cities Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Various tenants (colocation model)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2530000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 714.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "343 acres, up to 12 data centers planned", "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": "2024-11", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Tract says soil and groundwater testing was completed in March-April 2026 and that it planned to work with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup (AgVIC) program in June-July 2026 to address environmental conditions from former golf-course use.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 75000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "At the Sept. 10, 2024 Planning Commission hearing, Tract\u2019s representative estimated over 200 permanent jobs and up to 1,500 construction jobs at build-out; no formal local economic impact study or tax revenue projection was found in city posted records as of Nov. 2025.", "incentives_type": "Grant", "incentives_value": 33900.0, "challenges": "Community opposition and ongoing litigation; as of Nov. 13, 2025 the city reported no specific development proposal pending and no active construction permits for individual data center buildings in posted records.", "notes": "Farmington City Council approved final plat and PUD on November 18, 2024. Includes Fountain Valley Golf Club property. Expected to create 275 high-paying jobs. Founded by Cologix founder Grant van Rooyen. Facing community opposition regarding noise, water usage, and electrical usage.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Tract Cannon Falls Technology Park", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Cannon Falls", "county": "Goodhue County", "region": "Southeast Minnesota", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Various tenants (colocation model)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1750000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 30000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Nearly 240 acres annexed from Randolph Township", "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "water-cooled (assumption in AUAR technology-park scenario)", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Up to 4MW available through on-site wind turbines; natural gas availability for potential microgrid", "economicImpact_jobs": 250.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 30000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "City work-session deck claims \"over 1,000\" construction jobs and ~250 permanent jobs. City work-session deck estimates ~$30M in city tax revenue over 20 years; project website separately claims $50M+ in new property taxes over 20 years.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key uncertainties include required water/wastewater system upgrades and capacity limits, pending annexation/rezoning/CUP/PUD and development-agreement steps, and unresolved grid capacity/upgrade requirements; organized community opposition has focused on water, power, noise, and environmental impacts.", "notes": "Located southeast of Minneapolis between Rochester Blvd. and Highway 52. Expected to create 275 long-term jobs averaging six-figure salaries, plus 1,000+ construction jobs. Tract will build new substation. AUAR environmental review completed. Expected groundbreaking within a year if approved.; Tract Cannon Falls Technology Park Minnesota; hyperscale campus estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Archer Datacenters Faribault Campus", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Faribault", "county": "Rice County", "region": "South Central Minnesota", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Archer Datacenters", "operators": "Archer Datacenters", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 120.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "87.6 acres at 15339 Acorn Trail; up to 6 buildings planned (44,000 to 107,000 sq ft each)", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Non-evaporative air-cooled primary-loop heat rejection and secondary closed-loop liquid cooling; some end users could require supplemental evaporative or adiabatic-assisted cooling.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Up to 4MW available through on-site wind turbines; natural gas availability for potential microgrid", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public total capital-investment figure or jobs estimates were identified; reported land purchase was 4500000.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Environmental review was remanded by the Minnesota Court of Appeals on June 8, 2026 because the city had not adequately explained the greenhouse-gas and cumulative-effects record. No construction-start record, committed tenant, final building permit, or revised post-remand EIS/EAW decision was identified.", "notes": "Located 50 miles south of Minneapolis. Environmental and Planning Commissions unanimously recommended approval in August 2025. Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy filed lawsuit challenging adequacy of environmental review. On June 8, 2026, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Faribault's environmental review for the proposed Archer Datacenters project was inadequate and required a more complete and transparent analysis before the project can proceed on that record. Reporting describes the project as up to 500,000 square feet and up to 120 MW. [Sources: https://minnlawyer.com/2026/06/08/court-of-appeals-faribault-data-center-review-inadequate/ | https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/06/08/appeals-court-rules-faribault-erred-in-data-center-decision; Date: 2026-06-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Apple Valley Technology Park", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Apple Valley", "county": "Dakota County", "region": "Twin Cities Metro", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Oppidan Investment Co.; Rockport LLC", "operators": "Various tenants", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1050000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 735000000.0, "sizeNotes": "134 acres at 15255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road; 5 data center buildings plus 2 other buildings", "announcedDate": "2024-12-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No final approved cooling design, water-use permit, renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, or certification was located in the sources reviewed through June 15, 2026.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Commissioners and residents questioned whether the project met Apple Valley job-creation and tax-base goals, and one commissioner requested a tax analysis; no final fiscal-impact agreement or approved job commitment was located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The project was halted after the applicant withdrew the rezoning request and Rockport withdrew owner consent. The city denied the remaining land-use approvals because data centers/technology park uses were not permitted or conditional uses in the SG - Sand and Gravel district and the proposed development was inconsistent with the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Major review issues included water, power-grid capacity, diesel backup generation, noise, jobs, and neighborhood impacts.", "notes": "Application submitted December 30, 2024. Located within AVR Inc. sand and gravel mining area. Rezoning from SG to MUBC required. Planning Commission hearing held February 5, 2025, kept open for further discussion. Focused on cloud computing and corporate data center functions, not AI training. Expected to create ~200 full-time jobs.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 1.05M sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Hermantown Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Hermantown", "county": "St. Louis County", "region": "Northeastern Minnesota", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google; Harmony Group LLC; Mortenson", "operators": "Google; Harmony Group LLC", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": 1800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "403 acres near Midway Road and Morris Thomas Road; 3 phases planned", "announcedDate": "2026-03-03", "constructionStartDate": "2027", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Could use up to 50,000 gallons of water per day", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Hermantown-posted project-specific fiscal impact study or tax revenue projection was located in the reviewed materials; the AUAR discusses increased tax revenues generally for business-park style development.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project team withdrew near-term local agenda items in late 2025 amid public requests for more information; ongoing MEPA/AUAR litigation challenging adequacy of environmental review; no publicly posted development agreement or utility service agreement located in reviewed sources.", "notes": "Google announced plans for a data center project in Hermantown on March 3, 2026. The city and Google jointly agreed to restart/update the AUAR process with a smaller 278-acre, 26-parcel study area and more specific information. The proposed project would include up to four data center buildings and supporting infrastructure. KAXE reported Hermantown was considering tax abatement and development agreements with Google, including $40 million to the school district over 28 years and $130 million in public infrastructure for a four-phase build-out, with agreements not expected to move forward until the AUAR process is complete. DCD reported a Minnesota Power agreement tied to 700 MW of new clean energy resources, but said the data center's expected power draw had not been disclosed. [Source: https://hermantownmn.com/project/ | https://www.kaxe.org/local-news/2026-05-20/more-details-emerge-as-google-hermantown-work-out-data-center-agreements | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-confirms-it-is-behind-403-acre-data-center-campus-in-hermantown-minnesota/; Date: 2026-03-31; 2026-05-20; 2026-03-04]; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared undisclosed project power and updated investment to the reported $1.2B lower bound of a $1.2B-$1.5B estimate.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Pine Island Data Center (Project Skyway)", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Pine Island", "county": "Goodhue County", "region": "Southeast Minnesota", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google; Ryan Companies", "operators": "Potentially Google (unconfirmed)", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": 3000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 700000000.0, "sizeNotes": "482 acres on Pine Island's northern edge along Highway 52", "announcedDate": "2026-02-24", "constructionStartDate": "2026-07", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air cooling (AUAR states water-cooling is not under consideration for scenarios studied).", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "AUAR anticipates air cooling to reduce water demand. Sponsor FAQ cites an adopted AUAR estimate of ~152,000 gallons/day for overall development water demand, with initial phase projected to be <15% of that amount.", "economicImpact_jobs": 38.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 131000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "UMN Extension presentation (city-commissioned) assumes $700M construction over two years for a ~300,000 sq ft data center; direct construction employment shown as ~640\u2013755 (with ~990\u20131,120 total including indirect/induced). Operations assumption shown as 100 permanent employees, while the subsidy agreement sets a minimum employment goal of 38 FTE within two years of commercial operation for the initial stage.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": 36578343.0, "challenges": "Key gaps include unverified project MW (a third-party listing reports 300 MW while the City states it lacks project energy-use information as of Dec. 2025) and unverified total investment (a $2.1B figure is mentioned as unconfirmed in gaps). Project-specific interconnection agreement/PPA/PUC filings and grid upgrade cost estimates were not located. Planning & Zoning Commission minutes for Dec. 9, 2025 public hearing/recommendation meeting were not found in posted packets. Annexation requires a Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings order; that order was not located in the sources summarized. Litigation challenging the AUAR is pending (MCEA case).", "notes": "Google publicly announced on February 24, 2026 that Pine Island will be the future home of a Google data center, resolving the prior uncertainty around the end user. Google and Xcel said the service agreement would add 1,400 MW of wind, 200 MW of solar, and 300 MW of iron-air battery storage to Xcel's grid, with Google providing $50 million for Xcel's Capacity*Connect program and paying service-related costs. A Goodhue County judge later issued a temporary restraining order halting construction of Project Skyway while MCEA's environmental-review lawsuit proceeds; this does not establish the data center's own IT load, so powerCapacityMW remains null. [Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/data-center-pine-island/ | https://newsroom.xcelenergy.com/news/xcel-energy-to-power-new-google-data-center-in-minnesota | https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/26/pine-island-hyperscale-data-center-construction-halted-by-judge; Date: 2026-02-24; 2026-02-24; 2026-05-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Becker Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Becker", "county": "Sherburne County", "region": "Central Minnesota", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 375000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 86.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Approximately 300 acres adjacent to Xcel's Sherco coal plants", "announcedDate": "2019-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Planned to be powered by wind energy from two dedicated wind farms approved by Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in May 2019", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Google stated more than 2,000 temporary construction jobs and at least 50 permanent jobs (~$4M annual payroll). Minnesota DEED estimated 110 additional jobs in Sherburne County and ~$7.5M annual local economic impact. Project canceled before construction, so projected benefits did not materialize.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 15000000.0, "challenges": "Project canceled after a required notice to proceed was not provided; Xcel terminated electric service agreements in December 2022.", "notes": "Announced in 2019, received PUC approval for wind energy agreements in May 2019, but indefinitely postponed construction in 2022.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Centra MSP1 Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Eagan", "county": "Dakota County", "region": "Twin Cities Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Centra", "operators": "Centra", "tenants": "Arvig", "totalSquareFeet": 150000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 8.1, "itLoadMW": 8.1, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "610 Opperman Drive (former Thomson Reuters site); over 10MW power capacity", "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": "2025-08-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Chilled-water building loop with free cooling; refrigerant-based cooling with free cooling for nearly half the year; liquid-cooling-ready high-density cabinet support", "certifications": "Tier III+ facility; LEED-aligned design", "sustainabilityNotes": "Green power through Dakota Electric's renewable energy programs; design aligned with LEED principles; energy-efficient refrigerant-based cooling with free cooling for almost half the year", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Publicly confirmed project-level investment is at least the $17 million cash site/building purchase from Ryan Companies; no total construction or fit-out capital budget was found.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources report discrepancies among 12 MW, 10 MW+, and 8.1 MW capacity figures and 92,000, 150,000, and 155,400 square-foot size figures. No cancellation, litigation, appeal, or local-opposition records were found through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Tier III+ facility designed for high-density, AI-ready workloads. Four fiber points of entry and redundant meet-me rooms. Distributed redundant power (4/3) and N+1 cooling. Broke ground in August 2025.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CloudHQ MSP Campus (Chaska)", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Chaska", "county": "Carver County", "region": "Twin Cities Metro", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "CloudHQ", "operators": "CloudHQ", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 200.0, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "70 acres north of Engler Boulevard and west of Clover Ridge Drive", "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-based chillers rather than water-based chillers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No state environmental review documentation (EAW/EIS/AUAR) was identified in the sources reviewed; stormwater drainage and mitigation were raised in planning discussions per a secondary meeting summary.", "economicImpact_jobs": 75.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No construction/permanent job counts, tax-revenue projections, or economic-impact studies were identified in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Approvals obtained but construction timing remains uncertain; sources reviewed indicated the developer did not yet have a clear construction schedule (mid-2024 report).", "notes": "Can deliver up to 200MW of critical IT load in one or two customizable data centers. Preliminary site plan/plat approved by Planning Commission and City Council in October 2024. Chaska's municipal utility with competitive rates is major draw. Site can accommodate phased development.; QA 2026-07-18: Updated area to 1.1 million square feet and retained 200 MW only as operator-labeled critical IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Hampton Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Hampton", "county": "Dakota County", "region": "Southeast Twin Cities Metro", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Oppidan Investment Co.; Connect Data Centers", "operators": "Connect Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Approximately 140-acre proposed site; public materials describe a 150-250 MW planning range without a final exact capacity", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "No final public cooling design located; AUAR mitigation summaries referenced rapid infiltration basins for cooling water.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Environmental review evaluated traffic, stormwater, groundwater, noise, greenhouse-gas emissions, ecological resources, wetlands, karst features, rare-species habitats, farmland-preservation, wellhead-protection, and traffic-capacity concerns.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Hampton-specific investment, construction-job, permanent-job, property-tax, sales-tax, or community-benefit estimate was located. Economic benefits remain speculative because the project was paused after AUAR adoption.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The project was placed on hold or halted by late 2025 after Oppidan cited uncertain Minnesota backup-generator permitting timelines. Other unresolved issues include tenant disclosure, power and interconnection records, air or backup-generation permits, water and well details, zoning, and site-plan approvals.", "notes": "Oppidan lists Connect Data Centers as subsidiary. Community concerns about water usage and backup diesel generators (several hundred planned). Hampton population is ~700. Project still in planning stages with significant community discussion.; Hampton Data Center Minnesota; planned campus estimate; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared unsupported exact area, power, and investment estimates while preserving the reported planning range.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "North Mankato Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "North Mankato", "county": "Nicollet County", "region": "South Central Minnesota", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Undisclosed", "operators": "Undisclosed", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "25 acres at Northport Industrial Park with room for expansion", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "AUAR Scenario 1 assumed a non-water-cooled system because of restrictions on additional Mt. Simon aquifer water supply and limited available city water; a water-cooled system was discussed only as a contingent alternative if additional water appropriations or reuse water became available.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "The AUAR evaluated a technology-park scenario and identified potential future environmental approvals, stormwater BMPs, wetland approvals, and possible additional EAW review if backup-generator fuel storage exceeded 1,000,000 gallons and air-emissions thresholds.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No North Mankato-specific construction-job, permanent-job, tax-revenue, sales-tax, or community-benefit estimate was located. Great River Energy had earlier marketed Northport Industrial Park as data-center-suitable, but that was an older site-readiness document and not an approved 2025 Project Deacon/Oppidan specification.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The proposal was halted before an official city data-center application. Reported issues included backup-generator permitting timelines, disputed transparency in the AUAR process, litigation by MCEA, unconfirmed power capacity, water-supply constraints, possible annexation and rezoning needs, and no named operator, tenant, investment amount, utility agreement, or final site plan.", "notes": "City signed NDA preventing disclosure of developer details. Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy filed lawsuit alleging inadequate environmental review. City Council Members Billy Steiner and Sandra Oachs publicly opposed. Utility and fiber infrastructure in place at Northport Industrial Park site.; North Mankato Data Center Minnesota; QA 2026-07-18: Oppidan backed out and city officials confirm no project is proceeding; cleared unsupported size, power, and investment estimates.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "AWS Madison County Data Center Campus", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Canton and Ridgeland", "county": "Madison County", "region": "Central Mississippi", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 21000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two Madison County campus sites totaling 1,713 acres: Canton (927 acres) and Ridgeland (786 acres). The original $10 billion commitment plus an additional $11 billion brings tracked Madison County investment to $21 billion.", "announcedDate": "2024-01-25", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Canton currently uses Canton Municipal Utilities water for cooling and plans in 2027 to transition with Veolia to recycled wastewater from the Madison County Wastewater Authority for all cooling needs; Ridgeland expects city water use.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Amazon announced a first-of-its-kind deal with Entergy to enable 650 megawatts of new renewable energy projects in Mississippi over the next three years. AWS is poised to enable a total of 1.3 gigawatts of new carbon-free energy in Mississippi through solar and wind farms, producing energy equivalent to powering 303,000 U.S. homes.", "economicImpact_jobs": 1000.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Official communications and AWS announcement cite $10B initial investment, later described as $16B total investment, and 1,000 direct jobs; no audited realized tax/job reports were found in the provided research.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Infrastructure Support; Pilot; Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Income Tax Credit", "incentives_value": 70400000.0, "challenges": "Primary county zoning minutes/agenda archives and executed incentive agreements were not found in the provided research; MDEQ permit listings did not explicitly name AWS and require confirmation from permit files; no public interconnection/PPA documents were found.", "notes": "Largest capital investment in Mississippi history. Project will create at least 1,000 high-paying, high-tech jobs with salaries averaging $70,000 annually. Expected to add $3.3 billion to Mississippi's GDP and support over 2,700 full-time equivalent jobs on an annual average basis. May require between 6,000-7,000 construction workers. June 2026 update: Amazon said one of its four announced Mississippi facilities, the Canton site, is already operating, with five buildings operational and plans to at least double that presence; the Ridgeland site is in the early stages of construction. Amazon plans regional cooling water use only during the hottest approximately 9% of the year, with Canton transitioning in 2027 to recycled wastewater from Madison County Wastewater Authority and estimated to use about 83 million gallons of recycled wastewater per year; Ridgeland is expected to use about 93 million gallons per year from the city, and Amazon said it is investing $37 million to increase the city's water-system capacity by 10%. Keep status as expansion because the tracked row covers a multi-site campus with one operational site and continuing buildout. [Source: https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/09/amazon-data-centers-mississippi/; Date: 2026-06-09]; QA 2026-07-19: Reconciled size notes to Amazon's latest $21 billion Madison County commitment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Compass Datacenters Meridian Campus", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Meridian", "county": "Lauderdale County", "region": "East Mississippi", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Compass Datacenters", "operators": "Compass Datacenters", "tenants": "Corderill LLC", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 320.0, "itLoadMW": 320.0, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Eight data centers to be constructed over an eight-year period. Investment includes future tenants' information technology equipment. Located in I-20/59 Industrial Park.", "announcedDate": "2025-01-09", "constructionStartDate": "2025-03", "expectedCompletionDate": "2033", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling system; municipal water use described as limited to small office areas", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Mississippi Power will supply approximately 500 megawatts of power to the facility. Mississippi Power extended coal operations until mid-2030s (previously planned to end by 2027) to fuel the campus.", "economicImpact_jobs": 240.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Projected to create thousands of direct and indirect jobs when fully built out; local reporting mentions 1,000+ direct/indirect jobs.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Grant; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public opposition, petitions, or litigation identified in reviewed city council minutes or in state/Compass announcements; planning/zoning hearing records were not located.", "notes": "One of the largest hyperscale data center developments in the southeast and Compass' first campus in the region. $10B, eight-data-center campus in Lauderdale County with Mississippi Power expected to supply about 500 MW. April 2026 update: MDA announced Corderill LLC will be a tenant at the Compass Datacenters campus in Meridian, investing at least $100M in data center equipment and creating at least 20 direct jobs. Treat as an update to the tracked Compass row, not a duplicate campus. [Source: https://mississippi.org/news/compass-datacenters-project-generates-10-billion-investment-in-lauderdale-county/ | https://mississippi.org/news/technology-company-corderill-investing-at-least-100-million-in-meridian/; Date: 2025-01-09; 2026-04-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AVAIO Digital Taurus Data Center Hub", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Brandon", "county": "Rankin County", "region": "Central Mississippi", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "AVAIO Digital Partners", "operators": "AVAIO Digital Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 116.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Campus totals 329 acres at East Metropolitan Center Business and Industrial Park", "announcedDate": "2025-08-19", "constructionStartDate": "2025-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-06", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "water-efficient cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Features water-efficient cooling, rainwater recapture, rooftop solar, and cooling system economization to minimize power demands. Powered by Entergy Mississippi.", "economicImpact_jobs": 60.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "State announcement projects 60 direct jobs and $6.0B investment; industry reporting notes expectations of substantial local tax revenue and that computing equipment/software were tax-exempt under state law, without verified post-announcement tax revenue results.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public documentation found for specific local incentive agreements (including PILOT terms/clawbacks), local zoning/land-use approvals, and utility interconnection/rate/grid-upgrade details; community concerns reported about infrastructure strain and electric utility rates.", "notes": "Third-largest economic development project in state history. Expected to create at least 60 direct high-tech jobs and hundreds of indirect jobs. AI-ready facility with low-latency interconnection options and access to multiple long-haul fiber routes enabling direct connectivity to Dallas and Atlanta. Site work officially underway as of September 2025.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Mississippi State University High Performance Computing Data Center", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Starkville", "county": "Oktibbeha County", "region": "Northeast Mississippi", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Mississippi State University", "operators": "Mississippi State University", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 30659.0, "powerCapacityMW": 20.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 45000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located in Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2023-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-04", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-04", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "research; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Central cooling equipment with UPS-backed controls and redundant 24VDC power supplies for cooling controls; project-wide cooling capacity and water-use details not disclosed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility was designed for flexibility to accommodate future power and cooling technologies.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "MSU describes the facility as expanding university research-computing capabilities for AI, autonomous vehicles, biotechnology, cybersecurity, data science, weather modeling, computational science and engineering, and state and federal partner research.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public local land-use dispute, community opposition, litigation, cancellation, or material delay specific to the project was identified.", "notes": "MSU's second facility, expanding capabilities as the fourth fastest U.S. academic supercomputing site. Expected to be finished in 2025.; QA 2026-07-18: Corrected area to 30,659 square feet and power to the institutionally reported 20 MW.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "CleanSpark Vicksburg Bitcoin Mining Facility", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Vicksburg", "county": "Warren County", "region": "West Mississippi", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CleanSpark", "operators": "CleanSpark", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 17500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 6.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "5 acres of land. Purchased from Makerstar Capital (China-based company).", "announcedDate": "2024-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2024-02-26", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "CleanSpark stated that it intended to maximize grid services capabilities of bitcoin miners in Mississippi; no Vicksburg-specific renewable energy, PUE, or primary-source cooling design was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "CleanSpark framed the Mississippi acquisition as bringing jobs and economic growth to communities but did not disclose Vicksburg-specific job counts, payroll, tax revenue, or incentive commitments.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Facility-specific MW, IT load, permit history, zoning approvals, incentive records, environmental permits, and utility rate/interconnection terms were not found in accessible public sources.", "notes": "Bitcoin mining facility using Bitmain's Antminer S21 Pro. Part of CleanSpark's portfolio that includes facilities in Vicksburg, Wiggins, and Meridian acquired in February 2024, with expected hashrate of 2.4 EH/s.; Bitcoin mining facility; power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 17,500 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CleanSpark Wiggins Bitcoin Mining Facility", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Wiggins", "county": "Stone County", "region": "South Mississippi", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CleanSpark", "operators": "CleanSpark", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 10500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 16.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "9 acres of land", "announcedDate": "2024-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2024-02-26", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Open follow-up questions remain around Wiggins city permitting, water and wastewater issues, Opportunity Zone discussion, and utility service terms; no cancellation, suspension, curtailment order, litigation settlement, enforcement action, or Wiggins-specific delay notice was identified.", "notes": "Bitcoin mining facility, part of CleanSpark's Mississippi portfolio acquired in February 2024.; Bitcoin mining facility; power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 10,500 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CleanSpark Meridian Bitcoin Mining Facility", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Meridian", "county": "Lauderdale County", "region": "East Mississippi", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CleanSpark", "operators": "CleanSpark", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 5500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 22.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "5 acres of land", "announcedDate": "2024-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2024-02-26", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public filing identified evaporative, immersion, or chilled-water cooling for Meridian. CleanSpark's annual report discusses water-usage concerns generally but does not disclose Meridian-specific water consumption.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "CleanSpark said the Mississippi expansion was expected to create jobs and foster economic growth, but did not disclose Meridian-specific job counts, payroll, tax revenue, or incentive commitments.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, material delay, shutdown, sale, conversion to a hyperscale AI tenant site, Meridian-specific litigation, organized opposition, or environmental/water permitting issue was found through June 15, 2026. Open verification targets include the full PSC docket record, local permits and zoning files, MDEQ environmental records, and non-indexed incentive records.", "notes": "Bitcoin mining facility, part of CleanSpark's Mississippi portfolio. Note: This is a separate facility from the Compass Datacenters hyperscale campus also being built in Meridian.; Bitcoin mining facility; QA 2026-07-19: Confirmed the 5,500-square-foot and 22 MW figures as disclosed rather than modeled.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "CleanSpark Clinton Bitcoin Mining Sites", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Clinton", "county": "Hinds County", "region": "Central Mississippi", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CleanSpark", "operators": "CleanSpark", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 16.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5775000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two Bitcoin mining sites and associated land", "announcedDate": "2024-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-12-01", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-09", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled mining pods", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Public CleanSpark releases did not specify immersion cooling for Clinton; WLBT, citing a 2024 Clarion-Ledger report, stated that CleanSpark planned to operate 20 custom-crafted, air-cooled mining pods. No quantified water-use claim was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Clinton-specific job count, payroll commitment, tax-base projection, or community-benefits agreement was identified in CleanSpark's public Clinton-specific materials.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, shutdown, delay report, litigation, organized opposition, public incentive agreement, or project-specific water record was identified. Open gaps include local permitting, utility records, and environmental records.", "notes": "Two sites with combined 16.5 MW capacity. Houses Bitmain's Antminer S21 Pro, adding approximately 1 EH/s to CleanSpark's operating hashrate. Brings CleanSpark's total Mississippi portfolio to 60.5 megawatts.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "C Spire Data Center", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Ridgeland", "county": "Madison County", "region": "Central Mississippi", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "C Spire", "operators": "C Spire", "tenants": "Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company; multiple unnamed firms", "totalSquareFeet": 23800.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 0.75, "investmentUSD": 23000000.0, "sizeNotes": "1018 Highland Colony Parkway", "announcedDate": "2013-10-03", "constructionStartDate": "2013-11", "expectedCompletionDate": "2014-11", "actualCompletionDate": "2014-12-04", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Tier 3-plus marketed; Uptime Institute award listing for C Spire Systems Operations Center, Phase 1A; Syska describes Uptime Institute Tier IV Design Certified data center", "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Local and state officials described the facility as the largest private-sector development in the region's history and emphasized construction activity, new jobs, and regional cloud/colocation capacity, but no audited job, payroll, or tax-revenue outcomes were located.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, shutdown, litigation, major post-opening expansion announcement, or significant delay was located. The project was completed ahead of schedule in less than 12 months from site work to opening.", "notes": "State-of-the-art data center operated by regional telecommunications provider C Spire.; C Spire Mississippi facility; conservative estimate for regional telecom data center; QA 2026-07-18: Removed double-counted redundant utility feeds from facility power; retained 0.75 MW IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Google Operations Center Southaven", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Southaven", "county": "DeSoto County", "region": "Northwest Mississippi", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": "Google Operations Center", "totalSquareFeet": 60000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 6.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 26000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2020-07-09", "constructionStartDate": "2020-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2021-06", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific renewable-energy procurement, power-purchase agreement, carbon-free-energy arrangement, data-center cooling equipment, cooling-water demand, or industrial environmental permitting was identified. Public sources describe an office / operations-support center rather than a data center.", "economicImpact_jobs": 350.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Google intended to hire 100 employees by the end of 2020; local officials described 100 professional jobs initially with potential expansion to 350. DeSoto County News reported in March 2021 that about 100 employees had already been hired and another 100 were expected that year.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The public record identifies this project as a leased office / customer-and-operations-support facility, not a hyperscale data center, colocation facility, cloud region, AI compute campus, or utility-scale power load. No cancellation announcement was located; the only public schedule variation identified was Q2 2021 occupancy language versus later summer 2021 opening language.", "notes": "Important: This is an OPERATIONS CENTER, not a traditional data center. Google's first U.S. operations center provides customer and operations support to customers worldwide. Company intended to hire 100 employees. Located near Memphis, Tennessee.; Operations center only, not a data center; Operations center (not data center per research); power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 60,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Kansas City Data Center", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Clay/Platte", "region": "Northland", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": "Google LLC", "totalSquareFeet": 1435000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four-phase development with multiple ancillary buildings", "announcedDate": "2024-03", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "400MW carbon-free energy from Beavertail Solar farm via PPA with Evergy, Ranger Power, and DESRI", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Port KC projects hundreds of construction jobs (not quantified). No public economic impact study or tax-revenue projection located in reviewed Port KC/KCMO files.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Discrepancy between user-provided snapshot ($1.0B, 400 MW) and public records describing a much larger campus (up to $10B, 700 MW). No official completion/operational notice located; no public development agreement, clawbacks, permits filings, or utility interconnection/rate filings found in the reviewed records.", "notes": "Expected to generate over 1,000 construction jobs and 1,400 total halo jobs. Power provided by Beavertail Solar farm in former coal community.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta Kansas City Data Center (Golden Plains Technology Park)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Clay/Platte", "region": "Northland", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta (Facebook); Diode Ventures", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": "Meta", "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 750.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Expanded from original $800M investment. Part of larger Golden Plains Technology Park with capacity for up to 12 data centers totaling 4.31M sq ft", "announcedDate": "2022-03", "constructionStartDate": "2022", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2025-08", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling technology described by Meta as significantly more water-efficient than the industry standard; specific system type not disclosed.", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Net-zero carbon emissions, 32% less energy than typical, 80% more water-efficient than industry standard. 430 MW renewable energy from first utility-scale renewable project in Missouri.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 1800000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "KC approved $8.2B in incentives over 37 years for entire Golden Plains Technology Park (Meta is one tenant). Meta's investment: $1B+.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Pilot; Expedited Permitting; Other", "incentives_value": 8200000000.0, "challenges": "Some key deal terms and clawback/performance conditions were not located in publicly accessible Chapter 100 plan/lease attachments; reporting described compliance/enforcement controversies around contracting and workforce provisions.", "notes": "Opened August 2025 with over 100 jobs. Located at Golden Plains Technology Park at I-435 and US-169. Generated 1,500 construction jobs at peak.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint St. Louis Data Center", "state": "Missouri", "city": "St. Louis", "county": "St. Louis City", "region": "Downtown", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "TierPoint", "operators": "TierPoint", "tenants": "major Fortune 100 company", "totalSquareFeet": 135800.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 13.0, "investmentUSD": 150000000.0, "sizeNotes": "First phase: 22,600 sq ft of data center production space", "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "enterprise; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 HVAC cooling units with air-side economizers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Citywide 2026 data-center regulation proposals included renewable energy, e-waste, generator, water-system impact, and ongoing reporting requirements, but these were citywide proposals rather than TierPoint-specific commitments.", "economicImpact_jobs": 9.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study or tax-revenue projection was found for this specific project.", "incentives_type": "Tif", "incentives_value": 1800000.0, "challenges": "City permit/zoning portals were interactive and specific building permit IDs or conditional use approvals were not verified in the reviewed sources; no TierPoint-specific incentive agreements were found in public records.", "notes": "Located at 2300 Locust Street. Expected to support 80 construction jobs and 9 permanent jobs in first phase.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained sourced 13 MW IT capacity and cleared the separate estimated power value.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "H5 Data Centers St. Louis", "state": "Missouri", "city": "St. Louis", "county": "St. Louis City", "region": "Downtown", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "H5 Data Centers", "operators": "H5 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 36000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located in 550,000 sq ft Globe Building at 710 N Tucker Blvd", "announcedDate": "2022-01-31", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 chillers, N+1 cooling towers, and N+1 CRACs", "certifications": "SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001; PCI-DSS", "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The vXchnge portfolio acquisition included more than 150 unique customers across seven sites, but no St. Louis-specific jobs, tax revenue, investment, or economic-impact figures were found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, suspension, delay, organized opposition, or project-specific litigation was found. Key evidence gaps include lack of public H5-specific permit, utility-service, water, investment, incentive, and job data.", "notes": "Acquired by H5 from Vxchnge in January 2022. Offers colocation with 10 carrier connections and access to FD-IX/MidWest-IX.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared generator-backup capacity mislabeled as data-center load and removed modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Metrobloks MCI-A Kansas City", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Cass", "region": "South Kansas City", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Metrobloks", "operators": "Metrobloks", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 568800.0, "powerCapacityMW": 87.0, "itLoadMW": 87.0, "investmentUSD": 1400000000.0, "sizeNotes": "One of the largest regional hyperscale builds. Power densities exceeding 150kW per rack", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2029-06", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.441, "waterCooling": "Advanced hybrid cooling systems; closed-loop cooling system filled initially and topped off as water evaporates", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Project is expected to use 85% less water than a standard office building of its size; backup generators will use advanced Tier-level emissions controls; lighting will be shielded, downward-directed, and compliant with dark-sky and municipal standards.", "economicImpact_jobs": 75.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 49000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Missouri DED and Liberty initially announced at least 30 jobs at an average annual wage of $95,649, plus hundreds of construction jobs. Liberty's FAQ later states the completed project will provide approximately 75 jobs at average salaries of about $95,000. Liberty says the project will generate about $49 million for Clay County taxing jurisdictions over the 25-year abatement period, including about $30 million for Liberty Public Schools.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Cba", "incentives_value": 230450000.0, "challenges": "Public sources did not confirm building-permit issuance, construction start, completion date, executed utility agreements, final water or environmental permits, or tenant identity. Residents raised concerns about taxes, water, energy use, utility costs, light pollution, transparency, and local job benefits.", "notes": "Located at 2515 Old Hughes Road. Tier III design-equivalent. Utility: Evergy. Low latency access to 14.3M people within 20ms.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Cumulus (St. Charles)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "St. Charles", "county": "St. Charles", "region": "St. Charles County", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "CRG Cumulus LLC", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "440-acre site inside Elm Point groundwater well field", "announcedDate": "2025-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No cooling technology, expected water consumption, water-reuse system, wastewater-discharge arrangement, or renewable-energy commitment was publicly disclosed. Public concerns focused on wellhead protection, drinking-water quality, floodplain siting, diesel storage, power demand, and stormwater.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No formal capital-investment commitment or executed incentive agreement was located. Clayco founder Bob Clark reportedly said a project like this in St. Charles could involve about $2 billion of craft-labor construction payroll, but this was an advocacy claim rather than a binding agreement.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The proposal was withdrawn before City Council approval after intense public opposition, then blocked by a one-year moratorium and a permanent citywide zoning-code ban on data centers. Key issues included water quality, wellhead protection, floodplain siting, diesel storage, transparency, unknown end user, power demand, noise, property values, utility-rate impacts, and the mayor-relative landowner issue.", "notes": "Project withdrawn August 19, 2025 after massive community opposition (5,500+ residents). Concerns about water pollution, location in groundwater well field, and energy costs. Led to nation's first citywide data center construction ban (one year moratorium).; Project Cumulus canceled; no power/investment applicable", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Diode Ventures Harper Road Technology Park (Peculiar)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Peculiar", "county": "Cass", "region": "South Kansas City Metro", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Diode Ventures", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 214.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Up to 7 data center buildings, each 300,000 sq ft", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "City engaged Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors for financial advisory services related to the project with Diode reimbursing the city\u2019s fees; no publicly released city economic impact study, job projections, or tax-revenue model found in reviewed BOA/Planning Commission materials.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project faced substantial local opposition, a 100-day moratorium on data center applications, and ultimately a zoning code reversal removing data centers as a permitted use, leading to the project being described as blocked/canceled.", "notes": "Blocked by unanimous vote of Peculiar Board of Alderman after significant community opposition. Location: west side of Harper Road between 203rd and 211th Street near Evergy substation. Community group 'Don't Dump Data in Peculiar' organized opposition over noise, sight pollution, and property values.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "TAC Data Centers - Project Cardinal", "state": "Montana", "city": "Great Falls", "county": "Cascade County", "region": "North Central Montana", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Ardent TAC Data Centers; TAC Data Centers", "operators": "TAC Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1250000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Site plans suggest 20 single-story buildings totaling 500-600MW", "announcedDate": "2025-06-17", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Recirculating cooling technology (conceptual)", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Energy supply from NorthWestern Energy grid", "economicImpact_jobs": 150.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Project overview estimated $1\u2013$1.5B total investment, 1,500\u20132,000 construction jobs, and 150\u2013200 permanent jobs, but the project was reported withdrawn in Nov. 2025 so projected benefits did not materialize.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project reported withdrawn due to power-timeline mismatch; transmission study timing and regulated market/transmission ownership cited as key constraints.", "notes": "The Electric reported on November 18, 2025 that the 2 million-square-foot hyperscale campus proposed for Great Falls was off. The project had been proposed as a $1.0 billion to $1.5 billion investment on a 569-acre site near AgriTech Park, with 500-600 MW of requested critical load, but GFDA said power would not meet the developer's timetable and TAC had let go of its land option. [Source: https://theelectricgf.com/2025/11/18/proposed-data-center-project-off/; Date: 2025-11-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Quantica Infrastructure - Big Sky Digital Infrastructure Campus", "state": "Montana", "city": "Broadview", "county": "Yellowstone County", "region": "South Central Montana", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Quantica Infrastructure LLC; Big Sky Digital Infrastructure LLC; EnCap Investments L.P.", "operators": "Big Sky Digital Infrastructure LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "5,100-acre campus; phase 1 power ramps to 500 MW beginning in 2028, phase 2 adds 500 MW beginning in 2031, and the current plan totals 1,100 MW", "announcedDate": "2025-08-04", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Company says early planning shows water use would be minimal by industrial standards and for domestic purposes, not cooling; earlier materials said it was evaluating zero-water air cooling, deep aquifer wells, treated greywater, and direct-to-chip liquid cooling.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Plans to build up to 1 GW of on-site renewable generation and battery energy storage", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer claims new property/business tax revenue for Yellowstone County, Broadview schools, and the state, but no quantified job counts or verified tax projections were identified in the cited sources (as of 2026-02-01).", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "County application not filed as of 2025-11-18; public concerns about rate impacts, grid capacity, water resources, and environmental effects; limited public-record documentation to date.", "notes": "Quantica announced on May 20, 2026 that it filed interconnection applications with NorthWestern Energy to expand power generation for its 1,100 MW Big Sky Campus, described as a 5,100-acre development about 30 miles north of Billings. The applications cover 7,235 MW of maximum additional generation capacity from renewable and firming generation plus battery storage; Quantica said it would be responsible for the cost and construction of the proposed additional generation, and that the first building is expected to be operational in 2029. [Source: https://quanticainfra.com/2026/05/20/quantica-files-interconnection-applications-to-expand-power-generation-for-its-big-sky-digital-infrastructure-campus/; Date: 2026-05-20]; QA 2026-07-19: Updated the rounded acreage and phased capacity description to the developer's current figures.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Marathon Digital - Hardin Facility", "state": "Montana", "city": "Hardin", "county": "Big Horn County", "region": "South Central Montana", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Marathon Digital Holdings; Beowulf Energy", "operators": "Marathon Digital Holdings", "tenants": "Marathon Digital Holdings", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 57.0, "itLoadMW": 37.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "20 acres with 30,000+ Antminer S19 units", "announcedDate": "2020-12", "constructionStartDate": "2021", "expectedCompletionDate": "2021-06", "actualCompletionDate": "2021", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Originally powered by Hardin Generating Station coal plant. Marathon announced intent to transition to sustainable power sources in 2022 due to environmental concerns. Plant emissions increased from 79,516 tons CO2 in 2020 to 755,670 tons in 2021.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Yellowstone Public Radio reported the Hardin station employed about 40 people and Beowulf said about half were Big Horn County residents; local concern focused on what Marathon's departure could mean for a coal-dependent community.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Marathon exited Hardin in 2022 after deciding to transition miners to more sustainable, non-carbon-emitting power sources. The project faced environmental and climate criticism over coal-powered cryptocurrency mining and local concern over economic dependence on the plant.", "notes": "Cryptocurrency mining facility that revived a coal plant scheduled for closure. Marathon announced plans to move operations to more sustainable locations. The facility operated at the 115 MW Hardin Generating Station.; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared mechanically estimated investment while retaining documented facility and computing loads.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Atlas Power - Butte Facility", "state": "Montana", "city": "Butte", "county": "Silver Bow County", "region": "Southwest Montana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Atlas Power LLC", "operators": "Atlas Power LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 75.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Expansion capabilities up to 128 MW. Located at former Mike Mansfield Advanced Technology Center", "announcedDate": "2019", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2019", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air-circulation-dependent cooling using large roof fans that pull outside air through the system and push it back out; no public water-cooling engineering plan located for the expansion.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by Colstrip coal-fired power plant", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "May 2018 local reporting said roughly 100 workers were developing the facility and the company planned at least 50 data-center jobs; the same reporting attributed a claim of more than $22 million of economic activity to CryptoWatt communications officer Matt Vincent. During the 2020 receivership dispute, unpaid bills were said to threaten the plant and 32 jobs.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The predecessor CryptoWatt operation went through a 2019-2020 disruption after majority owner Matthew Goettsche was indicted in a federal cryptocurrency Ponzi-scheme case and a receiver was appointed amid unpaid-bill and plant-viability concerns. Current challenges include PSC transparency disputes, ratepayer-protection concerns, water and cooling concerns, noise concerns, and lack of public confirmation that the full 150 MW expansion has been completed.", "notes": "Cryptocurrency mining and data processing center. Originally owned by Cryptowatt (closed in 2019 due to scandals). Acquired by Atlas Power. NorthWestern Energy to supply power beginning 2026. Located about 6 miles southeast of Butte.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained reported 75 MW capacity and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Bitzero - Polson Facility", "state": "Montana", "city": "Polson", "county": "Lake County", "region": "Northwest Montana", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Bitzero", "operators": "Bitzero", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Planned investment up to $500 million for operations", "announcedDate": "2022-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Zero Carbon Company Mandate", "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by hydroelectric from Salish-Kootenai Dam (formerly Kerr Dam) at Flathead Lake", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Officials cited general job/economic benefits but did not provide job counts, wages, or fiscal impact estimates; local reporting noted missing site and jobs specifics.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Lack of publicly posted zoning approvals, environmental notices, or interconnection/PPA details in the reviewed repositories; project appears to remain early-stage/planned in public records.", "notes": "Announced in partnership with Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Investor Kevin O'Leary (Shark Tank). Status as of announcement was preliminary discussions. 50 MW represents approximately 25% of the 208 MW generated by Salish-Kootenai Dam.", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Hyperscale Data/Sentinum - Montana Facilities", "state": "Montana", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": "Montana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Hyperscale Data Inc.; Sentinum Inc.", "operators": "Sentinum Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 10.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Two properties, each capable of 10 MW. One facility fully operational", "announcedDate": "2023-02", "constructionStartDate": "2023-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-03", "actualCompletionDate": "2024", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Company disclosure said management considered the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining operations and concluded it was not material, citing emission-free generation shares for Michigan and Montana power sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public permanent-job count, construction-job count, wage commitment, workforce agreement, local economic-impact study, or tax revenue projection was found. Company framed Montana as lower-cost power for Bitcoin mining and later as a divestiture candidate to focus on Michigan AI/HPC infrastructure.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Second 10 MW site was on hold while the company prioritized its Michigan AI/HPC transition; Montana expansion was not planned at then-current Bitcoin economics; company announced intent to sell Montana land leases and power contracts on September 11, 2025. Sale status, precise parcels, permits, utility amendments, continued operations, and BNI Montana cooling method remained research gaps.", "notes": "BNI Montana LLC (Sentinum subsidiary) acquired two land leases and power agreements in 2023. One facility operational with ~3,200 Antminers. Resumed operations July 2025. Company announced intent to sell Montana properties in September 2025 to focus on Michigan flagship campus.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vision Net (formerly iConnect Montana) - Billings", "state": "Montana", "city": "Billings", "county": "Yellowstone County", "region": "South Central Montana", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Vision Net", "operators": "Vision Net", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 24000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "State-of-the-art colocation facility at 1030 Central", "announcedDate": "2022-05-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2014-02-24", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Redundant HVAC with hot/cold aisle configuration; public sources do not specify whether cooling is air-cooled, chilled-water, evaporative, or another design.", "certifications": "SOC 1 Type 2; PCI DSS SAQ compliance; Montana Department of Commerce described the iConnect facility as Tier II", "sustainabilityNotes": "UPS power systems, DC plants, redundant backup generators. PCI and HIPAA compliant", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific capital investment, acquisition price, tax revenue estimate, or job count was found. DCD reported acquisition terms were not disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation or delay news was located. Key gaps are lack of disclosed MW, IT load, investment amount, water use, detailed cooling type, and project-specific permitting or utility filings.", "notes": "Vision Net acquired iConnect Montana in 2022. Provides colocation and enterprise data center services. 24/7 on-site technical support. Also operates facilities in Helena and Missoula.; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected Billings facility area to 24,000 square feet and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Google Papillion Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Papillion", "county": "Sarpy County", "region": "Omaha Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": 970000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "275 acres, part of Google's $4.4B+ investment in Nebraska", "announcedDate": "2019-02", "constructionStartDate": "2019-10-04", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2019", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "evaporative cooling towers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Part of Google's commitment to carbon-neutral operations", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Local reporting emphasized significant construction activity and an estimated 18\u201324 month build; no project-specific fiscal impact or realized tax revenue report found in sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Income Tax Credit; Grant", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key evidence gaps noted in sources reviewed: zoning/land use actions (2018\u20132020 minutes/ordinances), incentive agreements (state/local award documents, TIF/abatement records), utility interconnection/rate impacts (OPPD filings/board minutes), and stormwater/water-use permits (project-specific NPDES record; water withdrawal/well permits).", "notes": "More than 120 people work at the Papillion facility in full-time and external supplier roles; QA 2026-07-19: Retained reported area and investment while clearing modeled power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Google Northwest Omaha Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Omaha", "county": "Douglas County", "region": "Omaha Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 420.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 750000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Approximately 460 acres near State Street and Blair High Road", "announcedDate": "2022-04-21", "constructionStartDate": "2022", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": "2024", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Part of Google's carbon-neutral operations commitment", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2022 announcement coverage said Google expected Nebraska jobs to at least double with the investment, but no project-specific permanent headcount for the northwest Omaha campus was found. No public fiscal impact model, PILOT schedule, or project-specific tax revenue reporting was located in the reviewed sources. Related energy project reporting references construction jobs/economic activity for the Pierce County Energy Center, not the data center itself.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps include missing project-specific incentives/ImagiNE agreement details, missing final vote record for the AG\u2192GI rezoning and SUP amendment, missing building permits/certificates of occupancy, missing project-specific stormwater/wetlands and water/wastewater agreements, and limited public transparency reported during development. Reported concerns include prairie/grassland habitat loss and related mitigation.", "notes": "Became operational in 2024 as part of Google's $750M+ expansion announced in 2022; From Nebraska Examiner; Pierce County solar/BESS project", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Lincoln Data Center (Agate Project)", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Lincoln", "county": "Lancaster County", "region": "Lincoln Metropolitan Area", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google LLC; Agate LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "600 acres near Interstate 80 and North 56th Street; 2 million square feet", "announcedDate": "2019", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Non-contact cooling-water discharge via city cooling-water main to Northeast Water Resource Recovery Facility / Salt Creek after handling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Will support Google's cloud computing and AI-driven workloads", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Nebraska Public Media reported at least 30 full-time jobs when complete. GovTech/TNS reporting stated the project could employ up to 1,000 people within 20 years.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Some project-related records may be withheld under Nebraska public records law per the annexation resolution. A reported USACE wetlands/streams filing could not be verified because the linked Corps page was not accessible when checked. No public state air or water withdrawal permits specific to the project were found in reviewed sources.", "notes": "Originally known by code name 'Agate' before Google's public confirmation. Construction and supporting wastewater infrastructure remained active in May 2026. Will support hundreds of construction jobs and dozens of full-time positions.. 10/11 NOW reported on May 7, 2026 that Google was expected to pay for a $10 million dedicated underground wastewater pipeline carrying cooling-water-system wastewater from the Lincoln data center to the Northeast Water Resource Recovery Facility, with construction slated to begin in mid-May; this wastewater-line cost is supporting infrastructure rather than total data center investment. [Source: https://www.1011now.com/2026/05/07/10-million-wastewater-line-transport-cooling-water-lincoln-data-center-recovery-site/; Date: 2026-05-07]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared modeled power and the stale July 2025 completion date.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Meta Sarpy Data Center Campus", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Papillion/Springfield", "county": "Sarpy County", "region": "Omaha Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "operators": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "9 buildings spanning over 4 million square feet across Papillion and Springfield", "announcedDate": "2017", "constructionStartDate": "2017", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": "2019", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-efficient cooling technology; water is reused before discharge as wastewater; rainwater captured and infiltrated on site.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by 100% renewable energy through Rattlesnake Creek Wind Farm in Dixon, Nebraska", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Nebraska DED\u2019s 2017 announcement cited 100 jobs; Meta\u2019s 2021 update described 100+ operational jobs and construction employing hundreds (no numeric construction-job total given).", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Air-quality permitting by Nebraska DEE/NDEE included public notice and comment opportunities; reviewed sources did not document organized opposition or litigation.", "notes": "1,300 skilled trade workers on site at peak construction. Supports over 300 operational jobs. Originally announced as Papillion Data Center, renamed Sarpy Data Center as it expanded into Springfield.; $1.5B total; 100+ jobs; operational since 2019; Raven Northbrook LLC; OPPD Rate 261M; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared unsupported power capacity while retaining Meta-supported campus area and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Sequitor Edge Kearney Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Kearney", "county": "Buffalo County", "region": "Central Nebraska", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Sequitor Edge; Shamrock Data LLC", "operators": "Sequitor Edge", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 40000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.99, "itLoadMW": 3.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "16 acres at TechoNE Crossing technology park", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "edge; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.43, "waterCooling": "General Sequitor brochure describes an N+1 chilled-water system with water-cooled economizer serving CRAH units, underfloor air distribution, and humidifiers using reverse-osmosis-treated water; no Kearney-specific permit design was found.", "certifications": "Tier 3 / Tier III described by city and Sequitor materials", "sustainabilityNotes": "Near NPPD's energy infrastructure and fiber optic cabling", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent job count, construction job count, capital investment figure, or tax revenue projection was found. The public city transaction value was $1,355,000 for land conveyance, with proceeds to be deposited into the city's Compute North account for Tech One Fourth infrastructure expenses.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The key challenge is status uncertainty: Kearney approved a land sale and Sequitor announced an approved site, but in May 2026 the mayor said the purchase agreement was in place and the developer had not yet determined whether it would move forward. No construction start, building-permit issuance, operational opening, cancellation notice, project-specific incentive award, or project-specific utility agreement was found by June 15, 2026. Square footage is also unresolved between the 30,000-square-foot city requirement and Sequitor's 40,000-square-foot announcement.", "notes": "Tier 3 security and redundancy. City of Kearney sold 16 acres for $1.35 million. Designed by Morrissey Engineering of Omaha. Several local businesses have signed non-binding letters of intent.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared modeled investment; retained documented site and engineering fields.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Omaha-Midlands Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Papillion/Bellevue", "county": "Sarpy County", "region": "Omaha Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint, LLC", "operators": "TierPoint, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 65000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 6.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 42000000.0, "sizeNotes": "15,000 sq ft raised floor space for colocation", "announcedDate": "2010-01-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2010-01", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "LEED", "sustainabilityNotes": "First Tier IV, LEED registered facility in the region. Three seasons free cooling with industry-leading PUE ratio", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific construction cost, job count, or tax-revenue projection was found in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include missing project-specific permits, utility agreements, incentive records, water-use data, named tenants, current property-owner confirmation, unresolved 2026 air-permit signals attributed by a third-party listing to LightEdge, and reconciliation of current 63,000-square-foot marketing with the 68,000-square-foot 2010 opening claim.", "notes": "Located at 11425 South 84th Street. Built to withstand 250 mph winds. Multiple certifications: HIPAA, HITRUST CSF, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, SOC 1/2 Type 2; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 65,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Omaha-Bellevue Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Bellevue", "county": "Sarpy County", "region": "Omaha Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint, LLC", "operators": "TierPoint, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 9.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 35000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Home of TierPoint's 24x7 Help Desk Services and MSOC", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 HVAC; older materials describe N+1 DX CRAC units in every suite", "certifications": "SOC; HITRUST; GLBA; HIPAA; PCI-DSS; NIST; ISO 27001; ITAR; EU-US Privacy Shield compliance positioning", "sustainabilityNotes": "Telecommunications hub for the region", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job creation, tax revenue, or announced capital investment figures were found. A real-estate sale listing cited annual rent of 725701, NOI of 582000, and a 9700000 asking price, but those are property-sale signals rather than project economic impact.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public closure, cancellation, shutdown, sale-away from TierPoint operations, delayed expansion, litigation, or community-opposition issue was found. Research gaps remain for building permits, generator air permits, OPPD service arrangements, and any project-specific incentives.", "notes": "Located at 1001 Fort Crook Road North. Interconnected with 10G wave to other TierPoint data centers in Kansas City and St. Louis; TierPoint Omaha-Bellevue facility; conservative estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "1623 Farnam Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Omaha", "county": "Douglas County", "region": "Omaha Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "News Press & Gazette Company", "operators": "1623 Farnam", "tenants": "PacketFabric; Subspace; Vyve Broadband; Arelion; Megaport; Console Connect; Google; Google Fiber; Meta; Qwilt; AT&T; Lumen; Cogent; Hurricane Electric; Zayo; Omaha IX participants", "totalSquareFeet": 75000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 8.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 40000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Nine-story facility; a completed expansion added 1.5 MW and space for 280 racks", "announcedDate": "2018-11-05", "constructionStartDate": "2019", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-06-11", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "colocation; edge", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Chilled-water and air-cooling options; district-energy support from Cordia's downtown Omaha system.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility uses redundant environmental design, hot-aisle containment, overhead cooling design options, high-density capacity engineering, and Cordia district-energy support. No quantified water demand, PUE target, or building-specific environmental impact review was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Nebraska Department of Revenue's 2025 annual incentives report lists a 2019 pending agreement for 1623 Farnam, LLC in Omaha with $35 million planned investment and 0 planned FTE. No public tax-revenue projection or construction-job estimate was found.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include the underlying Nebraska incentives agreement, complete Omaha permit records, OPPD customer-specific records, water/sewer or Cordia service details, and address/site-control records for the second Omaha facility. No cancellation or delay was found.", "notes": "Carrier-neutral data center with access to 60+ carriers. Home to OmahaIX peering exchange. Strategically positioned at crossroads of nation's east-west and north-south fiber routes.; QA 2026-07-19: Removed an expansion-only IT value from the campus total and corrected investment to the disclosed $40M expansion.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "H5 Data Centers Omaha", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "La Vista", "county": "Sarpy County", "region": "Omaha Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "H5 Data Centers", "operators": "H5 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 234500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 17.3, "itLoadMW": 17.3, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "32 acres total campus", "announcedDate": "2008-10", "constructionStartDate": "2008", "expectedCompletionDate": "2010", "actualCompletionDate": "2010", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; enterprise; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 chillers and N+1 cooling towers", "certifications": "Tier III data-center design", "sustainabilityNotes": "H5 describes redundant power systems, N+1 chillers, N+1 cooling towers, and 100% uptime SLA. Public sources reviewed did not disclose PUE, renewable energy commitments, annual water use, or water-source agreements.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Yahoo's original 2010 opening coverage described roughly 50 employees. Yahoo's 2008 announcement reported about 50 initial jobs. No construction job count or tax revenue projection was located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Income Tax Credit; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, suspension, major delay, current H5 construction phase, utility filing, environmental permit record, or organized opposition record was located. Research gaps remain around county property records, H5 transaction documents, incentives, permitting, utilities, water, and current tenants.", "notes": "Located at 10917 Harry Watanabe Parkway. Previously owned by Yahoo!, converted to data center. Tier III-quality facility. Access to 7 on-net carriers. Low latency to Chicago, Denver, Kansas City.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "State of Nebraska Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Lincoln", "county": "Lancaster County", "region": "Lincoln Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "State of Nebraska", "operators": "State of Nebraska", "tenants": "State of Nebraska agencies; political subdivisions", "totalSquareFeet": 14000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "High-density data center with Network Operations Center", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "government", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "redundant chilled-water plants", "certifications": "DLR describes the facility as a secure Tier III redundant structure; a 2014-2015 DAS annual report described an upgrade to a tier 2 data center", "sustainabilityNotes": "Tier III data center campus focusing on secure, efficient, and scalable environment", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The project was a state-owned government IT risk-mitigation and modernization project funded with revolving funds, with repayment through OCIO monthly rental on the 501 Building.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The 501 Building's age and inefficient electrical, mechanical, and physical layouts created downtime risk, particularly because Capitol-area electrical work could require extended utility outages. Public sources reviewed did not identify cancellation, litigation, or major delays.", "notes": "Houses advanced 14,000 SF high-density Data Center and Network Operations Center. Includes new logistics and secure print facilities.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 14,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Switch CORE Campus Las Vegas", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Las Vegas", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Nevada", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Switch; DigitalBridge; IFM Investors", "operators": "Switch", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 495.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3465000000.0, "sizeNotes": "11 operational data centers spanning over 2 million square feet", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2026-06", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling towers documented in 2024 significant air permit revision materials.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Air-permit materials for significant revisions reference adding emergency diesel generators and cooling towers, plus biodiesel fuel requirements (2024 proposed significant revision).", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Switch press release for the Las Vegas 10 data center (part of the Las Vegas campus build-out) reported nearly 1,000 construction workers (85% Nevadans). No independent, project-specific economic impact study located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources reviewed did not locate project-specific GOED abatement approvals, utility interconnection/grid upgrade requirements, or site-specific water/stormwater permits.", "notes": "Clark County commissioners approved zoning and development items for Switch's LAS 19 facility in the southwest Las Vegas/Enterprise area, generally east of Edmond Street and north of Warm Springs Road. The approved project is a roughly 56,000-square-foot building; Switch representatives said it would use closed-loop cooling with no daily water use beyond restrooms and kitchenettes, and commissioners added a condition for a Warm Springs Road sidewalk safety barrier contribution. [Source: https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/06/18/clark-county-approves-switch-data-center-project-southwest-valley-after-public-opposition/; Date: 2026-06-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Switch Citadel Campus (Tahoe Reno)", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno/Sparks", "county": "Storey County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Switch; DigitalBridge; IFM Investors", "operators": "Switch", "tenants": "global e-commerce client; Fortune 100 semiconductor client; eBay", "totalSquareFeet": 1300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4550000000.0, "sizeNotes": "1,000+ acres with capacity for 7.2 million square feet of data center space at full build-out", "announcedDate": "2017-02-14", "constructionStartDate": "2020-11", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2017-02", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% renewable energy through Gigawatt 1, a 1 gigawatt solar energy project including the largest behind-the-meter solar plus battery project in the world. Campus includes 179 MW of behind-the-meter solar capacity.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Switch referenced job creation and economic investment in its 2020 expansion announcement, but no project-specific job or tax revenue figures were identified in the provided research.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific public records (abatement agreements, permits, utility filings) were not located in the provided research; multiple gaps were flagged for open-records requests.", "notes": "TAHOE RENO 1 opened in February 2017 with 1.3 million square feet and 130 MVA power capacity. Touted as world's largest data center campus. Tier 5 Platinum exascale data center facility.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Henderson Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Henderson", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 750000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 86.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "64 acres on Warm Springs Road west of Boulder Highway", "announcedDate": "2018", "constructionStartDate": "2019", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2020", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "The facility broke ground before Southern Nevada's evaporative-cooling moratorium took effect on 2024-02-01; no public source found a conversion to dry cooling or changed permitted cooling system.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Research did not locate project-specific environmental review documents or permits; Google sustainability reporting referenced the Nevada data center as operational in 2019.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Jobs figures were projections reported in Nevada Independent coverage of the 2018 GOED tax-abatement approval; no post-project study confirming actual outcomes was found.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 25200000.0, "challenges": "Primary documents (GOED board packet/abatement agreements; City of Henderson zoning/entitlement records; project-specific environmental permits; PUCN filings/orders tied specifically to the Henderson facility) were not located in the research and were flagged as gaps to verify.", "notes": "Google's total investment in Nevada has reached more than $2.2 billion since 2019. Received $25 million in tax breaks. Additional $600 million expansion announced.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Storey County Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno/Sparks", "county": "Storey County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 86.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center", "announcedDate": "2019", "constructionStartDate": "2019", "expectedCompletionDate": "2021", "actualCompletionDate": "2021-01", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.09, "waterCooling": "Cooling-tower pumping systems and dry coolers shown in Google photo captions; exact cooling approach not fully specified.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google reports its Nevada data centers use geothermal power beginning in 2023 and cites a partnership with NV Energy and Fervo for enhanced geothermal supply; regional reporting on TRIC data centers notes concerns about water use, energy demand, and impacts on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe/Truckee River system.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 94000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "GOED abatement approval cited 50+ permanent jobs at $31.29/hour and ~2,500 construction jobs; GOED projected $427M in economic impact and $94M in tax revenue over 20 years.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 25050000.0, "challenges": "Publicly accessible records reviewed did not include project-specific local vote documentation, final NDEP permit documents, water rights filings, stormwater/NPDES permits, or PUCN interconnection/service-upgrade requirements for the campus.", "notes": "Completed in 2020, fully operational in early 2021. Part of Google's $2.2 billion total investment in Nevada. Additional $400 million announced in 2024 for both Nevada facilities.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Apple Reno Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno", "county": "Washoe County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Apple", "operators": "Apple", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Reno Technology Park at 21505 Technology Way, expanded to 1.2 million square feet", "announcedDate": "2010", "constructionStartDate": "2012", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2017", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Project-specific water storage and distribution facilities largely for non-potable cooling water.", "certifications": "Alliance for Water Stewardship certification; USGBC TRUE zero-waste certification in 2024", "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered entirely by renewable energy using solar, geothermal, and fuel cells running on biogas. Agreement with NV Energy to build 200 MW solar farm by 2019.", "economicImpact_jobs": 41.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 279000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "2012 projections reported via AP: ~$343M economic activity over 10 years; ~41 full-time jobs plus ~200 contract employees. 2024 GOED expansion reporting: 10 new jobs and ~$279M projected new taxes over 10 years; no audited post-project evaluation located for actual job/tax outcomes.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 62153275.0, "challenges": "Primary records for exact incentive terms, compliance milestones, and interconnection/renewables rate treatment (GOED minutes/agreements; PUCN dockets) were not located in accessible public records during this review; vote counts and full hearing minutes for key county meetings were not located; environmental permit records (NDEP and Washoe County Air Quality; stormwater coverage) were not located.", "notes": "Announced $1 billion expansion in 2017. Approved for $62.1 million in tax abatements in 2024, expected to create 10 jobs within five years. Whenever anyone calls Siri from California and Nevada, the Reno data center answers.; Power estimated from GOED 2024 filing: 440M kWh/yr renewable generation = ~50 MW avg load", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage Data Centers NV1 Campus", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno/Sparks", "county": "Storey County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 224.0, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "137 acres at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, four multi-story data centers totaling more than 1 million square feet", "announcedDate": "2025-07", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "LEED certification targeted", "sustainabilityNotes": "Closed-loop chiller system minimizes water usage, achieving low WUE. Expected to achieve LEED certification. Supports densities ranging from 360W to 720W per square foot for AI deployments.", "economicImpact_jobs": 10.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 205500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Nevada GOED press release (Mar 21, 2024) lists 10 new jobs tied to a state abatement for Vantage Data Centers NV11, LLC. Vantage press release (Jul 15, 2025) states approximately 1,200 individuals across construction and ongoing operations (not split into construction vs permanent jobs).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 11531358.0, "challenges": "Limited public documentation located for project-specific Storey County zoning/entitlement approvals, GOED board documentation for a reported Nov 2024 abatement, NDEP full permit files, and utility interconnection/PPA details.", "notes": "Located at 100 & 200 Electric Avenue. More than 1,200 individuals to be employed across construction and ongoing operations. Vantage's eighth North American market and entry into Nevada. First two buildings fully leased before opening.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained 224 MW only as operator-disclosed critical IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Tract Peru Shelf Technology Park", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno/Sparks", "county": "Storey County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Tract; Fleet Data Centers", "tenants": "Unnamed AA- investment-grade tenant; Nvidia speculated in media but unconfirmed", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 810.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "686 acres within Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. Part of Tract's broader 2,200-acre, 2GW development plan.", "announcedDate": "2023-10", "constructionStartDate": "2024-04", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-late", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Partnership with Silicon Ranch to develop utility-scale solar and battery projects exceeding 500 MW. Includes 1,100 acre feet of water rights.", "economicImpact_jobs": 270.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study or project-specific job/tax projections identified in the provided research.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited project-specific primary-source documentation found in the provided research (incentives, county votes/permits, NDEP permits, and PUCN filings not located); follow-up with agency/county records is needed for confirmation.", "notes": "Groundbreaking in April/May 2024. Master-planned site designed to support hyperscale data center campuses. Includes NV Energy switch stations, new access roads, and wet utility infrastructure. Tract led by van Rooyen, founder of Cologix.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Tract South Valley Technology Park", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno/Sparks", "county": "Storey County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Fleet Data Centers; SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC", "tenants": "Unnamed AA- investment-grade tenant", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1215.0, "itLoadMW": 200.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "1,500 acres located seven miles southeast along USA Parkway. Potential to accommodate up to seven distinct campuses.", "announcedDate": "2023-10", "constructionStartDate": "2026-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-09", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Partnership with Silicon Ranch for utility-scale solar projects. Includes 1,100 acre feet of water rights at Peru Shelf and South Valley.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts, tax revenue projections, or economic impact study results were found in the cited public materials.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 23350806.0, "challenges": "Project-specific incentives, permits, entitlements, job/tax projections, and interconnection/PPA terms were not identified in accessible public materials; several key project details remain undisclosed.", "notes": "Part of Tract's 2,200-acre portfolio in the greater Reno market. Designed to be a powerhouse with 1,200 MW capacity. Each campus tailored to facilitate cutting-edge technological advancements.; QA 2026-07-18: Confirmed distinct 1,215 MW site capacity and 200 MW initial critical IT load; removed a stale generic investment annotation.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Tract Silver Springs Data Center Park", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Silver Springs", "county": "Lyon County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "1,060 acres with initial 700 MW currently under utility study", "announcedDate": "2025-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Developer states end-users are anticipated to use air-cooled technology and that water/sewer demand is expected to be minimal.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Tract states that the project uses large setbacks and buffers, has studied potential environmental and cultural impacts, and received NDOT approval of a Traffic Impact Study. No PUE target, renewable-energy arrangement, certification, NEPA document, Nevada environmental impact statement, NDEP permit, or water-rights decision was located in the reviewed public sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": 270.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Tract's FAQ says the campus is anticipated to create approximately 270 permanent jobs at full build-out and generate significant tax revenue for Lyon County, the Lyon County School District, and Central Lyon Fire District. A comprehensive tax-generation analysis was described as in process, and no realized job count, tax receipt, or completed infrastructure-benefit outcome was located as of 2026-06-15.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key open issues include no public evidence of construction start or operation, no located SSTP-specific building permit, phase completion, large-load electric-service agreement, PPA, final interconnection agreement, incentive award, quantified water demand, environmental permit, or water-rights decision as of 2026-06-15. Public concern in 2026 focused on water use, well protection, cooling technology, wastewater discharge, and incentive accountability. Regional power availability and transmission planning remain important context, but some 2026 GID and large-load proceedings concerned other projects rather than SSTP.", "notes": "Located at intersection of US 50 and USA Parkway, east of Reno. Adjacent to planned transmission line, long-haul fiber routes, major gas transmission line, and existing wet utility infrastructure. Brings Tract's Greater Reno portfolio to 12,500+ acres.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "EdgeCore Reno Campus", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno/Sparks", "county": "Storey County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure; Partners Group", "operators": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 216.0, "itLoadMW": 216.0, "investmentUSD": 1200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "56-acre campus along USA Parkway at Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center", "announcedDate": "2023-08", "constructionStartDate": "2023-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "LEED (focus/targeted)", "sustainabilityNotes": "Air-cooled design utilizing very little water with ultra-efficient close-looped chilled water system carrying WUE rating below 0.01 L/kWh.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts, tax revenue forecasts, or economic impact studies located in sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited project-specific public records located for incentives, zoning/entitlements, environmental permits, and utility interconnection/PUCN filings; recommended follow-up includes Storey County planning records, GOED agendas/minutes, NDEP permit applications/approvals, and NV Energy/PUCN filings.", "notes": "250 miles east of Silicon Valley with 3-6 milliseconds round trip latency. Lowers total cost of ownership by 30% compared to Bay Area. Onsite dedicated power substation fed from NV Energy. EdgeCore built its own fiber optic cable route. Acquired by Partners Group in November 2022 with $1.2 billion investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Novva Tahoe Reno Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno/Sparks", "county": "Storey County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Novva Data Centers", "operators": "Novva Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 60.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "20-acre campus with six 10MW data halls at Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center", "announcedDate": "2023-05", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-07", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Proprietary water-free cooling system. Features autonomous aerial drone security and robotic dog monitoring.", "economicImpact_jobs": 13.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 29954547.0, "economicImpact_notes": "GOED estimated $220,447,738 in ten-year total economic impact, $29,954,547 in ten-year new tax revenue after abatements, total supported jobs of 888 including construction effects, and total supported payroll of $70,284,872. These are modeled abatement-application impacts, not audited realized outcomes.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 26540013.0, "challenges": "The original opening target was late 2024, but the public launch occurred on 2025-07-08. The research treats this as a delayed launch relative to the original schedule, not a cancellation. Additional gaps remain for permits, utility agreements, compliance reports, tenant disclosures, and realized post-launch outcomes.", "notes": "Launched in July 2025. Features 54-inch raised flooring and dedicated on-site 100MW N+1 substation. Direct-to-chip compatible cooling. Fourth completed Novva location alongside Colorado Springs, West Jordan (Utah), and North Las Vegas.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "PowerHouse Reno Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno/Sparks", "county": "Storey County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "PowerHouse Data Centers; Harrison Street", "operators": "PowerHouse Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "49 acres at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center; three-building, 900,000-square-foot campus. Current operator page lists 200 MW; the earlier announcement described 65 MW of bridging power.", "announcedDate": "2024-01", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-late", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Pursuing Green Globes and Journey to Net Zero certifications; preliminary Green Building Initiative assessment indicated three Green Globes.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Case study reports 30% reduction in cooling needs, 50% reduction in lighting energy, ASHRAE 90.1-2019 benchmarking, xeriscaping with excavated rocks/boulders to minimize landscaping water, and climate-risk/resiliency assessment addressing wildfire risk, extreme heat, high winds, and soil stability.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No detailed project-specific jobs table located. Storey County 2026-27 secured roll lists two PowerHouse Reno Britain LLC parcels with land assessed at 3497280 and 1939863, with no building or personal-property value shown on those lines. Realized operating jobs, tax receipts, and tenant economic impact are not yet verifiable from public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public schedule sources conflict among Q3 2025 first building, April 2026 delivery, Q2 2026 construction/delivery, Q3 2026 bridging power, October 2026 building delivery, and 2028 full-campus completion. Tenant/operator, utility agreements, permits, incentives, and schedule reconciliation remain gaps.", "notes": "PowerHouse's first site outside of northern Virginia. Joint venture between PowerHouse and Harrison Street. Expected online late 2025. Will serve increasing data demands of leading hyperscale users.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW; QA 2026-07-18: Updated campus power from the earlier 65 MW bridging figure to the operator's current 200 MW specification.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "TerraScale Energos Reno", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Fernley", "county": "Lyon County", "region": "Northern Nevada", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TerraScale", "operators": "TerraScale", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "3,700 acres east of Reno, envisioned as nation's first carbon-free industrial park", "announcedDate": "2020-12", "constructionStartDate": "2021", "expectedCompletionDate": "2022-09", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "500MW of on-site renewable power generation combining solar, wind, and geothermal. Fully carbon-neutral, off-grid facility with 100% carbon emission-free via on-site power. Behind-the-meter renewable energy generation/storage capable of backup and primary power.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Projected ~50 jobs in 3\u20135 years, with potential for 300\u2013400+ jobs as development and partners grow; no project-specific tax revenue estimates located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public reporting conflicts on whether the project is in Victory Logistics District (Fernley/Lyon County area) versus Churchill County along the Reno\u2013Sparks I-80 corridor; no public records confirming construction start, permitting approvals, interconnection agreements, or operational status were located in the sources reviewed.", "notes": "Located at Victory Logistics District near Fernley in Lyon County. Described as the largest industrial development in the U.S. powered by hybrid renewable energy. Features proprietary liquid metal battery technology through partnership with Ambri.; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected the county, cleared mixed-use development capex from project investment, and found no current construction evidence after the original 2022 target passed.; QA note reconciliation 2026-07-19: Aligned the narrative location with the corrected county field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Cyxtera LAS10 Las Vegas", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Las Vegas", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cyxtera", "operators": "Cyxtera", "tenants": "CenturyLink", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 105.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 735000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 7135 South Decatur Boulevard, part of Switch SuperNAP campus", "announcedDate": "2014-10-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Cyxtera LAS10-specific economic impact, jobs, or tax revenue data was located in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Cyxtera entered bankruptcy in 2023 and sold substantially all assets to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners; the combined Evoque-Cyxtera colocation business rebranded as Centersquare in April 2024. No reviewed source indicated this canceled the LAS10 site.", "notes": "Part of Switch SuperNAP campus with 2.4 million square feet of adaptable space, 315 megawatts of resilient power, 50+ network providers. Compliance with SSAE18, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS. 100% power uptime SLA.; From datacenters.com: Part of 315 MW Las Vegas campus (shared across LAS10/11/12), 2.4M sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cyxtera LAS11 Las Vegas", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Las Vegas", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cyxtera", "operators": "Cyxtera", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 105.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 735000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 5225 West Capovilla Avenue, part of Switch SuperNAP campus", "announcedDate": "2014-10-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Switch campus-level claims emphasize 100% renewable power and Tier 5 / exascale campus design, but public sources reviewed do not disclose LAS11-only cooling, water, or power arrangements.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Cyxtera LAS11-specific capital investment, jobs, or tax revenue information was found.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Cyxtera is no longer the current brand after bankruptcy sale and the 2024 Evoque-Cyxtera rebrand to Centersquare; no LAS11 cancellation or site-specific delay was identified.", "notes": "Part of Switch SuperNAP campus. Multi-layer site security with compliance certifications.; From datacenters.com: Part of 315 MW Las Vegas campus (shared across LAS10/11/12), 2.4M sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cyxtera LAS12 Las Vegas", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Las Vegas", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cyxtera", "operators": "Cyxtera", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 105.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 735000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 7365 S Lindell Rd", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2015-08-13", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Switch's August 2015 host-facility announcement credited Switch cooling technology and expected an average measured PUE of 1.18 for SUPERNAP LAS VEGAS 9, but this is a Switch facility claim rather than a Cyxtera LAS12 disclosure.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No LAS12-specific capital investment, jobs, or tax-revenue figures were found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The key issue is attribution: public sources identify LAS12 as a Cyxtera-marketed third-party site at Switch SuperNAP, later under Centersquare/Csquare branding, but do not break out LAS12-specific square footage, power, IT load, investment, incentives, permits, utility arrangements, or construction phases.", "notes": "Part of Switch SuperNAP campus with 2.4 million square feet of space.; From datacenters.com: Part of 315 MW Las Vegas campus (shared across LAS10/11/12); investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Flexential Las Vegas North", "state": "Nevada", "city": "North Las Vegas", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": "Progrexion; Global Data Vault", "totalSquareFeet": 111240.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 9.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located at 3330 E Lone Mountain Rd", "announcedDate": "2012", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2013-02-12", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.3, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy; hot/cold aisle configuration; built-in liquid-cooling capabilities; historical sources describe chilled-water loop, indirect evaporative cooling, and cooling towers in the air permit.", "certifications": "Uptime Institute Tier IV design certification", "sustainabilityNotes": "Flexential currently lists a 1.3 PUE rating. Historical ViaWest and third-party sources cited 1.2 PUE. Clark County air-permit materials list cooling towers and emergency diesel generators; no annual site-level water consumption was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": 13.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 788000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Vegas Inc. reported North Las Vegas economic-development staff expected about $788,000 in tax revenue over five years and 13 new jobs at opening. Nevada GOED's FY2016 data-center abatement listing for Via West in Clark County reported 10 employees, $31.90 average wage, and $49,278,038 capital investment, but the extracted row did not identify the Lone Mountain address.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 3785763.0, "challenges": "No cancellation or current delay news was located. Key data gaps include total original project investment, annual site-level water consumption, site-specific utility interconnection or load data, and detailed original zoning/building permit records.", "notes": "Officially registered as a hosting center with Nevada Gaming Control Board. Features 2N power redundancy and N+1 cooling. Certifications include HITRUST CSF, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained operator-reported area and 9 MW critical IT load while clearing duplicate facility power and unsupported investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Flexential Las Vegas Downtown", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Las Vegas", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": "Cox Communications; CenturyLink; TW Telecom; XO Communications; Cogent Communications", "totalSquareFeet": 33135.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.37, "itLoadMW": 1.37, "investmentUSD": 7000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 304 E Carson Ave suite 370", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2012-08-20", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy and hot/cold aisle configuration; current operator page does not disclose cooling-system type or water use", "certifications": "HITRUST CSF and PCI DSS compliance audits supported", "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "A Nevada GOED FY2021-FY2022 biennial abatement report lists a 2013 ViaWest, Inc. Clark County expansion with 14541140 total capital investment and 13 jobs, but the research says this should not be assigned to the Downtown facility without follow-up.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, pause, delay, decommissioning, or conversion notice was found. Evidence gaps include building records, generator permits, utility arrangements, and reconciliation of current 1.37 MW critical power with older 2012 capacity reporting.", "notes": "Connected to 100 Gbps network backbone - scalable to 400 Gbps. Combined Las Vegas market has 144,000+ square-foot data center footprint.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DataBank LAS1 Las Vegas", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Las Vegas", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DataBank; DigitalBridge", "operators": "DataBank", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 36800.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.35, "itLoadMW": 3.35, "investmentUSD": 24850000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 7185 Pollock Drive, minutes from McCarran International Airport", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; interconnection", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling design with 10 kW+ cabinet-density air cooling and 25 kW+ cabinet-density liquid cooling; no public water-supply or water-consumption arrangement disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public municipal-water agreement, water-right transfer, consumptive-use disclosure, project-specific water-consumption figure, NEPA review, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection air-permit record, backup-generator permit, stormwater permit, environmental lawsuit, or emissions filing specific to LAS1 was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific construction investment, purchase price, job count, or tax revenue projection was located in public sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include Clark County building permits and certificates of occupancy, assessor and recorder records for the 2024 acquisition, NV Energy and Public Utilities Commission of Nevada records, backup generator and diesel storage records, water records, and any public source naming LAS1 tenants. No cancellation or material-delay news was located.", "notes": "Recently expanded with significant new raised-floor, power and cooling capacity. Completed acquisition in April 2024. Interconnection hub with access to five onsite carriers. Features 2N power design and N+1 cooling.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Novva Las Vegas Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "North Las Vegas", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Southern Nevada", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Novva Data Centers", "operators": "Novva Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 246328.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 400000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2022-09-13", "constructionStartDate": "2021-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2023", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Waterless / ambient-air cooling with air-cooled cooling, N+1 perimeter fan walls, and sealed system initially filled with roughly 35,000 to 75,000 gallons.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Novva claimed water-free cooling would save approximately 150 million to 200 million gallons per year; current facility page posts 2025 monthly water-usage reports and says average monthly water volume is roughly equivalent to five typical Las Vegas households. Planned atmospheric water generation for landscape needs in 2024 was not confirmed in reviewed sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": 11.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "GOED's FY2022 abatement report listed Novva Holdings, LLC with 11 employees, $30.60 average wage, and $119,037,375 in capital investment for abatement-program purposes.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 15283444.0, "challenges": "Public sources reviewed did not locate cancellation, project-specific delay notices, organized opposition, litigation, local permit details, or full utility-agreement terms. The original late-2023 opening target is superseded by current operational marketing and 2025 water-usage reporting.", "notes": "One of Novva's operational facilities alongside Colorado Springs, West Jordan (Utah), and Tahoe Reno.; Novva Las Vegas facility; conservative estimate for Vegas market", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "FirstLight Manchester Data Center", "state": "New Hampshire", "city": "Manchester", "county": "Hillsborough County", "region": "Southern New Hampshire", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "FirstLight", "operators": "FirstLight", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 14000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 7000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Acquired from G4 Communications in 2014", "announcedDate": "2014", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2014", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "PCI DSS; CJIS; ITAR; HIPAA; SOC 2 Type 2; Tier 2 standard", "sustainabilityNotes": "Recently upgraded security and systems", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Manchester-specific jobs, tax revenue, project cost, or public subsidy figures were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Unresolved data gaps for confirmed MW, IT load, investment, public incentives, utility agreements, water arrangements, and permitting. Third-party MW figures conflict between no offered power information, 2 MW, and 4 MW.", "notes": "Located at 77 Sundial Ave, Manchester. SOC 2 Type 2 certified. Features redundant Internet connections up to 100 Gbps, 24/7/365 monitoring, dual UPS feeds, and generator protection.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 14,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "FirstLight Bedford Data Center (formerly ColoSpace)", "state": "New Hampshire", "city": "Bedford", "county": "Hillsborough County", "region": "Southern New Hampshire", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "FirstLight", "operators": "FirstLight", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "2026 expansion adds approximately 25% more data-center space and supports up to 100 additional racks; total Bedford facility area and MW were not disclosed", "announcedDate": "2026-03-10", "constructionStartDate": "2012-10", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2019", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "SSAE 16 Type II; HIPAA; PCI", "sustainabilityNotes": "High density power deployment of 150 watts per square foot, inergen water-free fire suppression system", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts, tax revenue projections, or facility-level economic impact figures were identified.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps remain for Town of Bedford permits, exact permitted footprint, generator count, fuel storage, whether the 2026 expansion required local approvals, utility service records, environmental permits, and direct tenant/customer identities. No cancellation, shutdown, delayed-expansion, or mothballing notice was found.", "notes": "Existing operational facility at 8 Commerce Drive, Bedford. FirstLight announced a significant expansion on 2026-03-10, adding approximately 25% more data center space plus additional power and cooling infrastructure to support up to 100 additional racks, private suites, and caged environments for enterprise and AI-driven edge workloads. The announcement did not disclose incremental investment or MW capacity. [Source: https://www.firstlight.net/firstlight-expands-bedford-nh-data-center/; Date: 2026-03-10]; QA 2026-07-18: Removed a four-facility portfolio area from Bedford and cleared unsupported power and modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "FirstLight Portsmouth Data Center", "state": "New Hampshire", "city": "Portsmouth", "county": "Rockingham County", "region": "Seacoast New Hampshire", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "FirstLight", "operators": "FirstLight", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 8700.0, "powerCapacityMW": 0.2, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1400000.0, "sizeNotes": "200 kW generators, 5-9 kW per rack", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 HVAC cooling; no public water-side cooling or water-use details found", "certifications": "HIPAA; SOC 2 Type 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "Inergen fire suppression system, N+1 cooling infrastructure", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "A 2009 site-review record for Freedom Ring Communications described an existing 20,000-square-foot building with 76 employees and a proposed office expansion to support up to 120 employees, but this is a property or office record and not a project-specific data-center job commitment. City assessment materials listed assessed-value changes from about $3.63 million to about $4.00 million, but no project-specific tax-revenue projection was found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include no disclosed investment amount, total MW, IT-load figure, named tenant roster, public incentive package, special utility agreement, or data-center-specific expansion phase plan.", "notes": "Located at 359 Corporate Dr., Portsmouth. Meets Tier II standards. Features 2N power design, redundant Internet connections up to 10 Gbps, carrier-neutral facility.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Consolidated Communications Manchester Data Center (formerly FairPoint)", "state": "New Hampshire", "city": "Manchester", "county": "Hillsborough County", "region": "Southern New Hampshire", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Consolidated Communications", "operators": "Consolidated Communications", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Designed for high density colocation services, up to 150 watts per square foot", "announcedDate": "2015-02", "constructionStartDate": "2015-02", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2015-06-11", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling; specific cooling technology and water use not disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Fully redundant power feeds", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "State economic-development officials described the project as creating high-tech, high-paying jobs, but no quantified job or tax revenue figures were identified.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public records reviewed do not disclose MW capacity, IT load, UPS capacity, generator capacity, rack count, utility service size, design PUE, cooling-system type, water use, permitting records, incentives, or named tenants. No cancellation or delay was found.", "notes": "Located at 770 Elm St, downtown Manchester. Opened June 11, 2015 with ribbon cutting by Mayor Ted Gatsas. FairPoint was acquired by Consolidated Communications (now operating as Fidium Business). Serves as primary or secondary data center site for disaster recovery.; QA 2026-07-18: Replaced zero/unknown power with null and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Consolidated Communications Laconia Data Center (formerly FairPoint)", "state": "New Hampshire", "city": "Laconia", "county": "Belknap County", "region": "Lakes Region", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Consolidated Communications", "operators": "Consolidated Communications", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "State-of-the-art facility with anti-static raised floors", "announcedDate": "2014-06-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2014-06", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling; specific cooling technology and water-use approach not disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Fully redundant power feeds from diverse PDUs, N+1 generator backup", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Laconia-specific capital investment, job count, or tax-revenue projection was found. The $1.3 billion figure cited in the research is the 2017 Consolidated-FairPoint corporate acquisition value, not Laconia facility capex.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps are absence of operator-disclosed facility MW, IT load, square footage, capital investment, incentives, permits, water-use data, named tenants, and project-specific utility agreements. Public status changes were corporate and branding changes rather than project delays or expansion milestones.", "notes": "Located at 762 N Main St, Laconia. Operates 24/7/365 with secure lockable cabinets, 24-hour off-site monitoring, and two-stage authentication. First FairPoint data center in New Hampshire, opened June 2014.; Consolidated Communications Laconia facility; small regional; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared unsourced power and investment estimates while retaining the verified operational facility.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Nebius New Jersey AI Data Center", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Vineland", "county": "Cumberland County", "region": "Southern New Jersey", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Nebius Group; DataOne; Northeast Precast", "operators": "Nebius Group", "tenants": "Microsoft", "totalSquareFeet": 2600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Phased development expandable to 300 MW total capacity. 2.6 million sq ft campus with six 220,000 sq ft buildings.", "announcedDate": "2025-03", "constructionStartDate": "2025-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-07", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Developer described municipal-water startup, exhaust-condensation water generation and recycling, and stored-water use above 104 degrees Fahrenheit.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "First phases powered by natural gas", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer stated the project is privately funded and declined a nearly $6.2 million city loan.", "incentives_type": "Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community opposition and transparency concerns; key incentive documents (PILOT agreement text) and utility/interconnection filings were not accessible or not found in this research pass.", "notes": "WHYY reported on March 25, 2026 that the Vineland project was already under construction, was being developed by DataOne for Nebius as part of a Microsoft-related AI infrastructure deal, and was described locally as a hyperscale 350 MW AI data center. Capacity should be verified before overwriting the tracked 300 MW figure because the 350 MW figure is from local reporting rather than the original Nebius announcement. [Source: https://whyy.org/articles/data-center-artificial-intelligence-vineland-new-jersey/; Date: 2026-03-25]; QA 2026-07-19: Retained disclosed 300 MW capacity and cleared unsupported project capex.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "CoreWeave NEST Campus", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Kenilworth", "county": "Union County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CoreWeave; Onyx Equities; Machine Investment Group", "operators": "CoreWeave", "tenants": "CoreWeave", "totalSquareFeet": 280000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Former Merck pharmaceutical lab and manufacturing building. Onyx venture spending over $50 million on site preparation.", "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": "2024-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "low-water closed-loop cooling system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Local infrastructure reporting described low-water closed-loop cooling and a quieter-than-highway-traffic sponsor position, but the underlying engineering report or permit record was not found. No NEPA or formal EIS was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": 143.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No verified economic impact study, job numbers, or local fiscal projections were located in public records.", "incentives_type": "Income Tax Credit", "incentives_value": 250000000.0, "challenges": "No verified public record found of local opposition, petitions, lawsuits, or organized support specific to the CoreWeave data center conversion at Building 11 NEST in the accessible sources reviewed.", "notes": "CoreWeave's first data center in New Jersey despite being headquartered in the state. Converted from pharmaceutical facility. Subsequently purchased building for $322 million after initial lease. PSE&G readying electrical infrastructure.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CoreSite NY3", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Secaucus", "county": "Hudson County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CoreSite", "operators": "CoreSite", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 156000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 15.0, "itLoadMW": 15.0, "investmentUSD": 105000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four-story building with three data halls (5MW each) totaling over 90,000 sq ft of raised floor space. Adjacent to NY2 facility.", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-Q4", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-09-25", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Advanced liquid-cooling solutions for high-performance and AI-driven workloads; rooftop cooling identified by DPR.", "certifications": "Purpose-built Tier III facilities; 100% uptime SLA; compliance certifications listed on current facility page but not enumerated in source excerpt.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Liquid-cooling capabilities to enable AI platforms' speed and performance", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public source reviewed disclosed NY3-specific capital expenditure, construction job count, permanent job count, payroll commitment, annual tax revenue, or economic-impact study.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "CoreSite initially expected Q4 2024 completion, but announced completion on September 25, 2025. No cancellation was identified.", "notes": "Completed in September 2025. Adds 138,000+ sq ft to CoreSite's NY metro footprint. Purpose-built with AI-ready infrastructure including liquid cooling. Forms highly connected campus with NY2.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CoreSite NY2", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Secaucus", "county": "Hudson County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CoreSite", "operators": "CoreSite", "tenants": "IntelligentCross VWAP matching engine; IntelligentCross MOC matching engine; IntelligentCross Conditional Cross matching engine; IntelligentCross Main Session matching engine", "totalSquareFeet": 236000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 18.0, "itLoadMW": 21.0, "investmentUSD": 209579000.0, "sizeNotes": "Initial phase: 65,000 sq ft. Full build-out: 19 critical MW capacity.", "announcedDate": "2013", "constructionStartDate": "2013", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2014-05-07", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.35, "waterCooling": "CRAH units and advanced liquid-cooling solutions for high-performance and AI-driven workloads", "certifications": "Compliance certifications listed by CoreSite, but specific certifications not identified in the source text", "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility built above the 500-year flood plain; designed PUE of 1.35 across all systems and as low as 1.2 for systems not dedicated to specific customer requirements.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts or tax revenue projections were located in the reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, replacement, construction-delay news, organized opposition, or NY2-specific litigation was found in the reviewed public sources.", "notes": "Located at 2 Emerson Lane. Part of CoreSite's NY metro campus. Adjacent to newer NY3 facility.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS Piscataway", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Piscataway", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "QTS Realty Trust", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 360000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 52.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "176,000 sq ft raised floor space for colocation", "announcedDate": "2016-06-06", "constructionStartDate": "2022", "expectedCompletionDate": "2023", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; enterprise; government", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop systems that do not consume water for cooling once operational; municipal water for standard building needs", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "QTS lists renewable-sourced power, a 2 MW rooftop solar field, and on-site rainwater collection. QTS states the Piscataway rainwater-collection system captures roof runoff into storage tanks and is estimated to save nearly 65 million gallons over 9 years.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources reviewed did not provide project-specific permanent-job, construction-job, payroll, or tax-revenue estimates.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The identified disruption event was a November 2022 roof fire during expansion construction. Public reporting identified no casualties and did not report an outage; cause and schedule impact were not located in the sources reviewed. NJDEP-related stormwater or wastewater records and 2023 settlement details require primary-record follow-up.", "notes": "Located at 101 Possumtown Road. One of the largest and most connected data centers in Greater New York/Tri-State area. Infrastructure-rich, purpose-built space.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS East Windsor", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "East Windsor", "county": "Mercer County", "region": "Central New Jersey", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": "McGraw Hill Financial; Atos", "totalSquareFeet": 554000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 70.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "52-acre site, former McGraw Hill Financial complex", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-04", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling system that does not consume water for cooling once operational", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "QTS says ongoing water use is mainly for bathrooms, kitchens, irrigation, and humidification, with about 50,000 gallons per month for typical building needs. QTS also describes noise and lighting mitigation including equipment enclosures, sound barriers, grading, site layout, downward directional lighting, lower brightness, motion sensors, and landscaping.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 2000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "QTS states the $600 million expansion is expected to increase local tax revenue once fully built out and operational. DCD reported company statements that the data center would contribute about $2 million in tax revenue to the region and about $300,000 to the township's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The second-building expansion drew significant public opposition and a delayed Planning Board vote after testimony could not be completed on April 27, 2026. Final approval details still require verification against Planning Board resolution or minutes. East Windsor later adopted a prospective data-center moratorium through December 31, 2027.", "notes": "QTS' existing East Windsor campus remains operational. A July 15, 2026 Princeton Perspectives report says QTS submitted plans for a second data center on its East Windsor site and that the plans were approved. The same report says East Windsor subsequently approved an 18-month moratorium on new data-center development through December 31, 2027. No incremental MW or investment amount for the approved second building was published in this source; capacity retains the tracked campus figure. [Source: https://princetonperspectives.com/artificial-intelligence-infrastructure-hits-bumps-in-the-suburbs/; Date: 2026-07-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Equinix NY11 Carteret", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Carteret", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix; Nasdaq", "tenants": "Nasdaq", "totalSquareFeet": 113944.0, "powerCapacityMW": 11.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 77000000.0, "sizeNotes": "91,413 sq ft raised floor space, plus 20,652 sq ft expansion area", "announcedDate": "2017-05", "constructionStartDate": "2022-05-03", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": "2000", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Glycol-cooled DX CRACs, air-cooled chillers, rooftop air handlers, and air-cooled chillers with integral pump modules and integrated airside economizer; N+2 cooling redundancy.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Equinix technical specification lists sustainable technologies including CAC, a 450 kW solar photovoltaic system, and an Energy Efficiency Center of Excellence site; site is outside the FEMA 500-year hazard area.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs or tax revenue figures were found in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation or formal delay notice was found. The 2025 NJDEP NJPDES permit-revocation entry is a permitting record and should not be coded as cancellation absent agency or operator confirmation. Broader New Jersey financial-transaction-tax risk was adjacent to Carteret exchange infrastructure but not a land-use challenge to NY11.", "notes": "Located at 1400 Federal Boulevard. Purpose-built facility with N+1 redundancy. High-density power up to 10 kW per cabinet. Nasdaq recently broke ground on expansion. FISMA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 1/2 certified.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 113,944 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix Secaucus Campus (NY2, NY4, NY5, NY6)", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Secaucus", "county": "Hudson County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": "Multi-tenant colocation; tenants not comprehensively public", "totalSquareFeet": 1040000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Multiple buildings acquired from Verizon in 2016", "announcedDate": "2016", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2014-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility-level resilience and sustainability disclosures exist, but the reviewed public pages do not disclose a complete facility-by-facility cooling plant design, water-use volume, or project-specific renewable energy arrangement for NY2, NY4, NY5, and NY6.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Equinix does not publish a campus-specific jobs or fiscal-impact study for NY2, NY4, NY5, and NY6 in the reviewed pages. The strongest public economic-development claim is the 2014 private capital expansion amount for NY5 and the campus's role in the New York metro interconnection market.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include missing public master entitlement records, facility-specific water and cooling details, Secaucus-specific NJDEP permits, project-specific utility agreements, and any project-specific incentive or fiscal-impact study.", "notes": "Part of 24 data centers Equinix acquired from Verizon in 2016. Nine Equinix data centers in Northern New Jersey and New York provide 739,000 sq ft of technical space.; From Baxtel: Campus total ~50 MW (NY4: 24 MW, NY5: 10 MW, NY6: 16.2 MW); major FinTech trading ecosystem; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix NY1 Newark", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Newark", "county": "Essex County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 21775.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "CRAC units with common-loop dry-cooler condenser-water system; N+1 cooling redundancy.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "LED lighting and hot/cold aisle containment; IBX elevation above the 500-year base flood elevation.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific announced investment, public subsidy, tax revenue projection, or jobs figures were found for Equinix NY1 Newark.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, construction halt, delay, organized opposition, litigation, or project-specific utility/permitting challenge was found. Evidence gaps remain for suite-specific building, fire, mechanical, generator, environmental, lease, and utility records.", "notes": "Located at 165 Halsey Street, 8th Floor, Newark, New Jersey; Equinix reports 21,775 square feet of colocation space.; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected the facility location and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty EWR12 Piscataway", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Piscataway", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 730000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 34.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20200000.0, "sizeNotes": "326,000 sq ft raised floor space. Part of 3-building campus with dedicated 69kV substation, 2N utility redundancy, 80MVA capacity.", "announcedDate": "2007-11-26", "constructionStartDate": "2009", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "2N cooling redundancy with CRAC equipment and CRAC controls upgrades; no cooling-water technology disclosure found", "certifications": "LEED Silver; Energy Star; ISO 14001", "sustainabilityNotes": "Digital Realty lists LEED Silver, Energy Star, ISO 14001, and 100% renewable energy for EWR12. NJBPU approved energy-efficiency upgrades for CRAC controls and CRAC unit improvements covering the Piscataway and Clifton data centers, expected to save 3,870,090 kWh annually, reduce peak demand by 473.1 kW per year, and save an estimated $329,681.47 in annual energy costs.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, tax revenue estimate, or full current replacement cost/lifetime capital investment for EWR12 was found. Digital Realty signed a November 26, 2007 agreement to buy 365 South Randolphville Road for $20.2 million for conversion to data-center use.", "incentives_type": "Grant", "incentives_value": 833578.2, "challenges": "No cancellation or delay notice was found. Main research gaps are no public MW figure from Digital Realty, no current tenant list, no single final completion date for all fit-outs or expansions, no project-specific land-use/environmental permit record, no utility contract or interconnection terms, and need to separate EWR12 facility-level data from broader Digital Piscataway campus data.", "notes": "Located at 365 South Randolphville Road. 37 miles southwest of Manhattan. HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, SOC 2/3 certified.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty EWR11 Piscataway", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Piscataway", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": "Seven major customers in financial services, government services, managed services, and communications; two major hosting companies; currency-trading firm", "totalSquareFeet": 277000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 26.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 182000000.0, "sizeNotes": "135,000 sq ft raised floor space", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Energy Star; compliance certifications", "sustainabilityNotes": "Digital Realty lists Energy Star certification and 100% renewable energy for EWR11. No public source reviewed disclosed water source, cooling-water consumption, wastewater arrangements, closed-loop status, or municipal water/sewer agreements.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact or job figures were found. Digital Realty acquired 3 Corporate Place as part of a five-property package totaling approximately $67.6 million and closed an $80 million secured financing on 3 Corporate Place in July 2008, but neither amount is a standalone EWR11 investment total.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Research gaps include missing local planning, zoning, building, fire, stormwater, environmental, generator, utility, interconnection, incentive, and tenant records. No cancellation or delay notice was identified.", "notes": "Located at 3 Corporate Place. Part of Digital Realty's Piscataway campus. ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, PCI DSS, SOC 2/3 certified.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty EWR19 Piscataway", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Piscataway", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 127000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 12.0, "itLoadMW": 7.2, "investmentUSD": 117600000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2014", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+2 in-room cooling redundancy and N+2 cooling-plant redundancy; Cloud and Colocation describes hot-aisle containment and Tier 3 cooling system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility is outside the 500-year flood plain and has seismic Zone 2A rating; no water-use, wastewater, renewable-energy, or PUE disclosures were located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific announced investment or economic-impact figures were located. Piscataway Township Council minutes referenced a 2019 Tax Court judgment and tax refund for Digital Pisc LLC at 1115 Centennial Avenue, but terms were not disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources conflict on operating/build date, citing 2005 in Digital Realty's 2019 Form 10-K property schedule, 2014 in Cloud and Colocation, and 2015 in LoopNet. Original site-plan approval, certificate-of-occupancy record, building permit, environmental permits, and utility-service agreements were not located.", "notes": "Located at 1115 Centennial Ave. Purpose-built Tier 3 data center. Part of Digital Realty's Piscataway campus.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Iron Mountain NJE-1", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Edison", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Central New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Iron Mountain", "operators": "Iron Mountain", "tenants": "Akamai", "totalSquareFeet": 830000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 210000000.0, "sizeNotes": "43-acre campus", "announcedDate": "2018-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; enterprise; government", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.2, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling with liquid cooling available; older materials described N+1 chillers and CRAHs.", "certifications": "FedRAMP; FISMA; HIPAA; ISO 14001; ISO 22301; ISO 27001; ISO 50001; ISO 9001; NIST 800-53; PCI DSS; SOC 2 Type 2; SOC 3", "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by 100% renewable energy. Exceptional PUE as low as 1.2.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific employment or tax-revenue projections were found. Iron Mountain acquired IO Data Centers' U.S. operations for 1315000000 plus up to 60000000 in future-performance payments, but the amount covered four owned facilities and was not allocated to Edison.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include unresolved 830000-square-foot facility-specification versus 930000-square-foot top-line marketing figures, missing original P05-2011 site-plan package, missing final P05-2025 BESS approval documents, unavailable utility approval records, uncompiled NJDEP permit files, and unconfirmed state or local tax-incentive treatment. No operating-facility delay or cancellation was found.", "notes": "Located at 3003 Woodbridge Avenue. TIA-942 certified. Purpose-built facility with 3-factor access controls. Carrier-neutral with 20 carriers and 15 on-site service providers. Originally IO Data Centers.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DataBank EWR1 Newark", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Newark", "county": "Essex County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DataBank", "operators": "DataBank", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.7, "itLoadMW": 1.7, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "55,270 sq ft data center space with 34,360 sq ft raised floor", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling design; 10 kW+ cabinet-density air cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "DataBank lists 100% renewable energy source for EWR1; no public facility-specific water-consumption, reclaimed-water, liquid-cooling, or renewable-procurement details were located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No EWR1-specific public economic-impact study, job-creation commitment, payroll commitment, capital-expenditure commitment, tax-impact projection, or realized local-tax figure was found. Portfolio-level zColo acquisition metrics should not be allocated to EWR1 without facility-level sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No project-specific lawsuit, organized opposition, cancellation, delay, new expansion permit issue, or DataBank-specific environmental/utility challenge was found in the sources reviewed. Several record gaps remain for permits, utility agreements, incentives, tenants, jobs, taxes, and capital investment.", "notes": "Located at 165 Halsey Street. Premier telecom hotel with 2N UPS redundancy, N+1 cooling and generators. 10 minutes from Newark Airport. HIPAA, HITECH, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, SSAE 18 certified.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 1.2M sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DataBank EWR2 Piscataway", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Piscataway", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DataBank", "operators": "DataBank", "tenants": "Unnamed leading financial-services anchor tenant; New Jersey Institute of Technology", "totalSquareFeet": 47956.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.0, "itLoadMW": 3.0, "investmentUSD": 16000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2018-12-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2023-05-24", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "DataBank lists EWR2 as using a 100% renewable energy source. Public sources reviewed did not identify a large water-cooling, liquid-cooling, or municipal-water-supply arrangement.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job commitments, construction job estimates, or tax revenue projections were located. Data Center Dynamics reported a GTJ REIT filing indicating a January 2025 purchase-and-sale agreement for 25 Corporate Place South for 16000000, but the research text treats that as a reported building-acquisition value rather than total project investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps remain for Piscataway Township and Middlesex County property/permitting records, the underlying GTJ REIT filing for the 2025 building transaction, utility records, generator count, fuel storage, water consumption, and additional tenant names.", "notes": "DataBank's second New Jersey location.; DataBank EWR2 Piscataway; conservative estimate for NJ market", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cologix NNJ3 Parsippany", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Parsippany", "county": "Morris County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cologix", "operators": "Cologix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 120000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 84000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Single-tenant facility. Supports up to 20 kW per rack.", "announcedDate": "2015-10", "constructionStartDate": "2013-09-25", "expectedCompletionDate": "2014", "actualCompletionDate": "2015-03", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "ambient-air N+1 cooling with cabinet chimney systems", "certifications": "ISO 27001; HIPAA assessment; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2; PCI DSS", "sustainabilityNotes": "Cologix describes the site as above the FEMA 500-year floodplain and using low-velocity, high-CFM ambient-air N+1 cooling systems with cabinet chimney systems. No facility-specific renewable-power procurement, PUE target, or quantified water-use data was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific employment, tax-revenue, acquisition-price, or capital-investment figure was found. Cologix's 2015 acquisition announcement said Net Access brought 700+ customers across healthcare, financial, enterprise, IT/hosting, and telecom verticals, but did not allocate customers or jobs to NNJ3.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include missing municipal planning, zoning, building, fire, certificate-of-occupancy, generator air-permit, water/sewer, New Jersey BPU, JCP&L tariff/service-extension, and PJM records. The current public facility power figure is also ambiguous because Comcast cited 4.5 MW in 2022 while older 2013 reporting referred to 12 MW onsite plus a planned 9 MW addition. The 2013 expansion was initially expected in Q2 2014 and was publicly completed/opened in spring 2015.", "notes": "Located at 200 Webro Road. Purpose-built facility with N+1 redundant cooling. Innovative chimney cooling system. 24/7 security with triple-factor authentication and biometric scanning. Carrier-neutral environment. Formerly Net Access Parsippany II.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 120,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cologix NNJ2 Parsippany", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Parsippany", "county": "Morris County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cologix", "operators": "Cologix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 50000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 35000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2015-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 continuous cooling systems; no public water-consumption estimate or water-intensive cooling identification found", "certifications": "ISO/IEC 27001 certification, HIPAA assessment, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS validation", "sustainabilityNotes": "Cologix states NNJ2 is well above the FEMA 500-year floodplain and remained safe, dry, and accessible during hurricanes and nor'easters including Superstorm Sandy. No facility-specific renewable-energy, water-reuse, or PUE target was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax-revenue, or facility-level investment amount was found. Cologix disclosed a 375000000 credit facility for the broader Net Access acquisition, not allocated to NNJ2.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, construction halt, delay, organized opposition, or project-specific litigation was found. Evidence gaps remain for original municipal permitting, generator permits, utility-service records, the secondary 2010 opening/year-built date, and the unverified 0.50 MW directory figure.", "notes": "Part of Cologix's Northern New Jersey presence. Acquired through Net Access acquisition.; From Cologix: 50,000 sqft purpose-built facility at Cedar Knolls; power estimated at 100 W/sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cologix NNJ1 Parsippany", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Parsippany", "county": "Morris County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cologix", "operators": "Cologix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 15000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 14000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2015-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "CRAC Liebert cooling; redundant cooling; humidification and environmental controls; Data Center Map describes multiple Liebert dry-cool CRAC units", "certifications": "Tier II facility positioning", "sustainabilityNotes": "Located about 30 miles outside Manhattan, 280+ feet above sea level, above the FEMA 500-year flood plain, and described as safe, dry, and accessible during hurricanes and nor'easters including Superstorm Sandy. No project-specific water-use profile or renewable energy arrangement was disclosed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2015 Net Access acquisition announcement said Net Access had 700+ customers across healthcare, financial, enterprise, IT/hosting, and telecom verticals, but no NNJ1-specific jobs or tax revenue figures were found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public MW figures conflict, and operator materials do not disclose total MW or critical IT load. No NNJ1-specific investment figure, acquisition price, phased construction plan, new completion date, complete permit file, water-use profile, or incentive package was found.", "notes": "Located at 1719 Route 10. Part of Cologix's Northern New Jersey presence. Formerly Net Access Parsippany I.; From Cologix: 15,000 sqft Tier II facility at 1719 NJ Route 10; power estimated at 100 W/sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "H5 Data Centers Secaucus", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Secaucus", "county": "Hudson County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "H5 Data Centers", "operators": "H5 Data Centers", "tenants": "On The Spot Media", "totalSquareFeet": 38000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 28000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 chillers, N+1 cooling towers, N+1 CRACs, and cold-aisle containment", "certifications": "Tier III; compliance audits", "sustainabilityNotes": "No PUE, WUE, greenhouse-gas inventory, renewable-power procurement, or on-site generation claim specific to Secaucus was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No facility-specific construction cost, acquisition allocation, capital-investment figure, incentive-backed investment commitment, or job count was found. The seven-site vXchnge acquisition added more than 250,000 square feet and more than 150 unique customers across the portfolio.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Power capacity is not reliably disclosed in primary sources; third-party directories conflict between 5 MW, 2 MW, and no disclosed power information. H5 acquisition dating has a source-date discrepancy between the H5 page dated 2021-01-31 and industry coverage dated 2022-01-31.", "notes": "Located at 200B Meadowlands Pkwy. Tier III data center. Short distance from Newark Airport and Manhattan. 10 on-net providers including dark fiber and 100 Gbps. PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC2 Type II compliant.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 38,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Centersquare EWR1 Jersey City (formerly Cyxtera)", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Jersey City", "county": "Hudson County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Centersquare; Brookfield", "operators": "Centersquare", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 74222.0, "powerCapacityMW": 26.4, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "2018 Cyxtera data sheet lists wireless sensors and smart lighting as sustainability and efficiency features; no facility-specific renewable-power procurement, emissions target, or water-efficiency commitment was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific employment or tax revenue figures were found. The source notes portfolio-level transactions only: the May 2017 CenturyLink data-center acquisition at 2800000000 and Brookfield's November 2023 Cyxtera asset purchase agreement at 775000000.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Current commercial/status ambiguity after the reported May 31, 2025 lease-expiration date and Csquare's omission of EWR1 from its current New York/New Jersey market facility list; unresolved power discrepancy among 26.4 MW utility power, 13.2 MW fully built-out power, and 3.6 MW UPS/critical capacity.", "notes": "Located at 210 Hudson Street (1st, 7th, 8th floors). 10-story building across Hudson River from NY Financial District. Ultra-low latency connectivity to financial markets. Formerly Cyxtera.; Centersquare (formerly Cyxtera) EWR1 Jersey City; QA 2026-07-18: Removed generator capacity mislabeled as IT load and cleared the unsupported investment estimate.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Centersquare EWR2 Weehawken (formerly Cyxtera)", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Weehawken", "county": "Hudson County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Centersquare; Brookfield", "operators": "Centersquare", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 370000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 45.7, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 68600000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "chilled water", "certifications": "Uptime Institute M&O Stamp of Approval; compliance certifications marketed by Csquare", "sustainabilityNotes": "No renewable-energy, PUE, water-withdrawal, municipal water/sewer, wastewater-discharge, stormwater, or environmental-impact-study details specific to EWR2 were located. Current materials identify chilled-water cooling but do not quantify water consumption.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No EWR2-specific jobs, tax revenue, or economic-impact estimates were found. Known dollar values are portfolio or corporate transactions, including Brookfield's agreement to acquire substantially all Cyxtera assets for 775000000.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, construction halt, or delay news specific to EWR2 was found. The main caveat is unresolved source-scope differences among current Csquare marketed capacity, older Cyxtera NJ2 figures, Dgtl Infra lease UPS figures, and Datacenter.fyi's 1919 Park Avenue public-record capacity entry. Corporate history includes Cyxtera's Chapter 11 sale process and rebranding under Centersquare/Csquare.", "notes": "Located at 300 Boulevard E. Tier III infrastructure. 9.8 MW UPS power capacity. Close to NY Financial District. Formerly Cyxtera.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Centersquare EWR3 Piscataway (formerly Cyxtera)", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Piscataway", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": "Northern New Jersey", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Centersquare; Brookfield", "operators": "Centersquare", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 217916.0, "powerCapacityMW": 54.8, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "chilled water", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No facility-specific renewable-power procurement, emissions target, PUE target, or water-efficiency commitment was found. Public materials identify chilled-water cooling and cooling-ton capacity but not water volumes.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific employment or tax-revenue figures were found. Portfolio-level transactions include Brookfield's agreement to acquire substantially all Cyxtera assets for 775000000 and Digital Realty's statement that Brookfield would acquire Digital Realty's interest in four data centers for approximately 275000000, but neither amount is allocated to Piscataway EWR3.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include unresolved current footprint scope between 47,490 square feet of current marketed raised floor and older 98,132-square-foot raised-floor / 217,916-square-foot building-interior figures, unclear post-Brookfield building-owner/lease structure, and missing full planning, utility, water/sewer, mechanical, and generator/air-permit records.", "notes": "Fiber-linked campus 40 miles from NY Financial District. Two locations: 3 Corporate Place and 365 S. Randolphville Road, Suite 170. Formerly Cyxtera.; Centersquare (formerly Cyxtera) EWR3 Piscataway; conservative estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Jupiter (Stargate Santa Teresa Campus)", "state": "New Mexico", "city": "Santa Teresa", "county": "Do\u00f1a Ana County", "region": "Southern New Mexico (El Paso Border Region)", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "BorderPlex Digital Assets; STACK Infrastructure; Oracle; Bloom Energy", "operators": "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure", "tenants": "OpenAI; Oracle", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2450.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 50000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four data center buildings on 1,400 acres. Initial $50 billion over 5 years, up to $165 billion over 30 years. Part of Stargate initiative with $500 billion total commitment.", "announcedDate": "2025-08-26", "constructionStartDate": "Late 2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026 (Phase 1)", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Closed-loop water recycling system requiring 10M gallons initial fill and 20,000 gallons daily. On-site microgrid with power generation and battery energy storage system. Partnership with NMSU on water management and potential desalination project with EPCOR. $50M commitment to strengthen drinking water and wastewater systems in Do\u00f1a Ana County.", "economicImpact_jobs": 340.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 12000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "CDA commits to at least 340 permanent jobs at an average wage of $100,000 and at least 9,000 temporary construction jobs. MOU contemplates 30 years of PILOT payments ($12M/year, $360M total) alongside abatements and gross receipts tax relief via NTTCs.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Sales Tax Exemption; Grant; Infrastructure Support; Cba; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Air quality permitting reported as still in progress with incomplete determinations on early applications; water availability concerns in a drought-prone region; lawsuit challenging the LEDA award and approvals; some county agenda packets/minutes not accessible in the research environment.", "notes": "Oracle, BorderPlex Digital Assets, and Bloom Energy announced that Project Jupiter will use up to 2.45 GW of Bloom fuel-cell capacity to fully power the AI data center campus, replacing the previously planned gas turbines and diesel generators. Oracle said the fuel-cell design would reduce NOx emissions by about 92% versus the prior gas-turbine plan and use closed-loop non-evaporative cooling to minimize day-to-day water use. [Source: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-borderplex-and-bloom-energy-to-power-project-jupiter-with-fuel-cell-technology-2026-04-27/; Date: 2026-04-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Meta Los Lunas Data Center Campus", "state": "New Mexico", "city": "Los Lunas", "county": "Valencia County", "region": "Central New Mexico (Albuquerque Metro)", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms (Facebook)", "operators": "Meta Platforms (Facebook)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Campus on 750 acres. Seven buildings currently, with 2025 expansion adding two AI-focused buildings for $800 million. Total investment including expansions reaches $2.2 billion.", "announcedDate": "2016", "constructionStartDate": "2016", "expectedCompletionDate": "End of 2025 (current phase)", "actualCompletionDate": "2019", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-efficient cooling with water reused multiple times before discharge.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Next-generation facilities designed for AI and machine learning applications - first of their kind in Meta's portfolio dedicated to AI workloads.", "economicImpact_jobs": 400.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Reported January 2025: over 1,100 construction workers at peak; over 180 operational roles at the time; anticipated 400 operational roles at full build-out.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific executed IRB lease/PILOT terms, zoning approvals, utility contracts/interconnection agreements, and detailed grid upgrade requirements for the current expansion were not located in reviewed sources.", "notes": "Approved by Los Lunas Village Council with industrial revenue bonds up to $7.5 billion per series to support expansion. Currently employs ~300 full-time Meta employees and ~1,100 construction workers. Expansion will add ~30 new full-time jobs. Initial phases used $30 billion in IRBs, $10M LEDA funding, and up to $1.6M annual GRT reimbursement. Construction began in 2016 with 1,100 skilled trade workers at peak. March 2026 report said the Los Lunas Village Council approved a project partnership and tax incentives for Meta's expansion, requiring Meta to invest $350 million in the expansion by the 10th year of the agreement; Meta had acquired nearly 500 acres adjacent to the existing data center late in 2025. [Source: https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/report-meta-closer-to-expanding-data-center-in-los-lunas/; Date: 2026-03-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Connect Data Centers Albuquerque (Oppidan)", "state": "New Mexico", "city": "Albuquerque", "county": "Bernalillo County", "region": "Central New Mexico", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Oppidan Investment Company", "operators": "Connect Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 90000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 10.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Facility on 10 acres along Daytona Road NW in Westpointe 40 Business Park.", "announcedDate": "2025-04", "constructionStartDate": "2024-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "Winter 2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Approved site plan includes ground-mounted mechanical units, exterior water tanks, stormwater management, vegetative coverage above the required minimum, and climatic/geographic responsiveness studies considering long-term heating and cooling. No public water-use estimate, cooling technology selection, renewable-energy arrangement, or certification target was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific capital investment amount, permanent job count, construction job count, or tax revenue projection was disclosed in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Main uncertainty is status drift after the reported winter 2025 / January 2026 completion target, because city records confirm approval but market directories conflict between planned, under-construction, and operational/year-built 2026 labels.", "notes": "Connect Data Centers is the data center division of Oppidan Investment Company, based in Excelsior, Minnesota. Oppidan acquired the 10-acre site from Titan Development in September 2024. Project general contractor is PARIC Corporation. Connect has delivered 650MW and 2.28M sq ft across multiple states since 2016, with 720MW and 2.96M sq ft in development.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained 10 MW as IT load and cleared duplicate facility power and unsupported modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "H5 Data Centers Albuquerque", "state": "New Mexico", "city": "Albuquerque", "county": "Bernalillo County", "region": "Central New Mexico", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "H5 Data Centers", "operators": "H5 Data Centers", "tenants": "Comcast Business", "totalSquareFeet": 225000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located at 505 Marquette Avenue in downtown Albuquerque. Expansion more than doubled the data center footprint.", "announcedDate": "2018", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2020 (expansion)", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 chillers, N+1 cooling towers, and N+1 CRAHs", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "H5 brochure says the 505 Marquette data center is located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone; no project-specific renewable-energy, PUE, or water-consumption data was disclosed in reviewed sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, acquisition price, or capital-investment amount was disclosed in reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include undisclosed investment/acquisition value, no located project-specific permit package, no disclosed power or IT load from H5 primary materials, no quantified water/cooling demand, and no full named tenant roster.", "notes": "Operates as Albuquerque's premier carrier hotel and interconnection hub. Facility comprises 225,000 sq ft of colocation space across two facilities with 25 carriers and network service providers. Well-positioned due to geographic location with reduced natural disaster risk.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained operator-reported area and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Innova Data Center (NOVA Corporation - Navajo Nation)", "state": "New Mexico", "city": "Albuquerque", "county": "Bernalillo County", "region": "Central New Mexico", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "NOVA Corporation (Navajo Nation); Din\u00e9 Development Corporation", "operators": "NOVA Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 130000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 8.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Approximately 130,000-square-foot former Schott Solar building; first phase included 6,000 square feet of data-center space, with up to 80,000 square feet and 8 MW at full buildout", "announcedDate": "2011", "constructionStartDate": "2014", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2015", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.035, "waterCooling": "fresh-air economizer cooling using Schneider EcoBreeze", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Located in Mesa del Sol, utilizing former Schott Solar factory. Ambient air cooling capabilities.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public coverage framed the project as tribal economic diversification and a training pathway for Navajo students and workers.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Current operator and ownership are not fully verified from recent primary operating records; public record is thin after the 2015 opening. Later phase completion, active services, tenant mix, and ownership continuity were not confirmed.", "notes": "First tribal-owned 8(a) company of the Navajo Nation, founded in 2004 and affiliated with Din\u00e9 Development Corporation. Facility designed for high-performance computing with focus on job creation and business incubation for Navajo people. Strategic location near Navajo Nation with stable environment, low natural disaster risk, and ambient air cooling capabilities.; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected the opened facility from canceled to operational and distinguished building area from data-center buildout area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Zenith Volts Roswell Data Center", "state": "New Mexico", "city": "Roswell", "county": "Chaves County", "region": "Southeast New Mexico", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Zenith Volts Corporation", "operators": "Zenith Volts Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Site spans 8,500 acres, with 300-acre data center footprint. Designed to support 1.25 gigawatts or more of power capacity. 250-acre battery energy storage system (BESS).", "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "November 2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Geothermal cooling (geothermal cooling loops).", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "On-site solar generation, natural gas generators for backup, modular solar-thermal hybrid systems, 250-acre battery energy storage system (BESS), and geothermal cooling.", "economicImpact_jobs": 140.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer cited \"tens of millions of dollars\" in local tax revenue for Chaves County and New Mexico over five years (no specific figure provided).", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Available sources summarize approval and project features but do not document public hearing testimony, petitions, or protests; a linked local newspaper article was not accessible via the county post.", "notes": "Approved by Chaves County Commission in August 2025 after 8 months of planning. Located 20 miles south of Roswell. Zenith Volts is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Company founded earlier in 2025, and this is their first data center project. Designed for AI, cloud computing, and high-performance workloads. Currently engaging with technology companies, cloud service providers, and AI innovators as anchor partners.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained disclosed scale and cleared unsupported investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Stream Data Centers STAMP Campus", "state": "New York", "city": "Alabama", "county": "Genesee County", "region": "Western New York", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Stream Data Centers; Apollo Global Management", "operators": "Stream Data Centers", "tenants": "Unnamed Fortune 50 company expected to lease/use 100% of the space", "totalSquareFeet": 900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 19460000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Includes 600MW substation; project seeking expansion beyond initial scope", "announcedDate": "2026-02-18", "constructionStartDate": "TBD", "expectedCompletionDate": "TBD", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled technology with no consumptive cooling-water use", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No specific sustainability features disclosed", "economicImpact_jobs": 125.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 18000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Earlier (Mar 2025) GCEDC release cited projected revenues of ~$218.4M over 20 years; 2026 project summary also notes PILOT/Host payments and ongoing local/state sales tax from electricity (~$18M annually).", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": 800715000.0, "challenges": "Project scope expanded between the March 2025 announcement and the January 2026 revised application; as of January 2026 the project remained in SEQR and local site plan review with key zoning details, utilities/rate arrangements, and water withdrawal specifics not identified in reviewed materials.", "notes": "Revised GCEDC SEQR application dated February 18, 2026 describes Project Double Reed as a 2.2 million-square-foot campus with three two-story buildings on 90 permanent development acres plus 40 temporary construction-logistics acres, approximately 500 MW of utility power, 12 emergency diesel generators, and 120+ to 125 permanent jobs. Data Center Dynamics reported on March 9, 2026 that GCEDC said the revised application increased capital investment to $19.46 billion, up from earlier $6.3 billion and $11.81 billion figures. Sponsors identified as Stream Data Centers and Apollo Global Management. [Source: https://www.gcedc.com/file-library/100319/STREAMUSDataCentersLLC.SEQRDevelopmentApplication.2.18.26.II.ProjectDescription.pdf | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/stream-ups-planned-investment-in-new-york-campus-to-1946-billion/; Date: 2026-02-18; 2026-03-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DataBank Orangeburg Campus (LGA3 & LGA4)", "state": "New York", "city": "Orangeburg", "county": "Rockland County", "region": "Hudson Valley", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DataBank", "operators": "DataBank", "tenants": "CoreWeave", "totalSquareFeet": 220000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": 40.0, "investmentUSD": 254480648.0, "sizeNotes": "LGA3: 110k sq ft, 20MW; LGA4: 110k sq ft, 20MW; expandable to 90MW total with second substation", "announcedDate": "2021-10", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-05", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling design with support for 35 kW+ cabinet density air cooling and 100 kW+ cabinet density liquid cooling.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Supports liquid-cooled densities up to 100kW for AI workloads", "economicImpact_jobs": 10.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Rockland IDA's 2024 annual report lists DataBank Holdings LTD with an original estimate of 10 jobs to be created and 10 current FTEs. A separate CoreWeave sales-tax-exemption-only project at the same address listed 12 estimated jobs and an $85,000 average salary. The research notes construction jobs as a public benefit but does not provide a construction-job count.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Pilot", "incentives_value": 7769647.0, "challenges": "Phase Two/LGA4 remained in public land-use review as of June 15, 2026. The May 27, 2026 Planning Board hearing was postponed at the applicant's request to July 8, 2026. Secondary reporting described opposition and planning concerns over wetlands disruption, high energy usage, lack of parking, fire safety, and proximity to Lake Tappan reservoir.", "notes": "34-acre campus 30 miles north of NYC; LGA3 opened May 2025 and nearly fully leased; connected to 60 Hudson and 111 8th Ave in Manhattan; supports Governor Hochul's Empire AI initiative; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "BlackRock Amherst Data Center", "state": "New York", "city": "Amherst", "county": "Erie County", "region": "Western New York", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "BlackRock", "operators": "BlackRock", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 31000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 79800000.0, "sizeNotes": "Includes data center and office space", "announcedDate": "2015", "constructionStartDate": "2024-02", "expectedCompletionDate": "TBD", "actualCompletionDate": "2015-08-03", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "enterprise", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Access to low-cost hydropower from New York Power Authority", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The 2014 IDA approval required 25 new full-time jobs by 2018 at an average salary of $68,000. Empire State Development's 2017 START-UP NY announcement said BlackRock Fund Advisors would create 50 jobs at the Amherst Data Center. New York Open Data reported 34 current FTEs for the main straight-lease project in fiscal 2024, plus $64,759 in PILOT payments made, $137,363 in total exemptions, and $72,604 in net exemptions.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Grant; Other", "incentives_value": 9187919.0, "challenges": "No public evidence of expansion, cancellation, material delay, litigation, named external tenants, disclosed MW capacity, IT load, or water/cooling details was located. Source gaps include certificate of occupancy, operating-permit renewals after 2015, NYPA allocation order or contract, utility service records, generator or air permits, interconnection documents, and facility-specific sustainability reporting.", "notes": "Located at CrossPoint Business Park; $9.2M in tax incentives from Amherst IDA; 25 jobs at $68k average salary; construction began before end of February 2024; QA 2026-07-18: Retained reported area and investment while clearing modeled power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Niagara Digital Campus", "state": "New York", "city": "Niagara Falls", "county": "Niagara County", "region": "Western New York", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Niagara Falls Redevelopment (NFR); Urbacon Data Centre Solutions", "operators": "Niagara Falls Redevelopment", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1232715.0, "powerCapacityMW": 140.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Nine buildings across 53 acres in five phases", "announcedDate": "2021", "constructionStartDate": "TBD", "expectedCompletionDate": "TBD", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No specific sustainability features disclosed", "economicImpact_jobs": 550.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 414900000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "MRB Group economic/fiscal impact study (Mar 2025) projects 20-year total tax revenue of $414.9M, 19,238 job-years, and $1.66B in earnings; $1.5B investment over 10 years. Projections only; project remains planned.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Cba; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Zoning/text-amendment process for HEUL; conflict with city land-use plans; eminent domain dispute with the City; noise restriction concerns; lack of publicly available approvals and environmental review documents as of Feb 1, 2026.", "notes": "140+ acre site downtown Niagara Falls; 5,600 construction jobs, 550 permanent jobs; $3.76M annual tax revenue potential; facing eminent domain dispute with city over 11 acres; partnership with Toronto-based Urbacon", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TeraWulf Lake Mariner (Core42 Lease)", "state": "New York", "city": "Somerset", "county": "Niagara County", "region": "Western New York", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "TeraWulf", "operators": "TeraWulf", "tenants": "Core42 (G42)", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 168.0, "itLoadMW": 70.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Initial 70MW for Core42; expandable by additional 135MW (108MW critical IT load); full buildout supports 750MW", "announcedDate": "2026-03-20", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": "2022-03", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Dell liquid-cooled GPU infrastructure; direct-liquid-cooled GPU servers and closed-loop glycol systems.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Predominantly zero-carbon energy sources; located on retired coal plant site", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Local reporting: 22 employees at the facility; 35\u201340 projected after AI buildout. Construction for additional buildings estimated at 4\u20136 months each.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Reported ongoing noise concerns; transmission upgrades needed to reach 750 MW scale; gaps in older (2021\u20132024) local approval documentation due to inaccessible Town of Somerset records in this environment.", "notes": "DCD reported on March 20, 2026 that TeraWulf topped out CB4 at its Lake Mariner campus and that CB4 is expected to provide 168 MW of capacity when energized later in 2026. DCD also reported on July 14, 2026 that TeraWulf said Lake Mariner is operational and that its expansion supporting Fluidstack and Google is fully permitted, so the statewide moratorium should not affect that permitted expansion. This updates the prior 72.5 MW Core42-lease framing for the current Lake Mariner campus buildout. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/terawulf-tops-out-latest-data-center-at-lake-mariner-campus-in-new-york/ | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/new-york-becomes-first-us-state-to-enact-data-ce/; Date: 2026-03-20; 2026-07-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "TeraWulf Lake Hawkeye (Cayuga)", "state": "New York", "city": "Lansing", "county": "Tompkins County", "region": "Central New York", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TeraWulf", "operators": "TeraWulf", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 138.0, "itLoadMW": 320.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Former coal plant under an 80-year lease; permitting-stage plan with 138 MW phase-one power access and 320 MW ultimate critical IT capacity", "announcedDate": "2019", "constructionStartDate": "2020", "expectedCompletionDate": "2032-02", "actualCompletionDate": "2022", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; other", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop sealed non-consumptive system with no discharge to Cayuga Lake", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Solar-powered; converted coal plant to clean energy operation", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Qualitative benefits cited include reuse of a legacy industrial site, local infrastructure investment, local contractors/workforce, and community partnerships; no binding community-benefits agreement was identified.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Unresolved local SEQR/site-plan review, active Article 78 litigation over zoning use classification, wetlands and stormwater permitting, water-supply coordination, and utility interconnection/system-study coordination with NYISO and NYSEG.", "notes": "Part of Empire State Data Hub initiative; originally owned by Riesling Power LLC; could power 500k homes at max capacity; environmental concerns from local groups; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected status to permitting/planned and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "H5 Data Centers Buffalo Campus", "state": "New York", "city": "Lockport", "county": "Niagara County", "region": "Western New York", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "H5 Data Centers", "operators": "H5 Data Centers", "tenants": "Yahoo (former)", "totalSquareFeet": 409200.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Buffalo I: 192k sq ft, 17MW; Buffalo II: 218k sq ft, 9MW", "announcedDate": "2010s", "constructionStartDate": "2009-05", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2015", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "H5 lists N+1 chillers, N+1 cooling towers, and N+1 CRAHs. The Yahoo-era design emphasized outside-air/free-cooling efficiency using western New York's cool climate and prevailing winds from Lake Ontario.", "certifications": "SOC 2; ISO 27001; HIPAA; PCI-DSS", "sustainabilityNotes": "100% renewable hydro power", "economicImpact_jobs": 155.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "January 2025 reporting said 140 Yahoo employees would keep their jobs and 15 employees would transfer from Yahoo to H5. No construction-jobs figure or tax-revenue projection was disclosed in the source text.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Income Tax Credit; Pilot; Grant; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": 478000000.0, "challenges": "Key issues include criticism of Yahoo-era subsidies, undisclosed current H5 capex plan, no disclosed contracted IT load or remaining leasable MW, no public water-use figure, and no disclosed post-acquisition utility interconnection, PPA, grid-upgrade cost allocation, or new H5 incentive package.", "notes": "43-acre campus at 5319 Enterprise Drive; Tier III facilities; $49M acquisition from Yahoo; strategic position between NYC, Chicago, Toronto for low-latency connectivity to Europe; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "ColoCrossing Buffalo Expansion", "state": "New York", "city": "Buffalo", "county": "Erie County", "region": "Western New York", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "ColoCrossing", "operators": "ColoCrossing", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 5000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 0.25, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Expansion adds 5,000 sq ft and 250KW", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-01", "actualCompletionDate": "2026-03-27", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Glycol-based cooling systems with CRAC units and rooftop dry coolers", "certifications": "SSAE16 Type II certification announced for Buffalo data center in 2016", "sustainabilityNotes": "Glycol dry coolers for energy-efficient cooling", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job, tax revenue, or public economic-impact estimate was found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, project-specific litigation, organized project-specific opposition, or major delay was found. Key data gaps include undisclosed capex, IT load, utility arrangement, incentives, permits, and water impacts.", "notes": "Located at 325 Delaware Avenue downtown Buffalo; private locking suites with 3-4 cabinets; rooftop glycol dry coolers and new generator; supports AI, big data, e-commerce workloads; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared modeled investment; operator disclosure supports only the expansion area and power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty New York Portfolio", "state": "New York", "city": "New York", "county": "New York County", "region": "New York City", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": "Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC); NVIDIA", "totalSquareFeet": 1430000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 143.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1001000000.0, "sizeNotes": "NYC1 (60 Hudson): 148k sq ft; NYC2 (111 8th Ave): 148k sq ft; NYC3 (32 6th Ave): 72k sq ft", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; edge", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling towers (NYC registration/maintenance framework noted; project-specific configuration not fully documented).", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "NYC2 features quantum computing integrated with NVIDIA-accelerated AI", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts, tax revenue projections, or third-party economic impact study was located for the portfolio definition used in the project database.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public transparency on project-specific incentives, utility arrangements, and economic impact metrics; much of the available evidence is administrative DOB permitting for upgrades within existing buildings.", "notes": "60 Hudson is world's premier carrier hotel; 111 8th Avenue is third largest building in Manhattan; serves 550+ customers with 335+ carriers; $7B JV with Blackstone announced in 2024; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 1.43M sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix New York Metro Expansion", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Secaucus", "county": "Hudson County", "region": "New York Metro (New Jersey)", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": "BATS; NASDAQ OMX; NYSE access nodes; Microsoft Azure; Google Cloud Platform; Nasdaq; AWS Outposts", "totalSquareFeet": 300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "NY3: 300k sq ft supporting 1,200 cabinets in first phase; NY5 campus supports 10,000+ cabinets", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": "2015-03-09", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; edge", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Advanced cooling with N+2 cooling redundancy, free cooling, efficient humidity control, and hot/cold aisle containment listed for NY6; no water-consumption quantities disclosed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "NY6 is listed as above the 500-year base flood elevation. NY5 and NY6 pages list N+1 generator redundancy and at least 30 hours of generator autonomy at full load. Bloom Energy stated the fuel-cell project would save 87 billion gallons of water over its lifetime compared with traditional generation, but that is not a facility water-use disclosure.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No independently published economic-impact study, tax-revenue projection, or project-specific job commitment was identified in the reviewed sources. Public investment figures include $140 million for a 2011 northern New Jersey expansion, $66 million for NY6 in 2015, and about $1 billion invested by Equinix in the New York/New Jersey metro area since 1999 as of the NY6 announcement.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The project is a multi-facility metro platform rather than a single greenfield campus, so structured extraction should avoid summing unrelated facility-level square footage, investment, and power values. Major remaining gaps include aggregate MW/IT load, facility-specific NJDEP permits, municipal zoning/building records, utility agreements, and incentive records.", "notes": "NY5 campus in Secaucus 85% full; NY5 houses matching engines for major stock exchanges; Business Suites product for mid-market; 10 facilities total in New York state; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 300,000 sqft; investment at M/MW [State corrected NY->NJ 2026-06-10: Secaucus, NJ.]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "365 Data Centers Buffalo", "state": "New York", "city": "Buffalo", "county": "Erie County", "region": "Western New York", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "365 Data Centers", "operators": "365 Data Centers", "tenants": "ColoCrossing (partner)", "totalSquareFeet": 19000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 0.812, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 7000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "184-ton cooling plant with N+1 redundancy; H5 lists N+1 chillers, N+1 cooling towers, and N+1 CRAHs", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific water-supply agreement, cooling-water-use estimate, wastewater discharge permit, stormwater permit, reclaimed-water arrangement, or water-rights filing was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Buffalo-facility-specific announced capital investment, public subsidy, or economic impact estimate was found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, delay, lawsuit, or project-specific opposition record was located. Main research gaps are undisclosed investment, no operator-published total MW or IT load, no located project-specific permits or incentives, and third-party discrepancies in capacity and square footage.", "notes": "Main Place Tower at 350 Main Street; major telecom hub of Buffalo; 26 domestic and international carriers; partnership with ColoCrossing for SMB/enterprise services; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Web Services (AWS) Richmond County Campus", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Richmond County", "county": "Richmond County", "region": "Southeast North Carolina", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "800-acre campus with 20 buildings, each approximately 200,000-225,000 sq ft. Largest single capital project in North Carolina history.", "announcedDate": "2025-06", "constructionStartDate": "2025-10-31", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Outside-air cooling for about 93% of the year; water anticipated for less than 7% of the year", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "AWS committed to sustainability practices", "economicImpact_jobs": 500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Announcement cited at least 500 direct jobs; local economic development materials referenced thousands of construction jobs (not quantified). Amazon also announced a 150000 community fund for local grants.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary-source gaps: executed county incentive agreement/clawbacks, planning & zoning records, environmental permits, and utility interconnection/grid-upgrade filings were not found in accessible records during this research.", "notes": "Will create 500 jobs. Located 80 miles east of Charlotte.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Catawba County Campus", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Multiple locations", "county": "Catawba County", "region": "Western North Carolina", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four data centers across 687 acres in Conover (219 acres), Hickory (176 acres), and Maiden (292 acres)", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2024-03", "expectedCompletionDate": "2034", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Public sources reviewed in the research did not identify specific environmental permits, water use approvals, or a NEPA/state EIS; additional records (NC DEQ permits, local stormwater/erosion approvals) were identified as gaps.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Announcement cited 1.0B USD investment and 50 jobs; project remains under construction and no realized tax revenue reports or post-implementation economic impact studies were identified in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key public-record gaps noted in the research include executed incentive agreements/resolutions (including any clawbacks), municipal zoning and permitting records (votes, case files, permit numbers), NC DEQ environmental permits, and utility/interconnection filings and any grid upgrade requirements.", "notes": "Four data centers to be built over 10 years. Will create at least 50 jobs. Part of Western North Carolina cloud cluster with Google, Apple, and Meta.; B announced; 50 jobs; multi-site Conover/Hickory/Maiden; 10-year performance-based grants; under construction; 488 MW confirmed; B; 4 data centers; Conover/Hickory/Maiden; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared unsupported aggregate IT load while retaining the disclosed minimum investment and four-facility plan.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Google Lenoir Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Lenoir", "county": "Caldwell County", "region": "Western North Carolina", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 337000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Total investment exceeds $1.2 billion since 2007. Potential $600M expansion planned.", "announcedDate": "2026-03-13", "constructionStartDate": "2007", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-03", "actualCompletionDate": "2007", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google voluntarily contributing $6.8M for water infrastructure", "economicImpact_jobs": 210.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 37000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "JDIG-era projections referenced up to 210 jobs, ~$1.06B gross state product impact, and net state revenue benefit estimated at $37M over the grant period; later local reporting noted skepticism that promised job numbers materialized.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 265000000.0, "challenges": "Unclear final zoning/permitting record in available online sources; JDIG incentive reportedly withdrawn/not executed; community concerns reported about job delivery and traffic impacts tied to road closure near the site.", "notes": "Google announced a new two-year $1 billion investment in North Carolina to grow data center infrastructure in Lenoir, plus related energy-efficiency and community commitments. The source did not disclose added MW. [Source: https://www.cityoflenoir.com/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/594; Date: 2026-03-17]; QA 2026-07-19: Retained the current $1B investment announcement and cleared modeled power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Apple Maiden Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Maiden", "county": "Catawba County", "region": "Western North Carolina", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Apple", "operators": "Apple", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 714.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4175000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four buildings totaling approximately 1 million sq ft across 465+ acres. Latest expansion adds 237,600 sq ft.", "announcedDate": "2009", "constructionStartDate": "2009", "expectedCompletionDate": "2010", "actualCompletionDate": "2010-06", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Part of Apple's commitment to sustainability and renewable energy", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2009 commitment: $1B investment over 10 years; 50 direct jobs; ~250 indirect permanent jobs; state analysis cited 3,000+ construction-related jobs. Later local economic development reporting stated Apple invested nearly $3B and created 400+ permanent on-site jobs within ~7 years.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary local planning records (planning commission minutes, variance decisions, explicit zoning classification/conditional use findings) were not located in available online archives during this pass; a referenced 2021 incentive extension document could not be accessed; publicly indexed NC DEQ permit files (air permits for generators, NPDES/stormwater IDs) were not found in the reviewed sources.", "notes": "Opened June 2010. Located at 5977 Startown Road. Employs approximately 400 people. Part of Apple's $500 billion U.S. expansion plan announced in 2025.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Meta Forest City Data Center Campus", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Forest City", "county": "Rutherford County", "region": "Western North Carolina", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms", "operators": "Meta Platforms", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 750000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three data centers spanning 1.3 million sq ft. Third building is 480,000 sq ft.", "announcedDate": "2010", "constructionStartDate": "2010", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2012-04", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "ISO 27001; LEED; SOC 3", "sustainabilityNotes": "Consumes 492,786 MWh electricity annually, withdraws 16.6 million gallons water per year", "economicImpact_jobs": 275.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2010 announcement projected 35 operational jobs and 250 construction jobs. A 2023 business profile reports ~275 employees. NC DEQ brownfields success story notes the site contributes roughly 14% of combined revenue for Rutherford County and Forest City; RTI report discusses jobs, labor income, and tax revenue impacts.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Grant", "incentives_value": 11400000.0, "challenges": "Primary local incentive agreements, zoning approvals (type/votes), and project-specific environmental permits were not located in publicly indexed sources; recommended records requests to Rutherford County, Forest City, and NC DEQ, plus NC Utilities Commission docket searches for utility filings.", "notes": "Located at 404 Social Circle. Operational since 2012. Total investment exceeds $750M over 14 years.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "WhiteFiber NC-1 Madison Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Madison", "county": "Rockingham County", "region": "Piedmont Triad", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "WhiteFiber", "operators": "WhiteFiber", "tenants": "Nscale", "totalSquareFeet": 946586.0, "powerCapacityMW": 40.0, "itLoadMW": 24.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "96-acre campus. 24MW initial capacity scalable to 200MW. Tier 3 facility.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-12", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "Tier 3 standards targeted for retrofit", "sustainabilityNotes": "Public materials reviewed do not quantify water demand or identify cooling technology.", "economicImpact_jobs": 60.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public statements cite 60+ jobs with average wages of about $67,000.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited availability of primary records in this research pass (no project-specific incentive agreements, zoning/permitting files, or environmental permit records located).", "notes": "Purpose-built for AI and high-density workloads. Located on former Unifi building site on Island Drive. Will create more than 60 jobs. Within 100 miles of Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Winston-Salem.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "PowerHouse Data Centers Charlotte Campus", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Charlotte", "county": "Mecklenburg County", "region": "Greater Charlotte", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "PowerHouse Data Centers; Town Lane", "operators": "PowerHouse Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "122-acre campus along University City Boulevard. 15MW bridging power available Q4 2026, with additional substation to deliver 500MW total.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Advanced cooling solutions with heavy-load-ready roofs to support cooling towers; reported city-staff figure said one data center under construction near University Place could use up to 1.2 million gallons per day during summer.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Partnership with Duke Energy to deliver >50% renewable power utilizing nuclear power generation", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Petitioner claims include average $134,000 salary and 15\u201330 employees per data center building, but no verified economic impact study or tax revenue projections were located in public filings.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Petitioner community meeting on 2023-07-10 had 9 attendees. Concerns included waterways/wildlife impacts, power reliability/outages, 'radiation' and waste/battery issues, and construction traffic/road closures; no lawsuits or formal protests identified in the public record during this research.", "notes": "Joint venture between Town Lane and PowerHouse. Designed for advanced hyperscale and AI-driven applications. Features advanced cooling systems and flexible powered shells.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Compass Datacenters Statesville Campus", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Statesville", "county": "Iredell County", "region": "Greater Charlotte", "status": "announced", "sponsors": "Compass Datacenters", "operators": "Compass Datacenters", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1340000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "330-340 acre campus. Five buildings totaling 1.34 million sq ft planned.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air-cooled / non-water cooling; possible hybrid closed-loop cooling filled outside the utility provider's system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Compass said backup generators would use hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel and run only for periodic testing or power-failure events. Stormwater would use on-site quantity and quality controls under local, state, and federal rules.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Compass told residents employment would be about 20 to 40 employees per building across up to five buildings, generally above county-average income; tax revenue amounts were not yet quantified.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Substantial community opposition over rural character, noise, emissions, water, groundwater, property values, traffic, cyber/security, schools, and city approval of land outside city limits. No litigation, administrative appeal, cancellation, or formal delay news specific to the campus was located through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Located on Stamey Farm Road off Interstate 40. Dallas-based developer. Statesville City Council unanimously approved project despite local opposition. Previously farmland.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 1.34M sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX High Point Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "High Point", "county": "Guilford County", "region": "Piedmont Triad", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 60700.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 10.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Canceled 14-acre proposal with up to 54,000 square feet of data hall and 6,700 square feet of tenant space", "announcedDate": "2021-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "high-efficiency Direct Expansion (DX) cooling; N+1 cooling; hot-aisle containment", "certifications": "Tier III-designed", "sustainabilityNotes": "No renewable energy arrangements, efficiency targets, cooling approach, or sustainability certifications were documented in the accessed public sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "WRAL TechWire reported ~200 construction jobs and ~30 permanent jobs for the initial phase; no public economic impact study or tax revenue projections were located.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key records were not located in publicly accessible sources, including signed incentive agreements (term sheets, clawbacks, performance agreements), zoning/permitting files, environmental permits, and utility/interconnection documentation.", "notes": "First Tier III data center in Carolina Core/Piedmont Triad region (High Point, Greensboro, Winston-Salem). Located on Sheraton Court near Routes 40 and 73. Less than 10 miles from Piedmont Triad International Airport.; QA 2026-07-19: Marked the project canceled, corrected proposed total area, retained 10 MW only as critical IT load, and cleared prospective tax base from investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Tract Mooresville Technology Park", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Mooresville", "county": "Iredell County", "region": "Greater Charlotte", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Proposed 400-acre campus. 1.5 million sq ft at full build-out. Never developed.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2028", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No formal environmental review, NEPA review, state environmental impact statement, or state-level environmental permit was located. Conditional-zoning materials contemplated later stormwater review, a sound study before building permits, and traffic mitigation before the first building permit, but the project was withdrawn before those approvals.", "economicImpact_jobs": 195.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "195-277 permanent jobs ($100K-125K avg salary). ~1,000 construction jobs. Application withdrawn Aug 2025.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Application withdrawn Aug 2025 due to community opposition and rezoning denial. Dale Earnhardt family land dispute.", "notes": "Project withdrawn August 2025. Would have been located on 400 acres owned by Dale Earnhardt's widow Teresa Earnhardt along Patterson Farm Road and Coddle Creek. Colorado-based Tract founded by former Cologix CEO Grant van Rooyen. Faced significant community opposition and transparency concerns.; QA 2026-07-18: Removed a stale generic power-estimate annotation from the canceled project.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Natelli Investments New Hill Digital Campus (Wake County)", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "New Hill", "county": "Wake County", "region": "Research Triangle", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Natelli Investments LLC", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "89-acre site on Shearon Harris Road. Six data center buildings planned. Energy demand equivalent to 10,000 homes.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling using treated wastewater (reclaimed water) from the Western Wake Regional Water Reclamation Facility; peak use up to ~1 MGD with evaporative losses", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Developer materials state cooling water would be treated wastewater; about two-thirds recycled back to the treatment facility (implying roughly one-third evaporates).", "economicImpact_jobs": 275.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 13500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer site claims 5,800 construction jobs, 275 direct jobs, $1B in economic activity, and $13.5M in combined annual tax revenue; developer FAQ cites a third-party study summary with ~3,000 construction jobs and 100 direct operational jobs (figures differ; no independent verification located in reviewed sources).", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Power capacity appears not finalized publicly (reported as 250 MW campus vs a 300 MW request to Duke Energy); project requires annexation, rezoning, and UDO text amendment and remains under local review with organized community opposition and pending generator permitting and other NCDEQ approvals.", "notes": "Canonical CSV row lists the 250 MW New Hill Digital Campus as planned; Natelli withdrew the Apex/New Hill proposal after local opposition, leaving no active data center applications in Apex as of the March 2026 report. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/developer-withdraws-proposal-for-250mw-data-center-in-apex-north-carolina/; Date: 2026-03-06]; QA 2026-07-18: Corrected project capacity to 250 MW and cleared unsupported modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne Raleigh Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Durham", "county": "Durham County", "region": "Research Triangle", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": "NetActuate; unnamed large enterprise tenants; unnamed Phase II pre-leased tenant", "totalSquareFeet": 420000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": 50.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2017", "constructionStartDate": "2012", "expectedCompletionDate": "2016-09", "actualCompletionDate": "2013-09-18", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; wholesale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Liebert 60-ton CRAH units with variable-speed fans and N+2 redundant Trane chillers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "CyrusOne describes the facility as having industry-leading power efficiency, advanced cooling infrastructure, energy-efficient climate-control systems, and optimized PUE, but no project-specific annual water-use volume or renewable-energy arrangement was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": 19.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Durham County agreement required at least 19 new jobs paying at or above the Durham County median wage. The agreement recited an expected $174 million investment and about 200,000 square feet of net computer-room space.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Grant", "incentives_value": 799998.0, "challenges": "Initial occupancy slipped from the October 2012 expectation of early 2013 availability to a February 2013 expected June opening and final initial-phase completion and commissioning on September 18, 2013. No later formal delay notice, cancellation, shutdown, or sale-away from CyrusOne was located through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Acquired from Sentinel Data Centers in 2017 for $490M. Located at 2223 Northeast Creek Parkway in Durham. Tier 3 facility. Part of CyrusOne's expansion into North Carolina wholesale market.; CyrusOne Raleigh facility; conservative estimate for NC market", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Anexio Durham Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Durham", "county": "Durham County", "region": "Research Triangle", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Anexio", "operators": "Anexio", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 34631.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "1981", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "1981", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Tier 3 mechanical cooling reported by Cloud and Colocation; water use or cooling-water arrangements not disclosed", "certifications": "Tier rating unverified; Cloud and Colocation describes Tier 3, while Crexi sale listing describes plug-and-play Tier 2 data center; no Uptime Institute certificate located", "sustainabilityNotes": "No public water-withdrawal permit, wastewater agreement, evaporative-cooling disclosure, generator air permit, fuel-storage permit, stormwater permit, or environmental-impact document specific to this facility was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public Anexio investment announcement was located. 2019 property materials listed a $5,500,249 tax assessment and a 2021 market report listed a $2.3 million May 29, 2020 sale, but neither is an announced data-center development investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Operational status conflict: UPSTACK and Cloud and Colocation still list Anexio at 2717 Weck Drive, but sale and current-address evidence indicates the listing may be stale. The building was marketed as ICI Compunet Data Center for sale in 2019, reported sold on May 29, 2020, and publicly associated with Powered Research, LLC by 2026.", "notes": "Located at 2717 Weck Drive. Tier 3 facility.; Anexio Durham facility; QA 2026-07-18: Retained facility identity and area while clearing unsupported conservative power and investment estimates.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Compass Datacenters Raleigh", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Durham", "county": "Durham County", "region": "Research Triangle", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Compass Datacenters", "operators": "Compass Datacenters", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 70000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.2, "itLoadMW": 3.6, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2012-09-10", "constructionStartDate": "2012", "expectedCompletionDate": "2020", "actualCompletionDate": "2020-06-22", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.2, "waterCooling": "high-efficiency cooling; technology details not disclosed", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Compass reported sustainable engineering and construction practices addressing materials use, water use, energy efficiency, and other sustainability criteria; the CompassPod design delivered PUE of 1.2 to 1.5 or lower at loads as low as 25%.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact figures were located in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No identified cancellation, active expansion after 2020, litigation, or project-specific delay. A 2025 Durham County zoning-text issue concerned whether data centers are listed as permitted uses in a proposed district.", "notes": "Located at 99 TW Alexander Drive in Durham.; Compass Datacenters Raleigh facility; conservative estimate for hyperscale builder", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "American Tower Raleigh Edge Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Raleigh", "county": "Wake County", "region": "Research Triangle", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "American Tower", "operators": "American Tower", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 16000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": 4.0, "investmentUSD": 28000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four megawatts at full capacity", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2024-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-05-21", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "edge; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Direct-expansion cooling with N+2 CRAC configuration and hot-aisle containment; chilled water available upon request", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific water-supply agreement, water-withdrawal permit, recycled-water arrangement, or expected water consumption was located in the reviewed sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Raleigh Economic Development highlighted the opening and American Tower's local employment presence, but no capital-investment amount, incentive package, or new-job commitment tied to RA1 was disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation was located. The principal schedule change was movement from June 2024 groundbreaking and Q1 2025 customer-readiness expectations to an actual public opening on May 21, 2025. Research gaps remain around the original permit chain, Duke Energy service and interconnection documents, customer occupancy, and environmental records.", "notes": "First Edge Data Center in Raleigh and first in new class of offerings for American Tower. Available for colocation.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Harwood", "county": "Cass County", "region": "Eastern North Dakota", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Applied Digital Corporation", "operators": "Applied Digital Corporation", "tenants": "Oracle", "totalSquareFeet": 1814000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 200.0, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Campus contracted on more than 900 acres; latest disclosed lease covers 200 MW of critical IT load", "announcedDate": "2025-08-18", "constructionStartDate": "2025-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.18, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Power secured through Cass County Electric Cooperative. Will employ 200+ full-time workers plus contractors.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Company projection: 200+ full-time employees once fully operational; reporting also cites 200\u2013300 employees plus contractors.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community opposition at hearings; annexation/jurisdiction dispute; limited public information on environmental permits and utility interconnection/grid upgrades.", "notes": "Applied Digital describes Polaris Forge 2 near Harwood as an AI facility leased to Oracle. The company priced $2.15 billion of secured notes in March 2026 for development and construction, and North Dakota regulators approved a $110 million substation and high-voltage transmission project to serve the campus. Public descriptions use both 200 MW and 280 MW measures without consistently distinguishing critical IT load from total facility capacity, so this update does not overwrite the existing capacity fields. [Source: https://www.valleynewslive.com/2026/07/13/applied-digital-expands-north-dakota-eyes-oliver-county-third-data-center/; Date: 2026-07-13]; QA 2026-07-19: Updated to the latest 200 MW critical-IT disclosure and removed duplicate facility power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Applied Digital Polaris Forge 1", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Ellendale", "county": "Dickey County", "region": "Southeastern North Dakota", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Applied Digital Corporation; CoreWeave", "operators": "Applied Digital Corporation", "tenants": "CoreWeave", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 400.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "400 MW of critical IT load contracted at full buildout. The previously stored 342,000 square feet described one building, not the campus total.", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2022-09-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": "2023-03-07", "numberOfPhases": 5.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "Data Center Dynamics Community Impact Award 2024", "sustainabilityNotes": "Ultra-low cost liquid-cooled infrastructure. Campus designed to harness renewable power and leverage North Dakota's cool climate. Can accommodate nearly 50,000 Nvidia H100 SXM GPUs in a single parallel compute cluster.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public announcements and state communications emphasize investment and local benefits, but no third-party economic impact study or audited job/tax-revenue performance was located in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited publicly accessible records were located for project-specific zoning entitlements, local incentive agreements, and environmental permits; annexation and utility/regulatory approvals are noted in public reporting/filings.", "notes": "Applied Digital announced on 2026-07-01 that Phase 1 of Building 2 at Polaris Forge 1 had reached Ready for Service, delivering 75 MW of operational AI capacity and bringing live campus capacity to 175 MW. The company also said the fully leased campus is contracted to deliver 400 MW of critical IT load at full buildout. Investment remains null because the cited source does not provide a total project investment figure. [Source: https://ir.applieddigital.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/157/applied-digital-delivers-second-building-at-polaris-forge-1; Date: 2026-07-01]; QA 2026-07-18: Retained 400 MW as IT load; cleared duplicate facility power and partial-campus floor area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Applied Digital JMS01", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Jamestown", "county": "Stutsman County", "region": "Central North Dakota", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Applied Digital Corporation", "operators": "Applied Digital Corporation", "tenants": "Bitmain; GMR; Hashing LLC; Marathon Digital; MARA; one crypto-mining customer", "totalSquareFeet": 65000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 106.0, "itLoadMW": 100.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Includes standalone 10MW HPC data center campus", "announcedDate": "2021", "constructionStartDate": "2021-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "2022-06", "actualCompletionDate": "2022-06", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Eight large buildings. Secured $16 million financing from Bank of North Dakota and Cornerstone Bank for HPC expansion.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "The public record located is supportive and economic-development oriented, including attendance at the May 2022 ribbon-cutting by the North Dakota governor, local officials, and industry partners; no quantified jobs or tax-revenue figures were found.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "In July 2022, an unexpected equipment failure at the substation powering Jamestown caused about a 50% partial outage. Applied Blockchain said the facility itself was not damaged and was capable of hosting the full 100 MW when sufficient power returned. Later reporting showed Jamestown operating at full capacity.", "notes": "One of Applied Digital's first operational facilities in North Dakota. Houses GPUs for HPC/AI applications.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained disclosed facility and IT capacity and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Atlas Power Data Center", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Williston", "county": "Williams County", "region": "Western North Dakota", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "FX Solutions Inc.; Atlas Power Holdings ND, LLC", "operators": "Atlas Power", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 168000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 700.0, "itLoadMW": 700.0, "investmentUSD": 1900000000.0, "sizeNotes": "77 acres west of Williston. Phase 1 includes 16 buildings, each 350 feet long by 30 feet wide.", "announcedDate": "2022-01-26", "constructionStartDate": "2022", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": "2023-02", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Cryptocurrency mining and high-performance computing facility", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "January 2022 announcement projected 100+ construction jobs over a two-year build and 30+ permanent jobs. County reported $232,000 in paid fines for prior building code violations as of 2023-06-29.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Phase 2 compliance and occupancy issues (final inspections/CO), zoning performance standard violations (buffer strip, noise containment), stop-work and temporary certificate of occupancy conditions, power-disconnection dispute with the utility, and resident litigation focused on noise and enforcement.", "notes": "Project faced construction delays and building code violations resulting in temporary power shutoff by county commission. Later received Temporary Certificate of Occupancy after rectifying violations. Described as one of the largest data centers in the world. Charges $3 million per month to keep power running.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Bitzero Nekoma Pyramid Data Center", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Nekoma", "county": "Cavalier County", "region": "Northern North Dakota", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Bitzero Blockchain Inc.; Cavalier County Job Development Authority", "operators": "Bitzero Blockchain Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Historic Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex; 2.5 MW currently available, 30 MW prepared, and up to 300 MW ultimate potential", "announcedDate": "2022-07", "constructionStartDate": "2022", "expectedCompletionDate": "2023-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Zero Carbon Displacement energy strategy. Waste heat from servers will heat on-site greenhouse. Expected to employ 35-50 people.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Governor\u2019s announcement projected 35\u201350 permanent jobs at full build-out; construction employment mentioned but not quantified. No quantified tax revenue estimates or formal impact study released; no post-announcement performance report found.", "incentives_type": "Income Tax Credit; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key unknowns include project-specific incentives, zoning applicability/actions (zoned township confirmation), environmental permits in CERIS-ND, and utility/interconnection agreements; expansion appears to depend on grid updates.", "notes": "Unique conversion of historic Cold War 'Pyramid' structure (originally cost $6 billion in 1975, purchased by Bitzero for $250,000). Site achieved full operational capability October 1, 1975 as part of Safeguard anti-ballistic missile program. Cryptocurrency mining focus.; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected the site from operational to planned/non-operational development and separated current, prepared, and ultimate capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Core Scientific Grand Forks Data Center", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Grand Forks", "county": "Grand Forks County", "region": "Eastern North Dakota", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Core Scientific", "operators": "Core Scientific", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 90000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": 100.0, "investmentUSD": 100000000.0, "sizeNotes": "20 acres site at 5601 11th Ave S", "announcedDate": "2021-05", "constructionStartDate": "2021", "expectedCompletionDate": "2021-11", "actualCompletionDate": "2021-11", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Located near Grand Forks Air Force Base and University of North Dakota. Initially cryptocurrency mining, with recent announcements to convert some infrastructure to AI workloads.", "economicImpact_jobs": 12.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Tax incentive application projected 12 full-time jobs (average wage $42,000) and estimated $100 million capital investment; local reporting noted the facility was commissioned in November 2021 and that the 5-year property tax exemption is scheduled to expire in 2027.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Grant; Other", "incentives_value": 1755446.4, "challenges": "Public records reviewed did not identify project-specific zoning actions, environmental permits, or interconnection/system impact studies; local reporting suggested PACE/BND incentives were approved but not finalized as of 2023 while SEC filings describe an interest buydown agreement, leaving final incentive status unclear.", "notes": "Sixth mining and colocation hosting facility for Core Scientific. Secured $269,000 loan from Grand Forks Growth Fund. Partnership with Nodak Electric Cooperative and Minnkota Power Cooperative. Originally designed to support nearly 3 exahash of computational power. Created up to 12 highly skilled technical jobs. Access to major fiber routes between Minneapolis, Fargo, and Winnipeg.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Rainbow Energy Coal Creek Data Center Park", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Underwood", "county": "McLean County", "region": "Central North Dakota", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Rainbow Energy Center, LLC", "operators": "Rainbow Energy Center, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 415.0, "itLoadMW": 500.0, "investmentUSD": 3500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "800 acres near Coal Creek Station. Includes existing 200MW data center plus planned 300MW expansion.", "announcedDate": "2024-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by Coal Creek Station (1,151 MW coal-fired power plant). Rainbow purchased plant in 2022 after it faced closure in 2020. Gas generation also part of plans.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact study or official jobs/tax projections identified as of Feb 1, 2026.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No specific tenant or construction start publicly announced as of Feb 1, 2026; additional county permitting required; county conditions related to adequate fire protection/suppression and limits on on-site waste storage/disposal requiring NDDEQ permitting.", "notes": "McLean County Commission approved zoning change from agricultural to commercial for 800 acres in June 2024. Data center demand would use just under half of Coal Creek Station's energy production capacity, providing steady local customer. Goal is to run Coal Creek at full capacity.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Rainbow Energy Bismarck Data Center", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Bismarck", "county": "Burleigh County", "region": "Central North Dakota", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Rainbow Energy Marketing Corp.", "operators": "Rainbow Energy Marketing Corp.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 35000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Cryptocurrency mining facility", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No economic impact, jobs, tax revenue, investment, or development agreement data was located for a Rainbow Energy Bismarck data-center facility.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Unconfirmed; secondary listing says operational, but primary sources only confirm Rainbow's Bismarck headquarters and separate Coal Creek/Underwood data-center activity.", "notes": "Limited public information available about this facility.; Rainbow Energy Bismarck facility; conservative estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cathedra Bitcoin North Dakota Facility", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": "North Dakota", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cathedra Bitcoin", "operators": "Cathedra Bitcoin", "tenants": "Institutional bitcoin-mining hosting clients", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 60.0, "itLoadMW": 60.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Joint venture facility, sold for approximately $21 million", "announcedDate": "2024-03-07", "constructionStartDate": "2024-Q1", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-07", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-11-04", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility described as co-located with a power plant in North Dakota; no renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, cooling method, water use, or environmental-permit details were disclosed in located public sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax revenue estimates were disclosed. The full 60 MW was contracted to institutional bitcoin-mining clients under fixed-rate hosting contracts and profit-share agreements.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation was located. The project appears to have slipped from early June/July 2024 target timing to full completion in Q4 2024; the buyer and transaction closing status for the Tirpitz JV sale were not publicly confirmed in sources located through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Recently sold facility. Bitcoin mining focus. Specific location not disclosed in public sources.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta Prometheus (New Albany Campus)", "state": "Ohio", "city": "New Albany", "county": "Franklin County", "region": "Central Ohio", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": "Meta Platforms", "totalSquareFeet": 2500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 1000.0, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "World's first gigawatt-capable data center; campus consists of five data centers totaling 2.5M sq ft", "announcedDate": "2017", "constructionStartDate": "2017", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Meta plans on-site power generation facility instead of relying on local infrastructure", "economicImpact_jobs": 300.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "JobsOhio (2017) cited at least 50 full-time positions and over $4 million in new annual payroll (initial project). A modeled estimate cited up to 1,688 construction workers and $77.7 million in wages for a similarly sized data center. Later reporting (2022\u20132025) cited $1.5B capital investment and ~300 full-time jobs for the New Albany campus.", "incentives_type": "Income Tax Credit; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 37834000.0, "challenges": "Limited public disclosure of incentive terms; community concerns about power reliability and job creation; gaps in accessible public records for zoning actions and site-specific environmental permits.", "notes": "Prometheus will be a supercluster, a type of data center known for massive size and capacity. The existing campus provides over $5.5 million annually to local school funding.; QA 2026-07-19: Moved 1 GW from facility power to source-labeled AI compute capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Google Central Ohio Campuses", "state": "Ohio", "city": "New Albany, Columbus, Lancaster", "county": "Franklin County, Fairfield County", "region": "Central Ohio", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 275000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three facilities: New Albany (275,000 sq ft at 1101 Beech Rd), Lancaster, and Columbus", "announcedDate": "2019", "constructionStartDate": "2019", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": "2022", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water cooling; Google evaluates cooling methods based on watershed scarcity or depletion risk. Columbus is exploring reclaimed-wastewater service for local data centers.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Partnership with EDP Renewables for 500-megawatt community-based energy portfolio with projects mainly in Ohio", "economicImpact_jobs": 20.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Columbus CRA ordinance (0520-2021) ties abatement to at least $300M investment and 20 net new permanent jobs (~$2M annual payroll). New Albany CRA amendment (adopted 2025-04-01) cites $500M investment for a 275,000-sq-ft data center building. AP reported an additional $1.7B for completion/expansion of Columbus and Lancaster and expansion in New Albany (announced Aug 2023).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 43500000.0, "challenges": "In Columbus (Hartman Farm/Far South area), the Far South Area Commission formally opposed rezoning Z20-070 and the staff review acknowledged potential impacts and conditions (e.g., traffic studies, setbacks/height limits near adjacent residential areas). No petitions, lawsuits, or protest actions specific to New Albany or Lancaster campuses were located in sources reviewed.", "notes": "Columbus cloud region opened in 2022; clients include State of Ohio, Nationwide, Victoria's Secret, Wendy's, and Huntington National Bank. Total investment since 2019 exceeds $6.7 billion.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AWS US East (Ohio) Region", "state": "Ohio", "city": "New Albany, Dublin, Hilliard, Sunbury", "county": "Franklin County, Delaware County", "region": "Central Ohio", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": "Amazon Web Services", "totalSquareFeet": 6325357.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "46 facilities across Central Ohio; New Albany expansion adding 5 buildings (1.25M sq ft)", "announcedDate": "2016", "constructionStartDate": "2016", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030-12", "actualCompletionDate": "2016", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Sunbury planned closed-loop cooling system using reclaimed water", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Part of AWS's broader renewable energy commitments", "economicImpact_jobs": 105.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 3100000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "City of New Albany reports $6.2B AWS investment in Licking County (2015\u20132024), ~$1.4B GDP impact, and ~1,550 FTE jobs annually; WOSU reports AWS expects ~105 full-time jobs for the 2023 New Albany expansion plan.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 600000000.0, "challenges": "Evidence gaps for primary CRA/abatement agreements and zoning approvals for AWS data center buildings; state preemption of local review for Hilliard fuel cell facility; appeal of Ohio EPA PTIO permit; community concerns (noise/oversight) influencing local policy responses (e.g., Dublin rezoning).", "notes": "Central Ohio is Amazon's third-largest data center hub in the nation (after Virginia and Oregon). Sunbury campus expected to generate 50 new jobs with $4.5M annual payroll.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Licking County Campuses", "state": "Ohio", "city": "New Albany, Heath, Hebron", "county": "Licking County", "region": "Central Ohio", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft Azure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 245000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 143.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three campus locations totaling over 700 acres of land purchased; New Albany site: 245,000 sq ft on 197 acres", "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": "2025-04", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Part of Microsoft Azure cloud platform", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Reported New Albany campus commitments include $420,000,000 in construction investment and about 30 permanent jobs; no independent public economic impact study (jobs/tax revenue) specific to the Licking County campuses was located in the provided research.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 72500000.0, "challenges": "Reported project slowdowns/pauses in April 2025 and revised timelines; limited availability of primary incentive/zoning and permit documents in publicly accessible sources.", "notes": "Microsoft paused development in April 2025 but maintains land ownership and future development intentions. Ames Construction was hired as general contractor for New Albany site ($420M project). Microsoft committed to funding roadway/utility upgrades and community programs.; B total Licking County; 20M New Albany; 30 jobs; 15-year 100% abatement; paused/slowed April 2025", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage OH1 Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "New Albany", "county": "Franklin County", "region": "Central Ohio", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 192.0, "itLoadMW": 192.0, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "70-acre campus with three two-story hyperscale data centers totaling 1.5M sq ft", "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": "2024-10", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop chilled water system with air-cooled chillers; high economizer capacity; water-use effectiveness near zero", "certifications": "LEED Silver (target)", "sustainabilityNotes": "Designed for secure and reliable infrastructure", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Vantage reports more than 1,500 individuals employed across construction and long-term operations (not broken out).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific incentives, zoning determinations, and environmental permit records were not located in the sources reviewed; open records requests may be required.", "notes": "Vantage's first Midwest campus; Turner Construction selected as general contractor. Expected to employ more than 1,500 individuals across construction and long-term operations.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS New Albany Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "New Albany", "county": "Franklin County", "region": "Central Ohio", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers; Blackstone", "operators": "QTS Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 222.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Initial campus: 4 buildings on 93 acres; expansion plans: 8 additional facilities (3.2M sq ft on 240 acres)", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024-03", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-03", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "QTS Freedom Design standard", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job or tax-revenue projections for the QTS campus were identified in the sources accessed; City CRA summary discusses data centers generally.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key project terms and approvals were not fully documented in the sources accessed, including CRA agreement details (abatement percentage/term/clawbacks), zoning/land-use pathway and votes, project-specific environmental permits, and campus-specific utility service/interconnection and any distribution upgrade costs.", "notes": "QTS (Blackstone subsidiary) developing multiple phases. Total potential investment approaches $4.5B with expansion plans.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cologix Johnstown Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Johnstown", "county": "Licking County", "region": "Central Ohio", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Cologix", "operators": "Cologix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 800.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 7000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "154-acre campus planned for 8 AI-ready data centers totaling 2M sq ft", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling systems; COL7 also lists air-cooled chillers and liquid-to-chip readiness, and COL8 lists liquid-cooling readiness with configurable 70-90% liquid-cooled mix", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "AI-ready with sustainable infrastructure for hyperscalers and enterprises", "economicImpact_jobs": 90.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study, jobs forecast, or tax revenue projection specific to the Johnstown campus was located in available public sources at the time of the scan.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 42300000.0, "challenges": "Company announcement included supportive statements from local leadership (e.g., Johnstown mayor). No public hearing transcripts, petitions, or lawsuits specific to this project were located in available public sources at the time of the scan.", "notes": "Property acquired from Johnstown Land Company (affiliate of New Albany Company). Cologix already operates 4 data centers in Columbus (500,000 sq ft, 80MW). Completed first colocation AI-ready data center in the region in 2024.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "5C Data Centers CMH01", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Springfield (Columbus area)", "county": "Clark County", "region": "Central Ohio", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "5C Data Centers", "operators": "5C Data Centers", "tenants": "LexisNexis", "totalSquareFeet": 1742400.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": 50.0, "investmentUSD": 835000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Site includes live 66,000 sq ft data center; expansion to 320,000 sq ft in next phase; 42 data halls with 100kW+ per rack densities", "announcedDate": "2024-06", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop; direct liquid cooling using recirculating fluid", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by dedicated substation served by First Energy", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Local reporting cites ~100 permanent jobs (avg. salary ~$127,000) and ~200 temporary construction jobs. Company payroll estimate reported locally is ~$12.69M annually by 2028. City memo figures reported in local coverage indicate property tax revenues are largely reduced during the abatement period, with more benefit post-abatement.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 32000000.0, "challenges": "Primary Enterprise Zone documents appear to be in the city's JS-driven PrimeGov portal and were not accessible in this environment; parcel-level zoning designation could not be verified; no publicly available Ohio EPA permit records were located; no interconnection/grid upgrade filings identified.", "notes": "Located at 601 Benjamin Dr. First phase sold out before construction. One of the largest data center campuses in the region when fully developed. Flagship hyperscale and enterprise facility supporting Midwest IT workloads.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Aligned NEO-01 Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Perkins Township (Sandusky area)", "county": "Erie County", "region": "Northeast Ohio", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 96.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 202000000.0, "sizeNotes": "129-acre land parcel; 4-building hyperscale campus; 18,580 sqm (200,000 sq ft)", "announcedDate": "2023-09", "constructionStartDate": "2024-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Delta3 air-cooling arrays with secondary loops for DeltaFlow liquid cooling and closed-loop chilled-water system; air plus closed-loop water/glycol recirculation", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Brownfield redevelopment of former automotive equipment manufacturing facility from WWII; densities beyond 300 kW per rack via air-cooled, liquid-cooled, or hybrid cooling", "economicImpact_jobs": 18.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Perkins Local Schools estimate Phase 1 TIF could deliver about $500,000/year once fully improved; TIF split reported as 30% to the school district and 70% to the township, with the district earmarking 10% of its share for technology.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 10200000.0, "challenges": "Limited publicly available documentation on project-specific incentives, zoning approvals, environmental permits, and utility/interconnection arrangements; community concerns reported regarding water use, environmental impacts, appearance, and power quality; legacy contamination remediation issues reported.", "notes": "Located west of Cleveland on Lake Erie. Strategically positioned relative to Atlanta, Chicago, and Northern Virginia data center hubs. Sustainable brownfield redevelopment project.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Van Wert Mega Site Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Van Wert", "county": "Van Wert County", "region": "Northwest Ohio", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers; Blackstone", "operators": "QTS Data Centers", "tenants": "QTS Data Centers", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "220-acre campus on 1,500-acre Mega Site; requires 1.7M gallons/day water for cooling", "announcedDate": "2026-05-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling system that does not consume water for cooling once operational", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Significant water requirements (1.7M gallons/day)", "economicImpact_jobs": 250.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 200000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No independent economic impact study or tax revenue estimate located; project remains pre-construction as of Feb 1, 2026.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Tif; Grant; Cba; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project remains pre-construction with only land acquisition and annexation/zoning approvals publicly documented; permitting and interconnection/grid upgrade details not disclosed; community concerns noted about road access/traffic and high water usage.", "notes": "QTS and Van Wert announced QTS as the campus developer, with up to $10B of investment, seven buildings across about 902 acres, 1,500 construction jobs, and up to 200 full-time QTS positions. [Source: https://www.hometownstations.com/news/van_wert_county/van-wert-announces-10-billion-qts-data-center-campus-investment/article_18b9e9fc-010b-4353-95c0-4ed96293c1ed.html; Date: 2026-05-29]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Mayes County (Pryor) Data Center Expansion", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Pryor", "county": "Mayes County", "region": "Northeast Oklahoma", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Part of $9 billion two-year investment across Oklahoma including Stillwater. Google has invested over $5.7 billion in Mayes County since 2007. Second-largest data center in the world.", "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": "2011", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "372MW Mayes County solar portfolio under construction within one mile of data center, expected to begin operations by end of 2025. Signed PPA with Leeward Energy for more than 700 megawatts of solar power capacity.", "economicImpact_jobs": 500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Google\u2019s 2024 Oklahoma Impact Study reports statewide contributions but does not provide Pryor-specific tax receipts or job totals for the current expansion; local audited tax impacts were not found in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific public records were not located for local incentives, zoning/planning actions, and environmental permits (DEQ/OPDES/OWRB). Public documentation of grid upgrades/interconnection and rate impacts attributable to the expansion was also not found; multiple data gaps require local records and agency/utility filings.", "notes": "Google's Pryor data center has been operational since 2007. The latest expansion is part of major AI infrastructure buildout. Generated $2.2 billion in economic activity in 2024 alone.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Stillwater Data Center Campus", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Stillwater", "county": "Payne County", "region": "North Central Oklahoma", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "400-acre site; up to six approximately 300,000-square-foot data-center buildings, for up to 1.8 million square feet", "announcedDate": "2024-08", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Part of Google's renewable energy commitments in Oklahoma", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "City summary projects ~30 permanent jobs per phase; notes annual franchise fees of $2.25M per phase and estimated annual sales tax from construction; PILOT payments increase 1% per year for the first 25 years.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Zoning pathway and specific permits were not identified in the accessible public sources; community concerns were noted regarding water demand.", "notes": "Located at intersection of Perkins and Richmond Roads, north of former Armstrong facility. Part of Google's $9 billion Oklahoma investment. City Council considering agreement for first two phases.; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected full-build area and cleared cost-derived power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Project Anthem (Tulsa East)", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Tulsa", "county": "Tulsa County", "region": "Northeast Oklahoma", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Atmoss LLC; Meta", "operators": "Unknown (believed to be Meta Platforms)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 114.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "340 acres south and west of intersection of 11th Street and Creek Turnpike", "announcedDate": "2024-02", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Water concerns raised by community", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Project plan reports ~5,007 total jobs (direct/indirect/induced) and ~$3.3B total economic output during the construction period (IMPLAN-based estimate).", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Tif; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary documents retrieved for this task do not identify specific environmental permits, utility interconnection/grid-upgrade details, or recorded planning commission vote minutes; local concerns reported about water use, power impacts, and community benefits.", "notes": "Atmoss LLC withdrew a rezoning application for Project Anthem's roughly 375-acre second phase between East 11th Street South and East 21st Street South, east of South 193rd East Avenue. The first phase spans 340 acres, the second phase remained possible later, and the withdrawal was separate from Tulsa's temporary data center moratorium because the moratorium exempted Project Anthem's first and second phases. This does not cancel the tracked Project Anthem row or change its under-construction status for the first phase. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/developer-withdraws-plans-to-build-second-phase-of-500-acre-data-center-in-tulsa-oklahoma/; Date: 2026-04-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Project Clydesdale (Tulsa County/Owasso)", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Owasso", "county": "Tulsa County", "region": "Northeast Oklahoma", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Beale Infrastructure; Unknown hyperscaler", "operators": "Unknown (likely Google, Microsoft, Amazon, or Meta)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 643.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "506 acres of unincorporated Tulsa County land north of Cherokee Industrial Park, east of U.S. 75 between 76th Street North and 86th Street North. Investment estimated between $2-7 billion.", "announcedDate": "2025-06", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "unknown", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Will require 7 million gallons of water per day, raising environmental concerns", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public announcements cite \u201c100+ jobs\u201d. Project Plan provides projected PILOT allocations over the project life (e.g., Owasso Public Schools $37.3M\u2013$48.4M; Tulsa County general fund $14.0M\u2013$18.1M). Officials described the project as more than $3B in economic development.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Tif; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary documents for executed tax incentive agreement/clawbacks, interconnection/rate arrangements, and environmental permit filings were not located in the sources reviewed; project faced intense public opposition at the July 17, 2025 hearing with concerns about noise, water use, property values, and grid impacts; hyperscale tenant not publicly named.", "notes": "Tulsa County Commissioners unanimously approved in September 2025, creating four special incentive districts. Developer is Beale Infrastructure but operating company not disclosed. Likely one of four major tech giants. Strong community opposition due to water usage concerns (7 million gallons/day). Support from City of Owasso, Owasso Public Schools, and Tulsa Tech.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CoreWeave/Core Scientific Muskogee Data Center", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Muskogee", "county": "Muskogee County", "region": "East Oklahoma", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Core Scientific; Polaris DS LLC; CoreWeave", "operators": "Core Scientific", "tenants": "CoreWeave", "totalSquareFeet": 138000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1500.0, "itLoadMW": 70.0, "investmentUSD": 4000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Approximately 70 MW of critical IT load for NVIDIA GPUs, 30 MW for ancillary systems. Part of 500 MW contract worth $8.7 billion over 12 years.", "announcedDate": "2026-05-06", "constructionStartDate": "2024-11", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Designed for high-performance computing and AI workloads with NVIDIA GPUs", "economicImpact_jobs": 150.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 12000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Projected >$4B capital investment and ~$182M in local net benefits over the life of the project; supports 150 jobs with average salaries above $65,000; projects >$12M in property and sales taxes for local institutions.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources reviewed do not disclose detailed incentive terms, zoning approvals, or utility service/interconnection arrangements; industrial-park annexation and municipal fee disputes in the area indicate governance friction; air permit application (2025-0466-C) listed as in technical review as of 2025-06-23.", "notes": "Core Scientific announced a plan to scale its Muskogee campus to about 1.5 GW of gross power, or about 1.0 GW of leasable power, including an agreement to acquire Polaris DS LLC and its 440 MW gross-power position with OG&E. Core Scientific also said construction had begun on a second unleased 82.5 MW building, with initial delivery expected in Q4 2027, while the current leased 70 MW building was in final testing and commissioning for Q2 2026 delivery to its customer. [Source: 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; Date: 2026-05-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Polaris Technologies Bitcoin Mining Data Center", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Muskogee", "county": "Muskogee County", "region": "East Oklahoma", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Polaris Technologies Inc.", "operators": "Polaris Technologies Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 100000000.0, "sizeNotes": "42-acre site. Phase 2 expansion could double capacity to 400 MW, making it one of the largest cryptocurrency mining sites in the world.", "announcedDate": "2024-02", "constructionStartDate": "2024-02", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "other", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Relies on reliable power infrastructure in Muskogee", "economicImpact_jobs": 20.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Port Muskogee reported 20 technology positions for Phase I. Polaris press releases also reference 55 staff in Muskogee, 60 jobs, and plans to grow to ~200 (company assertions).", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Annexation dispute and related litigation involving Muskogee County, the City of Muskogee, and Polaris; reported concerns about noise and quality of life; uncertainty around franchise fee impacts from annexation.", "notes": "Located at Port Muskogee, John T. Griffin Industrial Park. Project Bifrost. Specializes in Bitcoin data center infrastructure. Expected to create 20 jobs. Construction began in early 2024. Company optimistic about Phase 2 expansion to double capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Cerebras Systems Oklahoma City AI Data Center", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Oklahoma City", "county": "Oklahoma County", "region": "Central Oklahoma", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cerebras Systems; Scale Datacenters", "operators": "Cerebras Systems", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 56250.0, "powerCapacityMW": 10.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Houses over 300 Cerebras CS-3 systems, providing 44 exaflops of AI compute, 1,400 trillion transistors, 315 million AI cores", "announcedDate": "2025-03", "constructionStartDate": "2025-03", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-06", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-09", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "Level 3+ facility", "sustainabilityNotes": "Direct-to-chip liquid cooling via closed-loop system. Every kilowatt-hour consumed is matched with renewable energy. Tornado- and seismically-shielded.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Oklahoma Commerce reported 100 employees at the site; The Journal Record also reported about 100 jobs. Cerebras said the datacenter had already created hundreds of jobs and would anchor longer-term engineering, IT, and operations roles.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The public launch on September 22-23, 2025 was roughly three months later than Cerebras' March 2025 target for the Oklahoma City site to come online in June 2025. Further expansion is subject to Oklahoma City's evolving data-center zoning and moratorium framework.", "notes": "Located on eastern side of Expand Energy's corporate campus at NW 63rd and Classen Blvd, in structure originally built for Chesapeake Energy. Opened September 2025, earlier than expected June 2025 launch date. Ribbon-cutting ceremony held in late September 2025. Part of Cerebras' expansion of six new AI data centers. Level 3+ computing facility with triple redundant power stations.; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected facility area, removed stale pre-upgrade IT capacity, and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Oklahoma City Data Center Expansion", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Oklahoma City", "county": "Oklahoma County", "region": "Central Oklahoma", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint LLC", "operators": "TierPoint LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 69000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 30000000.0, "sizeNotes": "30,000 square feet of net usable raised-floor space. Total TierPoint Oklahoma footprint: 130,000 square feet across multiple facilities. Largest commercial data center in Oklahoma.", "announcedDate": "2015", "constructionStartDate": "2015", "expectedCompletionDate": "2016-02", "actualCompletionDate": "2016-02", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "N+1 redundant power, ability to accommodate up to 30 kW per rack", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources reviewed did not provide project-specific permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax revenue estimates. Timberlake Construction was general contractor; Schneider Electric led mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work with United Mechanical Inc. and Osborne Electric Company.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Power-capacity figures conflict across sources: TierPoint's 2016 release reported 5,000 kVA total capacity; TierPoint's current page says two 2 MW standby generators at 4114 Perimeter Center Place while also saying totaling 8000 kW; Cleanview lists 8 MW; other third-party directories list 2 MW or 5 MW. No primary source reviewed states contracted critical IT load in MW.", "notes": "Located on TierPoint's 15-acre business campus in Oklahoma City. Completed February 2016. More than three times larger than TierPoint's first data center on campus. Carrier-neutral facility. Includes 10,000 square feet of business-continuity office space. TierPoint is largest commercial data center provider in Oklahoma, operating multiple facilities in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared modeled power while retaining operator-disclosed investment and area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "DAMAC/EDGNEX Oklahoma Data Centers", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": "Oklahoma (Sunbelt region)", "status": "announced", "sponsors": "DAMAC Group; EDGNEX Data Centers", "operators": "EDGNEX Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Part of $20 billion U.S. investment targeting 2000MW capacity across multiple states. Oklahoma is one of target states along with Texas, Arizona, Louisiana (Sunbelt) and Midwest states.", "announcedDate": "2025-01-07", "constructionStartDate": "TBD", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No specific sustainability details disclosed yet", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Oklahoma-specific economic impact study, job projections, or tax-revenue projections tied to a specific jurisdiction were identified in the provided research (as of 2026-02-05).", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project remains publicly unsited in Oklahoma; no jurisdiction-specific permits, zoning actions, incentives, utility arrangements, or construction milestones were identified in the provided research as of 2026-02-05. Reported investment and 500 MW capacity are labeled as project-database figures not corroborated by Oklahoma public filings.", "notes": "Announced at President-elect Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate January 7, 2025. Specific Oklahoma locations not yet disclosed. Part of expansion into eight U.S. states. Will support AI and cloud services for hyperscalers, AI players, and Fortune 500 companies. Four-year delivery timeline. Potential to double investment based on demand.; DAMAC/EDGNEX Oklahoma data centers; large Middle Eastern investment estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Meta Prineville Data Center Campus", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Prineville", "county": "Crook County", "region": "Central Oregon", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms (Facebook)", "operators": "Meta Platforms", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "11 buildings totaling 4.6 million square feet, Meta's largest US data center campus", "announcedDate": "2010", "constructionStartDate": "2010", "expectedCompletionDate": "2023", "actualCompletionDate": "2011", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.06, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "LEED-NC Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by 100% renewable energy including two Oregon solar projects. One of the lowest PUE ratings in the industry.", "economicImpact_jobs": 350.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Meta reports 350+ operational jobs and 1,000+ construction workers at peak; reporting highlights debate over foregone property taxes and school/local government funding impacts during long abatements.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Publicly accessible primary records (enterprise zone agreement/abatement schedule/clawbacks; zoning approval type and votes; project-specific DEQ permit numbers; interconnection and grid upgrade filings) were not located in the research sources.", "notes": "Meta's first wholly-owned data center facility. Supports 350+ operational jobs with 1,000 skilled trade workers on site at peak construction.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared unsourced power capacity while retaining operator-supported area and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Apple Prineville Data Center Campus", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Prineville", "county": "Crook County", "region": "Central Oregon", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Apple Inc.", "operators": "Apple Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Three buildings with third under construction in 2021", "announcedDate": "2012", "constructionStartDate": "2014", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2015", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Direct evaporative cooling with outside-air/free-air cooling for the majority of the year.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "200 MW power purchase agreement for Montague Wind Power Project in Oregon", "economicImpact_jobs": 35.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 150000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "AP reporting tied to the incentive deal cited at least 35 jobs and wages at 150% of the county average; no public impact study/audit found verifying performance over time.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key details remain unverified in publicly available records reviewed: zoning approval pathway and conditions, executed enterprise zone agreement text (including any clawbacks/compliance reporting), specific state/federal environmental permits, and any BPA interconnection/load service documents or rate filings.", "notes": "Supports iCloud service. Located at 1600 SW Baldwin Rd. Two buildings of eight pods each, about 700,000 square feet.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google The Dalles Data Center Campus", "state": "Oregon", "city": "The Dalles", "county": "Wasco County", "region": "Columbia River Gorge", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1450000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 7000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Fifth data center building (290,000 sq ft) approved in 2024 for $600 million", "announcedDate": "2005", "constructionStartDate": "2005", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": "2006", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.09, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Focus on renewable energy and water conservation", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 125000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "OPB reports property taxes discounted by 92% through agreements and $7.3M paid in 2025 (including community service fee). Columbia Community Connection reports projections of up to $125M in new property taxes and fees for a two-data-center package.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Water supply and disclosure controversy (drought/secrecy concerns), public debate over reservoir/water-supply expansion impacts on fish and wildlife, and limited availability of primary zoning/permit records in reviewed sources.", "notes": "Google's first data center, operational since 2006. Google reports more than $7 billion invested in Oregon since opening The Dalles campus. Whiting-Turner selected as contractor for fifth building.; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared cost-derived power and reconciled the narrative with Google's current $7B+ investment statement.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Amazon AWS US West (Oregon) Region - Boardman", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Boardman", "county": "Morrow County", "region": "Eastern Oregon", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 5632000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 15600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Multiple campuses in Boardman with dozens of data centers totaling about 20 facilities across Morrow and Umatilla counties", "announcedDate": "2011", "constructionStartDate": "2011", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2011", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "industrial cooling-water discharge; onsite wastewater pond storage proposed for PDX 154 until Port of Morrow off-site discharge infrastructure is available", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "95%+ renewable energy. Water recycling system enables up to 96% of cooling water to be reused for irrigation", "economicImpact_jobs": 80.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 850000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Sources describe projected jobs and investment for incentive applications/agreements: CREZ III enterprise zone applications cite $2.37B investment and 120 full-time employees per property across five sites (projection); SIP agreement cites 80 new permanent FTE jobs plus community payments/fees.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Utility transmission line routing opposition and PUC proceedings; incomplete public documentation in sources reviewed for final zoning vote outcomes (LUD-N-68-24), stormwater/water permits, detailed clawback language, and rate impacts/cost allocation for grid upgrades.", "notes": "Existing AWS US West (Oregon) Region Boardman row should be updated to reflect a 2026 Boardman expansion approval: Morrow County planning officials approved Amazon's PDX 154 land-use application at the 2026-03-31 Planning Commission meeting for another data center campus just east of Boardman Airport, with four data center buildings totaling about 816,000 square feet plus water, stormwater, wastewater, and septic facilities, subject to conditions for stormwater/wastewater mitigation and airport lighting impacts. Morrow County agenda listed Land Use Decision LUD-N-089-25 for Amazon Data Services, Inc. to site a data center campus on Airport Light Industrial land southeast of Boardman Airport and southwest of the Tower Road/I-84 interchange. [Source: https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/amazon-plans-another-data-center-southwest-of-tri-cities; Date: 2026-04-14]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the approved 816,000-square-foot PDX 154 expansion to the campus total.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Amazon AWS Hermiston Data Centers", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Hermiston", "county": "Umatilla County", "region": "Eastern Oregon", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Two data centers currently under construction in Hermiston. City annexed 800 acres for additional data center development", "announcedDate": "2017", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-07", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "AWS reported using outside air for most of the year and water for cooling about 7% of the year in Oregon; Hermiston water strategy uses aquifer storage and recovery for seasonal water supply.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "City materials describe an Aquifer Storage & Recovery (ASR) approach to inject treated potable water into a deep basalt aquifer; the City submitted an ASR license application in July 2024. The same staff report describes using unused winter capacity in the Columbia River-fed Regional Water System (RWS) to pump and store water for summertime use, with the stated goal of avoiding additional summer withdrawals during low-flow periods.", "economicImpact_jobs": 70.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "City enterprise zone materials report $1.4B investment for PDX138 + PDX245 with 500\u2013700 construction jobs and 70 permanent jobs. The same source describes an additional proposed PDX146 site at $700M with 400\u2013600 construction jobs and 30 permanent jobs.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific land-use approvals, building permits, DEQ permit records (air, stormwater, wastewater), electric interconnection/cost-allocation documentation, and project-specific PPAs/renewable procurement disclosures were not located in the sources reviewed; reporting also notes local infrastructure capacity pressures (electric and water).", "notes": "Hermiston City Council annexed 800 acres for data center expansion. Economic analysis projects 1,500+ data center jobs over next 20 years.; Part of 5.6B AWS Oregon investment; Hermiston expansion with 810 acres added 2025; 200 MW estimated for campus portion", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon AWS Arlington Expansion", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Arlington", "county": "Gilliam County", "region": "Eastern Oregon", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 17000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "376 acres purchased for $10 million plus additional 30 acres for $3 million at Port of Arlington", "announcedDate": "2024-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028+", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Columbia River water treated and cycled through facility for computer cooling, then sent to a lined pond for evaporation; ASR feasibility and well testing underway.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Port marketing materials reference redundant power and wind/fiber grid access; Avangrid announced an Amazon PPA tied to a Gilliam County wind project (Leaning Juniper IIA).", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Reporting suggests ~100\u2013120 permanent jobs; no public economic impact study or tax-revenue projection located for this specific expansion in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key constraints/unknowns include lack of public site-plan/building permit records located, NDA-related limited disclosure during land transactions, and broader Oregon large-load utility contracting/rate-impact disputes; project remains best described as planned as of 2026-02-05.", "notes": "Land purchased on mesa above Arlington in summer 2024. Could be many years until operational due to permitting and infrastructure requirements.; From DCD: 406 acres (3M land) on mesa above Arlington; part of 5B Oregon investment; power estimated for hyperscale campus", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Aligned Data Centers Hillsboro Campus (PDX-01/PDX-02)", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Hillsboro", "county": "Washington County", "region": "Portland Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 650000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 108.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "PDX-01: 72 MW with 12 6MW data halls; PDX-02: 36 MW. 27-acre campus with 120 MW utility capacity", "announcedDate": "2023-01-10", "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "Tier III design target", "sustainabilityNotes": "Patented Delta\u00b3 cooling technology with waterless heat rejection. 100% renewable options via Portland General Electric", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs or tax revenue figures located. Oregon Enterprise Zone positioning indicates potential property-tax abatement for qualifying facilities, equipment, and employment.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Interconnection constraints threatened multi-year delays; project-specific capex, permits, incentive agreement, operational date, PDX-02 status, and power agreement remain open questions. Citywide Hillsboro data-center policy and Enterprise Zone incentive review was active in 2026.", "notes": "Located at NE 30th Ave. & NE Evergreen Rd. No state, city, or county sales taxes. Oregon Enterprise Zone offers property tax abatement for up to 5 years.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained 108 MW as IT load and cleared duplicate facility power and modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "QTS Hillsboro Data Center Campus", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Hillsboro", "county": "Washington County", "region": "Portland Metro", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "QTS Realty Trust", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": "Facebook/Meta", "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1750000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Five buildings totaling 1.5 million square feet planned. Hillsboro 3 will have 100+ MW capacity on 46-acre campus", "announcedDate": "2015", "constructionStartDate": "2016", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2020", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "indirect air-side economizer cooling", "certifications": "HITRUST CSF; ISO 27001; PCI DSS; SOC 1; SOC 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "Oregon DEQ Cleaner Air Oregon program materials and an ACDP application cover diesel-fired emergency generators (four units) with operating limits and reporting conditions; CAO risk assessment results were within health standards with acute risk at the action level and permit conditions.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 22590000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Washington County tax roll reports 2025 real market value of $2.47B for the QTS property; improvements indicate phased build-out (2019, 2022, and additional improvements recorded in 2023).", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps in the reviewed sources include missing project-specific enterprise-zone agreements/clawbacks, zoning approval/vote records, utility interconnection/rate filings, and site-specific water/stormwater permitting documentation.", "notes": "HIL1: 158,000 sq ft, 24 MW at 4951 NE Huffman St. HIL2: Four buildings at 4755 NE Huffman St. HIL3: 100 MW at 5419 NE Starr Blvd. Facebook/Meta is lead tenant. Network Access Point of the Pacific Northwest.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "T5 Data Centers Portland Campus", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Hillsboro", "county": "Washington County", "region": "Portland Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": "Flexential", "totalSquareFeet": 620000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 54.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "46-acre campus totaling 620,000 square feet; two expansion buildings totaling 496,000 square feet and 54 MW of critical capacity are operational", "announcedDate": "2014", "constructionStartDate": "2020", "expectedCompletionDate": "2015", "actualCompletionDate": "2015", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.4, "waterCooling": "High-efficiency indirect evaporative cooling in original design; current air and liquid cooling systems with liquid-ready infrastructure.", "certifications": "Original plan described a LEED-certified facility; 2014 campus built to LEED Silver specification; first building designed to Tier III+ standards.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Founding member of Infrastructure Masons Climate Accord. Energy-efficient Hillsboro location.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Oregon enterprise-zone data reports 394 Pacific DCP LLC / T5 Data Center with $26,092,340 in exempted real market value and $444,585 in tax savings for the 2021-2022 reporting year. Good Jobs First lists a 2017 Enterprise Zone Program subsidy value of $544,531 and five jobs/training slots. No project-specific construction jobs, permanent jobs, or projected tax revenue were disclosed in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": 544531.0, "challenges": "Key research gaps include property/deed records for 4915 and 4975 NE Starr Boulevard, Hillsboro permit records, underlying Oregon DEQ/NPDES records, backup-generator air permits, possible 2026 enterprise-zone applications, PGE service or interconnection documents, and the identity of the unnamed Fortune 100 tenant.", "notes": "Located at 3145 NE Brookwood Parkway. Tier 3 Equivalent. 80,000 sq ft raised floor. Partnership with Flexential for major expansion.; QA 2026-07-19: Marked the expansion operational, classified 54 MW as critical IT capacity, and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Flexential Hillsboro Data Center Campus", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Hillsboro", "county": "Washington County", "region": "Portland Metro", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": "CoreWeave; unnamed Hillsboro 4 customers", "totalSquareFeet": 1200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 140.3, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 945000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Six facilities planned. Hillsboro 6: 350,000 sq ft, 27 MW. Hillsboro 5: 358,000 sq ft, 36 MW under construction", "announcedDate": "2025-09-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.4, "waterCooling": "Liquid-ready high-density cooling capabilities; Flexential company-level design statement says 4th- and 5th-generation data centers are designed with WUE of zero, low PUEs in the 1.25-1.40 range, Energy Star efficiency-rated UPS systems, and NextGen SuperCRAC cooling.", "certifications": "ENERGY STAR", "sustainabilityNotes": "Hillsboro 3 is described with liquid-cooling efficiency and high-density capabilities; Hillsboro 5 is liquid-ready for AI/ML workloads up to 80+ kW per cabinet; Hillsboro 6 is marketed as supporting up to 150+ kW per rack with target 1.4 PUE. No building-level WUE verification was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No campus-wide economic impact figures were found. Public controversy in Hillsboro included concerns about low permanent employment and wage requirements for data centers generally.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public scrutiny and controversy over Hillsboro data-center enterprise-zone tax abatements; unresolved public gaps include campus-wide investment value, purchase price for Hillsboro 4/5, building-permit numbers, zoning approvals, signed enterprise-zone agreements, PGE interconnection documents, building-level water use, and tenant roster beyond CoreWeave and unnamed fully leased customers.", "notes": "Flexential announced on 2026-05-28 that it closed the acquisition of its Hillsboro 4 and Hillsboro 5 data centers, calling it the largest real estate transaction in company history. The release lists Hillsboro 1 at 5.3 MW, Hillsboro 2 at 18 MW, Hillsboro 3 at 36 MW, Hillsboro 4 at 18 MW, and Hillsboro 5 at 36 MW, and notes plans for Hillsboro 6. Flexential's 2025-09-04 release said Hillsboro 6 is a planned 350,000-square-foot, two-story data center expected to support 27 MW. Current named-campus capacity is 140.3 MW including Hillsboro 6; no transaction value was disclosed. [Source: https://www.flexential.com/resources/press-release/flexential-secures-strategic-real-estate-ownership-hillsboro-oregon; Date: 2026-05-28]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Sabey Data Centers Umatilla Campus (SDC Umatilla)", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Umatilla", "county": "Umatilla County", "region": "Eastern Oregon", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Sabey Data Centers; National Real Estate Advisors", "operators": "Sabey Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 714540.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": 100.0, "investmentUSD": 520000000.0, "sizeNotes": "60-acre campus supporting 100+ MW of critical IT load", "announcedDate": "2023-09-14", "constructionStartDate": "2025-Q1", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; enterprise; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.25, "waterCooling": "Free cooling much of the year, energy-efficient HVAC, and liquid-cooling compatibility for high-density deployments; no quantified water design found.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Will procure carbon-free energy to meet net-zero target by 2029, 11 years ahead of Oregon's 2040 renewable energy target", "economicImpact_jobs": 10.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 115000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Enterprise-zone reporting states a requirement of at least 10 full-time employees at \u2265130% of county average wages. City of Umatilla police station bond FAQ references approximately $1.2M/year in payments from data centers (not project-specific) plus a lump-sum payment over agreement terms.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited availability of primary documents in public sources (e.g., executed enterprise-zone agreement, land-use approval records, utility interconnection documents, environmental permits).", "notes": "Hyper-efficient design for dense hyperscale and enterprise deployments. Multiple diverse connectivity solutions with proximity to west coast subsea cables. Low latency to West Coast metro areas.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Crane Data Centers Forest Grove Campus (PDX01)", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Forest Grove", "county": "Washington County", "region": "Portland Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Crane Data Centers; Principal Asset Management", "operators": "Crane Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 357500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "35-acre site. Two buildings: Building 1 - 178,750 sq ft (45 ft height), Building 2 - 178,750 sq ft (70 ft height)", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.3, "waterCooling": "Air-based cooling for Phase 1; original 2023 concept referenced recycled water for cooling.", "certifications": "Designed for LEED certification", "sustainabilityNotes": "Sustainable technologies with redundant power transmission feeds providing access to renewable energy", "economicImpact_jobs": 2.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Oregon enterprise-zone dataset lists two anticipated new jobs. No construction-job estimate or tax-revenue projection was identified.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community opposition and two local land-use appeals; unresolved public-record gaps around utility agreements, environmental agency approvals, and inconsistent public square-footage figures.", "notes": "Located at 2975 Heather Street. Approved by Planning Commission 4-2 vote on September 3, 2024 after appeal. Ready for service 2026 to support AI and ML workload needs. CEO Matt Pfile previously spent 12 years at Google. Phased construction approach.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Fortune Data Centers (Infomart) Hillsboro", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Hillsboro", "county": "Washington County", "region": "Portland Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Fortune Data Centers; Infomart Data Centers", "operators": "Infomart Data Centers", "tenants": "LinkedIn", "totalSquareFeet": 240000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 24.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 140000000.0, "sizeNotes": "15-acre site. Single-story building with mezzanine deck, 2-story office space", "announcedDate": "2011", "constructionStartDate": "2012", "expectedCompletionDate": "2016", "actualCompletionDate": "2013", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.16, "waterCooling": "full economization mode", "certifications": "LEED-Gold; ISO 9000; PCI", "sustainabilityNotes": "99% efficient UPS. PUE of 1.16 in full economization mode", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific public calculation of abatement value, exempted property value, Community Service Fee payments, permanent jobs, or construction jobs was located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, project-specific litigation, active construction delay, project-specific environmental permit record, current named tenant list beyond historical LinkedIn references, current PPA, project-specific water-use disclosure, or project-specific enterprise-zone dollar value was located.", "notes": "Located at 21515 NW Evergreen Pkwy. Tier III facility. Fortune Data Centers merged with Dallas Infomart in 2014, rebranded as Infomart Data Centers. Attracted by Oregon climate and tax benefits.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "EdgeConneX Portland Data Center Campus", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Hillsboro", "county": "Washington County", "region": "Portland Metro", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "EdgeConneX", "operators": "EdgeConneX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "POR01: 3 MW, POR02: 6 MW, POR03: 21 MW (planned for 2025). Total 30+ MW across campus", "announcedDate": "2015", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "edge; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Redundant cooling with 30-inch raised/under-floor forced-air plenums and N+1 CRAC units in separate suites.", "certifications": "ENERGY STAR", "sustainabilityNotes": "ENERGY STAR certified for POR01 and POR02", "economicImpact_jobs": 4.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Oregon enterprise-zone file lists four anticipated new jobs and nine existing employees for EdgeConneX, Inc. in the Hillsboro Enterprise Zone.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, tenant announcement, litigation, completed POR03/POR04 delivery notice, project-specific interconnection/PPA filing, full POR03/POR04 completion schedule, or project-specific water-use disclosure was located. Capacity figures differ across EdgeConneX company materials and DataCenter.fyi tracker records and should not be summed without record-level reconciliation.", "notes": "POR01: 6327 NE Evergreen Pkwy Bldg C, Suite C-300. POR02: 6397 NE Evergreen Pkwy Bldg A. Tier-3 designed facilities. Cloud on-ramps for AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, Google Cloud Interconnect. Network providers: CenturyLink, Zayo, Comcast Business, Wave, Telia, Verizon.; QA 2026-07-18: Confirmed the 30 MW campus total from operator specifications and removed a stale generic investment annotation.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "H5 Data Centers Portland", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Portland", "county": "Multnomah County", "region": "Portland Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "H5 Data Centers", "operators": "H5 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 42000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2015", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2016", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 CRAC cooling", "certifications": "ISO 27001; PCI DSS; SOC 2 Type 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "No public source reviewed disclosed facility water use, water withdrawal, water-utility agreement, cooling-water arrangement, water-usage-effectiveness figure, renewable-energy commitment, or PUE target. H5 describes CRAC cooling and does not identify evaporative cooling or a water-intensive cooling system.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Portland-specific capital investment, permanent jobs, construction jobs, tax revenue, acquisition price, or project-specific cost-benefit analysis was disclosed in reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key issues are evidence gaps around IT load, utility capacity, investment, tenants, real-estate ownership or leasehold status, water use, and underlying city permits, plus a 2023 Oregon DEQ civil penalty for operating the diesel generator without valid ACDP coverage after permit-transfer issues.", "notes": "Located at 1233 NW 12th Avenue, downtown Portland. 12 miles from Portland International Airport. 8 on-net providers with dark fiber and 100 Gbps options. Access to Northwest Access Exchange (NWAX) to peer with 100+ networks. No state sales taxes. Acquired from Vxchnge in January 2022.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained operator-listed building area and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Web Services AI Innovation Campuses", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Salem Township; Falls Township; Kline Township", "county": "Luzerne County; Bucks County; Schuylkill County", "region": "Northeastern Pennsylvania", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services; Amazon", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": "Amazon Web Services", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Salem Township: 1,200-acre campus with 15 planned data centers co-located with Susquehanna nuclear plant. Falls Township: Campus at former U.S. Steel mill site (Keystone Trade Center). Total investment across both sites.", "announcedDate": "2025-06-09", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Salem Township data center draws electricity from Susquehanna Steam Electric Station nuclear power plant. Talen Energy sold 960MW nuclear-powered data center campus to Amazon for $650 million. Falls Township initially draws from electrical grid.", "economicImpact_jobs": 1250.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Pennsylvania announcement projects 1,250 jobs statewide and $20B investment; local meeting minutes discussed potential increases in earned-income tax and property tax base as projections, not confirmed outcomes.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Grant; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary records reviewed did not include signed local incentive agreements (e.g., LERTA/PILOT) or DEP permit files; FERC scrutiny of amended interconnection service agreement related to co-located load at Susquehanna suggests potential interconnection/regulatory risk.", "notes": "DCD's July 2026 Pennsylvania market review says Amazon is known to be developing around Salem Township, Falls Township, and Kline Township, with further reported interest in Banks Township. It also says some first buildings are reportedly vertical and nearing operation in Salem and Falls, while the 346-acre Kline site could include ten data center buildings totaling about 2.5 million square feet. The listed 1,920 MW and $20 billion remain the canonical figures for the Salem/Falls statewide investment; Kline/Banks capacity and investment are not separately confirmed in the cited source. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/pennsylvanias-appalachian-appeal/; Date: 2026-07-02]; QA 2026-07-19: Replaced zero-area sentinel with unknown and cleared an unsupported multi-campus power aggregate.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Pennsylvania Digital I (PAX)", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Carlisle", "county": "Cumberland County", "region": "Central Pennsylvania", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Pennsylvania Data Center Partners; PowerHouse Data Centers", "operators": "Pennsylvania Data Center Partners; PowerHouse Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1350.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 15000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "1.35 GW capacity with expandability up to 1.8 GW. Three data center campuses, each featuring six buildings and dedicated 450 MW substation.", "announcedDate": "2025-07-15", "constructionStartDate": "2025-11-28", "expectedCompletionDate": "2032-06-07", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "evaporative cooling during peak thermal conditions", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Project website says no cooling or process water will be discharged into Conodoguinet Creek and that the site design preserves the existing forested creek buffer. Pennsylvania GRID standards may apply to Commonwealth support, but no PAX-specific GRID certificate or GRID Ready Report was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 65000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer press release projects more than $65M in direct tax revenue: $45M+ to Cumberland Valley School District, $10M+ to Middlesex Township, and $10M+ to Cumberland County; jobs described qualitatively (high-skilled employment in construction/engineering/related fields) without counts.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Conflicting/ambiguous public status statements (labeled 'under construction' while also stating construction anticipated to begin in the near future); limited access to primary local records (township document archive inaccessible) and lack of publicly identified project-specific environmental permits and utility interconnection filings.", "notes": "Announced at Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit before President Donald Trump. Located in Northeast's emerging AI corridor. Expected to generate over $65 million in direct tax revenue.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TECfusions Keystone Connect", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Upper Burrell", "county": "Westmoreland County", "region": "Western Pennsylvania", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "TECfusions", "operators": "TECfusions", "tenants": "TensorWave", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 3000.0, "itLoadMW": 3000.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "1,395 acres (former Alcoa R&D campus). 3 GW capacity planned over six years. 12 MW immediately available, 1 GW already leased.", "announcedDate": "2025-01-14", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2031", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop water cooling; direct liquid cooling for AI/HPC deployments", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "On-site natural gas power generation with dual utility and microgrid capabilities. Exploring options to export excess power to local grid.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Company release claims the project aims to create \u201cthousands of high-quality jobs,\u201d but no independent impact study or tax revenue projection was located in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Grant", "incentives_value": 2000000.0, "challenges": "Limited publicly posted local records: no project-specific zoning approvals/votes found in available township minutes through 2025; key permit documents, utility agreements, and incentive contract terms were not located in sources reviewed.", "notes": "Received $2 million from Pennsylvania's Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP). Already spent over $150 million on site prep. Expected to be one of the largest data centers ever constructed.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Homer City Energy Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Homer City", "county": "Indiana County", "region": "Western Pennsylvania", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Homer City Redevelopment; Kiewit Power Constructors", "operators": "Homer City Redevelopment", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 4500.0, "itLoadMW": 3700.0, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "3,200+ acre campus. Former coal-burning power plant site. Natural gas-powered delivering up to 4.5 GW.", "announcedDate": "2025-04-02", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Natural gas powered. Seven GE Vernova 7HA.02 hydrogen-enabled gas-fired turbines. EQT Corporation to supply natural gas.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public hearing testimony cited roughly 3,500 construction jobs; no verified tax-revenue projections or economic impact study located in reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 5000000.0, "challenges": "Local zoning/land-use approvals not located in reviewed public sources; incentive documentation not found for reported grant; interconnection studies, required grid upgrades, and rate impacts not located in reviewed sources.", "notes": "Brownfield redevelopment of former Homer City Generating Station. Critical infrastructure already in place including transmission lines to PJM and NYISO grids. First GE turbine deliveries expected 2026.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CoreWeave Lancaster County AI Data Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Lancaster", "county": "Lancaster County", "region": "South Central Pennsylvania", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "CoreWeave; Chirisa Technology Parks; Machine Investment Group", "operators": "CoreWeave", "tenants": "CoreWeave", "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 100.0, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Initial 100MW IT capacity scalable to 300MW. Former LSC Communications/R.R. Donnelley printing plants. 144 acres with 1.5 million sq ft industrial space.", "announcedDate": "2025-07-15", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled chillers and closed-loop water system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Purpose-built for AI use cases", "economicImpact_jobs": 175.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "CoreWeave claimed ~600 construction jobs and 175 permanent jobs. City estimates a $34.3M property transfer tax (one-time) and $2.5M in permit fees.", "incentives_type": "Cba", "incentives_value": 20000000.0, "challenges": "Zoning appeal and organized community opposition; Phase 2 land development review pending; water withdrawal permitting and interconnection details not confirmed in available public records.", "notes": "Sites at 216 Greenfield Road and 1375 Harrisburg Pike. 600 jobs during construction, 70 FTE at launch scaling to 175. Announced at Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit. May be largest single investment in Lancaster County history.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained the disclosed 100 MW in IT load and cleared the duplicate facility-power value.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Gouldsboro Data Center Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Gouldsboro (Clifton and Covington Townships)", "county": "Lackawanna County", "region": "Northeastern Pennsylvania", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "1778 Rich Pike LLC; Quantm Group LLC", "operators": "1778 Rich Pike LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 9000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 14250000000.0, "sizeNotes": "1,000 acres across Clifton and Covington townships. Up to 35 buildings, each up to 379,500 sq ft.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2034", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Developer counsel said the end user plans to truck in water for cooling and will not use groundwater or well water to cool data-center equipment; WVIA also reported a centralized well system for sinks, bathrooms, drinking water, and humidification.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "The project would need a GRID sustainability plan if it seeks Commonwealth support. Public sources reviewed did not identify a final PA DEP, PennDOT, federal NEPA, or air/water permit approval.", "economicImpact_jobs": 450.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "400-500 permanent jobs projected. Est. $60-85M/year net fiscal benefit to local government/schools.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Developer: 1778 Ridge Pike LLC. Zoning challenges in Clifton and Covington townships.", "notes": "Facing significant local opposition and zoning challenges. Settlement rejected by Clifton Township in September 2025. Located on both sides of Interstate 380 near Clifton Beach Road. Judge Family Estates LLC major landowner.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "York 2 Energy Center Data Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Peach Bottom Township", "county": "York County", "region": "South Central Pennsylvania", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Energy Capital Partners; Calpine Corporation", "operators": "Calpine Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 828.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Built on Calpine's 828MW York 2 Energy Center dual-fuel combined-cycle gas turbine power station.", "announcedDate": "2025-07-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by on-site natural gas power plant", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study or tax-revenue projection identified in township records or project announcements reviewed; project remains planned/early stage.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public disclosure of incentives, environmental permitting, and utility/interconnection details; community concerns about emissions and power reliability.", "notes": "Expected to create 2,500 construction jobs. Part of $90 billion investment in Pennsylvania's energy and AI infrastructure.", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Blackstone-QTS Northeastern Pennsylvania Data Centers", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Salem Township", "county": "Luzerne County", "region": "Northeastern Pennsylvania", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Blackstone; QTS Data Centers", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Multiple land sites secured throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. Investment includes data centers and natural gas power generation through joint venture with PPL.", "announcedDate": "2025-07-15", "constructionStartDate": "2028", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop cooling; QTS says the facilities will not consume water for cooling once operational.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "New gas-fired combined-cycle generation stations to power data centers under long-term agreements with hyperscalers", "economicImpact_jobs": 3000.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Jobs figures are projected statewide across Pennsylvania in connection with the announced digital and energy infrastructure build-out (including data centers). Construction jobs are described as ~6,000 annually.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Specific sites/municipalities are not publicly identified; as a result, site-specific incentives, zoning approvals, permitting, utility interconnection details, grid upgrades, construction progress, and community response cannot be verified from public records as of 2026-02-01.", "notes": "QTS acquired approximately 1,700 acres in Salem Township for a proposed data center campus near Talen's Susquehanna nuclear plant and Amazon's planned campus. QTS's project page describes a phased plan for 12 data center buildings across about 1,700 acres and identifies the project as a $10 billion QTS investment. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-acquires-1700-acres-of-land-in-pennsylvania-for-data-center-development/ | https://q.com/data-centers/salem-township/; Date: 2026-03-19; 2026-07-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Shippingport Power Station and Data Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Shippingport", "county": "Beaver County", "region": "Western Pennsylvania", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Frontier Group of Companies", "operators": "Frontier Group of Companies", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2700.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Former 2.7 GW Bruce Mansfield coal plant. New 900MW generation plus existing infrastructure. Will supply substantial power to collocated data center and 1+ GW to PJM grid.", "announcedDate": "2025-07-15", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Natural gas powered. Will use ~800 million cubic feet per day from Marcellus and Utica shales. EQT Corporation as natural gas supplier.", "economicImpact_jobs": 1000.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 13000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No independent economic impact study or tax revenue projection identified in reviewed sources; project remains in planning/approval stages.", "incentives_type": "Grant", "incentives_value": 100000.0, "challenges": "Conditional-use and variance hearings ongoing (2025\u20132026); PJM interconnection/load request referenced as withdrawn in 2025-01.", "notes": "300 permanent jobs and 15,000 construction jobs. Partner secured to build collocated data center for AI infrastructure. Brownfield redevelopment converting decommissioned coal plant.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "fifteenfortyseven Chester County Hyperscale Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "East Whiteland Township", "county": "Chester County", "region": "Southeastern Pennsylvania", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty; Green Fig Land Company", "operators": "fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 450.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Initial 100 acres, 2 million sq ft approved. Adjacent land available for expansion up to 5 million sq ft. Initial 290MW commitment, PECO to deliver minimum 450MW.", "announcedDate": "2024-01-16", "constructionStartDate": "2026-06", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Rooftop solar 7MW capacity scalable to 25MW. Carbon-free power access by 2025-2026. Reforestation project with 4,000 new trees.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Media reports indicate the campus could house up to about $6 billion in technology and estimate each building could cost about $300 million to build; job creation described as 'hundreds of jobs' but not independently verified.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": 10000000.0, "challenges": "Land development approvals and amendments in process; community pushback regarding scale, grid impacts, and environmental/health risks; site has Superfund cleanup history with ongoing monitoring.", "notes": "Strategically positioned between IT hubs Ashburn and New York. On-site Planebrook Substation less than 0.1 miles away. Lease options available for build-to-suit, powered shell and turnkey. Zoning approved for two 1 million sq ft data centers.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Three Mile Island Energy Supply", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Londonderry Township", "county": "Dauphin County", "region": "South Central Pennsylvania", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Constellation Energy; Microsoft", "operators": "Constellation Energy", "tenants": "Microsoft", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 835.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Nuclear power plant restart to supply 835MW to Microsoft data centers in four states. Not a data center itself but critical power infrastructure.", "announcedDate": "2024-09-20", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% carbon-free nuclear energy. Three Mile Island Unit 1 reactor (not involved in 1979 accident). Will be renamed Crane Clean Energy Center.", "economicImpact_jobs": 627.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 3600000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Constellation cites a Brattle Group study (commissioned by the Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trades Council) projecting ~3,400 direct and indirect jobs, $16 billion in Pennsylvania GDP, and >$3 billion in state and federal taxes; figures are projections and not yet realized.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": 1000000000.0, "challenges": "Verification gaps for local zoning votes/minutes (some links reportedly 404); specific DEP permit numbers/statuses not yet identified; interconnection agreement and grid upgrade costs not located in public sources.", "notes": "20-year power purchase agreement. Microsoft takes 100% of plant output. Expected to create 3,400 jobs and add 800+ MW carbon-free electricity to PJM grid. Pending NRC approval by 2027. Unit closed in 2019 due to unprofitability.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Crown Castle Providence - 235 Promenade Street (RI1)", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Providence", "county": "Providence County", "region": "Providence Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Crown Castle Fiber", "operators": "Crown Castle Fiber", "tenants": "Cogent Communications; HOOP7NETWORK; OSHEAN", "totalSquareFeet": 92107.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Carrier neutral facility with dual entrances for network diversity", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2007", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Redundant power infrastructure with UPS backup", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public directories still listed the facility under Crown Castle or Crown Castle Fiber in June 2026 despite Zayo closing its acquisition of Crown Castle's Fiber Solutions business on 2026-05-01; no facility-specific transfer notice was found. Permitting records, square footage, IT load, UPS/generator topology, cooling type, and utility arrangements remain unconfirmed.", "notes": "Formerly Lightower Fiber Networks. Located on major fiber trunk line with access to diverse network providers. Approximately 80,000 route miles of fiber support.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared generic modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Crown Castle Providence - 300 Carpenter Street", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Providence", "county": "Providence County", "region": "Providence Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Crown Castle Fiber", "operators": "Crown Castle Fiber", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 12023.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy; environmentally controlled and temperature controlled", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific construction investment, expansion budget, jobs, tax revenue, or allocable transaction value was found. Crown Castle acquired Lightower for about 7100000000 in 2017 and sold broader Fiber Solutions and Small Cell businesses for 8500000000 in 2026, but neither amount is allocable to this site.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Corporate ownership/operator attribution is in transition after Crown Castle closed the sale of its Fiber Solutions and Small Cell businesses on 2026-05-01 and Zayo completed acquisition of Crown Castle's Fiber Solutions business. Public facility directories still listed Crown Castle/Crown Castle Fiber for 300 Carpenter Street as of 2026-06-15, so facility-specific ownership/operator records require follow-up confirmation.", "notes": "Largest data center in Rhode Island by power capacity (1 MW).; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared generic modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Prov.net Providence 1 - 935 Westminster Street", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Providence", "county": "Providence County", "region": "Providence Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Provdotnet, LLC", "operators": "Provdotnet, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Combination of air-cooled and water-cooled solutions reported by Inflect; not verified by primary operator specification.", "certifications": "SOC 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "Only regional provider with a SOC 2 audited data center in Rhode Island", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific capital investment, permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax revenue estimates were disclosed in the public sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Facility-level power capacity is uncertain: Datacenters.com provides no Providence 1 power figure, Inflect reports 2.2 MW at 935 Westminster, and operator-facing public pages use broader 2 MW available or critical power language that appears to cover multiple facilities. No facility-specific construction phasing, permits, incentives, tenants, investment, or completion date were located.", "notes": "Leading regional provider of specialized data center and colocation services in New England. Located on densest concentration of dark fiber in Rhode Island with connectivity to Boston and Chicago hubs. Access to over 100 carriers including Verizon, Cox, Crown Castle, Hurricane Electric, and Cogent. 99.99+% availability.; Prov.net Providence 1; small regional colo; QA 2026-07-19: Retained listed facility area and cleared unsupported investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Prov.net Providence 2 - 1155 Westminster Street", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Providence", "county": "Providence County", "region": "Providence Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Provdotnet, LLC", "operators": "Provdotnet, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2007-05-14", "constructionStartDate": "2007", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2009-07", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "The facility is described as adaptive reuse of the former Crest Craft jewelry factory / Westminster Technology Center. No facility-specific renewable-energy, PUE, cooling, water, or certification details were found in the reviewed public sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources frame the facility around reuse of an older industrial property, dense fiber infrastructure, regional colocation, and local cloud / managed-services customers, but do not provide facility-specific jobs, payroll, capital-expenditure, or tax-impact commitments.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key research gaps include current operator-confirmed MW / critical IT load, UPS and generator configuration, cooling design, cabinet count, current lease / ownership relationship, City of Providence building, electrical, fire, zoning, and certificate-of-occupancy records, Rhode Island environmental or air-permit records, named tenants / customers, employment counts, capital expenditures, and any local or state incentive records.", "notes": "Part of Prov.net's regional colocation network with carrier-independent access to multiple providers.; Prov.net Providence 2; small regional colo; QA 2026-07-19: Retained the verified facility identity and cleared unsupported facility-specific scale and capex.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Prov.net Providence 3 - 304 Carpenter Street", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Providence", "county": "Providence County", "region": "Providence Metropolitan Area", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Provdotnet, LLC", "operators": "Provdotnet, LLC", "tenants": "Hurricane Electric; CCR; Cogent Communications; Irontrust Networks; ProvDotNet", "totalSquareFeet": 15000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 14000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "SSAE16 / SOC2 portfolio-level data centers reported by provider profile", "sustainabilityNotes": "No public renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, water-use volume, cooling-water source, reclaimed-water agreement, or sewer-discharge arrangement was found. Public cooling disclosure is limited to 200 tons of N+1 cooling.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public project-specific investment amount, employment estimate, or tax-revenue projection was found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources conflict on naming and capacity: the same address appears as Providence 3, PVD2, and PVD3; public square-footage figures include 15,000 sq ft, 10,000 sq ft total, and 6,000 sq ft colocation / raised-floor space; and power figures include a preferred corroborated 1 MW figure plus an uncorroborated 4 MW third-party listing.", "notes": "Part of Prov.net's regional colocation network in Providence.; Prov.net Providence 3; small regional colo", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Westminster Technology Center - Former Crest Craft Factory", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Providence", "county": "Providence County", "region": "Providence West End", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Lindsay Ahlborg; Edward Schultz", "operators": "Westminster Technology Center", "tenants": "HostTech Communications; Ironclad Business Solutions", "totalSquareFeet": 40000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "10,000 sq ft already hosting web hosting tenants as of 2007. Can accommodate tenants from 250 to 6,000 square feet.", "announcedDate": "1999", "constructionStartDate": "2005", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2007", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "climate- and humidity-controlled tenant space; chilled-water cooling system with redundancy listed for Prov.net PVD1", "certifications": "SOC 2 / SSAE 16 facilities described for the Prov.net / IronTrust portfolio", "sustainabilityNotes": "No public source reviewed disclosed renewable-energy procurement, PUE, WUE, water withdrawals, cooling-tower use, condenser-water arrangement, or municipal water / wastewater agreement for the 1155 Westminster Street site.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, economic impact estimate, or announced capital investment was identified. Providence open-data property records listed Steeltex Corp. ownership and assessed values of $1,878,700 in one dataset and $1,180,200 in another.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, material delay, hyperscale expansion, large-load proceeding, site-specific MW disclosure, major incentive award, litigation, or community opposition was identified. Main research gaps are local building/electrical/mechanical/fire/generator permits, current fee ownership or lease structure, site-specific utility service capacity, and whether early tenants remained or were absorbed into later operations.", "notes": "Adaptive reuse of 40,000 sq ft former Crest Craft jewelry factory purchased in 1999. Located on main fiber-optic trunk line in the city, making it highly desirable for connectivity. Converted to technology center offering data center and web hosting services.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained documented adaptive-reuse area and cleared modeled power and investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "University of Rhode Island Data Center - Tyler Hall", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Kingston", "county": "Washington County", "region": "Southern Rhode Island", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "University of Rhode Island", "operators": "University of Rhode Island Information Technology Services", "tenants": "URI departments; URI enterprise services; URI research-computing/HPC users", "totalSquareFeet": 2300.0, "powerCapacityMW": 0.16, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1120000.0, "sizeNotes": "90 tons of cooling capacity, 160 kVA UPS battery backup, 450 kW generator", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "research; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "central cooling; 90 tons of cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Climate-controlled environment with centralized cooling, fire suppression, and backup power systems", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact, jobs, tax revenue, or announced capital investment was identified for the Tyler Hall data center.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key unresolved data gaps include current RIDEM permit renewal status, present utility service capacity, actual peak IT load, whether the third-party 0.16 MW directory figure reflects UPS capacity or IT load, updated rack/cooling/PUE/WUE information, and whether future URI capital plans include Tyler Hall data-center modernization, relocation, or consolidation.", "notes": "Houses URI's HPC infrastructure including the Andromeda cluster (47 nodes, 1704 cores, 1.1 PB storage). Andromeda is transitioning to Unity HPC-AI system at Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in 2025. Provides secure environment with redundant power and cooling for research computing.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Berkeley County Data Center Campus", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Moncks Corner", "county": "Berkeley County", "region": "Lowcountry", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1300000000.0, "sizeNotes": "More than $4.5 billion invested since 2007; part of $9 billion 2026-2027 investment plan", "announcedDate": "2007", "constructionStartDate": "2007", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": "2013", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.1, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Supports local renewable energy projects", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Early reporting on the 2007 project cited ~200 jobs tied to a $600M investment and state job development credits; later phases cite additional investment (including a $1.3B expansion announcement in 2024), but no third-party economic impact study or outcomes audit was located in this research.", "incentives_type": "Income Tax Credit; Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key documentation gaps include missing publicly accessible FILOT ordinances/agreements (assessment ratio, term length, clawbacks), unclear local zoning vote records, and limited publicly available facility-specific environmental permit documents beyond the groundwater permit; the 2019 groundwater permit process drew substantial scrutiny and resulted in tougher conditions.", "notes": "Google's first South Carolina data center, opened in 2013. Location in Mount Holly Commerce Park. Part of ongoing expansion plans.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained project-specific investment and cleared modeled power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Google Pine Hill Business Campus Data Center", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Ridgeville", "county": "Dorchester County", "region": "Lowcountry", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 510000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Part of $3.3 billion Dorchester County investment announced September 2024", "announcedDate": "2024-09-26", "constructionStartDate": "2024-09-26", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Part of Google's commitment to renewable energy matching", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Job figures are reported for Dorchester County Google data centers / two campuses (Pine Hill + Winding Woods / Ridgeville and St. George), not uniquely broken out for Pine Hill.", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps noted in sources reviewed include missing vote counts in posted ordinances, unavailable full incentive agreement text (clawbacks/performance requirements), and unidentified stormwater/water-withdrawal permits and utility interconnection/grid-upgrade filings. Investment reporting varies between a $510M minimum in the county incentive ordinance and $2B for two Dorchester County campuses in later announcements.", "notes": "One of two new Dorchester County campuses. Will create 100 operational jobs and 600 construction jobs. Groundbreaking ceremony held September 26, 2024.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared modeled power capacity while retaining the project-specific investment figure.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Google Winding Woods Commerce Park Data Center", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "St. George", "county": "Dorchester County", "region": "Lowcountry", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 236.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1650000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Part of $3.3 billion Dorchester County investment announced September 2024", "announcedDate": "2024-09-26", "constructionStartDate": "2024-09-26", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Part of Google's commitment to renewable energy matching", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "County and economic development materials cite ~200 permanent jobs and ~1,200 construction jobs; no public economic impact study or tax revenue projections located.", "incentives_type": "Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public comments during state air permitting raised concerns about emissions and confidentiality/transparency; no lawsuits, formal petitions, or protest actions located in public sources reviewed.", "notes": "One of two new Dorchester County campuses. Will create 100 operational jobs and 600 construction jobs. Total Dorchester County project creates 200 operational jobs and 1,200 construction jobs.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Meta Sage Mill Industrial Park Data Center", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Aiken", "county": "Aiken County", "region": "Midlands", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "operators": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 715000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 800000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-08-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-03", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Electricity use will be matched with 100% renewable energy. Meta will work with local partners to add new renewables to the grid.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Project under construction; projections not yet realized.", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary county records (FILOT agreement/ordinance text/council votes) not publicly retrievable via stable URLs during the search; zoning entitlement path and environmental permits not confirmed in accessible records; transparency concerns reflected in SELC FOIA request.", "notes": "Meta's first South Carolina data center and 22nd US data center. Optimized for AI workloads. Will support 100 operational jobs and more than 1,000 construction jobs at peak. Expected operational spring 2027.; Approximately 200 MW; $800M+; 100 MW Silicon Ranch solar; Meta's first South Carolina facility; QA 2026-07-19: Removed stale modeled-power language and repaired malformed source notes.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "QTS York County Data Center Campus", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "York County (unincorporated)", "county": "York County", "region": "Upstate", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "QTS Realty Trust; Blackstone; Gilbane", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 8000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "400 acres purchased in July 2023", "announcedDate": "2023-09-19", "constructionStartDate": "2026-Q1", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Will utilize carbon-free power when feasible and leverage industry-leading, water-saving technology that uses zero water for cooling", "economicImpact_jobs": 12.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 2500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "County newsletter projects $2.5M/year in tax revenue and 12 jobs; investment described as the main benefit.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Pilot", "incentives_value": 200000.0, "challenges": "Primary documents (signed FILOT/incentive agreement, zoning/rezoning case files, site plan approvals, and environmental permits) were not publicly accessible/located during this research pass; details on zoning pathway, credit formulas, clawbacks, and grid upgrades remain unverified.", "notes": "A July 1, 2026 Commercial Property Executive report said QTS topped out the first facility at its Rock Hill/York County campus. The report described the project as a nine-building, three-phase complex, said the total value has grown from the initial $1 billion announcement to $8 billion, and said the first phase includes four buildings across 109 acres with the second phase expected to break ground in early 2027. [Source: https://www.commercialsearch.com/news/qts-advances-8b-data-center-project/; Date: 2026-07-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Camp Hall Hyperscale Campus", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Ridgeville", "county": "Berkeley County", "region": "Lowcountry", "status": "announced", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 45.0, "itLoadMW": 180.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "27.5 acres purchased; preliminary plan includes four buildings; build-to-suit options available", "announcedDate": "2023-07-31", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.3, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "DC BLOX announced a $265 million green loan for hyperscale-focused development, but the release did not allocate proceeds specifically to Camp Hall. Camp Hall is described as having infrastructure, permits, and entitlements in place and an environmental/workforce/technology focus.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Older Berkeley County Project Daybreak FILOT materials identified DC BLOX Inc. and described approximately $3.5 billion of anticipated investment and about 1,500 new full-time jobs, but the research treats that as broader DC BLOX / Project Daybreak incentive context rather than the current best Camp Hall campus estimate.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Infrastructure Support; Expedited Permitting; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, suspension, or delay notice was found through June 15, 2026. The project changed site and scale between the initial 27.5-acre, 45 MW announcement and the later 64.5-acre, 180 MW Charleston North plan.", "notes": "DC BLOX's third South Carolina data center. Purchased 27.5 acres from Santee Cooper for $4.8M (deal closed July 31, 2023). Connected to DC BLOX's $32M Myrtle Beach cable landing station. Serves as link in dark fiber route from Grand Strand to Atlanta via nine SC counties. Attractive for hyperscalers needing space and power for AI/ML applications.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Moc-1 (NorthMark Strategies)", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Spartanburg", "county": "Spartanburg County", "region": "Upstate", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "NorthMark Strategies; Valara Holdings", "operators": "NorthMark Strategies", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 850000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 457.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "608 acres; approximately 10 miles from downtown Spartanburg; on-site power generation planned", "announcedDate": "2025-04-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; research", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "On-site power generation planned to avoid additional demand on local power grid", "economicImpact_jobs": 27.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 15000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "State announcement projects at least 27 jobs and says the project will use regional businesses and suppliers for maintenance and operations.", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 70000000.0, "challenges": "Executed FILOT agreements/ordinances and state incentive documents were not located in publicly posted records; zoning/planning approvals not found in online county records; community groups raised enforceability and environmental justice concerns during air-permit review; permit revisions made after public comments.", "notes": "The project remains under construction, but June 2026 air-permit coverage materially updates the on-site generation picture: SCDES held a hearing on Valara/NorthMark's draft permit to add 11 natural-gas turbines, after an earlier permit for about 48 MW of generation. The SCDES fact sheet describes five 17 MW Baker Hughes turbines and six 54 MW GE turbines, or about 409 MW of additional turbine capacity; the 457 MW value is on-site generation capacity, not confirmed IT load. [Source: https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/06/25/live-public-hearing-held-additions-spartanburg-co-data-center-development/ | https://des.sc.gov/sites/des/files/2026-06/Valara%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf; Date: 2026-06-25; 2026-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "DartPoints Columbia Data Center", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Columbia", "county": "Richland County", "region": "Midlands", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "DartPoints", "operators": "DartPoints", "tenants": "University of South Carolina", "totalSquareFeet": 15000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2.5, "itLoadMW": 0.905, "investmentUSD": 87500000.0, "sizeNotes": "Part of 25+ MW expansion across multiple markets through early 2027; supports up to 120 kW per cabinet", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": "2025-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-Q1", "actualCompletionDate": "2010", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; edge; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "SOC 2 Type II; Uptime Institute Tier III Design references; 99.999% uptime SLA", "sustainabilityNotes": "Supports direct-to-chip liquid cooling and high-density air systems for AI and high-density compute", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Columbia-specific jobs, tax-revenue projection, or capital-investment amount was found. Immedion was described in 2010 as the first tenant in SCRA's Innovation Center, and the facility supports local enterprise, university, carrier, cloud, and internet-exchange use cases.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key data gaps and conflicts include no public Columbia-specific investment amount, no project-specific permits or utility agreements, no full tenant roster, conflicting operator and directory capacity/area figures, and no disclosed project-specific water or environmental permit data. DartPoints' portfolio page lists 8,200 square feet of data hall space, 2.5 MW utility power, and 0.905 MW critical IT load, while the individual Columbia page reports 15,000 square feet of raised floor and 2 MW utility power; Datacenters.com reports 10,000 square feet total, 8,561 square feet raised floor, and 0.405 MW of power.", "notes": "Located in South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) Innovation Center. Purpose-built expansion designed for AI and high-density compute. Hosts Bridge IX, the first public internet exchange in South Carolina (operational 2022).; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DartPoints Greenville Data Center", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Greenville", "county": "Greenville County", "region": "Upstate", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "DartPoints", "operators": "DartPoints", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 17000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 12.5, "itLoadMW": 8.7, "investmentUSD": 125000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Part of 25+ MW expansion; 17,000 sq ft added in 2022 expansion; supports up to 120 kW per cabinet", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2022", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2007", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; edge; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "SOC 2 Type II compliance; Uptime Institute Tier III Design", "sustainabilityNotes": "Supports direct-to-chip liquid cooling and high-density air systems for AI and high-density compute", "economicImpact_jobs": 10.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "State and company announcement cited 10 new high-tech jobs; earlier county incentive coverage cited 25 expected jobs.", "incentives_type": "Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public gaps include unavailable executed FILOT terms, building and site-plan records, utility interconnection records, environmental and water-service records, and post-November 2025 construction-start or opening announcements for the 88,000 sq. ft. expansion.", "notes": "2022 expansion added power room and electrical service entrance area for 17,000 sq ft. 2025 expansion focuses on AI-ready infrastructure. Part of DartPoints' strategy following Nova Infrastructure's majority stake purchase.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Applied Digital Toronto AI Data Center", "state": "South Dakota", "city": "Toronto", "county": "Deuel County", "region": "Eastern South Dakota", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Applied Digital", "operators": "Applied Digital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1815000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 430.0, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two buildings of approximately 907,500 sq ft each. Total investment estimate ranges from $10-16 billion including customer investments. Initial Applied Digital investment is $4.3-5.5 billion.", "announcedDate": "2025-04", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Cold climate reduces cooling costs and water consumption. Site selected near gas turbine and pipeline infrastructure.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 15500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Company estimate: ~200 permanent workers; 300\u2013600 construction workers during buildout. Minutes also cited Ellendale, ND as a comparative example, claiming local property taxes rose from ~$50,000 to ~$2,000,000 (not a Deuel County projection).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project contingent on state tax incentive legislation; county had no zoning framework at proposal time; as of 2026-01-30 the company had not purchased land or begun zoning/permitting.", "notes": "South Dakota Searchlight reported that, after state lawmakers rejected data-center tax incentives, Applied Digital Vice President Nick Phillips said the 430 MW, $5 billion Toronto-area campus \"doesn't make sense at this time\" and that the company's agreement on the land near Toronto was up for renewal soon and would be allowed to lapse. The company could revisit South Dakota depending on future elections and power availability. [Source: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/one-data-center-project-unchanged-while-another-doesnt-make-sense-after-rejected-incentives; Date: 2026-04-02]; QA 2026-07-18: Updated investment to the current $5 billion proposal figure and retained 430 MW only as IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Gemini Data Center Sioux Falls", "state": "South Dakota", "city": "Sioux Falls", "county": "Minnehaha County", "region": "Southeastern South Dakota", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Gemini Data Center SD LLC; Michael Anvar (Capital Gemini)", "operators": "Gemini Data Center SD LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "160 acres acquired. Site can support 500 megawatt power load. Would be first hyperscale data center in Sioux Falls area.", "announcedDate": "2024-12", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop cooling system planned (not finalized); city officials stated municipal water use limited to domestic purposes (not cooling).", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Site selected for excess power availability. South Dakota has 30% wind energy generation.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No published economic impact study or job/tax projections were located in rezoning ordinances or city releases as of Feb. 1, 2026.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Significant community opposition focused on large power demand and potential water/environmental impacts; post-rezoning site plan/building permits and any utility interconnection or PUC filings not yet public as of Feb. 1, 2026.", "notes": "Located approximately 1 mile south of Veterans Parkway exit for I-90, near intersection with Rice Street, just south of Xcel's Split Rock substation and Angus Anson power station. Site annexed into Sioux Falls. Could support 50-150 full-time positions. Potential to serve major tech companies like Amazon, Meta, or Google. Economic impact estimated at millions per year in property and sales tax. Michael Anvar is California-based family office investor in real estate, renewable energy, and technology.; QA 2026-07-19: Replaced zero/unknown area with null, retained the reported 500 MW site plan, and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Leola Data Center", "state": "South Dakota", "city": "Leola", "county": "McPherson County", "region": "North Central South Dakota", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Leola Data Center LLC; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.", "operators": "Leola Data Center", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 16320.0, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Would be the largest data center in South Dakota if built", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop 30:70 glycol:water immersion cooling, with the glycol/water solution air-cooled by low-noise fans", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Preliminary design uses closed-loop immersion cooling; estimated ongoing water use is about 4,000 gallons per month plus office water after an initial fill of about 200,000 gallons.", "economicImpact_jobs": 5.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Application projects 3 to 5 full-time-equivalent positions after construction. Estimated real-property improvements subject to McPherson County property tax were still being developed; MDU substation upgrades would be centrally assessed and benefit McPherson County.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Utility-provider assignment and ESA approval remain pending in South Dakota PUC dockets; county conditional-use approval was not documented in the reviewed record; target construction and operations dates have passed, so the project is delayed.", "notes": "South Dakota PUC docket remains pending as of the latest reviewed docket page, with June 2026 filings on Leola Data Center's renewed motion for summary judgment and July 2026 MDU responses still in the record. MDU's July 6, 2026 response says its understanding was updated on June 16, 2026: Leola Data Center would like to start civil construction in fall 2026, with initial energization in the second half of 2027. This updates older 2025 construction and operation targets; no Commission approval, construction start, or cancellation was found. [Source: https://puc.sd.gov/commission/dockets/electric/2024/EL24-027/MDUDR4070626.pdf; Date: 2026-07-06]; QA 2026-07-19: Retained the documented 50 MW proposal and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "SDN Communications Data Center Expansion", "state": "South Dakota", "city": "Sioux Falls", "county": "Minnehaha County", "region": "Southeastern South Dakota", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "SDN Communications", "operators": "SDN Communications", "tenants": "Hurricane Electric", "totalSquareFeet": 50000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 35000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Original facility 25,000 sq ft opened in 2012. Pod 2 expansion adds another 25,000 sq ft, doubling size. SDN owns 66 acres with room for two more 50,000 sq ft pods.", "announcedDate": "2021-09", "constructionStartDate": "2021-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-07", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-07", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Public sources do not disclose the cooling technology in enough detail to quantify water consumption. SDN states the facility uses temperature and humidity controls and is kept at 72 degrees. The site is described as beyond the 500-year flood plain.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public job counts, tax revenue projections, or precise capital investment amounts were found. All original real-estate suites had been leased by 2022, and SDN was seeking Pod 2 tenants.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources identify a longer-term site-buildout constraint: the 66-acre location cannot be fully developed until city sewer reaches the area. No cancellation, shutdown, or public delayed-expansion notice was found.", "notes": "Known as 'the bunker' with 12-inch thick concrete walls able to withstand F4 tornado (200+ mph winds). Located at Mark Shlanta Technology Park at 5300 North La Mesa Drive. Original facility fully leased since 2012 opening. Pod 2 expansion completed July 2024. Built in partnership with Journey Construction and TSP, Inc.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 50,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Sioux Falls East Data Center", "state": "South Dakota", "city": "Sioux Falls", "county": "Minnehaha County", "region": "Southeastern South Dakota", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint", "operators": "TierPoint", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 25000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 0.8, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 14000000.0, "sizeNotes": "25,000 sq ft raised floor space for colocation", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2005-11", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 HVAC units; CRAC-style mechanical cooling described by third-party source", "certifications": "Annual SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 2 + HITRUST, GLBA, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST SP 800-53 audits; ISO 27001 certification; ITAR registration; Data Privacy Framework registration", "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility is described as 1,473 feet above sea level and outside the 500-year flood zone; no renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, or water-consumption disclosure was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific construction cost, acquisition allocation, renovation budget, expansion investment, jobs estimate, or tax-revenue projection was found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, delay, major expansion announcement, organized opposition, litigation, project-specific utility special contract, or public incentive package was found in the sources reviewed.", "notes": "Located at 700 E. 54th St. N., Sioux Falls, SD 57104. Interconnected with TierPoint's Sioux Falls West and Omaha (Bellevue) data centers. Features 24x7x365 on-site security, two-factor biometric access, CCTV with 90-day retention. Meets SOC 1 & 2 Type II, SOC 2 + HITRUST, GLBA, and HIPAA compliance. A-side and B-side power distribution with 1MW generator and 48-hour minimum runtime. 100% uptime SLA.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 25,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Sioux Falls West Data Center", "state": "South Dakota", "city": "Sioux Falls", "county": "Minnehaha County", "region": "Southeastern South Dakota", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint", "operators": "TierPoint", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 25000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "25,000 total square feet; more than 4,300 square feet of raised floor space for colocation", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2012", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "TierPoint markets the facility with 100% uptime SLA, N+1 HVAC, environmental monitoring, and hardened weather-resilience features. No project-specific renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, or quantified water-use design was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No TierPoint- or CoSentry-specific project investment, jobs, or tax-revenue figures were found. SDN described the original La Mesa facility as multi-million-dollar, but the research cautions not to code that as TierPoint SFW investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public shutdown, cancellation, sale away from TierPoint operations, delayed TierPoint expansion, litigation-driven status change, organized opposition, or TierPoint-specific permitting challenge was found through June 15, 2026. The research flags uncertainty about legal ownership and lease structure, permitting records, utility service terms, and reconciliation of TierPoint facility figures with broader SDN site figures.", "notes": "Located at 5300 North La Mesa Drive, Sioux Falls, SD. Interconnected with TierPoint's Sioux Falls East, Omaha (Bellevue), and Omaha (Midlands) data centers. Same security and compliance features as East facility. Benefits from South Dakota's tax-friendly environment with no state or city income tax, making it attractive for banks and financial institutions.; QA 2026-07-18: Corrected raised-floor area and cleared generator capacity mislabeled as load plus modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Meta Gallatin Data Center Campus", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Gallatin", "county": "Sumner County", "region": "Greater Nashville", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "operators": "Meta Platforms Inc.", "tenants": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 1600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Campus spans approximately 900 acres with 12 data halls and 2 administrative buildings", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": "2020", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-11", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Direct air cooling with outside air and fan technology; water-efficient cooling that reuses water before wastewater discharge.", "certifications": "LEED Gold (target)", "sustainabilityNotes": "Supported by 100% renewable energy through TVA partnerships, with 530MW of new solar capacity added in Tennessee", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2020 state announcement projected 50 permanent jobs and ~1,000 construction jobs; Meta's 2024 update reports ~100 operational jobs and ~$1.5B cumulative investment. No public tax revenue or economic impact study found in this pass.", "incentives_type": "Pilot", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary document gaps: PILOT/lease agreement terms not located; original zoning/rezoning case files and meeting minutes not located; environmental permit documents not located; power capacity figures (e.g., 500 MW) not verified in sources found in this run.", "notes": "At peak construction, employed 1,100 skilled trade workers. Currently supports over 100 operational jobs. Originally announced as $800M investment, expanded to $1.5B+", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Montgomery County Data Center", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Clarksville", "county": "Montgomery County", "region": "Northern Middle Tennessee", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2015", "constructionStartDate": "2016", "expectedCompletionDate": "2019", "actualCompletionDate": "2024-11-06", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Partnership with Kairos Power and TVA to supply 50MW of nuclear power to data centers in Tennessee and Alabama by 2030", "economicImpact_jobs": 70.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No publicly released county cost-benefit analysis or tax revenue study located in accessible records for this draft.", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Underlying PILOT agreement and IDB approvals/resolutions were not located in publicly accessible records; reporting indicates confidentiality agreements limited disclosure. Zoning and environmental permit records were also not located in publicly accessible online sources as of this draft.", "notes": "Located at 1000 Boolean Dr, Clarksville, TN 37040. Ribbon cutting ceremony held November 6, 2024 with Governor Bill Lee.; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared a zero area, cost-derived power, and a statewide investment statement misplaced in size notes.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "xAI Colossus Supercomputer", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Memphis", "county": "Shelby County", "region": "Southwest Tennessee", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "xAI; MZX Tech", "operators": "xAI", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1563.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 12000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Houses 100,000+ GPUs (200,000 GPUs in Phase 2), dubbed 'gigafactory of compute' by Elon Musk. Investment figure is for new substation only.", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024-03", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2024", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Initially trucked water recycled through an internal closed-loop cooling system; proposed recycled-wastewater facility would supply industrial reuse water.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility backed by Tesla batteries for power stability. Uses natural gas generators.", "economicImpact_jobs": 500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 100000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "The Chamber says the initial phase will bring up to 500 quality, high-paying jobs. xAI says its facilities will create hundreds of permanent jobs and that expansion plans are expected to push local tax revenue above $100 million by the following year.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Active regulatory controversy over alleged unpermitted gas turbines, air permitting appeals, federal Clean Air Act litigation tied to a Southaven turbine plant alleged to power Colossus 2, unresolved water-reuse permit records, utility approval dependencies, and transparency concerns.", "notes": "A Tennessee General Assembly Fiscal Review Committee memorandum dated March 2, 2026 states that a second xAI-owned Memphis data center with planned capacity of 1,563 MW is expected to come online in 2026. The same memorandum separately lists xAI's existing Memphis data center at 280 MW, distinguishing the large planned second facility from the existing operating footprint. [Source: https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM2136.pdf; Date: 2026-03-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Evoque-Archer Nashville Campus", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Gallatin", "county": "Sumner County", "region": "Greater Nashville", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Evoque Data Center Solutions; Archer Datacenters", "operators": "Evoque Data Center Solutions", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Adjacent to Meta's Gallatin campus. 28.5-acre parcel with option for 32-acre expansion.", "announcedDate": "2022-05", "constructionStartDate": "2019-11", "expectedCompletionDate": "2020", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% renewable energy solution committed. Power from Gallatin Department of Electricity (GDE) and TVA.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources reviewed did not provide job counts or tax-revenue projections; no independent economic impact study located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public disclosure of local approvals/permits and incentives; long-term expansion tied to GDE/TVA transmission capacity updates; no post-2022 completion updates found in sources reviewed.", "notes": "Joint venture between Evoque and Archer Datacenters. Located approximately 35 miles from downtown Nashville. Archer purchased original parcel in 2018. Backed by Brookfield (Evoque parent company).; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared uncorroborated 5 MW IT load; retained disclosed 100 MW campus plan.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "RadiusDC Nashville I", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Nashville", "county": "Davidson County", "region": "Greater Nashville", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "RadiusDC; Blue Owl Capital Inc.", "operators": "RadiusDC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 102500.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 12.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located on 12-acre site in Trinity Hills area. Investment figure is land acquisition cost only.", "announcedDate": "2025-03", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling system that uses little to no water", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Enhanced cooling options for increased densities supporting core compute and scaled network applications", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic-impact figures were found; RadiusDC paid $5.175 million for the 2902 and 2906 Brick Church Pike properties.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, withdrawal, suspension, delay report, litigation, administrative appeal, contested permit proceeding, or enforcement action specific to RadiusDC Nashville I was found through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Located at 2902 and 2906 Brick Church Pike. Will be largest and newest colocation facility in Nashville proper when complete. Leasing begins 2H 2025.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained 12 MW only as operator-disclosed critical capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Tennessee 264 MW Data Center", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": "Tennessee", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "ENFRA; Meta Platforms, Inc.; Woolhawk LLC", "operators": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "tenants": "Facebook (Meta)", "totalSquareFeet": 1750000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 264.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Consists of four data centers with 36,100 tons of cooling capacity total", "announcedDate": "2020-08-12", "constructionStartDate": "2020", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2024-01", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Direct air cooling with outside air and fan technology; ENFRA reports 36,100 tons of cooling capacity", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Built to high standards of efficiency, reliability, and sustainability with advanced cooling systems", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public statements around the Gallatin data center\u2019s launch cite over $1.5B investment, ~1,100 peak construction workers, and over 100 operational jobs; however, the match to the ENFRA \u201c264 MW data center\u201d remains unconfirmed in primary sources.", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Tif; Grant", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary-source identification is unconfirmed: ENFRA\u2019s 264 MW Tennessee project does not name owner/operator/county, and the overlap with the Gallatin/Meta campus remains unconfirmed without permits, planning records, or an IDB agreement naming the operator.", "notes": "Project completed by ENFRA Solutions. Phased approach with advanced HVAC and cooling systems designed for high computational loads. Specific location not disclosed in public sources.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Chattanooga", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Chattanooga", "county": "Hamilton County", "region": "Southeast Tennessee", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": "Mohawk; EPB; Conversant", "totalSquareFeet": 8000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.0, "itLoadMW": 1.0, "investmentUSD": 10000000.0, "sizeNotes": "7,000 sq ft of colocation space", "announcedDate": "2019", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2019-09", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling; hot-aisle containment; 280-ton air-cooled chiller plant; 240-ton high-efficiency dry-cooler plant", "certifications": "Tier III marketed", "sustainabilityNotes": "Connected to Chattanooga's high-speed municipal fiber network (EPB Fiber)", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "DC BLOX reported more than $10 million invested locally by the September 28, 2017 grand opening, but no audited permanent-job, construction-job, payroll, or tax-revenue figures were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The main research caveat is classification: the public record supports a small Tier III colocation/disaster-recovery facility, not a Tennessee hyperscale or AI mega-campus. No public 2026 construction notice, new phase opening, materially larger Chattanooga campus announcement, cancellation, or delay was located.", "notes": "Located at 807 East 16th Street, Chattanooga, TN. Tier III certified facility. Carrier-neutral with connections to AT&T, Comcast, Charter/Spectrum, Cogent, Zayo, CenturyLink. Leverages Chattanooga's 'Gig City' municipal broadband infrastructure. Within 150 miles of Atlanta, Knoxville, Nashville.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Flexential Nashville - Cool Springs", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Franklin", "county": "Williamson County", "region": "Greater Nashville", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": "Tractor Supply; Healthspring; Lipscomb University", "totalSquareFeet": 80000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 8.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "80,000-square-foot facility with 8 MW of critical power", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2006", "expectedCompletionDate": "2014-11", "actualCompletionDate": "Unknown", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.4, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy, hot/cold aisle configuration, raised-floor cooling, cold-aisle containment, and multiple HVAC units are described in current and older facility materials.", "certifications": "HIPAA; PCI", "sustainabilityNotes": "Redundant UPS system backed by redundant 2MW diesel generators", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific announced investment amount, permanent jobs estimate, construction jobs estimate, or tax revenue projection was located. Peak 10's 2014 announcement described the new Nashville cloud cluster as a non-specific multi-million dollar investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, shutdown, major delay, litigation, or organized opposition specific to this facility was located. Main research gaps are the absence of a project-specific numeric investment amount, public incentives, local permit records, utility-service records, water-use data, and precise completion dates for the original 2006 building and 2013 expansion.", "notes": "Located at 425 Duke Drive, Suite 400, Franklin, TN 37067. 100% SLA on power, cooling, network and bandwidth. Carrier neutral facility with multiple Tier I providers.; QA 2026-07-19: Updated current facility area and critical IT load, cleared duplicate facility power, and removed modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Flexential Nashville - Franklin", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Franklin", "county": "Williamson County", "region": "Greater Nashville", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": "Unnamed large enterprise customer", "totalSquareFeet": 80000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 6.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Additional Flexential facility in Franklin area", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "Unknown", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Built-in liquid-cooling capabilities, N+1 cooling redundancy, and hot/cold aisle configuration.", "certifications": "HIPAA; PCI", "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, public WUE value, water-withdrawal estimate, wastewater agreement, generator permit, or emissions-control detail was located in the reviewed sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job count or tax-revenue projection was located. The 2021 Phase 3 expansion was reported as a 12,800-square-foot, $4.8 million project; the 2019 expansion included 10,000 square feet designated for one unnamed large enterprise customer.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No comprehensive public capital-investment total, original facility opening date, full original phase count, facility-level tenant roster, project-specific incentive award, primary utility agreement, local permit files, water-use data, environmental permit records, generator permit details, or zoning approval records were located. A third-party lower MW estimate conflicts with Flexential's current first-party 6 MW critical-power figure.", "notes": "Separate facility from Cool Springs location, also serving Franklin/Nashville market.; Flexential Nashville-Franklin facility; QA 2026-07-18: Added operator-reported facility area and retained 6 MW only as critical IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Flexential Nashville - Brentwood", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Brentwood", "county": "Williamson County", "region": "Greater Nashville", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 19150.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 1.49, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Flexential facility serving Brentwood/Nashville market", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "Unknown", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.85, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy and hot/cold aisle configuration; no water-specific cooling approach located", "certifications": "HIPAA; PCI", "sustainabilityNotes": "No public water-supply agreement, reclaimed-water arrangement, water-consumption estimate, cooling-water permit, wastewater agreement, stormwater permit, or renewable energy arrangement specific to the Brentwood data center was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Brentwood-specific announced capital investment, jobs, or tax-revenue impact was located in the public sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Source gaps include no Brentwood-specific investment amount, no named tenants, no current expansion schedule, no full municipal permit packets, suite-number discrepancies between Suite 25 and Suite 50, and capacity discrepancies between current 1.49 MW operator figures and older third-party 1.0 MW or 0.98 MW directory values.", "notes": "Part of Flexential's Nashville metro presence, serving enterprise colocation needs.; Flexential Nashville-Brentwood facility; QA 2026-07-18: Added operator-reported area, retained 1.49 MW as critical IT load only, and cleared unsupported investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Stargate Project - Abilene Campus (Oracle/Crusoe)", "state": "Texas", "city": "Abilene", "county": "Taylor County", "region": "West Texas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "OpenAI; Oracle; SoftBank; Crusoe; Lancium; Microsoft", "operators": "Oracle; Crusoe Energy", "tenants": "OpenAI", "totalSquareFeet": 4000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 15000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Part of $500 billion Stargate program; 8 buildings at full buildout", "announcedDate": "2026-03-27", "constructionStartDate": "2024-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-06", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Zero-water evaporation cooling system; natural gas turbines for backup; renewable energy integration planned", "economicImpact_jobs": 57.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 22600000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Minimum 57 FT jobs at $57,600 avg; Crusoe committed to 357 FT positions; ~2,000-5,000 construction workers", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary public records for abatements, zoning/permitting, interconnection, and environmental permits are not centralized or were not located in reviewed sources; some community concerns were raised regarding grid reliability, water usage, and compliance with earlier commitments.", "notes": "Crusoe announced an adjacent 900 MW AI factory campus for Microsoft at the Abilene Stargate campus, bringing projected full-site capacity to about 2.1 GW; land clearing is underway and the first building is expected in mid-2027. [Source: https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-announces-new-900-mw-ai-factory-campus-in-abilene-texas-to-support-microsoft-ai-infrastructure; Date: 2026-03-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stargate Project - Milam County Site", "state": "Texas", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Milam County", "region": "Central Texas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "OpenAI; Oracle; SoftBank", "operators": "Oracle", "tenants": "OpenAI", "totalSquareFeet": 548950.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Powered infrastructure for fast-build data center site", "announcedDate": "2025-09", "constructionStartDate": "2025-10-20", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop cooling; air-based cooling (reported).", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Sponsor reporting describes powering the Texas site with new solar generation and battery storage, and prioritizing minimizing water usage via closed-loop and air-based cooling.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Sponsor reporting states \u201cthousands of construction jobs\u201d and \u201cmore than 100 permanent roles,\u201d but it is unclear whether these figures apply specifically to the Milam County site or to a broader multi-site expansion.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public records in BoardBook agenda views do not include executed tax abatement agreements/addenda or detailed performance/clawback terms; project-specific building/environmental permits and utility interconnection/upgrade documents were not located in publicly accessible sources cited.", "notes": "Part of Stargate $500B program; one of 20 Texas sites planned; From OpenAI: Stargate 1.2 GW site in Milam County; SB Energy partnership; 00M+00M equity investment; total investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage Data Centers - Frontier Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Shackelford County", "region": "West Texas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": "Oracle America Cloud Services, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 3700000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1400.0, "itLoadMW": 1400.0, "investmentUSD": 25000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "1.4GW GPU compute capacity", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-H2", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop chiller / closed-circuit cooling system", "certifications": "LEED (pursuing)", "sustainabilityNotes": "Developer claims minimal water use via closed-loop chiller system; community concerns noted about initial local water draw.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 10000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer estimate: more than 5,000 individuals across construction and ongoing operations. Local reporting describes an incentive structure with $10 million per year payments to the county for the first 10 years, plus $150,000 per year in charitable contributions for 10 years; thereafter taxes paid at the tax rate for seven years.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public concerns and reporting focus on water supply and cooling-related water draw; incentive/abatement negotiations referenced via county agenda and local reporting.", "notes": "Largest single investment by Vantage to date; mega-scale campus [Hosts OpenAI/Oracle Stargate Shackelford County deployment; duplicate Stargate row removed 2026-06-10.]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Data City Texas", "state": "Texas", "city": "Near Laredo", "county": "Webb County", "region": "South Texas", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Energy Abundance Development Corp", "operators": "Energy Abundance Development Corp", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 15000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 5000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "50,000-acre site; world's largest behind-the-meter data center", "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% on-site green energy 24/7; initially natural gas, transitioning to green hydrogen; hydrogen salt dome storage facility", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources reviewed do not provide quantified job counts, tax revenue projections, or an economic impact study.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No local permits, parcel IDs, zoning case numbers, incentive agreements, or environmental notices were identified in the public sources reviewed; definitive zoning/permitting status depends on parcel-level records.", "notes": "Planned to be world's largest green-powered data center hub; 50,000 acres; 15M+ sq ft at completion; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "GigaPop Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Red Oak", "county": "Ellis County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Gigabit Fiber; Lincoln Property Co.; Tradition Holdings", "operators": "Gigabit Fiber", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 540.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "131-acre tract; initial 7,500 sq ft space", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025-Q1", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No construction/permanent job counts or tax-revenue projections were found in the zoning agenda/council minutes or the project press release reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No interconnection/utility agreements or project-specific environmental permits were identified in the publicly available records reviewed; incentives (if any) are not documented in the zoning/council record and require follow-up.", "notes": "Approximately $1B investment; 18 miles south of Dallas; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "PowerHouse & Provident - Grand Prairie Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Grand Prairie", "county": "Dallas County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "PowerHouse Data Centers; Provident", "operators": "PowerHouse Data Centers", "tenants": "Amazon Data Services, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 8500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1800.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "1.8GW switchyard planned on-site", "announcedDate": "2025-02-25", "constructionStartDate": "2026-Q4", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-05", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": 900.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Company estimate (as reported by Dallas Morning News): first phase could generate at least 5000000000 in direct construction; no public job or tax-revenue projections identified.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Tif; Grant; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 105056000.0, "challenges": "Project-specific incentives, interconnection/serving utility, and environmental permits were not identified in the reviewed public sources; linkage between the developer-reported 768-acre campus and the Goodland PD entitlement area is treated as an inference because zoning documents do not explicitly name the PowerHouse/Provident campus.", "notes": "Hyperscale campus with major power infrastructure; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "ECP & KKR - Bosque County Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Near Whitney", "county": "Bosque County", "region": "Central Texas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Energy Capital Partners; KKR", "operators": "Energy Capital Partners; KKR", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 700000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 190.0, "itLoadMW": 144.0, "investmentUSD": 4000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Total investment approaching $4 billion", "announcedDate": "2025-07-30", "constructionStartDate": "2024-12-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-Q4", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling system filled once every 15 years with trucked-in water", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Project representatives stated the 400 MW buildout would not draw down Lake Whitney; groundwater supply described as seeking well water permits from the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. No NEPA or state EIA found in the reviewed public sources; potential TCEQ stormwater/air and site-specific water/wastewater permits not located.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 70000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Bosque County officials projected the project would increase the county tax base by ~120% and generate about $70 million over 30 years for Bosque County, Clifton ISD, the hospital district, and other entities.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary project documents (signed tax-abatement agreement, commissioners court minutes/vote record, and site-specific environmental permits) were not located in the reviewed public sources; interconnection and grid-upgrade requirements were not documented in public sources.", "notes": "190 MW hyperscale campus", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne & Calpine - DFW10 Whitney Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Whitney", "county": "Bosque County", "region": "Central Texas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CyrusOne; Calpine", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 190.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Adjacent to Thad Hill Energy Center; first phase will exceed 190,000 square feet", "announcedDate": "2025-07-30", "constructionStartDate": "2024-03-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-Q4", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling system filled with trucked water stored in an on-site reservoir; not evaporative cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Public sources reviewed do not describe renewable energy commitments, PUE targets, cooling approach, or sustainability certifications for the Whitney campus.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 70000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Public announcements reviewed do not specify job counts or tax revenue projections for the Whitney campus.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "TDLR construction records show a county discrepancy (Bosque County vs. Hill County) across related filings; verification against site address and local records is needed.", "notes": "$1.2B infrastructure investment; powered by adjacent energy center; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared an unsupported full-campus area and retained the operator's disclosed first-phase minimum.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne DFW7 - Fort Worth", "state": "Texas", "city": "Fort Worth", "county": "Tarrant County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 70.0, "itLoadMW": 70.0, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Multi-building campus; scalable capacity", "announcedDate": "2025-04-04", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-02-22", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "CyrusOne and Eolian announced a collaboration to leverage existing high-voltage transmission infrastructure and substation capacity adjacent to DFW7 and co-locate with Eolian\u2019s Chisholm Grid BESS site (100 MW) to accelerate time-to-market and avoid lengthy interconnection queues.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No local economic impact study, job counts, or tax revenue projections were identified in the reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public hearings, petitions, lawsuits, or organized opposition were identified in the reviewed public sources.", "notes": "Initial IT capacity 70 MW; multi-building campus", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stream Data Centers - San Antonio III", "state": "Texas", "city": "San Antonio", "county": "Bexar County", "region": "South Central Texas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Stream Data Centers", "operators": "Stream Data Centers", "tenants": "Microsoft Corporation", "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": 200.0, "investmentUSD": 400000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Initial 300,000 sq ft; 334 MW CPS substation on-site", "announcedDate": "2024-06-26", "constructionStartDate": "2023-12-27", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Company materials claim zero-water-use cooling (WUE=0) and liquid-cooling readiness.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Company press materials say the project incorporated natural features and retained existing trees and floodplain; company materials also claim zero-water-use cooling (WUE=0) and liquid-cooling readiness.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job or tax-revenue projections located in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No documented opposition/support located in the public sources reviewed; if community comments occurred, they are most likely in City rezoning case files, Planning Commission minutes, or public hearing records.", "notes": "$400M investment; 1.5M sq ft at full build; 200 MW capacity", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Skybox Datacenters - PowerCampus Austin", "state": "Texas", "city": "Hutto", "county": "Williamson County", "region": "Austin Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Skybox Datacenters LLC", "operators": "Skybox Datacenters", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "160 acres; 6 buildings; company's largest campus", "announcedDate": "2025-09", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "High-efficiency air-cooled chillers with air-side economization, a bi-directional chilled-water loop, and in-row/in-rack cooling such as immersion or rear-door exchangers; closed-loop cooling discussed cautiously in regional Skybox coverage", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Marketing notes the site is in Oncor\u2019s deregulated power territory with access to renewable programs; no specific renewable commitment was identified in the provided sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "A 2025 news report (citing Austin Business Journal) states the full buildout could generate $4\u20135 billion in economic impact for Williamson County; no definitive job commitments were found in the development agreement or city materials accessed.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Grant; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Signed Economic Development Performance Agreement and formal tax abatement agreement/ordinance text not located in publicly accessible records during this pass; limited public information on job commitments, clawbacks, and detailed community input.", "notes": "600 MW hub; 6-building campus; largest Skybox facility", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Blueprint Projects - Taylor Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Taylor", "county": "Williamson County", "region": "Austin Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Blueprint Projects", "operators": "Blueprint Projects", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 135000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 60.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "52-acre parcel; 3 construction phases over 10 years", "announcedDate": "2024-07-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling (minimal water use)", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "City-commissioned HDR environmental impact study summary: grid power with diesel backup generators; noise mitigation (enclosures/berms); closed-loop cooling with minimal water use; stormwater detention requirements; generator emissions governed by TCEQ.", "economicImpact_jobs": 5.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 30000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "City estimates up to 30000000 in additional city revenue over 10 years; school district projects up to 20000000 in benefits. City notes the project does not expect many employees; secondary reporting lists a minimum of 5 jobs to qualify for incentives.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Construction status not independently verified in publicly searchable sources reviewed; litigation over a deed restriction (dismissed with planned appeal); primary agreement and permit documents not located in the reviewed sources.", "notes": "Up to $1B investment over 10 years; northeast of Austin; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google - Midlothian Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Midlothian", "county": "Ellis County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 260000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 86.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "375-acre tract in Railport Business Park", "announcedDate": "2019-06-14", "constructionStartDate": "2019-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-03-31", "actualCompletionDate": "2020", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Renewable energy powered; part of Google Cloud Region", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Tax-abatement agreement requires at least $500,000,000 in capital investment and 40 qualifying jobs by end of year five. Google announcement stated a $600M investment and 'hundreds of construction jobs' (not quantified).", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Residents raised concerns/questions about property values, infrastructure, internet service quality, and limited permanent job count; officials expressed support; public hearings held for zoning and reinvestment-zone actions.", "notes": "First Google data center in Texas; $600M investment; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google - Red Oak Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Red Oak", "county": "Ellis County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 170594.0, "powerCapacityMW": 86.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": "166 acres at FM-664 and State Highway 342", "announcedDate": "2023-08", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-05-15", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-05-15", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "375MW in solar PPAs signed", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact study or jobs/tax projections found in the reviewed city archive documents; TDLR provides cost and size but not job counts or tax projections.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public records reviewed did not include incentive agreements, environmental permits, or utility interconnection/rate filings; key items may exist in separate EDC/IDC contract files, county records, utility filings, or other databases not identified in this pass.", "notes": "Second Texas data center; part of $1B+ Texas investment; Google Cloud Region designation; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta - Fort Worth Data Center Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Fort Worth", "county": "Tarrant County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": "Facebook, Inc.; Meta Platforms, Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 2600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 214.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "5 data centers at 4500 Like Way", "announcedDate": "2015", "constructionStartDate": "2015", "expectedCompletionDate": "2023", "actualCompletionDate": "2017", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "100% clean and renewable energy; water-efficient cooling; contributed to 1,919 MW new renewable energy in Texas", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Meta reported >150 employees on site as of Dec. 2020; DPR reports 200+ permanent operational jobs upon completion. Meta reports >1,200 construction workers at peak. County abatement records include job targets for certain abatements/phases.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Grant; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited publicly identified zoning case files and utility interconnection/PPA documents in reviewed sources; ongoing regulatory activity via a TCEQ Title V air permit application as of 2026-01-14.", "notes": "$1.5B invested over 9 years; 5 buildings spanning 2.6M sq ft; 100% renewable energy; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta - Temple Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Temple", "county": "Bell County", "region": "Central Texas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 800000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2022-04", "constructionStartDate": "2022", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% renewable energy; water-efficient cooling; AI-optimized design", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "1200 construction jobs; 100 permanent jobs", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 8000000.0, "challenges": "Construction paused on 2022-12-02 and later resumed/ramped up around October 2023; primary-source incentive and permitting records were not located in this review.", "notes": "$800M hyperscale facility; construction resumed with AI-optimized design after 2022 pause; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft - San Antonio Data Center Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "San Antonio", "county": "Bexar County", "region": "South Central Texas", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 245000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 120.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 765000000.0, "sizeNotes": "SAT16 facility; 245,000 sq ft", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2021-10-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-10-09", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Publicly identified sustainability/environmental review in this research is limited to the Tree Preservation Ordinance variance process (tree removal/mitigation controversy). No NEPA EIS, Texas environmental impact review, or project-specific TCEQ air/water permits were identified in the reviewed sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 56319724.0, "economicImpact_notes": "City fiscal impact analysis for the 2013 expansion reported a net fiscal benefit of 56319724 USD to the City over the term of the agreement (not a direct tax revenue figure).", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Grant; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps in public records in this research include zoning case files (rezoning/conditional use/special exceptions), detailed permitting, interconnection/PPAs and grid upgrade requirements, and explicit executed-agreement clawback/recapture terms; additional local/utility/agency records requests likely needed.", "notes": "10 data centers planned between Bexar and Medina counties; 791 FTE by end 2026; 50M original (2007) + 50M expansion (2013); 400K sq ft; CPS Energy .2M grant; 15-year Chapter 380 incentive", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft - Medina County Data Centers", "state": "Texas", "city": "Castroville Area", "county": "Medina County", "region": "South Central Texas", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 979400.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1465000000.0, "sizeNotes": "4 new data centers planned", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025-05-13", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-07-31", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft pledge for Greater San Antonio datacenters: will pay to ensure datacenters don\u2019t increase local electricity prices; will minimize water use and replenish more water than used.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Reporting cites Microsoft projection of 791 full-time workers in Texas by 2026 (not Medina County-specific). TDLR filings list $1.465B in construction value across four buildings.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public access to county agenda/minutes and incentives database interface; lack of project-specific utility/interconnection documentation in accessible sources; community concerns about water use and construction impacts.", "notes": "$1.4B investment; 4 data centers west of San Antonio; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AWS - DeSoto Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "DeSoto", "county": "Dallas County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 30000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2023-04-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-12-31", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific renewable energy, PUE, WUE, cooling technology, or sustainability certification disclosure was found. TDLR scope includes a pumphouse, but the filing does not identify whether it is for cooling, fire suppression, or another use.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public job counts, tax-base estimate, annual tax revenue projection, or economic impact study was found. TDLR lists an estimated project cost of $6,000,000.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The main unresolved issue is operational status. TDLR confirms the filing, schedule, and review status, but does not prove occupancy, energization, commissioning, or commercial operation. Secondary directories conflict on whether the facility is operational or planned, and no Amazon, City of DeSoto, utility, certificate-of-occupancy, or commissioning source confirmed live operating status through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "$6M investment; 30,000 sq ft facility south of Dallas; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AWS - Round Rock Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Round Rock", "county": "Williamson County", "region": "Austin Metro", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": "150 acres east of McNeil Road", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "PUD No. 153 requires a 15-foot reuse-water easement, water-quality and detention ponds compliant with city code, LED lighting, boundary light spill capped at one foot-candle, full cut-off fixtures, property-line noise compliance, and screening of electric substations and data-center mechanical equipment yards.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No data-center-specific jobs or tax revenue were identified. A separate Amazon last-mile delivery center was reported as a nearly 200-job logistics project, but that is not the data-center portion.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The data-center portion is entitled but has no submitted construction plans according to Round Rock's current public data-center page as of 2026-06-15. The applicant paused and withdrew an earlier PUD application in mid-2022, then resubmitted in October 2023 with data-center and electric-substation uses added. Commercial listings conflict with the city's status statement and should not be treated as evidence of construction or operation.", "notes": "Revised plan; originally planned as distribution center; From DCD: 149-acre site at CR 172 and SH 45; revised from distribution center plan; power and investment estimated conservatively", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AWS - San Antonio Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "San Antonio", "county": "Bexar County", "region": "South Central Texas", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": "Amazon Data Services Inc.", "totalSquareFeet": 109600.0, "powerCapacityMW": 12.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 55950000.0, "sizeNotes": "7400 Potranco Rd", "announcedDate": "2020-10-27", "constructionStartDate": "2021-01-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029-02-09", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Liquid-cooling equipment is described for part of Bitter Blue Building A in a 2026 TDLR alteration filing; site-specific water-use volumes and cooling approach for the broader San Antonio footprint were not disclosed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Amazon reported a sponsor-level global data-center water-use efficiency figure of 0.12 liters per kWh for 2025, but that figure is not specific to San Antonio. Local city policy discussions identify data-center growth as a water, energy, noise, and infrastructure issue.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent job, construction job, or tax-revenue projection was located in the reviewed sources. TDLR filings list at least $291.47 million in filed construction costs across reviewed scopes.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources distinguish older ALE60-ALE62 qualifying data centers from planned 2026 expansion projects. Open gaps include MW load, IT load, water demand, interconnection terms, PPA or rate arrangements, environmental permits, local incentive agreements, zoning entitlement history, and address-specific opposition or litigation records.", "notes": "109,600 sq ft; 12 MW power; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty - Garland Campus Expansion", "state": "Texas", "city": "Garland", "county": "Dallas County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": "Wells Fargo", "totalSquareFeet": 410000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 48.0, "itLoadMW": 32.0, "investmentUSD": 120000000.0, "sizeNotes": "6 data halls of 8MW each", "announcedDate": "2026-03-05", "constructionStartDate": "2025-03", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-10", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Texas construction disturbing \u22651 acre generally requires coverage under the TCEQ Construction General Permit (TXR150000) and a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP). Public sources reviewed did not include project-specific NOI/SWPPP filings, air permits, or state environmental impact review documents.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Publicly available City of Garland agenda items reviewed did not specify job counts or tax-revenue projections; no independent public economic impact study located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Executed incentive agreement attachments were not publicly accessible in the retrieved agenda record, leaving clawback/recapture terms undocumented in public sources; limited project-specific environmental and interconnection documentation found in cited public sources.", "notes": "$120M project; 410,000 sq ft with tenant office; 6x8MW data halls", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Aligned Data Centers - Mansfield DFW-03", "state": "Texas", "city": "Mansfield", "county": "Tarrant County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 429603.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "27-acre site with on-site substation; up to 350 kW per rack", "announcedDate": "2025-02", "constructionStartDate": "2024-06-24", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-Q4", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Proprietary air and liquid cooling technologies; portfolio-level claims include Delta3 air cooling arrays, secondary loops for DeltaFlow liquid cooling, and closed-loop chilled-water system design.", "certifications": "Tier III design standards", "sustainabilityNotes": "Aligned frames the campus around modular construction, energy-efficient operations, near-zero Water Utilization Effectiveness based on portfolio-level closed-loop chilled-water design claims, and the Roots for the Future Fund for city beautification and native-tree planting.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific tax-base estimate, permanent job count, or construction job count was found. Mansfield officials participated in a groundbreaking and described the facility as part of the city's innovation-hub goals.", "incentives_type": "Cba", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No confirmed delay, cancellation, litigation, or organized opposition was found. Public sources reviewed after the TDLR completion date and Aligned's Q4 2025 initial-capacity target did not provide an operational launch notice or revised completion date.", "notes": "Modular infrastructure; air and liquid cooling; densities up to 350 kW/rack; initial capacity Q4 2025; Aligned Data Centers Mansfield DFW-03; under construction; estimated for hyperscale campus", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "NTT Data - Garland Expansion", "state": "Texas", "city": "Garland", "county": "Dallas County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "NTT Data", "operators": "NTT Data", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 236000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 36.0, "itLoadMW": 124.0, "investmentUSD": 42000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Fourth building at 47-acre campus; 2008 Lookout Drive", "announcedDate": "2015-09-08", "constructionStartDate": "2025-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-04", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "TX1 used water-free mechanical cooling and energy-efficient air-cooling systems; TX4 specifications list fan-coil wall cooling with hot-aisle containment and a dedicated chiller plant with a closed-loop water-cooling system supporting liquid-cooling integration.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public PPA, renewable-procurement agreement, WUE disclosure, water-supply agreement, reclaimed-water agreement, or project-specific environmental assessment was found for TX2/TX3/TX4.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Garland's 2025 general-obligation disclosure lists NTT Global Data Centers Americas Inc. among the city's ten largest taxpayers with 2024/25 taxable assessed valuation of 130000010.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "TX3 has an apparent TDLR address error in the new-construction filing. TX4's TDLR record lists 2026-04-01 completion, while NTT's live TX4 page says service from June 2026 and tours in July 2026, so TX4 should be treated as nearing launch or newly available rather than fully confirmed operational absent a certificate of occupancy, commissioning announcement, or customer go-live source.", "notes": "$42M investment; 4th building on 47-acre campus; 236K sq ft", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cologix - Dallas Infomart (DAL1, DAL2, DAL3)", "state": "Texas", "city": "Dallas", "county": "Dallas County", "region": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cologix", "operators": "Cologix", "tenants": "DE-CIX; Maxihost; AWS Direct Connect; Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute; Google Cloud Platform; IBM Cloud; Oracle FastConnect", "totalSquareFeet": 53000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2.25, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "3 facilities at 1950 N Stemmons Freeway; 8,700+ fiber strands", "announcedDate": "2010-12-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2020-02-06", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise; edge", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "DAL1 uses redundant perimeter CRAC cooling with overhead ducted supply; DAL2 and DAL3 use chilled-water in-row cooling technology with N+1 chillers, controls, and branches to in-row coolers.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific municipal water agreement, water-use volume, cooling-water withdrawal permit, drought-response commitment, or closed-loop/liquid-cooling retrofit plan was located in public sources reviewed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic-impact figures were identified in the source markdown.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public-source gaps include no project-specific Cologix capital-cost figure for DAL1-DAL3, no current aggregate commissioned IT-load figure, limited public permitting and utility records, no quantified water use, and no identified project-specific incentives.", "notes": "3 data centers in Infomart; 53K sq ft; 50+ networks; direct cloud onramps to AWS, Azure; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Texas Critical Data Centers (TCDC) - Ector County", "state": "Texas", "city": "Odessa Area", "county": "Ector County", "region": "Permian Basin", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Texas Critical Data Centers", "operators": "Texas Critical Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 12000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Net-zero energy data center leveraging Permian Basin resources", "announcedDate": "2025-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "advanced/closed-loop cooling", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Net-zero energy design; leveraging natural gas and helium from Permian Basin", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No published job counts, tax-revenue projections, or formal economic-impact studies were identified in the reviewed primary documents and coverage.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No executed Industrial District agreement, TCEQ air-permit docket/permit number, or water/wastewater service agreements were identified in the reviewed materials; interconnection and grid upgrade details were not published in available sources.", "notes": "250 MW net-zero energy facility; Permian Basin location; AI-focused; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center", "state": "Utah", "city": "Eagle Mountain", "county": "Utah County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "operators": "Meta Platforms, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "7 data center buildings spanning 4.5 million square feet", "announcedDate": "2018", "constructionStartDate": "2018", "expectedCompletionDate": "2020", "actualCompletionDate": "2021", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by 673 MW Faraday Solar Farm starting 2025; 80% more water efficient than industry average; water restoration projects equal 200% of facility's water consumption", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2018 announcement projected 30\u201350 full-time jobs for Phase 1; 2021 update projected operations would 'support' 200 jobs upon completion, with only a few dozen on-site; peak construction workforce reported as 1,200+ (also cited as 1,500 at peak in a 2021 expansion statement).", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Tif", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key public-record gaps include missing/errored links for the original 2018 Development Agreement and City Council minutes/vote tallies; limited visibility into clawbacks/conditions; conflicting public reporting about water-rights ownership versus purchasing water through the city.", "notes": "April 2026 Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute inventory lists Meta Eagle Mountain Building 6 and Building 7 in Eagle Mountain as under construction in 2026, each with 40 MW nameplate capacity. Record as an 80 MW expansion delta; do not replace the existing full operational campus capacity with the delta. [Source: https://d36oiwf74r1rap.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Data-Center-Growth-FS-Apr2026.pdf; Date: 2026-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Novva Data Centers - West Jordan Campus", "state": "Utah", "city": "West Jordan", "county": "Salt Lake County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Novva Data Centers; CIM Group", "operators": "Novva Data Centers", "tenants": "Leading global tech company (fully leased)", "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 175.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "100-acre, one-million-square-foot campus; phases 2 and 3 each add a 318,000-square-foot, 72 MW data center", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-free or very low-water closed-loop system; minimal water use primarily for plumbing.", "certifications": "OCP Ready", "sustainabilityNotes": "Described as one of the largest direct-to-chip cooled AI data centers in the world", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "West Jordan economic development director stated the full campus can be run by under 200 employees. City communications emphasize high property tax value and low demand for city services, but no formal economic impact study or tax-revenue projection was found for this specific project.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public records located for zoning/permits and utility arrangements; utility not publicly identified; environmental permit documentation beyond a Utah DEQ air-permit status entry was not found in the sources reviewed.", "notes": "$2 billion financing secured from J.P. Morgan and Starwood Property Trust in March 2025. Campus fully leased in 2023 to a leading global tech company.; QA 2026-07-19: Removed a phase subtotal from IT load and cleared financing from the investment field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Delta Gigasite / Fibernet MercuryDelta", "state": "Utah", "city": "Delta", "county": "Millard County", "region": "Central Utah", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Fibernet MercuryDelta LLC; Creekstone Energy; BluSky AI", "operators": "Creekstone Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 20000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 10000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 17082408000.0, "sizeNotes": "Nearly 1,200 acres; Would be world's largest data center campus", "announcedDate": "2024-05", "constructionStartDate": "2025-12", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "No evaporative water use for cooling according to EDCUtah companion announcement.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Plans to use IPP (Intermountain Power Project), Kern River Pipeline, solar panels, and considering geothermal, wind, and nuclear", "economicImpact_jobs": 106.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 344381185.0, "economicImpact_notes": "3,000-5,000 jobs over decade (unclear permanent vs construction split). $40B total economic activity, $500M annual tax revenue at full build.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 172190592.5, "challenges": "No special incentives offered - attracted by natural resources. State legislators skeptical of incentive requests.", "notes": "Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity announced April 9, 2026 that Creekstone Energy plans to invest $17,082,408,000 over 20 years in the Creekstone Gigasite near Delta, Millard County. The project began construction in late 2025 and is described as intended to support 10 GW with integrated on-site natural gas generation, utility-scale solar, and AI data processing facilities. [Source: https://business.utah.gov/tax-credits/creekstone-energy-llc-commits-17-billion-to-millard-county-data-center-project/; Date: 2026-04-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Joule Capital Partners - Millard County Campus", "state": "Utah", "city": "Delta area", "county": "Millard County", "region": "Central Utah", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Joule Capital Partners; Caterpillar Inc.; Wheeler Machinery Co.", "operators": "Joule Capital Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "4,000 acres campus; Triple C Farms location; Multi-billion dollar investment", "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": "2026-01-30", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling infrastructure in progress; DAQ approval order covers boiler chillers.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by Caterpillar G3520K generator sets with integrated CCHP solutions; includes 1.1 GWh of grid-forming battery storage", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Jobs not disclosed. County provided no incentives - attracted by natural gas infrastructure and power diversity.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary documentation for conditional-use permit approval was not found in reviewed county records despite media reporting; environmental permit documents (air/stormwater/water-use) were not located in publicly accessible sources reviewed.", "notes": "April 2026 Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute inventory lists the Joule HP Compute Campus in Millard/Delta as under construction, expected in 2028, with 1,400 MW nameplate capacity counted among under-construction and permitted projects. Prior row context: Millard County Commission approved a 4,000-acre rezone in August 2025 and agreement with Caterpillar Inc. and Wheeler Machinery Co. to provide 4 GW power capacity. [Source: https://d36oiwf74r1rap.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Data-Center-Growth-FS-Apr2026.pdf; Date: 2026-04]; QA 2026-07-19: Aligned project power with Utah's current 1,400 MW nameplate inventory figure.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Tract - Project Tripletail", "state": "Utah", "city": "Eagle Mountain", "county": "Utah County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Tract", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1820.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "668+ acres master-planned data center park", "announcedDate": "2024-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Working with Rocky Mountain Power for new transmission infrastructure", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job creation totals or tax-revenue projections were disclosed in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public documentation of incentive terms, permits, and project-specific economic impacts; Eagle Mountain zoning code access reportedly blocked (403) so zoning details were summarized from city overview materials.", "notes": "Cleanview's July 2026 Utah tracker identifies two named Tract Eagle Mountain developments under the tracked Project Tripletail land position: Pole Canyon, a planned 844-acre data center with 1,700 MW capacity, and Pony Express, a planned 225-acre data center with 120 MW capacity. Combined named-site capacity is 1,820 MW. Sources do not disclose investment. [Source: https://cleanview.co/data-centers/utah/2137/tract-pole-canyon | https://cleanview.co/data-centers/utah/2138/tract-pony-express; Date: 2026-07; 2026-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Aligned Data Centers - Salt Lake City Campus", "state": "Utah", "city": "West Jordan", "county": "Salt Lake County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 160.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Multi-building Salt Lake City campus with more than 1 million square feet and approximately 160 MW of full-capacity critical IT load", "announcedDate": "2021", "constructionStartDate": "2019", "expectedCompletionDate": "2020", "actualCompletionDate": "2021-03", "numberOfPhases": 4.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.15, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "Three Green Globes for New Construction certification for SLC-03.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Uses patented Delta\u00b3 cooling technology with waterless heat rejection system; enables ambient cooling due to Utah's low humidity", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study or formal job/tax revenue projections were located in the cited sources; local reporting noted low service demand and low traffic impacts compared to the prior semiconductor use.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Local reporting described resident concerns about the property transition and potential environmental/residential impacts; city staff responded the use was permitted by zoning and that no lawsuit existed. The same reporting also included supportive comments citing prior vacancy, low traffic impacts, and comparatively low water usage.", "notes": "Entered Salt Lake City market three-and-a-half years ago (circa 2021). Campus located at one of the best TCO markets in the nation. Utah's cold desert climate with low humidity enables ambient cooling and reduced operating costs.; QA 2026-07-18: Updated current campus area and critical IT load, cleared duplicate facility power, and removed modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "DataBank SLC6 - Bluffdale", "state": "Utah", "city": "Bluffdale", "county": "Salt Lake County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DataBank", "operators": "DataBank", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 88250.0, "powerCapacityMW": 22.0, "itLoadMW": 22.0, "investmentUSD": 154000000.0, "sizeNotes": "88,250 sq ft of raised floor space after two expansions", "announcedDate": "2024-01", "constructionStartDate": "2021-08-30", "expectedCompletionDate": "2024-Q1", "actualCompletionDate": "2022-09-26", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop modular chilled-water cooling with CRAH units, chillers, rooftop chillers, Chill-Pak pump houses, fan walls, N+1 cooling, air cooling for 10 kW+ cabinet density, and liquid cooling for 25 kW+ cabinet density.", "certifications": "Tier II", "sustainabilityNotes": "DataBank markets SLC6 with 100% renewable-energy source; Bluffdale meeting minutes state the mechanical design was a closed-loop system and main water use would be culinary use.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No SLC6-specific construction-job count, permanent employment commitment, wage commitment, tax-revenue forecast, realized property-tax figure, or economic-impact study was located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "DataBank discussed COVID-19-related equipment procurement issues in August 2021 and said it had worked with Layton Construction to secure advance commitments. No later cancellation or material delay was located.", "notes": "Second expansion announced January 2024, adding 25,000 sq ft of raised floor space and 5 MW of critical power. Expected completion Q1 2024. Located on Granite Point Campus in Bluffdale area.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cirrus Data Services - View 78 Campus", "state": "Utah", "city": "Midvale", "county": "Salt Lake County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cirrus Data Services; Gardner Company", "operators": "Cirrus Data Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 160.0, "itLoadMW": 256.0, "investmentUSD": 1120000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Phase 1: 224,000 sq ft, 32 MW; Full buildout: 1M+ sq ft, 160 MW; Expandable to 256 MW for hyperscale", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2018-07", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": 1.2, "waterCooling": "free cooling; flexible cooling design for low- and high-density racks; hot-aisle containment", "certifications": "Tier III and Tier II topologies", "sustainabilityNotes": "Cirrus marketing emphasizes low operating costs from free cooling and a target PUE below 1.20. No project-specific renewable energy commitment, water-use volume, water-right arrangement, utility agreement, or cooling-water permit was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public job counts, tax-base estimate, annual tax revenue projection, total tax revenue projection, or sponsor-announced capital investment was located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The principal risk flag is lack of public evidence that the original 2018 data-center plan advanced to operation. Cirrus continued to market capacity in 2026 and Baxtel listed the site as under construction/planned, but the April 2026 Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute inventory did not list Cirrus/View 78 among operating Utah data centers or disclosed permitted/under-construction planned projects.", "notes": "Cirrus Data Services is a subsidiary of Gardner Company based in Salt Lake City. View 78 campus designed for both hyperscale and wholesale tenants. First phase supports 224,000 sq ft and 32 MW, expandable to 160 MW at full capacity and up to 256 MW for hyperscale deployments.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Cloud Region - Salt Lake City", "state": "Utah", "city": "Salt Lake City", "county": "Salt Lake County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": "PayPal", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Exact physical specifications not disclosed; cloud region us-west3", "announcedDate": "2019", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2020-02", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No Google-published project-specific renewable energy, PUE, water source, cooling technology, wastewater discharge, or environmental permit details were located for the Salt Lake City cloud region. Aligned's local Salt Lake City facilities are described as using renewable-power claims, Delta3 air-cooling arrays, closed-loop chilled-water design, liquid-cooling support, and near-zero WUE, but those are third-party facility claims and not a Google-disclosed inventory for us-west3.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific capex, jobs, or tax-revenue estimate for the Google Cloud Salt Lake City region was located. Google identified PayPal, Overstock, Recursion, and StorageCraft as customers using or planning to use the region.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Google does not publish exact facility addresses, parcels, utilities, substation interconnections, regional MW capacity, IT load, square footage, or project-specific physical expansion plans for us-west3. Public cloud-connectivity evidence points to Salt Lake City-area third-party facilities, including West Jordan, but those sources do not establish the full Google Cloud region footprint. The related Eagle Mountain land acquisition should be tracked separately unless later primary-source evidence links it to us-west3.", "notes": "Opened February 2020 as Google's 22nd data center region. Third region in western US, sixth nationally. Exact physical location not publicly disclosed - Google leased space from local provider. PayPal signed multi-year contract to use the region.; Google Cloud us-west3 region; no physical data disclosed; conservative estimate for cloud region presence", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google - Eagle Mountain Land Acquisition", "state": "Utah", "city": "Eagle Mountain", "county": "Utah County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google LLC", "operators": "Google LLC", "tenants": "Google, if developed; no third-party tenant announced", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 171.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "300 acres acquired; $1.2 billion potential investment over 30 years", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Local reporting describes a written promise to spend $1.2B in the area over 30 years; no other sustainability commitments were documented in the sources reviewed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs or tax-revenue projections were identified in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources reviewed do not document construction start, permit issuance, or completed development agreements for this specific project.", "notes": "Google acquired 300 acres in Eagle Mountain (31 miles south of Salt Lake City) for potential future data center. Plans $1.2 billion investment over 30 years. Separate from 2020 Salt Lake City cloud region launch.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Flexential - Salt Lake City Market", "state": "Utah", "city": "Salt Lake City / West Jordan", "county": "Salt Lake County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": "CaseWorthy; ACD Direct", "totalSquareFeet": 174000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 6.26, "itLoadMW": 6.26, "investmentUSD": 119000000.0, "sizeNotes": "5 facilities totaling 174,000+ sq ft; Downtown (572 Delong St) and South Valley (7202 S Campus View Dr, West Jordan)", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.4, "waterCooling": "Hot/cold aisle configuration with N+1 cooling redundancy listed for Downtown, Millcreek, and South Valley; specific water use not disclosed.", "certifications": "HITRUST CSF; HIPAA; PCI DSS services/certifications listed for South Valley", "sustainabilityNotes": "PUE ratings are listed as 1.5 for Downtown, 1.4 for Millcreek, and 1.8 for South Valley. No site-specific water-consumption report was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific public capital-investment total, jobs estimate, or tax-revenue projection was located. Peak 10's $1.675 billion acquisition of ViaWest is corporate ownership context, not project investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation or delay news was located. Data gaps include no project-specific investment total, no confirmed project-specific incentive award, no utility interconnection capacity or special rate, no water-use disclosure, and no verified municipal permit package.", "notes": "Flexential operates 5 data centers in Salt Lake City metro area with 174,000+ sq ft footprint. Key locations include Downtown Salt Lake City and South Valley in West Jordan.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 174,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive)", "state": "Utah", "city": "Bluffdale", "county": "Salt Lake County", "region": "Salt Lake Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "National Security Agency; U.S. Department of Defense", "operators": "National Security Agency", "tenants": "U.S. Intelligence Community", "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 65.0, "itLoadMW": 54.0, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "200 acres at Camp Williams; 100,000 sq ft data center space; 900,000+ sq ft technical support and administrative space", "announcedDate": "2011", "constructionStartDate": "2011", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2014-05", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "government", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "LEED Silver", "sustainabilityNotes": "Uses 65 MW of electricity (~$40M annually); 1,210 gallons of water per minute for cooling; 60 diesel emergency generators with 3-day backup", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "At groundbreaking, Sen. Orrin Hatch cited estimates of 5,000\u201310,000 construction/development jobs and 100\u2013200 permanent jobs; no local tax-revenue projections/fiscal impact study specific to the facility located in sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Electrical reliability issues during 2013 testing delayed anticipated opening; ongoing community/political concerns about water use and privacy/surveillance; limited public documentation located for original 2010\u20132014 NEPA/permit and utility/interconnection/rate agreements.", "notes": "Built 2011-2013, completed May 2014. Cost $1.5 billion. Located at Camp Williams near Bluffdale between Utah Lake and Great Salt Lake. Tier III data center supporting Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. Precise mission classified. Selected from 38 competing sites due to low utility rates, secure power infrastructure, military installation location, and skilled workforce.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "VELCO EMP-Proof Data Center", "state": "Vermont", "city": "Rutland", "county": "Rutland County", "region": "Central Vermont", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO)", "operators": "Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 6900.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 9200000.0, "sizeNotes": "6,900 sq ft data center building plus 950 sq ft generator building. Two 800-kW backup generators. Replaced previous 750 sq ft computer room.", "announcedDate": "2015-03", "constructionStartDate": "2017-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2019-09", "actualCompletionDate": "2019-09", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "enterprise; government", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Supports renewable energy analytics and helps balance energy generation with demand loads. Enables more efficient use of renewable electricity generators across Vermont's transmission network.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "VELCO publicly framed the facility as an asset that could support Vermont businesses and generate revenue that might reduce costs for electric customers; no quantified jobs or tax revenue figures were found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Weather complicated roof installation in December 2017-January 2018. During construction, water had to be trucked in for shotcrete wall construction. Neighbor concerns focused on possible blasting impacts on wells and foundations. No project-specific litigation, appeal, cancellation, or post-2019 construction-delay record was found.", "notes": "New England's first state-of-the-art, transmission-only, electromagnetic pulse (EMP)-proof data center. Features ballistic and seismic protection, 12-inch thick concrete walls with stainless steel wire mesh, two isolated fiber-optic feeds in ring configuration, and over 18 miles of fiber inside the building with capacity for 1,500 additional fiber strands. Built to support Vermont's electric transmission system operations.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared backup-generator total from the facility power field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Tech Vault South Burlington Data Center", "state": "Vermont", "city": "South Burlington", "county": "Chittenden County", "region": "Northwest Vermont", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Tech Vault, Inc.; Continent 8 Group", "operators": "Tech Vault, Inc.", "tenants": "State of Vermont", "totalSquareFeet": 39000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 0.8, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5600000.0, "sizeNotes": "39,000 sq ft of data center space. 500KW APC Symetra UPS systems with 800 KW on-site diesel generator.", "announcedDate": "2013", "constructionStartDate": "unknown", "expectedCompletionDate": "unknown", "actualCompletionDate": "2013", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; cloud; enterprise; government", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "US Green Building LEED Silver; SOC 2 Type 2; HIPAA; PCI DSS; NIST 800-53; CMMC", "sustainabilityNotes": "Features environmentally-friendly APC in-row liquid cooling units. Vermont's first commercial LEED-certified data center.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public source reviewed disclosed project-specific construction cost, capital investment, operational jobs, construction jobs, or projected tax revenue. Publicly disclosed economic context centers on customer agreements with the State of Vermont, Cabot Creamery, RCMtoGO, and Mach7, plus energy-efficiency savings.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key unresolved research gaps include project-specific investment, current verified critical IT load, total utility service capacity, PUE, current water use, municipal water or wastewater arrangements, environmental permits for diesel generators and cooling towers, local permitting records, utility provider confirmation, any special rate or power-supply agreement, and the formal ownership or control relationship with Continent 8 beyond public affiliation language.", "notes": "Vermont's first commercial, LEED-certified, carrier-neutral, managed data center and colocation facility. Located at 21 Gregory Drive, Suite 165, South Burlington, VT 05403. Features three-factor authentication with biometric scanners, armor mesh reinforced walls, 24x7x365 security, and is adjacent to S. Burlington Police Department. Connected to six world-class carriers including AT&T, CenturyLink/Lumen, and Comcast. Affiliated with Continent 8 Group. State of Vermont signed five-year colocation agreement in 2013.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "FirstLight Williston Data Center", "state": "Vermont", "city": "Williston", "county": "Chittenden County", "region": "Northwest Vermont", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "FirstLight Fiber", "operators": "FirstLight Fiber", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 20000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 14000000.0, "sizeNotes": "20,000 sq ft facility. Multiple expansions completed as part of multi-phased growth plan.", "announcedDate": "unknown", "constructionStartDate": "unknown", "expectedCompletionDate": "unknown", "actualCompletionDate": "unknown", "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "colocation; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "SOC 2 Type 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "Public sources reviewed did not disclose cooling architecture, water source, water consumption, wastewater arrangement, reclaimed-water use, renewable-energy arrangements, or PUE target. Sell sheets describe redundant infrastructure, environmental monitoring, fire suppression, generator backup with five days of on-site fuel storage, and monthly generator testing.", "economicImpact_jobs": 7.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "VTDigger reported the 2014 capacity expansion would not add employees beyond the then-current seven. Customer base was described broadly as regional businesses and institutions, including banks, hospitals, universities, state and local governments, and the State of Vermont.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public source reviewed disclosed a project-level investment amount, MW capacity, IT load, named anchor tenant, water-use arrangement, utility interconnection agreement, incentive package, cancellation, delay, litigation, or organized community-opposition record.", "notes": "Located at 45 Krupp Drive, Williston, VT. Acquired former SoVerNet Tier III data center in Burlington area. Provides critical colocation space with low latency connectivity throughout Northeast. Connected to FirstLight's carrier-grade fiber optic network offering scalable bandwidth up to 100 Gbps. Features A&B power feeds with separate UPS units, multi-level security, and meeting/lounge spaces. Part of FirstLight's 1,800+ route miles of fiber throughout Vermont.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 20,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Consolidated Communications Burlington Technology Hub", "state": "Vermont", "city": "Burlington", "county": "Chittenden County", "region": "Northwest Vermont", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Consolidated Communications", "operators": "Consolidated Communications", "tenants": "Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "The operator describes more than 11,000 sq ft of coworking, meeting, and accelerator space at the broader Technology Hub; data-center-only area is not disclosed.", "announcedDate": "2014", "constructionStartDate": "unknown", "expectedCompletionDate": "unknown", "actualCompletionDate": "2014", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Redundant cooling systems described by Inflect; no water-use or cooling-design detail found.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public renewable-energy, PUE, water-consumption, reclaimed-water, or other sustainability commitments specific to the facility were found. Public evidence does not support treating it as a water-intensive hyperscale or AI data-center project.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific construction capex, operational jobs, construction jobs, or tax-revenue projection was found. Consolidated's private in-kind support to VCET was valued at more than 2000000 for the 2024 extension and more than 4000000 for the 2014-through-extension relationship, but these are partnership values rather than data-center construction investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The main research gaps are lack of project-specific construction investment, verified IT load or utility-service capacity, data-center whitespace, original opening date, permitting records, and water/cooling operating data. The facility is an existing carrier / interconnection / small colocation-style telecom facility plus startup technology hub, not a newly announced hyperscale or AI data-center campus.", "notes": "Located at 266 Main St., Burlington, VT 05401. Houses the Consolidated Communications Technology Hub in partnership with Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET). Serves entrepreneurs, innovation leaders, and start-up businesses with business consulting, mentorship, coworking, and venture capital investment. More than 2,000 coworkers have been served since 2014. Features workspace, meeting rooms, and collaborative spaces.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared coworking area mislabeled as data-center area and removed derived power and investment values.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "AWS Louisa County Campus 1", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Louisa", "county": "Louisa County", "region": "Central Virginia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 1100.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Part of AWS's $35 billion Virginia investment by 2040", "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop air-cooled system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "AWS commitment to 100% renewable energy", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 25000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No official county/state economic impact study, revenue projection, or verified job counts were located in accessible sources; local reporting cited approximately $500 million investment.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 11890000.0, "challenges": "Rezoning controversy and reported litigation (May 2022); limited access to primary county/utility permitting records in accessible sources.", "notes": "AWS is expanding beyond Northern Virginia into rural counties; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-10" }, { "projectName": "AWS Louisa County Campus 3", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Louisa", "county": "Louisa County", "region": "Central Virginia", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 7200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Proposed third campus in Louisa County on 1,370 acres", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "direct evaporative cooling with onsite water storage for lower-demand-period capture and hotter-month use", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Preliminary plan retained about 889 acres, or 64.9% of the site, as open space; proposed buffers and stormwater systems adjacent to Northeast Creek Reservoir; no project-specific renewable energy commitment or certification was disclosed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 115000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No executed fiscal agreement was found. Application cited Mangum Economics estimates per 250,000 square feet: about 30 operational jobs, 108 indirect/induced local jobs, $77,980,250 annual economic impact from ongoing operations, and $4 million to $5 million annual local tax revenue. Virginia Business reported Amazon representatives said at the June 11, 2025 community meeting that the canceled project could have generated $115 million annually for the county.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community opposition over noise, traffic, quality of life, power-grid strain, water use, property values, and Northeast Creek Reservoir runoff/contamination risks led AWS to withdraw the zoning applications in July 2025. No revived Campus 3 CUP application was found through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Third major AWS campus in Louisa County; From DCD: 7.2M sqft proposed on 1,370 acres; application withdrawn July 2025 after community opposition; power at 100 W/sqft", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AWS Spotsylvania County Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Spotsylvania", "county": "Spotsylvania County", "region": "Central Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": "Amazon Web Services", "totalSquareFeet": 1900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": "2024-01-16", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "USACE Phase II notice describes impacts to 2.30 acres of wetlands and 2,075 linear feet of streams with proposed mitigation (wetland enhancement/creation). Phase II includes a proposed central water treatment facility and extensive stormwater management facilities; no NEPA EA/EIS, air permits, VPDES stormwater approvals, or water withdrawal permits were found in the accessible sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public sources with job counts, tax revenue projections, or a formal economic impact study were located in the accessible sources. County materials describe a 329-acre site and 1.9 million sq ft of data center space at full build-out.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key details (vote counts, proffers, incentive agreements, zoning conditions) were not verifiable from accessible sources because the county Agenda/Document Center appears JS-gated in the research environment.", "notes": "Part of AWS's expansion into Central Virginia; Mattameade and Cosner application materials described 770 MW and 450 MW respectively; major expansion; QA 2026-07-18: Removed generic cost-derived power and unsupported investment annotations while retaining application context.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "AWS Culpeper County Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Culpeper", "county": "Culpeper County", "region": "Central Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": "Amazon Web Services", "totalSquareFeet": 430000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 71.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2022", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Reported use of air-cooled systems with water usage effectiveness (WUE) below 0.01.", "economicImpact_jobs": 90.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Rezoning materials reported $2B capital investment and 30\u201350 permanent jobs; no independent project-specific economic impact study identified; realized outcomes not yet documented.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public record of site development permits, land-disturbance approvals, or building permits identified in the cited sources; grid/substation capacity upgrades indicated as required; incentives appear to be general county policy rather than a published project-specific agreement.", "notes": "AWS $500M project in rural Culpeper County announced in 2022; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "PowerHouse 95 Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Spotsylvania", "county": "Spotsylvania County", "region": "Central Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "PowerHouse Data Centers", "operators": "PowerHouse Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 900.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Three 300 MW substations planned at completion", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources accessed did not provide specific job creation numbers, tax revenue projections, or formal economic impact studies.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Timing discrepancy noted in public statements: an earlier company release references October 2024, while subsequent reporting/statement indicates initial 150 MW targeted for delivery by October 2025.", "notes": "First major data center campus in Spotsylvania County with construction underway; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "EdgeCore Louisa County Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Louisa", "county": "Louisa County", "region": "Central Virginia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 17000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-06-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop / air-cooled system with WUE below 0.01 L/kWh", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "EdgeCore and Louisa County state that the campus will use efficient water use and closed-loop cooling; site-level environmental due diligence documents include a Phase I Environmental Report, wetlands confirmation memo, threatened and endangered species confirmation memo, and cultural resources report.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Jobs not disclosed. Virginia provided no tax incentives to secure this deal (per Governor spokesperson).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": 15000000.0, "challenges": "Construction start has not been publicly confirmed; no EdgeCore/EDI air permit was listed as of 2026-06-12; tenant identity, leasing status, phase schedule, construction milestones, project-specific interconnection terms, and grid-upgrade cost allocation remain unverified. Broader county concerns include data-center resource impacts and regional transmission infrastructure.", "notes": "One of the largest single data center projects announced in Virginia with $17B investment; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared a duplicate IT-load value while retaining disclosed facility power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "EdgeCore Ashburn Facility", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 685000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": 114.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2025-02", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-07", "actualCompletionDate": "2025-02", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Low- to no-water cooling solutions with air-cooled chillers", "certifications": "Designed to meet LEED specifications", "sustainabilityNotes": "AS01 loan structured as a Green Loan aligned with Green Loan Principles and EdgeCore's 2025 Green Finance Framework; both Ashburn sites use low- to no-water cooling solutions, air-cooled chillers, and zoned lighting controls.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific public estimates for permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax revenue were located in the supplied research.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary gaps include missing public Dominion service/interconnection records, tenant identity, AS01-specific air permit verification, project-specific incentives/MOU records, and water/wastewater/stormwater/wetlands records. Public sources do not report cancellation or formal delay, though AS02 initial occupancy is now scheduled for July 2027 after earlier reporting described delivery expected in 2026.", "notes": "Topped out in February 2025; EdgeCore Ashburn facility in Data Center Alley; conservative estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "EdgeCore Culpeper Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Culpeper", "county": "Culpeper County", "region": "Central Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1400000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 196.0, "itLoadMW": 196.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "120 acres acquired for development", "announcedDate": "2024-07-18", "constructionStartDate": "2026-04-22", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029-06", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop air-cooled system with benchmark water usage effectiveness below 0.01 L/kWh.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "EdgeCore's current Culpeper page emphasizes technology designed to minimize water and power usage and states that the campus includes a 30-acre conservation area.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Earlier local reporting associated the entitlement-stage project with approximately 30-50 permanent jobs. Realized long-term employment, tax receipts, and operating outcomes are not yet publicly documented. The $2 billion investment figure is retained as an entitlement-era estimate rather than a current EdgeCore-announced capex commitment.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Open gaps include Culpeper County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission records for the 2023 Cielo/EdgeCore entitlement, site-plan and construction permit records, DEQ stormwater or other environmental permit records, REC/PJM interconnection or large-load service records, water/sewer agreements, and any EdgeCore-specific CTZ incentive certification or agreement.", "notes": "1.4 million square foot campus with 120 acres; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Iron Mountain Richmond Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Richmond", "county": "Henrico County", "region": "Central Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Iron Mountain", "operators": "Iron Mountain", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1409793.0, "powerCapacityMW": 216.0, "itLoadMW": 48.0, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "66-acre development site", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": "2025-05", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop or recycled-water cooling with public water/sewer required by county standards (unless otherwise approved via PUP).", "certifications": "BREEAM accreditation standards intended", "sustainabilityNotes": "Countywide standards adopted June 10, 2025 include noise studies, buffering/screening, and closed-loop/recycled-water cooling requirements; project marketing claims 100% renewable energy matching.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Reporting emphasizes anticipated long-term tax revenue benefits but does not provide quantified projections; no job counts published in cited materials.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific entitlement filings (rezoning/PUP case numbers and votes), utility/interconnection details, grid-upgrade responsibilities, and DEQ permit numbers are not identified in the public sources summarized.", "notes": "66-acre site with more than 200 MW expected capacity; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Iron Mountain Manassas Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Manassas", "county": "Prince William County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Iron Mountain", "operators": "Iron Mountain", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "40-acre development site with two new buildings", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Iron Mountain's May 2026 site-selection article discusses power, climate, environmental risk, PUE/WUE, and BREEAM standards at a portfolio level, but did not provide Manassas Point-specific sustainability, cooling, water-use, or certification details.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific public estimate for jobs or local tax-revenue projections was located in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific permits, construction start, and completion milestones were not located in the reviewed public sources; several items remain open (e.g., utility filings, negotiated incentives, discretionary approval records).", "notes": "40-acre site planned for two new data center buildings; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CleanArc Virginia Hyperscale Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": "Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CleanArc Data Centers", "operators": "CleanArc Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1470000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 900.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Expanded from 700MW to nearly 1GW with 87.5 acres additional land", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025-Q4", "expectedCompletionDate": "2033-2035", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop systems; no potable water used for cooling (county water limited to flushing and washing)", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "CleanArc focuses on sustainable data center solutions", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 13000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "State cited $3B initial investment and 50 new jobs; county projected $8.8B total investment and $13M+ annual tax revenue (about 17% of the general fund), with jobs at ~150% of county average wage.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Grant", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Full performance agreement/grant schedules/clawbacks not found in public sources; no public site plan approvals, land-disturbance permits, or building permits located; no public interconnection/upgrade filings located; zoning ordinance change after application introduced special-exception requirements (with grandfathering discussed).", "notes": "VA1 project groundbreaking scheduled for Q4 2025, expanded to nearly 1GW capacity; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Prince William Digital Gateway", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Gainesville", "county": "Prince William County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "QTS; Compass Datacenters; H&H Capital Acquisitions; GW Acquisition Co.", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust; Compass Datacenters", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 23000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2700.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 24700000000.0, "sizeNotes": "2,100 acres with up to 34 data centers planned", "announcedDate": "2022-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public power purchase agreement (PPA) or specific interconnection agreement identified in the sources reviewed.", "economicImpact_jobs": 570.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 400000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "540-600 permanent operations jobs projected at full buildout. $88-400M annual tax revenue.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Court ruling in Aug 2025 voided approval, effectively canceling development.", "notes": "On July 3, 2026, DCD reported that QTS terminated the Prince William Digital Gateway project, withdrew associated filings, and dropped its Virginia Supreme Court appeal after Compass and Prince William County had already backed away. Virginia Business reported on July 6, 2026 that QTS affiliate GW Acquisition Co. withdrew petitions challenging the March 31 Court of Appeals ruling that invalidated the rezonings, making the 23 million-square-foot, 2,100-acre proposal officially dead. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-drops-data-center-appeal-kills-gigawatt-pw-digital-gateway-project-in-virginia/; https://virginiabusiness.com/prince-william-digital-gateway-data-center-project-officially-dies/; Date: 2026-07-03; 2026-07-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Manassas Jacksonville Road Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Manassas", "county": "Prince William County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft Azure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1145989.0, "powerCapacityMW": 96.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 672000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2024-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-12-31", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft links to general energy and water pages from its community update, but no project-specific renewable energy, cooling, reclaimed-water, or water-use commitment was located for Jacksonville Road.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific employment or tax-revenue projection was located. Prince William County's 2025 generally applicable tax rate for computer equipment and peripherals used in a data center is $4.15 per $100 of assessed value.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Status signals are mixed: Microsoft reported active site work in 2024, DEQ listed an estimated project end date of December 31, 2025, and Prince William County's public data-center layer still listed the broader project as Planned as of April 21, 2026. Wetland impacts increased between the 2022 and 2023 USACE notices. Building permits, site-plan files, power-capacity details, air permits, and final Section 401/404/VMRC permit decisions remain evidence gaps.", "notes": "Site preparation work began January 2024 by Lemartec, rock removal started September 2024; From Microsoft Local: 96 MW NOVEC substation confirmed; investment estimated at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Mass Timber Data Centers", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Northern Virginia", "county": "Unknown", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft Azure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 123.885, "investmentUSD": 210000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Hybrid mass timber, steel and concrete construction to reduce embodied carbon by 35% vs steel, 65% vs concrete", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific announced capital investment, construction jobs, permanent jobs, payroll, or tax-revenue projection was located. Broader Microsoft Mecklenburg County context includes a 2010 project of up to $499 million and 50 new jobs, but those figures were not attributed to this project.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation or withdrawal news was located through June 15, 2026. The main status nuance is that commercial databases list the Timber Data Center as operational, while Thornton Tomasetti lists a 2026 completion date and USACE's December 2025 notice shows remaining permit reauthorization work for previously authorized impacts.", "notes": "First mass timber data centers designed by Gensler and Thornton Tomasetti; From Gensler: Two pilot CLT/mass timber hyperscale facilities; first of their kind; power/investment estimated conservatively", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Leesburg Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Leesburg", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft Azure", "tenants": "Microsoft Azure", "totalSquareFeet": 1313355.0, "powerCapacityMW": 180.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1200000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2019", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": "2022", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific PPA, renewable-energy procurement, cooling technology, or water-use volume was located in the reviewed public sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 50000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Leesburg's 2023 annexation reply estimated that, once Microsoft data centers were completely outfitted, Loudoun County would collect approximately $50 million per year in personal property tax revenue. The Loudoun-Leesburg settlement includes a county-to-town economic-development payment of $2 million annually, escalated by 3% each year, but this is an annexation settlement term rather than a Microsoft incentive.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key uncertainties include total campus capital investment, confirmed IT load versus utility service capacity, public Dominion/PJM/SCC interconnection records, project-specific PPA or renewable-energy procurement, cooling technology and water-use volume, final approval status for IAD05, and building-level completion dates after the 2023 Town forecast.", "notes": "Part of Microsoft's $80B fiscal year investment in AI-enabled data centers; 180 MW target; Leesburg VA; part of 5B+ Virginia investment", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Loudoun County Campus 1", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Leesburg", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 214.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at Energy Park Drive", "announcedDate": "2009", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2019", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling towers listed in DEQ air permit; water source and consumption not confirmed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific sustainability metrics (PUE, water, certifications) were located in the provided research; sources discuss broader corporate clean-energy contracting and county/portfolio-level impacts.", "economicImpact_jobs": 400.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Jobs and GDP figures found are county/portfolio-level (e.g., ~400 direct Google jobs in 2022; ~3,500 jobs supported across the local economy; ~$1.1B annual GDP impact cited via Deloitte) and are not specific to the Goose Landing Campus 1 parcel.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Entitlement-stage (Stonewall Secure Business Park) approvals had documented controversy and dissent (planning/comprehensive-plan concerns) and secondary reporting described a contentious 2011 vote. No project-specific petitions, lawsuits, protest actions, or public-hearing testimony focused on Google Loudoun County Campus 1 at Goose Landing were located in the provided research; USACE public notices did involve formal public-comment processes for wetland/stream impacts.", "notes": "Google has been in Virginia since 2009; Part of Google B+ Virginia investment; power estimated at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Loudoun County Campus 2", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 214.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2021", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2021", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google describes climate-conscious cooling and water-stewardship programs, including watershed work with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, but no Campus 2-specific cooling technology, water-use figure, or permit condition was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Google reports broader Virginia-wide economic activity and community workforce programs, but no Campus 2-specific jobs figure, payroll estimate, construction-spend total, personal-property-tax value, or economic-impact study was located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key gaps include missing Loudoun LandMARC or FOIA records for 20481 Goose Landing Lane, assessment records, DEQ air-permit and compliance records, Dominion Energy/PJM/SCC service or interconnection records, water and wastewater service records, stormwater/SWPPP records, and any local incentive or tax-exemption documents specific to Campus 2.", "notes": "Second campus in Loudoun County; Part of Google B+ Virginia investment; power estimated at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Prince William County Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Prince William", "county": "Prince William County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": 2500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 214.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2022-07-15", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2023", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "cooling towers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Public sources note extensive on-site diesel emergency generators and cooling towers permitted under Virginia DEQ air permit 74216; project-specific PPAs/interconnection details not found in accessible sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No campus-specific jobs/tax projections found in accessible public records. Statewide framing in Virginia Governor announcement (June 18, 2025) cites $9B expected investment across Virginia and 1,000 new jobs over ten years (not campus-specific).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Tenant masking/limited public identification in county records (e.g., 'TARGETED \u2013 NDA' descriptors) and limited accessible project-specific disclosures on incentives, MW levels, interconnection/PPAs, and local vote records; broader grid/transmission siting controversy tied to regional data center load growth.", "notes": "Built in 2023, part of $1B expansion bringing total Virginia investment to over $4B; Part of Google B+ Virginia investment; power estimated at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta Henrico White Oak Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Sandston", "county": "Henrico County", "region": "Richmond Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 243.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1700000000.0, "sizeNotes": "7 data centers in 'H' configuration, 130-acre site", "announcedDate": "2017-10-05", "constructionStartDate": "2017", "expectedCompletionDate": "2023", "actualCompletionDate": "2020", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Outside-air cooling with advanced water-management systems including water reuse and rainwater capture.", "certifications": "LEED Gold", "sustainabilityNotes": "Runs on 100% renewable energy, enables 700 MW of solar projects across Virginia", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2017 announcement cited 100+ full-time jobs at completion; 2018 expansion and 2020 EDA release cited 200+ operating jobs and ~1,500 construction jobs. Officials said the campus would become the county\u2019s largest water customer and one of its largest taxpayers, but no public follow-up evaluation of realized jobs/tax revenues was found in the research text.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Publicly posted project-specific zoning/plan approvals, VEDP MOU/incentive agreements, interconnection/grid-upgrade allocations, and any diesel generator air permits were not located in the research pass; the text suggests FOIA requests to Henrico/VEDP/DEQ to confirm these items.", "notes": "Located at 6200 Technology Blvd in White Oak Technology Park, initial buildings came online in 2020, employs 200+ at full capacity; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Meta Henrico Expansion (Project Tropical)", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Sandston", "county": "Henrico County", "region": "Richmond Metro", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": "Meta / Facebook", "totalSquareFeet": 841563.0, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1400000000.0, "sizeNotes": "475-acre plot acquired for expansion", "announcedDate": "2022-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop (county ordinance expectation/requirement when applicable); recycled/greywater when applicable", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Countywide (2025) ordinance/design standards include equipment screening, generator operation/testing restrictions, and water/sewer and cooling-related expectations (closed-loop and recycled/greywater when applicable). Project-specific permits/approvals not located in public repositories as of 2026-02-05.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts, construction employment estimates, or tax revenue projections located in reviewed public materials as of 2026-02-05.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific approvals and permits (site plan/plan of development, land disturbance approvals, DEQ air permits for generators, DEQ stormwater registrations, etc.) were not located in public-facing repositories as of 2026-02-05; no project-specific planning case file found in public indexes.", "notes": "Major expansion in White Oak Technology Park adjacent to existing campus; Meta Project Tropical expansion in Henrico; 475-acre plot; estimated based on Meta typical hyperscale", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS Richmond Mega Data Center (RIC1)", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Sandston", "county": "Henrico County", "region": "Richmond Metro", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "QTS Realty Trust; Blackstone", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": "Telxius; DE-CIX Richmond; large financial institutions; banks; federal and regional government agencies", "totalSquareFeet": 1300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 110.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located at 6000 Technology Blvd", "announcedDate": "2010", "constructionStartDate": "2010", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; government", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": 1.3, "waterCooling": "Reused and upgraded chilled-water system with energy-efficient indirect evaporative cooling", "certifications": "LEED Gold for Richmond Data Center 1 in 2012", "sustainabilityNotes": "Adaptive reuse of former semiconductor shell and infrastructure; envelope upgrades; recycling/reclamation; chilled-water reuse; indirect evaporative cooling; on-site solar panel power system and EV charging noted by QTS.", "economicImpact_jobs": 30.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "2019 local reporting said the Richmond facility was highly automated and required about 30 employees across sales and operations on site at any given time, plus contracted security and monitoring. Countywide data-center revenues have supported Henrico's affordable housing trust and Solar Access Henrico.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public lawsuit, cancellation, operating shutdown, or formal operational delay was identified for RIC1. Key gaps include no public building-by-building IT-load table, no RIC1-specific incentive agreement, no public utility contract or PPA, and no RIC1-specific water-withdrawal data. 2026 permitting and opposition primarily concern adjacent RIC5/Richmond 5 expansion rather than RIC1.", "notes": "MAREA and BRUSA subsea cables terminate here, forming QTS Richmond Network Access Point; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 1.3M sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS Richmond Expansion", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Richmond", "county": "Henrico County", "region": "Richmond Metro", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "QTS Realty Trust; Blackstone", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 240.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1680000000.0, "sizeNotes": "200 acres acquired for expansion", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2028-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-06-11", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Henrico ordinance requires data centers to use closed-loop or recycled-water cooling unless another system is approved through a provisional use permit; no project-specific RIC5 cooling-technology filing was located.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public PPA, on-site generation, or interconnection agreement disclosed in sources reviewed; rezoning/proffer record does not include a NEPA EIS or Virginia-level EIA; stormwater addressed in later plan-of-development stages.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts, tax-revenue projections, or economic-impact studies identified in rezoning documentation or local reporting; county context notes data-center tax revenues as a key funding source (e.g., affordable-housing trust fund discussion).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community concerns and contentious rezoning history; key infrastructure and permitting steps remain post-rezoning (plan-of-development, stormwater/land disturbance), with grid reinforcement via Dominion's White Oak transmission project; no project-specific incentive agreements or environmental permits publicly identified in sources reviewed.", "notes": "QTS filed with the US Army Corps of Engineers to develop RIC 5 south of its existing White Oak Technology Park campus, one of three planned buildings at the site. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-files-to-expand-richmond-data-center-campus-in-virginia/; Date: 2026-06-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS Ashburn IAD2", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Dulles", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "QTS Realty Trust; Blackstone", "operators": "QTS Realty Trust", "tenants": "Government and enterprise colocation customers; Loudoun County Public Schools; PeeringDB-listed networks and local exchanges", "totalSquareFeet": 87000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 6.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 224000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 44874 Moran Road", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2018", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "SOC 1; SOC 2; HITRUST; PCI; ISO 27001; ISO 22301; FISMA; HITRUST CSF; PCI DSS", "sustainabilityNotes": "No IAD2-specific renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, cooling architecture, annual water withdrawal, water utility agreement, water-use permit, or wastewater arrangement was located in the reviewed public sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No IAD2-specific job count, construction-job estimate, tax revenue projection, or facility-specific capital investment figure was located. The $326 million QTS-Carpathia transaction value covered Carpathia as a company, not the IAD2 building alone.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key evidence gaps include address and parcel ambiguity between 44874 Moran Road and 1506 Moran Road records, the underlying Virginia DEQ air permit, original Loudoun County construction and certificate-of-occupancy records, Dominion Energy / Virginia SCC service records, and any QTS entity-specific VEDP sales-tax exemption documentation.", "notes": "32MW facility completed initial phase in 2018; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty Digital Dulles Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Dulles", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 7500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "World's largest multi-tenant data center campus", "announcedDate": "2018", "constructionStartDate": "2019-03-27", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2023", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "rooftop cooling described in application narrative; no quantified water-use plan found", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Permit-application narrative references rooftop cooling but does not provide a quantified water-use plan; project-specific water withdrawal permits/agreements were not found in the reviewed public sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "MWAA documented a $236.5 million land sale for 424 acres at Washington Dulles International Airport to Digital Realty (Aug. 29, 2018). No project-specific job counts or tax-revenue projections were located in the reviewed public permit materials and agency listings.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Federal/state aquatic-impact permitting remained active as of the 2026-01-06 USACE major modification notice. Loudoun County grading plan VSMP-2019-0029 was noted as never approved and expected to be replaced by a first-phase site plan.", "notes": "Planned 7.5 million square feet campus near Dulles Airport; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 7.5M sqft (major multi-building campus); investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty IAD44", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Dulles", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 794000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 96.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 672000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 43704 Efficiency Dr", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2024", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "LEED Silver; LEED v4 BD+C: Core and Shell, Silver certified 2023-11-30", "sustainabilityNotes": "Digital Realty lists N+1 UPS redundancy and N+2 cooling redundancy for IAD44. MWCOG identifies DLR IAD44 Digital Dulles Building 7 as LEED v4 BD+C: Core and Shell, Silver, certified 2023-11-30.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No IAD44-specific jobs or tax revenue figures were located. Broader project-linked figures include MWAA's 2018 sale of 424 acres at Dulles Airport to Digital Realty for 236500000 and Loudoun County's 2026 taxable value of 568200000 for Digital WL 2834 LLC & Digital WL 5459 LLC.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "IAD44-specific investment, jobs, tenant, and IT-load figures remain open. Many environmental, substation, wetland, gas-turbine, and expansion facts are campus-level Digital Dulles claims rather than IAD44-only facts. No cancellation or delay news was located.", "notes": "One of Digital Realty's largest Northern Virginia facilities; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix DC12 Ashburn", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 41000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 98500000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 44790 Performance Circle", "announcedDate": "2017-10-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2017-09", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Indirect evaporative cooling (IDEC) with N+1 cooling redundancy", "certifications": "LEED Gold; HECVAT; HIPAA; ISO 22301; ISO 27001; ISO 9001; NIST 800-53/FISMA High; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type II; SOC 2 Type II", "sustainabilityNotes": "DC12 was expected to meet strict water-reduction standards and use IDEC technology that reduces water use; no project-specific water-use volume was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No DC12-specific permanent job, construction job, or tax revenue figures were located in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include undisclosed total utility capacity and IT load, no located original county permit packet, no DC12-specific incentive documents, no water-use volume, and no located DC12-specific DEQ generator permit. No cancellation, suspension, or delay was located.", "notes": "Access to top three peering exchange markets, largest on US east coast; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 41,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix DC2 Ashburn", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": "Not publicly disclosed; public sources identify a broad network/cloud/interconnection ecosystem rather than named DC2 tenants", "totalSquareFeet": 147600.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 28000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 21715 Filigree Court", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "1999", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Water-cooled centrifugal chillers and air handlers", "certifications": "HECVAT; HIPAA; ISO 22301; ISO 27001; ISO 9001; NIST 800-53/FISMA High; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type II; SOC 2 Type II; SSAE16 SOC-1 Type II; Uptime Institute M&O Site Award; Energy Star", "sustainabilityNotes": "No DC2-specific PUE target, renewable PPA, REC allocation, or emissions estimate was located in public sources reviewed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No DC2-specific public estimate of construction jobs, permanent jobs, payroll, annual tax revenue, or local fiscal impact was located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Investment, tenants, aggregate MW, utility contract, water volume, incentives, and original permit pathway remain undisclosed or unresolved; no public cancellation, shutdown, pause, or material delay notice was found.", "notes": "Equinix's very first data center built in 1999; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stack Infrastructure Loudoun County Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "announced", "sponsors": "Stack Infrastructure", "operators": "Stack Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 144.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1008000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Two two-story buildings with 72MW each", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop water cooling for high-density environments; no-water-use design where applicable", "certifications": "Green-e certified renewable energy certificates", "sustainabilityNotes": "Announcement and marketing describe 100% renewable energy supported by Green-e certified RECs and an on-site substation; marketing page (accessed 2026-02-05) lists 200 MW total capacity versus 144 MW in the 2025-02-11 announcement.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact study (jobs/tax projections) located in the provided research.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific permitting/parcel identification not located in public sources; discrepancy between 144 MW (2025-02-11 announcement) and 200 MW (marketing page accessed 2026-02-05) should be resolved with permitting records; no verified construction start/commissioning milestones found in the provided research.", "notes": "New 144MW campus in greater Ashburn area; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage VA1 Campus (Ashburn I)", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 206.0, "itLoadMW": 206.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "52 acres with six multi-story facilities at full build", "announcedDate": "2017-12-06", "constructionStartDate": "2018", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2019", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop chilled-water cooling system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No VA1-specific public estimates for jobs or tax revenue projections located; only general Loudoun County data-center economic context was found.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Expedited Permitting; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary-record linkage gaps: unable to tie 'VA1' campus name to specific Loudoun County land application/site plan/building permit numbers in accessible online records; environmental permits and any Virginia sales-tax-exemption MOU not located; JS-heavy county portals noted as inaccessible in the research environment.", "notes": "32MW VA11 site built in 2019 with on-site substation; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage VA2 Campus (Ashburn II)", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 96.0, "itLoadMW": 96.0, "investmentUSD": 380000000.0, "sizeNotes": "18 acres with three multi-story facilities", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop chilled-water system with air-side economizers; CRAH units in two galleries on opposite sides of each data module; near-zero WUE reported by Vantage.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Net zero carbon commitment by 2030", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific public estimates for permanent jobs, construction jobs, annual tax revenue, or lifetime tax revenue were located in the cited research. Baxtel reports Vantage anticipated investing more than $380 million.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Full three-building completion and operational status were not publicly confirmed. Major 2026 controversy concerns onsite natural-gas turbines and backup diesel generation, including noise, air-quality, public-health, and regulatory-process concerns. No expected completion date, project-specific interconnection agreement, PPA, Dominion special contract, water-withdrawal quantity, project-specific incentive agreement, or complete DEQ permit documents were located in the cited research.", "notes": "VA21 data center topped out, first on 96MW campus; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage VA3 Campus (Ashburn III)", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 288.0, "itLoadMW": 288.0, "investmentUSD": 2016000000.0, "sizeNotes": "134 acres with seven multi-story facilities", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Hyper-efficient cooling with outside-air economization and minimal water", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Net zero carbon commitment by 2030", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact study, job estimates, or tax revenue projections were located in public primary sources during this pass; county FAQ provides only countywide fiscal context.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources located so far are limited to environmental permit notices and wetlands/VMRC review items; no primary-source confirmation found for the reported 288 MW capacity, construction start/completion, zoning case file, or utility interconnection/transmission approvals specific to VA3/Ashburn III.", "notes": "Third campus brings combined Virginia portfolio to 590MW; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CloudHQ LC Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CloudHQ", "operators": "CloudHQ", "tenants": "Two unnamed investment-grade hyperscale tenants for LC1A and LC2", "totalSquareFeet": 8500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 1256.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "8.5 million sq ft; 1,256 MW total critical IT load; planned customer critical IT load exceeds 1.7 GW across fourteen data centers.", "announcedDate": "2016", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Wet cooling towers and dry coolers noted for LC4/LC8/LC11 permit and LC4 tour materials", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public project-specific interconnection agreements, PPAs, or onsite generation permits were found in the referenced sources; no project-specific NEPA EIS/EA or Virginia DEQ permit files were found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact study, job counts, or tax revenue projections were found in the cited public materials.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited project-specific public documentation was located for incentives, environmental permitting, interconnection arrangements, and economic impact; regional grid constraints and community noise concerns are noted in coverage.", "notes": "Founded by former DuPont Fabros CEO, targeting 1.7GW across 14 buildings; QA 2026-07-18: Updated area from the operator page and cleared the 1.7 GW facility-power field because CloudHQ describes that figure as planned customer critical IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "CloudHQ LC2", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CloudHQ", "operators": "CloudHQ", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 580000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 88.0, "itLoadMW": 96.0, "investmentUSD": 616000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 44621 Waxpool Road", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2019", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Rooftop mechanical systems; no LC2-specific water-consumption, cooling-water withdrawal, or cooling-tower demand values located.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No LC2-specific PPA, renewable-energy commitment, water/sewer agreement, or cooling-water data was located in the reviewed sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Loudoun County's 2021 Metrorail land-book detail listed the LC2 parcel with a total assessed value of 98118110. No LC2-only construction cost, announced investment, or job counts were located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Facility-specific public figures conflict: Corgan reports 96 MW critical load and 489000 square feet, DataCenterMap reports 88 MW critical power and 580000 square feet, and Cleanview reports 493504 square feet. Tenant identities, LC2-only construction cost, LC2-specific utility agreements, and environmental permits were not located.", "notes": "2-story building with 88MW capacity; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CloudHQ LC4", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CloudHQ", "operators": "CloudHQ", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1580560.0, "powerCapacityMW": 180.0, "itLoadMW": 94.2, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2024", "actualCompletionDate": "2024", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "central utility plant and mechanical yard with cooling towers and dry coolers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "County proffers reference stormwater LID BMP requirements, RSCR riparian buffer management, and tree canopy preservation requirements; wetland/stream impacts are subject to USACE/Virginia DEQ/VMRC permits as applicable; central water and sewer service via extension of existing facilities was noted by county staff.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Retrieved county packets did not provide project-specific job estimates. Proffers include a one-time $325,000 cash contribution for Prentice Drive turn-lane improvements and a one-time volunteer fire and rescue contribution of $0.22 per gross square foot; staff stated it had no fiscal-impact concerns.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project status differs across non-county sources (operator marketing vs. industry databases). Retrieved county records do not include site plan/building permits or DEQ/USACE/VMRC permit IDs; additional database queries and permit records would be needed for construction timing, generator permits, and environmental permit numbers.", "notes": "2-story building with 180MW critical power capacity; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DataBank Culpeper Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Culpeper", "county": "Culpeper County", "region": "Central Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "DataBank", "operators": "DataBank", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1400000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 192.0, "itLoadMW": 192.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "85 acres, two facilities, 300MW on-site substation", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-Q1", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling with 45 kW+ cabinet-density air cooling and 100 kW+ cabinet-density liquid cooling capability; air and liquid cooling paths planned for high-density deployments.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No project-specific renewable energy, PUE, water/cooling, or certification commitments were identified in the provided research text.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No independently published economic-impact study, tax-revenue projection, or project-specific job commitment was located in the sources reviewed; as of 2026-02-05 the campus was described as under construction.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Publicly accessible project-specific incentive award documents, zoning vote tallies/minutes, and environmental permits were not located or not machine-extractable in this pass; utility interconnection/service agreements and cost allocation for upgrades were also not found.", "notes": "IAD5 facility to be first on campus, HPC-ready Universal Data Hall Design for AI workloads, AECOM Tishman as GC, site at 14601 Germanna Highway; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne Sterling Campus (NVA1-NVA3)", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Sterling", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": "Unnamed Fortune 50 customer; Amazon AWS IAD69 Sterling (CyrusOne) (third-party directory listing, unconfirmed)", "totalSquareFeet": 420000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 48.0, "itLoadMW": 48.0, "investmentUSD": 336000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 21111 Ridgetop Circle", "announcedDate": "2014-02-20", "constructionStartDate": "2014-04-08", "expectedCompletionDate": "2014-10", "actualCompletionDate": "2016-06-20", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "zero-water / water-free cooling with minimal water usage for humidification and maintenance", "certifications": "FISMA; HIPAA; HITECH; HITRUST CSF; ISO 27001; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2; SSAE 18", "sustainabilityNotes": "Variable-frequency drives, energy-efficient CRAH units, Stulz 200-ton CRAH units, 500-ton Trane chillers with rapid restart, N+1 central plant design, and N+2 air-side design.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific economic impact totals were located. Virginia data-center sales and use tax exemption requires at least $150 million in qualifying capital investment and job thresholds, but no project-specific certification was found.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Current CyrusOne page contains a discrepancy between body text stating 84 MW of power and a key-feature card stating 48 MW Total Megawatts IT Capacity; historical materials consistently report up to 48 MW critical load. Research gaps remain for Loudoun County permit records, Virginia Tax/VEDP certification, Dominion service records, and primary tenant confirmation.", "notes": "Part of CyrusOne's nine+ facilities in Sterling; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne NVA8 Sterling", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Sterling", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 154230.0, "powerCapacityMW": 24.0, "itLoadMW": 24.0, "investmentUSD": 168000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 45905 Maries Road", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2017-08-25", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "zero-water cooling system with high-efficiency chillers, variable-frequency drives, energy-efficient CRAH units, a 10,000-ton air-cooled chiller plant in N+2 configuration, and 225-ton CRAH units in N+2 configuration", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "CyrusOne says NVA8 uses zero-water cooling. CyrusOne's corporate sustainability page says its data centers are designed to avoid dependence on water for cooling, but no facility-specific annual water-use figure was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Loudoun County Route 28 tax-district records show C1-Sterling VIII / C1 Northern Virginia - Sterling VIII LLC valuation rising from $52.871 million in the 2020 land book to $254.904 million effective January 1, 2025; these are assessed/taxable valuations, not announced investment or tax revenue.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public cancellation, suspended-construction notice, operational shutdown, project-specific delay news, litigation stay, or permit challenge was located.", "notes": "Half mile from CyrusOne Sterling campus, 7 miles from Dulles Airport; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne Future Hyperscale Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Loudoun County", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "57.6-acre land parcel", "announcedDate": "2023-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public source reviewed identified cooling technology, expected water withdrawals, recycled-water arrangements, annual water consumption, renewable energy commitments, PUE targets, or certifications. Virginia DEQ VWP permit review identified stream and wetland impacts.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public construction-capex, permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax-revenue estimate was located. A district presentation reported the 57.6-acre Hyde Park parcel sold to CyrusOne Data Centers for 119000000 in January 2023.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources reviewed through 2026-06-15 did not locate construction start, operation, cancellation, formal delay, project-specific MW/IT load, construction capex, tenant disclosures, final county approvals, building permits, air permits, water-cooling details, or Dominion service documents. Public scale descriptions include a discrepancy between a later 1 million square foot description and an earlier 41000 sf STPL description.", "notes": "Land near Dulles Greenway and Belmont Ridge Road intersection; CyrusOne future hyperscale campus in Virginia; QA 2026-07-19: Retained the disclosed 57.6-acre land purchase and cleared unsupported scale and capex estimates.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne ABX-1 Ashburn (PowerHouse Lease)", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Ashburn", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": "Northern Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "PowerHouse Data Centers", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": "CyrusOne", "totalSquareFeet": 265850.0, "powerCapacityMW": 60.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 154100000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2023-05-12", "constructionStartDate": "2024-04", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": "2023-10", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Public sources reviewed do not disclose ABX-1's water demand, water source, wastewater discharge volumes, final cooling architecture, PUE target, renewable-energy contract, or project-specific sustainability certification. DPR says the design supports high-density power, HPC, AI, and immersive cooling environments, but does not state that immersive cooling is used in current operation.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No ABX-1-specific permanent job, construction job, or tax revenue estimate was found. The site was acquired for $21.5 million in January 2021 and sold to CyrusOne for $154.1 million in Q4 2024.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Research gaps include address-level Loudoun County permitting and certificate-of-occupancy records, confirmation of any Virginia DEQ air permit match, final IT-load figure, Dominion service/substation/PJM records, and any Virginia Tax or VEDP data-center exemption certification. No major delay was identified; DPR said substantial completion occurred one month earlier than scheduled.", "notes": "30-year powered shell lease deal, construction began April 2024; From DCD: 60 MW PowerHouse lease (expandable to 80 MW), 265,000 sqft; acquired for 54.1M; 30-year lease to CyrusOne", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "BlackChamber Virginia Portfolio", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Virginia", "county": "Multiple", "region": "Virginia", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "BlackChamber Group", "operators": "BlackChamber Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 6000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 740.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1200000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No portfolio-specific renewable energy, PUE, or cooling disclosures were found in the cited public sources; general Northern Virginia community discussions reference water and grid impacts.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public documents were found that quantify portfolio construction jobs, permanent jobs, or tax revenue projections; available statements are countywide general context.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public sources do not clearly enumerate or map all four financed campus sites to specific local zoning cases; project-specific construction progress, environmental permits, and utility interconnection details were not documented in the reviewed public materials.", "notes": "JLL arranged $1.2B+ in construction financing throughout 2024 for 740MW of capacity", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Advance Phase LLC Walla Walla Campus (Project Tree)", "state": "Washington", "city": "Wallula", "county": "Walla Walla County", "region": "Eastern Washington", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Data Services; Advance Phase LLC", "operators": "Advance Phase LLC", "tenants": "Amazon Web Services", "totalSquareFeet": 3400000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "16 buildings planned across 500 acres in four phases of 125 acres each", "announcedDate": "2024", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 4.0, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Active cooling expected only above certain ambient-temperature thresholds, generally in summer; public sources do not identify final cooling design.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Expected to leverage Columbia River Basin hydroelectric power", "economicImpact_jobs": 320.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Local reporting estimated ~320 full-time jobs and ~400 vendor positions once operating. Port materials cited in local business reporting projected a ~50% tax-base increase and ~720 direct and indirect jobs across build-out.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Limited public documentation located for project-specific zoning, environmental filings (SEPA/permits), incentives, and utility arrangements; Port meeting packet PDFs were not accessible from the research environment.", "notes": "Walla Walla County's Amazon Data Center FAQ, last updated 2026-06-24, says the Port of Walla Walla approved the sale of 554 acres in the Wallula Gap Business Park to Amazon Data Services on 2026-02-12, lists a 2026-06-23 Notice of Incomplete Application for SDP26-01/SEPA26-05, and lists an Amazon-hosted 2026-08-11 open house. Tri-City Herald reporting on 2026-05-12 said Amazon Data Services was revealed as the company behind Advance Phase LLC and would pay $36 million for 553 acres at Wallula Gap to construct 16 data centers in a $5 billion project. [Source: https://www.wwcowa.gov/government/community_development/amazon_data_center_faqs.php; Date: 2026-06-24]; QA 2026-07-19: Retained reported area and $5B investment while clearing modeled power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Port of Walla Walla - Project Forest", "state": "Washington", "city": "Walla Walla", "county": "Walla Walla County", "region": "Eastern Washington", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Data Services, Inc.; Advance Phase LLC", "operators": "Amazon Data Services, Inc.; AWS", "tenants": "Amazon Data Services / AWS", "totalSquareFeet": 3400000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "100 acres reserved", "announcedDate": "2025-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No verified water-right arrangement, cooling design, PUE target, renewable-energy commitment, or certification was located. Public official comments said anticipated data-center water use would be less than full agricultural production and active cooling would generally be needed during hotter ambient conditions rather than continuously.", "economicImpact_jobs": 320.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Project Forest job count was located. Later Amazon/Project Tree reporting said the project description expected 320 jobs and described hundreds of permanent full-time jobs plus construction jobs, without a specific construction-jobs count.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project Forest's relationship to the later Project Tree / Advance Phase / Amazon campus is not explicitly documented. No public source located through 2026-06-15 states that Project Forest closed, was canceled, or became Amazon's Project Tree. The later Amazon campus remained planned/pre-application with no development application filed as of 2026-05-29.", "notes": "One of multiple data center business leads referenced in Port of Walla Walla documents from January 2025; Port of Walla Walla Project Forest; planned development estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Port of Walla Walla - Project Network", "state": "Washington", "city": "Walla Walla", "county": "Walla Walla County", "region": "Eastern Washington", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": null, "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 700000000.0, "sizeNotes": "30 acres reserved", "announcedDate": "2025-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Port lead table listed full-time employment and capital expenditure as unknown.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project Network changed from a planned or active lead in 2023 and early 2024 to a closed or canceled business lead by May 28, 2024. No public source reviewed through June 15, 2026 showed a revived application, land sale, construction start, operating facility, named tenant, or utility-service agreement.", "notes": "One of multiple data center business leads referenced in Port of Walla Walla documents from January 2025; Port of Walla Walla Project Network; planned development estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Port of Walla Walla - Project Margarita", "state": "Washington", "city": "Walla Walla", "county": "Walla Walla County", "region": "Eastern Washington", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Fortune 100 company", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "75 acres reserved", "announcedDate": "2025-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": 35.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Port lead table estimated 35-50 full-time-equivalent jobs with benefits and $300 million to $500 million in capital expenditure; no construction jobs or tax revenue figures were disclosed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The lead moved from active due diligence in January 2024, to on hold until 2025 in March 2024, to closed / canceled by May 28, 2024. No revived application, land sale, construction start, operating facility, named tenant, utility-service agreement, or permit record was found through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Fortune 100 company project referenced in Port of Walla Walla documents from January 2025; Port of Walla Walla Project Margarita; planned development estimate", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Quincy Data Center Campus", "state": "Washington", "city": "Quincy", "county": "Grant County", "region": "Central Washington", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft", "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 210.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "16 data centers in Grant County", "announcedDate": "2006", "constructionStartDate": "2006", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2007", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Cooling towers with industrial water supply, cooling effluent handling, and reuse-water treatment arrangements; Microsoft reports a cooling-water reuse facility reduced potable-water use by an average 97%.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by Grant County Public Utility District hydroelectric power from Columbia River", "economicImpact_jobs": 33.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 26400000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Early reporting described the initial Quincy build as approaching $1B with ~33 permanent jobs; later local economic-development materials described >$1.55B invested across the Quincy data center cluster by the mid-2010s.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Grant; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public record gaps for historic entitlements (initial site-plan approvals, building permits, SEPA documents, rezoning/CUP decisions) for early mid-2000s phases; ongoing community concerns regarding diesel generator emissions and recurring water/wastewater infrastructure governance.", "notes": "Microsoft's Columbia Data Center was one of the first major hyperscale facilities in Central Washington, opening in 2007. Property purchased in 2006.; 210 MW expansion; legacy 30-50 MW; Quincy WA data center complex", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft East Wenatchee Campus", "state": "Washington", "city": "East Wenatchee", "county": "Douglas County", "region": "Central Washington", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft Corporation", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 180.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Six facilities planned on 170-acre campus. First building (EAT02) valued at $409 million. Additional projects EAT06 and EAT09 add 250,530 sq ft combined.", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": "2021", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2022-12", "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "non-contact cooling-water discharge to sewer system; connected to East Wenatchee Water District infrastructure expansion", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by hydroelectric power. Microsoft contributed $24.9 million for 180MW substation and $12.5 million for water infrastructure including 2 million gallon reservoir.", "economicImpact_jobs": 60.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "CERB bulletin: $1,000,000 grant + $4,000,000 loan to East Wenatchee Water District; notes $50,000,000 private investment and 60 jobs within five years. Media report: $1B campus; includes a $409M data center building and a $24.9M substation to serve up to 180 MW.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": 5000000.0, "challenges": "SEPA ODNS/Notice of Application records include public comment periods (e.g., June\u2013July 2022; February\u2013March 2024). No lawsuits, petitions, or organized protest actions were found in reviewed sources.", "notes": "Microsoft acquired 170 acres in 2020 for $19.3 million. Investment could exceed $1 billion. EAT02 completed December 2022, valued at $409 million.; Power: 180 MW (substation capacity per Douglas PUD/media reports in research file); QA 2026-07-18: Cleared partial-campus floor area and non-exact investment; known building figures remain in sizeNotes.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Malaga Campus", "state": "Washington", "city": "Malaga", "county": "Chelan County", "region": "Central Washington", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft", "totalSquareFeet": 750000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 288.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Three buildings planned by end of 2025, potential for two more by 2027", "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": "2023-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; cloud; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Each building requires approximately 83 gallons per minute, totaling just shy of 121,000 gallons per day", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Port Malaga Tax Increment Area report (area-wide; not solely Microsoft) estimates ~26,042 FTE construction-related positions and ~$2.3B labor income (2025 dollars) over the multi-year buildout; identifies two data centers among anticipated private projects in the TIA between 2024\u20132030.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 210600000.0, "challenges": "Proposed TIF/TIA incentive framework is contested (county moratorium). County permit/zoning case details not publicly retrievable without SmartGov portal access. Longer-term power supply for 2026\u20132040 not yet determined under large-load agreements.", "notes": "First datacenter construction began June 2023, expected to conclude early 2026. A 258-ton power component was delivered in April 2025. Three buildings expected by end of 2025, with potential for two more by 2027.; 360 MW full build; 6M+ substation; Malaga WA; QA 2026-07-19: Retained utility-authorized demand and disclosed area, and cleared unsupported investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Vantage Data Centers Quincy Campus (WA1)", "state": "Washington", "city": "Quincy", "county": "Grant County", "region": "Central Washington", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 775000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 89.0, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "68-acre campus with three facilities", "announcedDate": "2011", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2023-10", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "WA13 uses a closed-loop air-cooled chiller system; 2016 SEPA record documents an evaporation pond for brine-water discharge from water softeners.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by Grant County PUD hydroelectric dams producing 1,050MW of clean renewable energy annually", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 7000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Company-reported: ~$1.0B+ invested; ~828,000 working hours on latest phase construction (completed 2023); campus represents ~$1.0B assessed value and >$7M annual property tax revenue (not independently verified in public studies located for this review).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public-record gaps: no project-specific local land-use approvals, stormwater/SEPA/water permits, interconnection/service agreements, or distribution upgrade cost responsibility identified in public sources during this review; utility policy context notes constraints on additional large-load growth.", "notes": "Final facility (WA13) completed October 2023, adding 64MW to bring total to 89MW across 775,000 sq ft. Campus offers lowest power rates in country combined with state tax breaks.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained 89 MW only as reported IT capacity and cleared the duplicate facility-power field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Sabey Data Centers Quincy Campus (SDC Quincy)", "state": "Washington", "city": "Quincy", "county": "Grant County", "region": "Central Washington", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Sabey Data Centers", "operators": "Sabey Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 530000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 123.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Five purpose-built buildings", "announcedDate": "2011", "constructionStartDate": "2011", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2023-06-15", "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.2, "waterCooling": "Evaporative and economizer cooling; open-loop cooling towers with chillers and closed-loop chillers with computer room air handlers; chilled-water system with CRAH units for Building B.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Next-generation sustainable facility design that reduces reliance on carbon-intensive concrete. Powered by Columbia River Basin hydroelectric power.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Sabey's June 2023 expansion announcement did not disclose jobs, tax revenue, or capital investment. Grant PUD documented Sabey community donations and long-term presence in Grant County, but no SDC Quincy-specific quantified economic impact was identified.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key issues include active air permitting for 13 additional diesel-powered emergency generators, public opposition to backup generator emissions and broader environmental impacts, and missing public data on investment, jobs, tenants, incentive values, and utility-service terms.", "notes": "Expansion announced February 2022, completed June 2023. Campus now 525,000 sq ft across five buildings with over 85MW of critical power.; QA 2026-07-19: Updated operator-listed area to 530,000 square feet and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne Quincy Campus (PNW1)", "state": "Washington", "city": "Quincy", "county": "Grant County", "region": "Central Washington", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 720000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 90.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "45-acre campus. Washington's largest greenfield built data center", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": "2023", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled chiller plant with free cooling below 30 F and no water consumption for cooling; Data Center Dynamics reported closed-loop chilled-water design that does not consume water", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% sourced renewable hydropower. Low total cost of ownership due to below-average utility rates (2.5 cents/kWh vs. 10.4 cents/kWh nationally)", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No public project-specific capital investment amount, jobs estimate, payroll estimate, tax-base projection, community-benefit agreement, or post-opening economic impact study for PNW1 was located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Cooling-design records require reconciliation because 2019 Ecology records refer to direct evaporative cooling while CyrusOne's later public materials state no water consumption for cooling. The facility also has exposure to Grant PUD's broader Quincy large-load capacity constraints. Public records reviewed do not show cancellation, a project-wide construction halt, or a named tenant.", "notes": "Located halfway between Seattle and Spokane. 720,000 sq ft of technical IT space with up to 96MW capacity. Benefits from sales tax exemptions for tenants.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained 90 MW only as operator-listed IT capacity and cleared modeled investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "H5 Data Centers Quincy", "state": "Washington", "city": "Quincy", "county": "Grant County", "region": "Central Washington", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "H5 Data Centers", "operators": "H5 Data Centers", "tenants": "Boeing; Microsoft; NTT Data Services; Yahoo; Yahoo Japan", "totalSquareFeet": 240000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 40.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 280000000.0, "sizeNotes": "240,000 sq ft Tier III data center on 63 acres. Plans for up to 480,000 sq ft total at full buildout", "announcedDate": "2018-07-18", "constructionStartDate": "2024-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2025-07", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Original Quincy facility lists N+1 chillers, N+1 cooling towers, and N+1 CRAHs; Quincy II/III uses a chilled-water-based mechanical system supporting air- or water-cooled deployments; Ecology's 2024 approval reduced permitted cooling towers at 1711 M Street NE to nine total.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% hydroelectric power at lowest cost in US (less than $0.03/kWh). 100% uptime track record.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Grant PUD's 2023 financial statement listed H5 Data Centers - Quincy LLC among principal taxpayers with assessed valuation of $84.2 million for 2023 taxes; this is tax value, not announced investment.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation was found. H5's 2024 Ecology filing documented unforeseeable delays and revised the expansion scope and schedule. Public sources reviewed do not provide a certificate of occupancy, final inspection, or H5 completion announcement for the July 2025 expansion schedule. Grant PUD reported data-center load-growth constraints and reliability concerns in March 2025.", "notes": "Located at 1711 M Street NE, equidistant between Seattle and Spokane. 100% Washington state sales and use tax abatement on data center equipment. Recently acquired Intuit data center.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "ServerFarm TiTAN Moses Lake", "state": "Washington", "city": "Moses Lake", "county": "Grant County", "region": "Central Washington", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "ServerFarm", "operators": "ServerFarm", "tenants": "CenturyLink; Cyxtera; Amdocs Inc.; unnamed hyperscaler", "totalSquareFeet": 250000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 34.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "136,000 sqft facility with 250,000 sqft in raised floor space", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; other", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Free-air cooling; direct/indirect evaporative cooling with airside economizers and supplemental DX; Serverfarm states its data centers use closed-loop water-cooling systems", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% hydroelectric data center. Nearly 100% of power supplied by Columbia River hydroelectric dams.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "A 2018 City of Moses Lake Phase III building permit listed a valuation of 6500000, but no comprehensive public investment total or job-impact estimate was found.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public power and IT-load figures conflict. Cyxtera exited Moses Lake in 2021 and took an approximately 60000000 non-cash charge, but this was a tenant/operator exit rather than a Serverfarm facility cancellation.", "notes": "Originally a North American Air Defense Command Direction Center housing IBM S.A.G.E. computer system. Designed to withstand 10 Megaton detonation. Located at 4949 Randolph Road NE. Carriers include Sprint, CenturyLink, and AT&T.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "H5 Data Centers Seattle", "state": "Washington", "city": "Seattle", "county": "King County", "region": "Puget Sound", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "H5 Data Centers", "operators": "H5 Data Centers", "tenants": "The Seattle Times Company; Level 3 Communications; XO Communications; Hurricane Electric; SeattleIX; Ziply Fiber; more than 40 network and cloud providers", "totalSquareFeet": 293000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "40 on-net carriers", "announcedDate": "2011-01-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled chillers", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "H5 reports raised-floor and non-raised-floor space, air-cooled chillers, 400 tons of cooling capacity, and N+1 cooling configuration. No project-specific water-supply contract, water-right record, reclaimed-water agreement, or cooling-water consumption figure was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources reviewed did not disclose permanent jobs, construction jobs, or project-specific tax revenue. H5 paid $36 million for the building in January 2011.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Research gaps remain for customer-specific utility records, environmental permits, tenant confirmation, cumulative investment after the $36 million acquisition, and permit attachments. No cancellation, facility closure, project-wide delay, organized opposition, or litigation was found.", "notes": "Located at 1000 Denny Way, Seattle, WA. Only a few blocks from the Westin Building.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 293,000 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TierPoint Seattle", "state": "Washington", "city": "Seattle", "county": "King County", "region": "Puget Sound", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "TierPoint", "operators": "TierPoint", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 33000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": 3.5, "investmentUSD": 70000000.0, "sizeNotes": "25,000 sqft in raised floor space. Two data centers in same building (DC1 and DC2)", "announcedDate": "2020-06-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2020", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "high-efficiency cooling; specific cooling plant type not disclosed", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "TierPoint's 2020 expansion announcement referenced high-efficiency cooling, but reviewed sources did not provide project-specific renewable energy, PUE, water-consumption, reclaimed-water, or cooling-water permit details.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or TierPoint Seattle capital-expenditure totals were found. Building-level transaction context includes KOMO Plaza acquisitions for $160 million in 2011 and $276 million in 2017, but these are not TierPoint expansion capex.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public permitting for the 2020 expansion remains unresolved, and reviewed sources did not confirm whether the 2020 expansion was completed on the originally expected schedule. Current sellable IT load, available power, cooling-water details, utility agreements, and any project-specific incentive use remain research gaps.", "notes": "Located at 100 4th Avenue North at Fisher Plaza. Built to seismic zone 3 standards. Five 2MW gensets in N+2 configuration with 48+ hours runtime. SOC 1 & 2 Type II, SOC 2 + HITRUST, GLBA, and HIPAA compliant. Private 100 Gbps diverse path to Spokane.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty SEA10 - Westin Building", "state": "Washington", "city": "Seattle", "county": "King County", "region": "Puget Sound", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 400400.0, "powerCapacityMW": 13.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Over 195+ customers", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Amazon's Seattle headquarters district-energy system reuses waste heat from the neighboring Westin Building Exchange, piping low-grade heat to Amazon's Doppler tower central plant, raising water temperature with heat-reclaiming chillers, and using a 400,000-gallon tank for heat storage and emergency water supply for the Westin. Clise Properties describes the Westin Building as part of an Ecodistrict that recycles energy to heat Amazon's campus.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or economic-impact estimates were located in the provided research.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary-source MW and IT-load figures were not located, and secondary directories conflict at 9 MW versus 19 MW. Westin-specific transaction value, final post-2020 ownership percentages, detailed permit history, utility agreements, and tenant lease confirmations remain evidence gaps.", "notes": "Located at 2001 6th Avenue, Seattle. Telecommunications hub and internet gateway for Pacific Northwest. Primary interconnection hub linking Canada, Alaska, and Asia. Access to carrier-neutral Meet-Me Rooms and SIX Seattle's Internet Exchange.; Power estimated at 100 W/sqft from 400,400 sqft; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty SEA1 - Intergate Seattle-East", "state": "Washington", "city": "Tukwila", "county": "King County", "region": "Puget Sound", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Digital Realty; Sabey Data Centers", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 115946.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy at the facility; broader Sabey Seattle campus uses evaporative and economizer cooling with free cooling for about 90% of the year.", "certifications": "Campus-level LEED Gold, ISO 27001, SOC, HIPAA/HITECH, and PCI DSS compliance reported by Sabey.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Sabey markets the Seattle campus with 100% carbon-free power, low PUE design, evaporative and economizer cooling, hot-aisle/cold-aisle containment, and 9,500 tons of installed HVAC capacity. Facility-specific water, wastewater, and PUE figures were not located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or standalone investment impact figures were identified. The $1.886 billion Telx acquisition was portfolio-level and should not be treated as SEA1-specific investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Current Digital Realty-specific ownership, leasing, operating, and marketing status is unresolved because current public records identify the same 3433 South 120th Place address as Sabey Intergate East Building 4, Sabey Seattle East 4, 365 Data Centers WA3, or other in-building operators rather than as a currently marketed Digital Realty SEA1 product. Project-specific permitting, utility, environmental, incentive, investment, and economic-impact records were not located.", "notes": "Located at 3433 S 120th Place, Tukwila. Partnership with Sabey Data Centers on Intergate Seattle-East campus.; QA 2026-07-18: Retained listed building area and cleared modeled power and investment values.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Equinix SE2", "state": "Washington", "city": "Seattle", "county": "King County", "region": "Puget Sound", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": "Not fully disclosed; combined SE2/SE3 PeeringDB record lists 109 networks and five local exchanges; Seattle Equinix ecosystem includes network, cloud, content, digital media, and enterprise users", "totalSquareFeet": 43610.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 21000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located in Westin Building", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+20% cooling redundancy; third-party source reports CRAC / DX split-system air conditioning, but water-use volumes and water-supply arrangements were not located.", "certifications": "HECVAT, HIPAA, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 50001, ISO 9001, NIST 800-53/FISMA High, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, LEED; Datacenters.com lists FISMA, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type 2, and SOC 2 Type 2 for SE2.", "sustainabilityNotes": "Equinix lists high-efficiency UPS, LED lighting, hot/cold aisle containment, and 2025 renewable-energy coverage from wind vPPAs and Green-e RECs.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No SE2-specific jobs, tax revenue, or local economic-impact estimate was located in reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key research gaps include City of Seattle permit records for the tenant buildout and later mechanical, electrical, generator, and cooling work; exact predecessor history and opening date; current leased suites and floors; verification of the 2.0 MW third-party power figure; utility service and grid-upgrade records; generator and fuel-storage permits; water-source and cooling-water arrangements; and named SE2-specific tenants.", "notes": "Located at 2001 Sixth Ave in the Westin Building. Part of Equinix's Seattle presence.; From Equinix tech specs: 3.1 MW critical power, 36,382 sqft; inside Westin Business Exchange; investment at M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Equinix SE3", "state": "Washington", "city": "Seattle", "county": "King County", "region": "Puget Sound", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Equinix", "operators": "Equinix", "tenants": "Not publicly disclosed; Seattle Equinix metro includes 280+ companies and 60+ network service providers", "totalSquareFeet": 51000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.1, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 60000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Capacity for more than 1,000 cabinet equivalents", "announcedDate": "2013-03-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": "2013", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "N+1 cooling redundancy; third-party sources describe water-cooled evaporators / rooftop units with air-side economizers", "certifications": "LEED Gold; FISMA; ISO 27001; NIST 800-53; PCI DSS; SOC 1 Type 2; SOC 2 Type 2", "sustainabilityNotes": "Equinix lists free cooling, high-efficiency UPS, LED lighting, and efficient humidity control; Clise Properties describes the 2020 Fifth Avenue data center as LEED Gold certified.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No SE3-specific jobs, tax revenue, or local economic-impact estimate was located in reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation, shutdown, material delay notice, project-specific opposition, litigation, incentive record, utility agreement, water-use record, or primary City of Seattle permit packet was located in reviewed public sources.", "notes": "Located at 2020 Fifth Ave, floors 5-8. Former parking garage converted to data center. Adjacent to SE2 in Westin Building. Important gateway to Asia-Pacific market.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Fundamental Data Tucker County Data Center", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Between Thomas and Davis", "county": "Tucker County; Grant County", "region": "Northern West Virginia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Fundamental Data LLC", "operators": "Fundamental Data LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 5200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Facility would include natural gas and diesel power generators producing 1656MW of power. Could span 10,000 acres across Tucker and Grant counties if fully realized. Representatives told WSJ it could be 'among the largest data center campuses in the world.'", "announcedDate": "2024-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-01-01", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Off-grid natural gas power plant with diesel backup. Three 10 million gallon diesel storage tanks planned (66 feet tall, 180 feet in diameter each). Air quality permit approved August 15, 2025.", "economicImpact_jobs": 500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 27000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No official economic impact study, job counts, or tax revenue projections specific to this project were located in the sources reviewed.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Air construction permit issued August 15, 2025 and under appeal to the WV Air Quality Board; significant local opposition citing scale, noise, water use, and diesel air pollution.", "notes": "June 2026 reporting on West Virginia Department of Commerce correspondence materially expands the described Ridgeline project scale beyond the earlier 1,656 MW figure: state officials said Fundamental Data described Phase 1 as approximately 800 MW of natural-gas generation, 1.3 GW of solar generation, and 14 data-center buildings using more than 2.0 GW of power, with Phase 2 adding 3.1 GW of gas-fired generation and enough data-center buildings to use that generation. The correspondence said the power plant would be in Tucker County and data-center facilities would be in Tucker and Grant counties. WV MetroNews reported that the state and developer are disputing whether the project triggered mandatory High Impact Data Center certification; Fundamental Data responded that contemplated data centers remain conceptual and that it is a generation developer rather than a data-center operator. Treat the 5.2 GW value as the disputed project-scale power/generation figure described by the state, not as confirmed critical IT load. [Source: https://parsonsadvocate.com/news/pa-local-stories/wv-dept-of-commerce-fundamental-data-exchange-war-of-words-over-ridgeline-project-deadline/ | https://wvmetronews.com/2026/06/21/state-and-developer-dispute-whether-tucker-county-project-hit-deadline-for-data-center-certification/ | https://wvpress.org/breaking-news/wv-data-center-project-pushback-from-state-and-citizens-runs-into-legal-obstacles/; Date: 2026-06-23; 2026-06-21; 2026-06-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Adams Fork Data Center Energy Campus - Harless Site", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Holden", "county": "Mingo County", "region": "Southern West Virginia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TransGas Development Systems LLC", "operators": "TransGas Development Systems LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Site would generate 2,400 megawatts from natural gas or diesel. Would be third-highest power-intensive industrial site in West Virginia.", "announcedDate": "2025-03", "constructionStartDate": "2026-01-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-01-01", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Off-grid natural gas/diesel power plant. Part of project that would create largest natural gas-fueled ammonia plant in the world.", "economicImpact_jobs": 150.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "300 permanent jobs total for both sites; ~5,000 construction jobs. CNX withdrew Dec 2023 citing 45V tax credit uncertainty.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 75000.0, "challenges": "Federal lawsuit filed Dec 2025 by 10 Mingo County residents. CNX Resources withdrew as partner Dec 2023.", "notes": "Located off 22 Mine Road near Holden, near Mingo-Logan county line at Harless Industrial Park. Would operate as microgrid. Part of larger TransGas development including ammonia production. Community concerns about water access, air quality, and transparency.; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared 2.457 GW from data-center capacity because it is generation for the broader microgrid campus.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Adams Fork Data Center Energy Campus - Wharncliffe Site", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Wharncliffe", "county": "Mingo County", "region": "Southern West Virginia", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TransGas Development Systems LLC", "operators": "TransGas Development Systems LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Site would generate 2,400 megawatts from natural gas or diesel. Would be fourth-highest power-intensive industrial site in West Virginia.", "announcedDate": "2025-03", "constructionStartDate": "2026-01-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-01-01", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Off-grid natural gas/diesel power plant. Part of project that would create largest natural gas-fueled ammonia plant in the world.", "economicImpact_jobs": 150.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "300 permanent jobs total for both sites; ~5,000 construction jobs. CNX withdrew Dec 2023 citing 45V tax credit uncertainty.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Federal lawsuit filed Dec 2025 by 10 Mingo County residents. CNX Resources withdrew as partner Dec 2023.", "notes": "Located at 2002 Twisted Gun Road at Twisted Gun Golf Course in Wharncliffe. Would operate as microgrid. DEP held public hearing with about 50 local residents attending. Part of TransGas Adams Fork Energy project.; Investment estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Berkeley/Jefferson County Data Center Campus", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Near Kearneysville", "county": "Berkeley County and Jefferson County", "region": "Eastern Panhandle", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "IB10 Martinsburg LLC", "operators": "QTS Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1143188.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Located on 300 acre property split between two counties. Berkeley County has 90 acre parcel for two data center buildings plus infrastructure, and narrow parcel for access from Route 115. Jefferson County has 191 acre industrial-zoned parcel.", "announcedDate": "2024-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Site has access to natural gas pipeline and two high-capacity electric transmission lines.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific investment amount, jobs estimate, economic impact study, or tax revenue estimate was found in the reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No detailed site-plan approval, Jefferson County site-plan filing, building permit, construction start, power-capacity disclosure, completion date, project-specific incentive agreement, or tenant/customer identity was located in public sources reviewed through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Berkeley County Planning Commission approved concept plan in March 2024. Plan includes 2 data center buildings, guard shack, electrical switching station, water tank, and stormwater retention ponds. Properties sold July 2024 by F.O. Day Company to IB10 Martinsburg LLC. QTS Data Centers (Overland Park, Kansas) involved in development.; QA 2026-07-19: Retained concept-plan building area and cleared unsupported power and investment estimates.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "IRS Enterprise Computing Center", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Kearneysville", "county": "Berkeley County", "region": "Eastern Panhandle", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Internal Revenue Service; US Federal Government", "operators": "Internal Revenue Service", "tenants": "Internal Revenue Service", "totalSquareFeet": 497000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "497,000 gross sq ft federal complex containing office, data center, and warehouse functions.", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": "1999", "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "government", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Transitioning away from fossil fuels per federal sustainability initiatives.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Publicly identified capital figures include $43.2 million for a 2012 MEP plant addition, $23.098 million in FY 2024 GSA prospectus/appropriation authority for roof and related repairs, a 2026 roof-procurement estimate of $10 million to $15 million, a reported $2.2 million DOE AFFECT grant, and a $500,000 AFFECT funding action covered by DOE CX-032001.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 2200000.0, "challenges": "Security and procurement constraints include mission-critical Level 5 facility access and security-clearance requirements for contractor personnel. Open data gaps include original 1990s project cost, electrical service capacity, backup-generation capacity, critical IT load, utility agreements, detailed cooling-system design, water demand, water/wastewater permits, and final award status for the 2026 roof-replacement solicitation.", "notes": "Existing operational federal data center. Major IRS computing facility processing taxpayer data nationwide.; IRS Enterprise Computing Center; QA 2026-07-18: Retained GSA-reported gross building area with mixed-use clarification and cleared unsourced power and investment estimates.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Alpha Technologies Data Center DC1", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "South Charleston", "county": "Kanawha County", "region": "South Central West Virginia", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Alpha Technologies Inc", "operators": "Alpha Technologies Inc", "tenants": "Government clients; U.S. Geological Survey", "totalSquareFeet": 80000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 14000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Located at 2020 Union Carbide Dr in West Virginia Regional Technology Park, building 6000.", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation; enterprise", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": "HIPAA; PCI; ISO 27001; SOC", "sustainabilityNotes": "Dual redundant commercial power feeds, lowest power cost per kWh in region, multiple telecom providers with diverse paths.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No DC1-specific announced capital investment, jobs estimate, tax revenue estimate, or economic impact study was located. A separate $10 million Alpha Technologies investment refers to the Huntington data-center/headquarters conversion, not South Charleston DC1.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Main research gaps are undisclosed original DC1 investment and acquisition or renovation cost, no confirmed utility provider or service capacity, no sponsor-published MW or IT load, no backup-generator specifications, no located air or generator permits, no cooling architecture or water-demand data, no local permit records, no confirmed project-specific incentives, and no comprehensive customer roster beyond public references to government clients and USGS service delivery.", "notes": "Service disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Hurricane, WV. Features redundant power, battery backup, diesel generators, N+1 cooling redundancy. Strategic location within 15 minutes of Yeager International Airport and adjacent to 3 major interstate highways. Company also expanding with $10M headquarters in Huntington (60,000 sq ft at 1225 Sixth Avenue).; Alpha Technologies DC1 West Virginia; small regional facility", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Dedispec Data Center", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Berkeley Springs", "county": "Morgan County", "region": "Eastern Panhandle", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Dedispec", "operators": "Dedispec", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 7000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "colocation", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public evidence located of West Virginia high-impact data-center or microgrid-district certification; no PPA, renewable-energy arrangement, cooling architecture, water-use estimate, or PUE figure was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No announced capital investment, job count, public financing record, or tax-revenue projection was located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public server-status records include a May 8, 2018 resolved West Virginia data-center outage attributed to a failed switch between the West Virginia data center and Ashburn, Virginia, and a resolved cooling issue affecting 2-3 racks. No cancellation, decommissioning, construction delay, or expansion-delay news was located.", "notes": "Offering high quality internet connectivity in Berkeley Springs area.; Dedispec Data Center West Virginia; small facility", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Fairwater AI Data Center - Mount Pleasant", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Mount Pleasant", "county": "Racine County", "region": "Southeastern Wisconsin", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft Cloud; Microsoft AI; Copilot; OpenAI; other leading AI workloads", "totalSquareFeet": 1200000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 450.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3300000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three massive buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet, 315-acre campus. Will house hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GB200 and GB300 GPUs. Fiber network long enough to circle the Earth 4.5 times (180,000 km). Construction required 46.6 miles of deep foundation piles, 26.5 million pounds of structural steel, 120 miles of medium-voltage underground cable, and 72.6 miles of mechanical piping.", "announcedDate": "2024-05-08", "constructionStartDate": "2024-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-01", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "More than 90% of facility uses state-of-the-art closed-loop liquid cooling system. Remaining portion uses outside air for cooling. Microsoft funding new 250MW solar project in Portage County to match facility with renewable power purchase agreements.", "economicImpact_jobs": 800.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Microsoft official cited typical data center employment of 300\u2013400 people, but no project-specific job commitments were disclosed in the sourced agreements. Development agreement includes a $1.4B assessed value guarantee by the start of 2028 with a $15M-or-shortfall backstop.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Uncertainty in available local records on whether zoning approvals were by-right/conditional use/rezoning; public records lawsuit and public concerns regarding projected water use; environmental permitting (air and wetland) processes; stormwater permit documentation not located in the cited sources.", "notes": "Described as the world's most powerful AI datacenter. At peak construction, employed more than 3,000 construction workers. Once fully operational, will employ around 500 full-time employees. Campus acquired nearly 1,900 acres in Mount Pleasant.; $3.3B by 2026; 315 acres; $1.4B assessed value guarantee; 300-400 jobs; We Energies; TID 5 former Foxconn. April 2026 update: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the Wisconsin Fairwater data center was going live ahead of schedule; Data Center Dynamics reported the update on April 20, 2026. Treat as initial operation/commissioning ramp, with full commissioning details not public. June 2026 Microsoft update: first Mount Pleasant Fairwater datacenter facility completed construction, brought equipment online and conducted startup activities in April, and is fully operational; Microsoft said nearly 10,000 construction workers contributed to the first facility, nearly 550 full-time employees were on site supporting it, and construction of the adjacent second facility was ongoing. [Source: https://news.microsoft.com/source/2026/06/23/microsoft-completes-construction-on-first-datacenter-facility-in-mount-pleasant-wisconsin/; Date: 2026-06-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Data Center Expansion Phase 2 - Mount Pleasant", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Mount Pleasant", "county": "Racine County", "region": "Southeastern Wisconsin", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Second datacenter of similar scale to the first facility", "announcedDate": "2026-01-26", "constructionStartDate": "2025-11-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Expected to use similar cooling and sustainability features as Phase 1", "economicImpact_jobs": 2000.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "State press release cited thousands of union construction jobs and ongoing operations hiring; local economic development summary estimated ~2,000 direct jobs and ~2,300 construction jobs for the broader Mount Pleasant buildout.", "incentives_type": "Tif", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Full executed Development Agreement/Implementation Agreement and detailed meeting minutes were not retrieved from the Village archive; interconnection/PPA/PSC filings and full DNR permit files (stormwater/WPDES, water withdrawal approvals) were not located in the summarized sources.", "notes": "Microsoft's June 23, 2026 company release says construction of the second Mount Pleasant facility immediately adjacent to the first was ongoing, including foundation installation, steel erection, and underground utility placement. Microsoft said the second facility was scheduled for completion in 2028 and that, when fully operational, full-time employment in the village is expected to grow to around 800, with the expansion to the north representing hundreds more. [Source: https://news.microsoft.com/source/2026/06/23/microsoft-completes-construction-on-first-datacenter-facility-in-mount-pleasant-wisconsin/; Date: 2026-06-23]; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared investment-derived power capacity while retaining the announced $4 billion expansion.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Data Center - Kenosha", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Kenosha", "county": "Kenosha County", "region": "Southeastern Wisconsin", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 107.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 750000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four data center buildings, each single-story 250,000-square-foot building, plus utility substation", "announcedDate": "2025-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft stated that it prioritizes environmental-resource protection, public health, local jobs, and long-term community contribution; no project-specific renewable-energy, PUE, cooling, water-use, or certification commitments were located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific investment amount, job counts, or quantified tax-revenue estimate was publicly announced in the reviewed sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Tif", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Final development plan, construction timing, public MW/IT-load disclosure, water/cooling details, and local incentive terms remain unresolved or not publicly available. Community concerns include transparency, NDA use, environmental impacts, water use, traffic, noise, air and water pollution, utility costs, and possible ratepayer impacts. Nearby Caledonia Project Nova cancellation is related context but not a cancellation of the Kenosha project.", "notes": "Located 6 miles south of Microsoft's Mount Pleasant facility. Site purchased northwest of Interstate 94 and Highway 142. Campus spans 240 acres.; Part of .3B Wisconsin investment; 240 acres, 4 buildings; Power estimated at M/MW from 50M investment", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Data Center - Caledonia (CANCELED)", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Caledonia", "county": "Racine County", "region": "Southeastern Wisconsin", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Proposed development on more than 240 acres", "announcedDate": "2025-09-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Microsoft provided general Caledonia meeting slides about water use and data-center cooling, but no final Caledonia-specific water-demand number, water utility agreement, cooling-system design, wastewater-discharge arrangement, or renewable-energy arrangement was located before cancellation.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Caledonia-specific capital expenditure, permanent jobs, construction jobs, or tax-revenue estimates were disclosed before cancellation.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Microsoft withdrew the Caledonia site on October 8, 2025 after intense community and land-use opposition, before the expected October 14, 2025 Village Board vote. Key issues included farmland conversion, wetlands and rural-environment impacts, stormwater drainage, noise, lack of detail, transparency, and concerns that the process was secretive and rushed.", "notes": "Project canceled due to community opposition. Microsoft cited 'community feedback' after many residents strongly opposed plans. Cancellation does not impact data center developments in Mount Pleasant or Kenosha.; Canceled October 2025 due to community opposition; no power/investment data applicable; Caledonia Wisconsin canceled Oct 2025; community opposition; QA 2026-07-18: Corrected county to Racine County from Microsoft's Caledonia project page.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Vantage Data Centers - Port Washington", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Port Washington", "county": "Ozaukee County", "region": "Southeastern Wisconsin", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers; OpenAI; Oracle", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": "Oracle; OpenAI", "totalSquareFeet": 2500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 902.0, "itLoadMW": 902.0, "investmentUSD": 15000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Four large data centers on 672-acre site. Over 2.5 million square feet of data center space, plus visitor center and warehouse.", "announcedDate": "2025-10-22", "constructionStartDate": "2025", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Buildings will use 1.3 gigawatts of power, most from clean energy sources. Permitted to use up to 1.2 million gallons of water per day from Port Washington's water plant.", "economicImpact_jobs": 1000.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 541500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "TID plan projects about $2.11B in incremental value and future tax increment value of about $541.5M over the district life. Media-reported job figures are estimates; operational jobs described as 'hundreds' without a specific count.", "incentives_type": "Tif; Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 455400000.0, "challenges": "Community opposition to the TID and project scale; reliance on PSC approvals for specialized utility tariffs and transmission interconnection project; WEDC qualified data center certification date left blank in public-facing plan; air permit applications pending DNR analysis and public notice/comment.", "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on June 26, 2026 that Vantage had topped out the second building at the Lighthouse campus, marking completion of that building's structural framework. The full campus is planned for four buildings, 2.5 million square feet, and 902 MW, with service expected in 2028. Wisconsin DNR's Port Washington project page says the campus is being constructed on 672 acres and that on June 12, 2026 DNR issued minor-source air construction and initial operation permits for 45 diesel emergency generators. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vantage-tops-out-second-building-at-openais-lighthouse-campus-in-wisconsin/; https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/EIA/Portwashington.html; https://vantage-dc.com/news/openai-oracle-and-vantage-data-centers-announce-stargate-data-center-site-in-wisconsin/; Date: 2026-06-26; 2026-06-12; 2025-10-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "QTS Data Centers - Vienna (Dane County)", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Vienna", "county": "Dane County", "region": "South-Central Wisconsin", "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers", "operators": "QTS Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 429.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 12000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "615-acre campus with as many as 15 buildings planned. Each building requires $300-350 million investment.", "announcedDate": "2025-07-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; colocation", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Draft materials reference net-positive infiltration, gray-water reuse for irrigation, stormwater/erosion control permitting and plan approvals, wetlands preservation/restoration (at least 40 acres) and natural areas/wetland restoration/stormwater basins.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 12000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Company statement: thousands of construction jobs, hundreds of full-time positions, and millions in tax revenue (not quantified). Village press release (Jan. 9, 2026) cited minimum $1.2B valuation and ~$12M annual property taxes by 2031; project was withdrawn in late Jan. 2026 so projected benefits did not materialize.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Strong local opposition and political pushback; annexation petitions rejected and consolidation requested; project withdrawn by QTS in late Jan. 2026.", "notes": "Located along Highway V west of DeForest, around Patton Road and Hahn Road. Would be QTS's first data center in Wisconsin. Project expected to create 450 permanent jobs and thousands of temporary construction jobs. Total buildout timeline is 5-10 years. Filed request letter July 1, 2025 with local officials.; Power estimated at $7M/MW", "lastUpdated": "2026-02-05" }, { "projectName": "Meta Platforms Data Center - Beaver Dam", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Beaver Dam", "county": "Dodge County", "region": "South-Central Wisconsin", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms; Alliant Energy", "operators": "Meta Platforms", "tenants": "Meta Platforms", "totalSquareFeet": 700000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 220.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "More than 500-acre site at Beaver Dam Commerce Park", "announcedDate": "2025-02", "constructionStartDate": "2025-11", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "dry cooling", "certifications": "Wisconsin certified qualified data center", "sustainabilityNotes": "Meta states the campus will use dry cooling (no operational water demand for cooling), will restore 100% of the water consumed, and will restore 570 acres of wetlands and prairie (about 175 acres to be deeded to Ducks Unlimited).", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 187000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Meta/WPR report 100+ operational jobs and 1,000+ peak construction workers. The TID 10 plan projects $187.0M in total tax increment over the life of the TID (not realized as of Feb. 1, 2026).", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Tif; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": 128522000.0, "challenges": "Public controversy over NDA-related secrecy and limited disclosure; permit-specific records (WDNR, building, conditional use) and clawback/recapture terms were not found in publicly accessible sources reviewed; detailed power procurement (PPAs) and interconnection agreements not publicly disclosed.", "notes": "Wisconsin regulators approved the Alliant-Meta individual power contract in May 2026; amended filings disclosed a 10-year supply arrangement for 220 MW, materially above the prior 143 MW estimate. Wisconsin Watch's May 2026 report described construction as ongoing at the Beaver Dam Commerce Park site. [Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/05/psc-approves-alliant-meta-data-center-power-deal-while-criticizing-black-box-approach/; https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-regulators-approve-rates-for-metas-beaver-dam-data-center-with-sharp-criticism; Date: 2026-05-07; 2026-05-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon AWS Data Center - Oregon", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Oregon", "county": "Dane County", "region": "South-Central Wisconsin", "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 210000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Wanapa Campus at 34820 Hill Road", "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No Wisconsin-specific AWS sustainability, water, cooling, stormwater, air-permit, generator-permit, or environmental filing was located. Amazon publishes aggregate data-center water information, but the cited material does not identify an Oregon, Wisconsin facility.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, payroll, tax revenue, or workforce commitments were located for an AWS data center in Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The Wisconsin project record is unverified and likely a directory geocoding/name collision. Third-party sources classify an Amazon AWS Data Center - Oregon entry in Wisconsin as operational, but the facility name and 34820 address evidence point to AWS's known Wanapa campus in Umatilla, Oregon rather than a confirmed AWS data center in Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin. No Amazon announcement, local public development application, land-use filing, incentive agreement, utility filing, permit, or primary Wisconsin record was located.", "notes": "Only AWS data center currently operational in Wisconsin. Part of AWS's broader US infrastructure.; Wanapa Campus at 34820 Hill Road, Oregon, WI; limited public data; power and investment estimated conservatively", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Project Tembo (formerly Crusoe/Tallgrass AI Data Center)", "state": "Wyoming", "city": "Cheyenne", "county": "Laramie County", "region": "Southeast Wyoming", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google; Jupiter Star Holdings, LLC; Tallgrass Energy; Black Hills Energy", "operators": "Google (Jupiter Star Holdings, LLC); Black Hills Energy; Tallgrass", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": 3080000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 2700.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 50000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "716-acre campus in Switchgrass Industrial Park; four data center halls plus office hub. First phase 1.8 GW; 2.7 GW configuration, scalable to 10,000 MW (10 GW). Will use 5x more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined at full scale.", "announcedDate": "2025-07-24", "constructionStartDate": "2026-01-06", "expectedCompletionDate": "2031", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Powered by Wyoming natural gas with carbon capture technology. Proximity to Tallgrass' CO2 sequestration hub for long-term carbon capture solutions.", "economicImpact_jobs": 400.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Reported projections in media coverage of the county hearing: >2,500 construction jobs and 400+ permanent jobs for the combined data center and associated power plant. No verified realized tax-revenue or employment outcomes reported as of early 2026.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary documentation gaps include any incentive agreements, WY DEQ permit filings for BFC Power LLC, water-well permits, and utility/PSC docket materials for large-load tariff arrangements; community concerns focused on groundwater/aquifer impacts, traffic, noise/light impacts, and environmental effects of associated power generation expansion.", "notes": "Laramie County's July 8, 2026 memo says the data center previously known as Project Jade is now Project Tembo, Crusoe Energy has withdrawn, and county representatives have held re-submittal discussions with Google doing business as Jupiter Star Holdings, LLC. The revised submittal scales the project from five buildings and 4,025,500 sq ft to four buildings and 3,080,000 sq ft, reduces peak workforce from 5,000 to 2,500, and includes an associated office-complex CUP. Data Center Dynamics reported on July 14, 2026 that Google is the customer behind the 2.7 GW campus on a 716-acre parcel in Switchgrass Industrial Park, with four data halls and completion slated by 2031; earlier Black Hills filings still describe a 1.8 GW utility service project, so notes should preserve both the utility-service framing and the newer 2.7 GW campus description. [Source: https://www.laramiecountywy.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/county/public-notice/project-tembo-memo-07082026.pdf | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-is-customer-behind-27gw-data-center-campus-near-cheyenne-wyoming/ | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/10/3309709/10381/en/black-hills-corp-provides-an-update-on-1-8-gigawatt-project-in-cheyenne.html; Date: 2026-07-08; 2026-07-14; 2026-06-10]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the 3,080,000-square-foot total from Laramie County's revised Project Tembo memo.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Meta Data Center (Project Cosmo)", "state": "Wyoming", "city": "Cheyenne", "county": "Laramie County", "region": "South Cheyenne", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta Platforms", "operators": "Meta Platforms", "tenants": "Meta Platforms", "totalSquareFeet": 750000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 114.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "960-acre parcel in High Plains Business Park. 715,000-750,000 sq ft facility.", "announcedDate": "2024-07-02", "constructionStartDate": "2024", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% powered by renewable energy. Closed-loop liquid cooling system for water efficiency. Meta's 25th data center worldwide, specifically designed for AI workloads.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Wyoming Public Media reported local officials expect millions in revenue through property taxes and fees, but no quantified or post-completion tax impact study was found in the reviewed documents.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public concerns include water and irrigation impacts and limited project-specific incentive detail. In July 2026, Cheyenne BOPU identified Goat Systems, LLC as in significant noncompliance after fill-and-flush wastewater associated with Meta Cheyenne Datacenter CHY 1-2 interfered with city reclamation facilities. The discharge ceased after notice, and BOPU suspended acceptance of industrial discharges associated with data-center fill-and-flush and closed-loop operations until further notice. Sources: https://kgab.com/cheyenne-data-center-discharge-issues/; https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-data-center-waste-water-bacterium-cheyenne-wyoming-2026-7", "notes": "Will create 1,000 construction jobs and 100 permanent operational jobs. Specifically designed for AI workloads to support Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger.; Power estimated at $7M/MW; Project Cosmo; 00M+; Cheyenne WY", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Related Digital Data Center (CoreWeave Campus)", "state": "Wyoming", "city": "Cheyenne", "county": "Laramie County", "region": "Cheyenne Business Parkway", "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Related Digital; CoreWeave; Clayco", "operators": "Related Digital", "tenants": "CoreWeave", "totalSquareFeet": 184000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 302.0, "itLoadMW": 88.0, "investmentUSD": 1200000000.0, "sizeNotes": "115-acre campus. Phase 1 is 184,000 sq ft providing 88 MW to CoreWeave. Total campus capacity: 302 MW.", "announcedDate": "2025-10-07", "constructionStartDate": "2025-10-07", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026-12", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "colocation; ai-ml; cloud", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "False", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Air-cooled facility using self-contained cooling systems that do not use water. Water consumption only from six bathrooms.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 250000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Phase I projections cited as more than $250M in tax revenue to Wyoming and Cheyenne over the first 15 years of operations; figures are projected (project under construction as of Feb. 1, 2026).", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No public record found yet for project-specific zoning case/approvals, incentive agreements, or environmental permit records in the reviewed public sources.", "notes": "June 2026 reporting from a site tour said work was nearing completion on the first 184,000-square-foot phase of Related Digital's Cheyenne campus and that the first phase was expected to be finished in late 2026. The update confirms continued construction progress and late-2026 first-phase target for the $1.2 billion, 302 MW campus with CoreWeave as anchor tenant. [Source: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/06/14/inside-a-1-2-billion-data-center-campus-being-built-in-cheyenne/ | https://www.related.com/press-releases/2025-10-07/related-digital-breaks-ground-302-mw-data-center-campus-cheyenne-wyoming; Date: 2026-06-14; 2025-10-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Prometheus Hyperscale - WY-1 (Evanston Campus)", "state": "Wyoming", "city": "Evanston", "county": "Uinta County", "region": "Southwest Wyoming", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Prometheus Hyperscale", "operators": "Prometheus Hyperscale", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "640-acre campus. Dedicated 138 kV substation with 120 MW initial capacity, infrastructure for full 1 GW+ build-out. Originally planned at 120 MW, expanded to 1.2 GW+.", "announcedDate": "2020", "constructionStartDate": "2022", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": "hyperscale; ai-ml", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": 1.08, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": "LEED Gold (targeted)", "sustainabilityNotes": "100% renewable energy including partnership with Oklo for 100 MW carbon-free power. PUE of 1.08, water usage effectiveness of 0.0. Powered by PureWest Energy low-carbon natural gas with Frontier Carbon Solutions carbon removal credits for zero-carbon footprint. First phase utilizing 500,000+ tons per annum of carbon removals. Features immersion cooling, geothermal aquifer heat exchange, waste heat reuse for indoor farming.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 66000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "No public economic impact study or tax revenue projection located in public records.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Cba; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No local hearing record found in the county's public archive; no petitions, lawsuits, or protest actions located in open sources.", "notes": "Prometheus announced on June 17, 2026 that it received unanimous Conditional Use Permit approval from the Uinta County Board of Commissioners for its flagship data center campus near Evanston. The permitted site is 506 acres, designed for 1.25 GW of initial capacity with a development path to 5 GW, using an islanded on-site microgrid and closed-loop liquid cooling. Use planned, not under-construction, because the source describes a permitting milestone rather than a construction start. [Source: https://www.prometheushyperscale.com/news/prometheus-hyperscale-secures-unanimous-conditional-use-permit-approval-from-uinta-county-commissioners | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prometheus-hyperscale-secures-unanimous-conditional-use-permit-approval-from-uinta-county-commissioners-302803665.html; Date: 2026-06-17; 2026-06-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Prometheus Hyperscale - Natrona/Converse County Campus", "state": "Wyoming", "city": "Casper area", "county": "Natrona County / Converse County", "region": "Central Wyoming", "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Prometheus Hyperscale; Spiritus; Casper Carbon Capture", "operators": "Prometheus Hyperscale", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 1500.0, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Initial minimum $500 million investment for 200 MW. Scalable to 1.5 GW IT capacity. Overall economic impact projected at $3.1 billion.", "announcedDate": "2025-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 1.0, "purpose": "ai-ml; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Carbon-negative digital infrastructure campus. Powered by natural gas with point-source and direct air carbon capture via Spiritus Orchard Power platform. High-density compute halls with proprietary aquifer, non-consumptive water-cooling systems.", "economicImpact_jobs": 600.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Sponsor claims hundreds of construction jobs and dozens of long-term technical roles. Local reporting citing an economic impact study projects ~1,000 construction jobs, ~600 permanent jobs, and up to $3.1B economic impact over 20 years.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Cba; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project is planned/pre-permitting with formal county permitting not yet started; incentives, zoning path, environmental permitting, and any grid/utility agreements are not disclosed.", "notes": "Converse County reversed a fast-track industrial-park resolution in May 2026 after Wyoming Attorney General review, and Cowboy State Daily reported the county had not received a Prometheus application. In June 2026, Natrona County commissioners raised concerns and showed little interest in using a county zoning tool for the project, with one commissioner saying the state industrial-siting process was preferable and another saying the county needed more definitive information. These updates do not cancel the campus, but they make the entitlement path materially less settled than a simple county industrial-park designation. [Source: https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/05/21/after-ag-says-dont-converse-county-wont-fast-track-data-centers/ | https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/06/17/eastern-natrona-residents-denounce-data-center-man-camp-as-travesty-and-sin/; Date: 2026-05-21; 2026-06-17]; QA 2026-07-18: Retained 1.5 GW only as operator-described IT capacity and cleared duplicate facility power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Azure Data Centers - Cheyenne", "state": "Wyoming", "city": "Cheyenne", "county": "Laramie County", "region": "Multiple locations: North Range Business Park, Cheyenne Business Parkway, Bison Business Park", "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": "Microsoft Azure cloud and AI datacenter capacity", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Multiple Cheyenne campuses and expansions since 2012; public announcements put cumulative investment near $500M by 2014 and approaching $750M by 2015. The 2026 3,200-acre expansion did not disclose project-specific MW or capex.", "announcedDate": "2026-04-14", "constructionStartDate": "2012", "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": "2012", "numberOfPhases": 5.0, "purpose": "cloud; hyperscale", "renewableEnergy": true, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "True", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "100% powered by wind energy via Black Hills Energy (59 MW from Happy Jack and Silver Sage wind projects). Adiabatic cooling uses outside air below 85\u00b0F, reducing electricity and using 90% less water than traditional cooling. Over $500,000 invested in local environmental sustainability grants.", "economicImpact_jobs": 320.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No official economic impact study or verified job counts found in this pass. Secondary reporting referenced combined capital investment over $1.5B across multiple data centers, not project-specific.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Grant", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Primary local government records (grant agreements, planning/zoning approvals, permits) were not located in this research pass; several project details remain unverified or program-level only.", "notes": "Microsoft announced on April 14, 2026 that it intends to purchase approximately 3,200 additional acres for a Cheyenne datacenter expansion, split between about 200 acres in Bison Business Park on Wapiti Trail east of South Greeley Highway and about 3,000 adjacent acres in southeast Cheyenne. Microsoft described the acquisition as the start of a multiyear planning and development process, and Black Hills later described the 3,200-acre expansion as upside potential to its data center growth pipeline. Microsoft did not disclose project-specific capex or MW in the announcement. [Source: https://news.microsoft.com/source/2026/04/14/microsoft-announces-intent-to-expand-datacenter-operations-in-cheyenne-accelerating-innovation-and-economic-growth/ | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/06/3289375/10381/en/black-hills-corp-reaffirms-2026-earnings-guidance-reports-2026-first-quarter-results-and-provides-updates-on-merger-with-northwestern-energy-and-data-center-progress.html; Date: 2026-04-14; 2026-05-06]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared unsupported power and corrected historical-investment context while retaining the conservative $500M lower-bound investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne / Constellation Freestone Energy Center Data Center Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Fairfield area", "county": "Freestone County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CyrusOne; Constellation Energy", "operators": "CyrusOne; Constellation Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 760.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-09", "constructionStartDate": "2026-06-04", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "enclosed-loop water system; domestic-type water uses estimated at 11,150 gallons per day", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Developer representatives claimed enclosed-loop water use with only toilets and sinks requiring water; no independent permit verification was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 850000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Local reporting described a 10-year PILOT of $850,000 per year for the initial $600 million real-property stage, with real-property improvements potentially exceeding $2 billion depending on tenant personal-property additions.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Open items include unconfirmed square footage, IT load, building count, backup generation, completion dates, environmental permits, Phase 2 entity and abatement outcome, and whether Texas qualified data-center sales/use tax certification applies. Community concerns were raised about water, noise, traffic, pollution, power costs, transparency, and rural character.", "notes": "CyrusOne and Constellation announced a Texas data center campus powered from the Freestone Energy Center, with an initial 380 MW and an option for another 380 MW. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-partners-with-constellation-for-760mw-data-center-campus-in-texas/]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Global AI Windsor Data Center", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Windsor", "county": "Weld County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Global AI", "operators": "Global AI", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2026", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Global AI company materials emphasize liquid-cooled AI data centers, but no Windsor-specific cooling design was confirmed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No Windsor-specific renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, certification, water-balance model, or closed-loop/dry-cooling commitment was located. Public reporting said the facility was not expected to have a large water demand, but no engineering packet was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public reporting separated the $15.6 million site acquisition from possible full buildout investment. DCD reported potential eventual investment ranging from $2 billion to $20 billion depending on final scale, but this was not a committed capital expenditure.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Unresolved permitting and infrastructure risks include lack of a located project-specific USR packet, no confirmed final approval, no public interconnection agreement, uncertain water service and annexation path, potential grid constraints for long-term 1 GW scale, and organized community opposition. No cancellation, formal delay, litigation, or operational status was identified through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Initial phase was reported at roughly 18-24 MW, with future expansion potential up to 1 GW. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/global-ai-to-develop-data-centre-outside-denver-colorado/]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Wonder Valley Utah / Stratos AI Data Center Campus", "state": "Utah", "city": "Golden Spike area", "county": "Box Elder County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "O'Leary Digital; West GenCo; Wonder Valley Utah; MIDA", "operators": "O'Leary Digital; West GenCo; Wonder Valley Utah", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 9000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop cooling was described by MIDA's executive director in April 2026 reporting, but no engineering report verifying cooling design or water balance was located.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Project sources describe on-site power generation intended to avoid added demand on the existing electric grid. State and public-review issues include water resources, Great Salt Lake impacts, air quality, wildlife, heat capture, and transparency. Utah Clean Energy estimated potential CO2 emissions and gas consumption for a 9 GW gas-fired power system, but those were estimates based on limited public information, not permitted limits.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 30000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Deseret News reported meeting discussion that a reduced municipal energy tax rate was expected to generate about $30 million annually for Box Elder County in the first phase. MIDA documents describe returning certain increased tax revenues to the master developer for public facilities and a compute-campus LOC payment reimbursement and split structure.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Major remaining permits and reviews; withdrawn water-right application after more than 3,700 protests; governor's new data-center framework; June 2026 footprint scale-back commitments; active lawsuit challenging MIDA, county approval, and governance; no confirmed building permit, DAQ air permit, approved water-right change, executed power/gas agreement, tenant announcement, or operational capacity located.", "notes": "Box Elder County announced on May 4, 2026 that county commissioners approved a resolution consenting to MIDA creation of the Stratos project area, which may include a state-of-the-art data center in western Box Elder County; the county described a roughly 40,000-acre project area split into three sites and phased development. Subsequent reporting and state discussion describe the Stratos/Wonder Valley proposal at up to 9 GW. On June 4, 2026, the Utah Senate announced that Kevin O'Leary agreed to Senate President Stuart Adams' conditions, including reducing the effective project area by 75% and committing water to the Great Salt Lake. Capacity impact from the footprint reduction was not disclosed. [Source: https://www.boxeldercountyut.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/82 | https://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-oleary-utah-data-center-stratos-wonder-valley-box-elder-2026-6 | https://senate.utah.gov/oleary-concedes-to-president-adams-demands-including-75-reduction-in-proposed-data-center-project-area-and-new-water-for-great-salt-lake/; Date: 2026-05-04; 2026-06-12; 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Penzance Bedington Data Center Campus", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Falling Waters District", "county": "Berkeley County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Penzance Management", "operators": "Penzance", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": 600.0, "investmentUSD": 4000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-26", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Intended reclaimed-water strategy using treated wastewater for as much as 60% of campus needs, with a reclaimed-water facility and on-site water storage planned; no definitive cooling technology located.", "certifications": "West Virginia High Impact Intelligence Center designation", "sustainabilityNotes": "Berkeley County and project leaders identified an opportunity to use reclaimed water to lower costs and preserve natural resources. Penzance reportedly plans to rely heavily on reclaimed water rather than potable water.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 94000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Penzance reportedly engaged West Virginia University economist John Deskins for a formal economic analysis; early estimates cited at a May 2026 panel projected approximately $94 million annually in tax revenue. No completed public study was located.", "incentives_type": "Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No construction start, tenant announcement, executed utility agreement, final water arrangement, or operational milestone had been publicly confirmed by June 15, 2026. Community concerns focused on local control, transparency, water, air and quality of life, setbacks, rate impacts, and flood risk.", "notes": "The governor's February 26, 2026 release identifies Penzance's Bedington Campus as West Virginia's first High Impact Intelligence Center, located on 548 acres in the Falling Waters District of Berkeley County, with approximately 1.9 million square feet at full buildout and 600 MW of critical IT capacity. This refines the prior location/acreage/buildout description and confirms the $4 billion private investment, roughly 1,000 construction jobs, and 125 permanent positions. The release says no state funding was used and that the project qualified after submitting engineering and environmental plans, utility milestones, water and mitigation strategies, and long-term development commitments. [Source: https://governor.wv.gov/article/governor-morrisey-announces-4-billion-private-investment-west-virginias-first-high-impact; Date: 2026-02-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Ruby", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Columbus", "county": "Muscogee", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Habitat Partners; Development Authority of Columbus; Choose Columbus", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5180000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-03", "constructionStartDate": "2027", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "No public renewable-energy commitment, PUE target, final cooling design, generator specifications, fuel-storage details, or certifications were found through 2026-06-15. Sewer from the data center would have to be pre-treated on site to Columbus Water Works standards before entering the municipal system, and then treated again before discharge to the Chattahoochee River.", "economicImpact_jobs": 195.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 68700000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Choose Columbus projects 195 permanent jobs with salaries from $80,000 to $120,000 and 1,500+ construction jobs. Choose Columbus projects $605,237,990 in property taxes over 10 years using $5.18B of investment, depreciation, and replacement assumptions; GPB / Ledger-Enquirer reported a projected property-tax ramp to $68.7M per year by 2030 before depreciation.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The project remained planned / pre-approval as of 2026-06-15, with no project-specific construction approval, tenant announcement, executed utility contract, final permits, DRI filing, or site-specific rezoning / overlay-use approval found. Key issues include strong community opposition, pending technology-overlay rules, uncertainty about power sourcing and cost allocation, water and drought concerns, wastewater chemistry questions, diesel-generator emissions, noise, lighting, rural-character concerns, property impacts, and lack of disclosed operator or end user.", "notes": "Recent reporting and Choose Columbus materials identify Habitat Partners/Muscogee Property 1 as the property-side sponsor for Project Ruby and place the proposed campus in northeast Muscogee County near the Harris and Talbot county borders. The project remains proposed/planned, with a reported $5B-plus investment and 600 MW full-build power request; the end user had not been disclosed in the reviewed sources. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/5bn-data-center-project-in-the-works-around-columbus-georgia/; Date: 2026-03-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Nscale / Microsoft Monarch Compute Campus AI Infrastructure Phase", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Point Pleasant area", "county": "Mason County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Nscale; Microsoft; NVIDIA; Caterpillar; Fidelis New Energy; American Intelligence & Power Corporation", "operators": "Nscale; Microsoft; NVIDIA; Caterpillar; Fidelis New Energy", "tenants": "Microsoft", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 1350.0, "investmentUSD": 20000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-16", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": "State-certified AI microgrid", "sustainabilityNotes": "Earlier 2023 Fidelis plan described net-zero hydrogen-powered data centers and H2PowerCool technology, but 2026 Nscale/AIPCorp materials emphasized onsite natural-gas generation and battery storage and did not publish detailed cooling-water quantities or final cooling configuration.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "A local April 2026 interview quoted about 700 workers onsite for the first phase. The earlier 2023 Fidelis-era plan described 800 full-time jobs and 4,200 construction workers for the broader hydrogen/data-center campus, but the 2026 Nscale/Microsoft AI phase did not publish project-specific permanent job figures.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Schedule uncertainty exists between local early-2027 operation comments and Nscale's early-2028 Phase 1 delivery target. Environmental and permitting issues include pipeline stormwater permitting, a reported air construction permit application, and a May 2026 silt-retention breach associated with flooding in Meadowlands Estates. No cancellation was located.", "notes": "WV MetroNews reported on June 29, 2026 that Nscale is taking over and expanding the Monarch Compute Campus, held a Point Pleasant job fair for employers, contractors, and vendors helping build Project Monarch, and expected multiple thousand construction workers in early stages plus hundreds of permanent jobs. Nscale's event page lists the June 30, 2026 Monarch Compute Campus job fair at the former Mason County Armory in Point Pleasant, with participating employers including Ames Construction, Apex, Boyd CAT, ERM, Kiewit, Rettew, Thrasher, and Nscale. These sources add workforce ramp-up/job-fair detail and continue to support under-construction status; no investment amount was disclosed in these sources. [Source: https://wvmetronews.com/2026/06/29/nscale-hosting-job-fair-in-point-pleasant-for-monarch-compute-campus-project/ | https://www.nscale.com/events/monarch-job-fair; Date: 2026-06-29; 2026-06-30]; QA 2026-07-19: Retained 1.35 GW only as disclosed AI compute capacity and added the $20B lower-bound investment.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "SoftBank PORTS Technology Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Piketon", "county": "Pike County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "SB Energy; SoftBank Group", "operators": "SoftBank; SB Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 10000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 37500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-20", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Campus is tied to DOE cleanup and reuse of the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. SB Energy committed to paying for accelerated cleanup and remediation, but detailed cleanup-funding terms were not found. Public sources did not disclose cooling technology, water demand, wastewater arrangements, or whether the data center will use air, evaporative, liquid, or hybrid cooling.", "economicImpact_jobs": 2500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Project website states expected local benefits of 35,000 construction jobs and 2,500 operating jobs. DOE Environmental Management separately states 10,000 construction jobs and more than 2,000 permanent positions; the reason for the difference is not explained.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Cba; Other", "incentives_value": 40000000.0, "challenges": "Major implementation risks include gas-turbine procurement, fuel supply, pipeline contracting, PJM interconnection review, regulatory approvals, undisclosed water and cooling plans, and uncertainty around whether OpenAI signs a lease. No project-specific litigation, cancellation, or formal delay order was found.", "notes": "DOE's April 7, 2026 special report states that SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company, recently announced a public-private partnership to construct the world's largest AI data center on leased land at DOE's Portsmouth Site. Keep any tenant-specific claims separate unless supported by a dated source. [Source: https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/special-report-details-worlds-largest-ai-data-center-portsmouth-site; Date: 2026-04-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Core Scientific Pecos AI/HPC Campus Expansion", "state": "Texas", "city": "Pecos", "county": "Reeves County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Core Scientific", "operators": "Core Scientific", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 125000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1500.0, "itLoadMW": 1000.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Advanced liquid cooling systems discussed for AI GPU cloud workloads in broader Core Scientific HPC expansion context, but no Pecos-specific cooling or water system was disclosed.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Core Scientific described a scalable behind-the-meter solution expected to provide significant additional capacity, but did not identify generation owner, fuel source, interconnection configuration, permitting pathway, or commercial terms.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific job counts, tax-revenue projections, or economic-impact study were identified in the reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project-specific capex, tenant contracts, local permits, water arrangements, environmental permits, interconnection details, grid upgrade costs, and behind-the-meter generation terms were not located in public sources reviewed. The 2025 CoreWeave acquisition proposal was terminated effective October 30, 2025 after stockholders did not approve it.", "notes": "Core Scientific announced plans to scale its Pecos site into an AI/HPC campus with about 1.0 GW of leasable critical IT load and roughly 1.5 GW of gross power capacity. [Source: 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]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Prometheus Hyperscale Dallas Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Dallas", "county": "Dallas County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Prometheus Hyperscale", "operators": "Prometheus Hyperscale", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-31", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 4.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "liquid-cooled; company-level proprietary geothermal zero-water-use claim not confirmed for this site", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "AI-ready liquid-cooled data-center infrastructure co-located with renewable and battery-storage assets; behind-the-meter gas generation and battery storage are part of the public power model.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Dallas-campus-specific capital-investment, construction-job, permanent-job, annual-tax-revenue, or total-tax-revenue projection was located. Conduit's 250 MW equipment order and approximately 300 MW delivery pipeline are tied to Texas and Wyoming deployments generally, not exclusively this campus.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Precise street address and municipal jurisdiction need primary permitting confirmation; under-construction status is unverified; site-specific interconnection, utility, air-permit, water, zoning, and incentive records were not located.", "notes": "Prometheus filed/planned a Dallas campus with a reported 200 MW power requirement. [Source: https://cleanview.co/news/2026/03/31/prometheus-hyperscale-plans-massive-dallas-data-center-project]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "LandBridge / PowerBridge Alpha Digital Data Center Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Waha area", "county": "Reeves County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "LandBridge; PowerBridge; Alpha Digital", "operators": "LandBridge; PowerBridge; Alpha Digital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "PowerBridge materials describe integrated land, water, power, high-voltage infrastructure, and fiber. Five Point said PowerBridge would benefit from WaterBridge's produced-water management platform for cooling-water needs, but no Alpha Digital-specific cooling technology, water volume, water-right application, or discharge permit was disclosed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or economic impact estimates were disclosed. Five Point's up-to-$1 billion equity commitment was a platform commitment to PowerBridge, not a dedicated Alpha Digital project budget.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The principal caveat is execution risk: the lease option may not be exercised, the campus may not be completed, and first power in 2027 and large-scale generation in 2028 remain subject to regulatory processes and commercial discussions. No cancellation, withdrawal, suspension, or delay notice was found.", "notes": "LandBridge and PowerBridge announced a West Texas joint venture to develop a 2 GW data center campus. [Source: https://www.landbridgeco.com/news-events/landbridge-and-powerbridge-announce-joint-venture-to-develop-2-gw-data-center-campus-in-west-texas/]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Comal", "state": "Texas", "city": "Taylor area", "county": "Williamson County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "KDC; Project Comal developer affiliates", "operators": "KDC; Project Comal developer affiliates", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 360.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air-cooled chillers with a closed-loop water system if KDC seeks city water; initial closed-loop fill reportedly capped at 5 million gallons per building and 30 million gallons across six buildings.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Negotiated controls include dark-sky lighting, buffers, nighttime noise limits, generator exhaust orientation away from residential zoning, Tier 4 generators, stormwater detention, right-of-way dedication, and water-use approval thresholds.", "economicImpact_jobs": 175.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 145900000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "City fiscal-impact report estimated $148.58 million in benefits, $2.69 million in costs, and $145.90 million in net city benefits over 10 years, with 361.8 total jobs including 175 direct jobs. Taylor ISD report estimated $70.74 million in net school-district benefits over 10 years, county net benefits of $80.22 million, and other-jurisdiction net benefits of $13.76 million.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Remaining risks and open gaps include water-source/service resolution, site-plan approval, permit issuance, utility interconnection details, final construction authorization, continuing community pressure for digital-infrastructure zoning, no named tenant/operator, no exact IT-load figure, no gross building square footage, and no public construction-start or completion date.", "notes": "Project Comal was reported as a 360 MW data center proposal outside Austin/Taylor after local approval. [Source: https://dataxconnect.com/weekly-data-centre-news-3rd-april-2026/]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Aligned Project Caprock", "state": "Texas", "city": "Abernathy area", "county": "Hale County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1650000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 540.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-09", "constructionStartDate": "2026-04-09", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-Q1", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 6.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "DeltaFlow liquid cooling with advanced air-cooled heat rejection and closed-loop chilled-water design.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Closed-loop system recirculates water, is described as protecting the Ogallala Aquifer, and the LBB-01 page lists near-zero Water Utilization Efficiency.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Aligned says the project is expected to infuse $5 billion into the regional economy, create thousands of high-paying construction jobs and localized vendor contracts, provide permanent technology jobs once operational, and generate long-term commercial tax revenue; no precise job counts or tax-revenue figures were found.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community concerns about infrastructure, electricity use, water consumption, jobs, accountability, drinking water, home values, and broader regional data-center siting impacts. No lawsuit, injunction, cancellation, or schedule delay specific to Project Caprock was identified.", "notes": "Aligned announced groundbreaking for Project Caprock, a 540 MW next-generation data center campus in Northwest Texas; the company cited a $5B regional economic impact, not recorded here as capex investment. [Source: https://aligneddc.com/press-release/aligned-breaks-ground-on-project-caprock/]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AWS Clinton Data Center Project", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Clinton", "county": "Hinds County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 730000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-09", "constructionStartDate": "2026-01-21", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-10", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Air-cooled chillers; minimal ongoing cooling-water footprint and no standard water-cooled approach.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Amazon said the Clinton retrofit will use air-cooled chillers because the existing building made a standard water-cooled approach structurally impractical. Public statements describe no ongoing cooling-water requirement, with water limited to domestic uses.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 5000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Local officials projected about $2M in first-year revenue for Clinton and about $3M for the Clinton Public School District under the FILOT. These are projections, not realized revenue.", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Public concerns focused on water usage, electricity costs, energy rates, and limited public disclosure. No cancellation, suspension, downsizing, or formal delay was located.", "notes": "MDA announced on April 9, 2026 that Amazon's latest Mississippi investment includes a planned $1 billion Clinton project creating 100 jobs and retrofitting the former Delphi Corporation plant. Mississippi Today reported on June 9, 2026 that Amazon said the Clinton facility is in the site-prep and pre-construction phase. Status remains planned because the company characterized the phase as pre-construction rather than active vertical construction. [Source: https://mississippi.org/news/amazon-continues-mississippi-expansion-announcing-plans-to-invest-a-total-of-25-billion-across-the-magnolia-state/ | https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/09/amazon-data-centers-mississippi/; Date: 2026-04-09; 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Project Arrowhead", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Ocilla area", "county": "Irwin County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Premier Data Center Development, LLC", "operators": "Project Arrowhead developer not publicly disclosed", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4220000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2034", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "County ordinance materials indicated only closed-loop cooling systems would be permitted, but project-specific engineering specifications were not located.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Wetland impacts would be avoided where practicable, with unavoidable impacts permitted through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and required mitigation. Stormwater impacts would be mitigated with detention and/or retention ponds.", "economicImpact_jobs": 200.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 20000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer had initial discussions with Wiregrass Georgia Technical College.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community opposition and open issues around water withdrawals from the Floridan Aquifer, surface-water discharge, wetlands, power demand, grid/ratepayer pressure, land-use compatibility, habitat fragmentation, and undisclosed ultimate operator or tenant.", "notes": "DCA DRI #4689 identifies Premier Data Center Development, LLC as developer for Project Arrowhead in Irwin County, Georgia. The filing reports 4,220,000 square feet on about 1,066 acres, $6B estimated value at build-out, $20M estimated annual local tax revenues, 200 FTEs, Georgia Power service, and 1,250 MW peak connected electrical load. The DRI was completed with an RDC finding dated May 14, 2026. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4689; Date: 2026-05-14]; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Irwin County.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Socorro Green Data Campus", "state": "New Mexico", "city": "Socorro", "county": "Socorro County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Green Data; New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology", "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "No verified cooling design; developer said the vast majority of water would come from atmospheric water generation.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Concept paired a 2 GW data center with 10 GW solar, battery storage, possible small modular reactors, geothermal or other renewable additions, and atmospheric water generation, but NMT said solar design, alternative energy sources, due diligence, and independent review remained unresolved.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer Jason Bak reportedly claimed the project at full operation would generate $50 million in annual local economic impact; no verified economic-impact study was identified.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The initial framework was halted because the concept needed roughly 16 square miles of contiguous land, NMT held less than half the needed unencumbered acreage, and major questions remained about solar design, alternative energy sources, due diligence, independent review, water, grid impacts, permitting, outside approvals, and community opposition. Socorro County then adopted a one-year data-center moratorium.", "notes": "Plans for a 2 GW, 10,000-acre Green Data campus in Socorro were scrapped after backlash. Data Center Dynamics reported that New Mexico Tech President Michael Jackson said on June 2 that the parties would not proceed under the current framework and would not renew or extend the Green Data agreement, citing available acreage, renewable-energy integration challenges, and due-diligence difficulty for a project of this size. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plans-for-10000-acre-data-center-scrapped-in-socorro-new-mexico/; Date: 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus", "state": "New York", "city": "Tonawanda", "county": "Erie County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus", "operators": "Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus developer group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-14", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Large-scale AI / data-storage redevelopment on remediated brownfield; cleanup ongoing under New York Brownfield Cleanup Program site C915353. Exact cooling system, water use, backup generation, PUE, and renewable-energy procurement remain undisclosed.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Public sources report a $1.8B to $2.0B construction-cost range or up to $2B in potential investment. No permanent-job, construction-job, or tax-revenue projections were located in the source text.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Local SEQRA and site-plan review temporarily delayed pending NYISO and National Grid power-system information and a revised site plan; organized community opposition; ongoing brownfield remediation; unknown operator, tenant, financing, cooling design, water use, IT load, generator details, utility upgrade cost allocation, and incentives.", "notes": "Current 2026 reporting identifies the former Tonawanda Coke site proposal as a roughly $2 billion, 500,000-square-foot AI/data-center project requiring about 300 MW and a planned $50 million electrical substation. NYISO's interconnection queue lists Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus, Inc. / Data & Technology Campus as a 300 MW load interconnection in Erie County. Local officials described the town review as on hold because of NYISO review/backlog, while Riverview said the project is not abandoned and that it has temporarily delayed SEQRA and site-plan review while awaiting NYISO and National Grid information. [Source: https://www.wkbw.com/niagara-county/proposed-2b-ai-data-center-at-former-industrial-site-raises-questions-in-town-of-tonawnada | https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/1407078/NYISO-Interconnection-Queue.xlsx | https://www.btpm.org/local/2026-06-03/data-center-project-at-former-tonawanda-coke-site-on-hold | https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/northtowns/developer-proposed-2b-ai-data-center-on-river-road-not-on-hold-process-temporarily-delayed; Date: 2026-05-23; 2026-06-15; 2026-06-03; 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "EdgeCore AS01 and AS02 Sterling Data Centers", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Sterling", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": "Undisclosed single tenants", "totalSquareFeet": 685000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 114.0, "itLoadMW": 114.0, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-07", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Low- to no-water cooling solutions and air-cooled chillers.", "certifications": "Designed to meet LEED specifications", "sustainabilityNotes": "AS01 loan structured as a Green Loan under market Green Loan Principles and EdgeCore's 2025 Green Finance Framework. EdgeCore says both Ashburn-market sites use low- to no-water cooling solutions, air-cooled chillers, and zoned lighting controls to minimize water and power use.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific permanent job, construction job, or tax-revenue projections were located in the reviewed public sources.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Evidence gaps include Loudoun County e-permits and land-development files, executed Dominion Energy service and interconnection documents, Virginia VEDP certification records, tenant identity, AS01-specific air permits, and water, wastewater, stormwater, wetland, and local erosion-control records. No cancellation was found; public schedule language changed from expected 2026 delivery to AS01 initial occupancy in November 2026 and AS02 initial occupancy in July 2027, but sources do not state whether this is a delay or a more precise phasing schedule.", "notes": "EdgeCore announced $1.5B of construction financing for two fully leased Northern Virginia data centers totaling 114 MW of critical capacity; qualifies by investment/financing, not by power threshold. July 2, 2026 reporting says EdgeCore topped out the second data center building on the Virginia campus, following the first building topping out in September and advancing the campus toward 114 MW of planned capacity. [Source: https://edgecore.com/resources/press-releases/edgecore-digital-infrastructure-secures-1-5-billion-of-construction-financing-for-two-fully-leased-hyperscale-data-centers-in-northern-virginia; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/tags/northern-virginia/; https://www.linkedin.com/posts/george-midgley-52390617b_another-milestone-for-edgecore-as-the-company-activity-7478773101309194241-MESt; Date: 2026-04-21; 2026-07-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "South Annville Township Data Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "South Annville Township", "county": "Lebanon County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "South Annville data center developer not publicly disclosed", "operators": "South Annville data center developer not publicly disclosed", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 640000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1700000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2029", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop system; developer said it was exploring treated wastewater from a nearby plant and would not draw from local wells or streams.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Developer proposed landscaped berms and structural barriers for noise buffering. Opponents and county officials raised concerns about bald eagle nests near the site.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 17000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Early projections included about $3.4 million annually for Lebanon County, $13.4 million for Annville-Cleona School District, and about $747,000 for South Annville Township. Jobs estimates were preliminary developer claims described as more than 100 jobs in April 2026 and 50-100 jobs after withdrawal.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Substantial organized community opposition, unanimous Planning Commission recommendation against rezoning, unresolved power and environmental details, bald eagle nest concerns, and eventual withdrawal of the zoning-amendment request on May 12, 2026.", "notes": "A $1.7B Lebanon County proposal surfaced in April and was withdrawn in May after local pushback. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/proposed-17bn-data-center-in-lebanon-county-pennsylvania-withdrawn/]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Joliet Technology Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Joliet", "county": "Will County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Hillwood; PowerHouse Data Centers; Joliet Technology Center LLC", "operators": "Joliet Technology Center LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1800.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-19", "constructionStartDate": "2027", "expectedCompletionDate": "2033", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 4.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling; evaporative cooling prohibited for city potable water", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Project site claims minimal environmental impact and no wetland mitigation required; potable water use capped at 150,000 gallons per day average and 300,000 gallons per day peak; cooling-system discharge to be trucked off-site for treatment.", "economicImpact_jobs": 700.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 2100000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Joliet projected about $309.9 million of city property taxes and $10.0 million of city utility taxes over 2028-2057; project site claims about $2.1 billion in local tax revenue over 30 years, including about $1.3 billion for local schools and about $462 million for Joliet.", "incentives_type": "Cba; Other", "incentives_value": 100000000.0, "challenges": "Project remains subject to acquisition/closing notice, final engineering/final PUD approvals, building permits, utility commitments, environmental permits, and pending litigation. No closing notice, final permits, construction, operation, cancellation, or formal delay was located as of 2026-06-15.", "notes": "The City of Joliet announced on March 19, 2026 that it approved conditional annexation of about 795 acres for the proposed Joliet Technology Center; the project website describes a $20 billion investment by Hillwood and PowerHouse. Later May reporting identified litigation challenging the zoning and approval process, so the row remains planned with litigation noted rather than marked under construction. [Source: https://www.joliet.gov/Home/Components/News/News/5666/41; Date: 2026-03-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Next Frontier / Fluidstack New Lebanon Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "New Lebanon", "county": "Sullivan County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Next Frontier; Fluidstack; Coatue", "operators": "Next Frontier; Fluidstack; Coatue", "tenants": "Fluidstack USA V Inc.; Fluidstack", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 430.0, "investmentUSD": 5700000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-05", "constructionStartDate": "2026-04-23", "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-07", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling that continuously recycles water", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Potentia says the broader Heartland Industrial Park campus will use closed-loop cooling, limit total freshwater use to about 60,000 gallons per day, include engineered drainage and retention systems, protect wetlands, wildlife corridors, and the Turtle Creek watershed, and operate without conventional backup diesel generators.", "economicImpact_jobs": 500.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Job figures are for the broader Heartland project. Indiana Public Media reported phase-one estimates of about 750 construction jobs and 125 permanent jobs and phase-two estimates of about 2,000 construction jobs and 325 permanent jobs. Potentia announced more than $54M in direct community payments, including $50M for Sullivan County infrastructure, $4.5M in charitable contributions, and 15 acres donated for a new fire station.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Cba; Other", "incentives_value": 54000000.0, "challenges": "Main public risks are execution risk, labor/local-benefit concerns, limited public permitting detail, and lack of public confirmation of the ultimate AI workload or end customer.", "notes": "Coatue-backed Next Frontier issued about $5.7B of bonds for a 430 MW Indiana data center planned for lease to Fluidstack. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/coatue-backed-next-frontier-issues-57bn-in-bonds-to-build-430mw-indiana-data-center-for-fluidstack/]; QA 2026-07-19: Retained 430 MW only as source-labeled critical IT capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Lakeland Slavic Village Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Cleveland", "county": "Cuyahoga County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Lakeland Equity Group; Morabito Enterprises", "operators": "Lakeland Equity Group; Morabito Enterprises", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 300000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop cooling; developer said the system would recirculate water without a constant feed and reduce water consumption 80-90% compared with older systems.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Developer said the facility would produce no smoke or fumes and avoid truck traffic; no binding water-supply agreement, sewer-capacity approval, cooling-water design, stormwater permit, air permit, or environmental permit was located in reviewed public sources.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Lakeland emphasized investment and long-term technical jobs, but reviewed sources did not quantify employment or document a binding job-creation commitment; Cleveland officials cited limited job creation as a concern for data centers generally.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Cleveland closed/discarded the initial project record on May 14, 2026 after zoning review found additional information was required; reporting described the application as incomplete and lacking site plans. The project faced community opposition, grid and utility concerns, environmental concerns, and a proposed citywide data-center permitting moratorium. No resubmitted application, lawsuit, administrative appeal, approved permit, construction start, or cancellation agreement was found through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "A $1.6B, 150 MW Slavic Village proposal was reported in May and later rejected by Cleveland City Council; qualifies by investment, not by power threshold. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cleveland-ohio-rejects-16bn-data-center-plan/]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Nebius Pennsylvania AI Factory Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Nebius", "operators": "Nebius", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Pennsylvania GRID standards would require projects seeking Commonwealth support to address energy affordability, transparency/community engagement, workforce/economic development, environmental protection, estimated peak electric demand, annual water consumption and source, treated-water discharges, expected PUE, and expected WUE. No Nebius-specific GRID Certificate, GRID Ready Report, or footprint report was found.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No Pennsylvania-specific construction jobs, permanent jobs, tax revenue, community-benefits payments, or school-district revenue projections were disclosed. Nebius company-level financing and capex figures should not be attributed to the Pennsylvania project.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Major unresolved fields include host locality, utility, interconnection record, permitting path, acreage, buildings, square footage, water source, cooling design, incentives, jobs, tax revenue, and site-specific customer allocation. No cancellation or delay was identified; Pennsylvania legislative proposals introduced in 2026 could affect future hyperscale data centers if enacted.", "notes": "Nebius announced it had secured a Pennsylvania site for a second U.S. gigawatt-scale AI factory campus, targeting up to 1.2 GW; precise city/county were not disclosed. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-secures-12gw-pennsylvania-site-for-second-us-gigawatt-campus/]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TeraWulf Muskie Data Campus", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Wurtland area", "county": "Greenup County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TeraWulf; Industrial Equity Partners", "operators": "TeraWulf", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-26", "constructionStartDate": "2027", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "TeraWulf did not disclose cooling architecture, water use, wastewater approach, backup generation, stormwater design, renewable energy commitments, PUE target, or certifications in reviewed sources. Governor's office spokesperson reportedly said TeraWulf agreed to pay for its own power to avoid negative impacts on ratepayers and the environment.", "economicImpact_jobs": 300.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 5500000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "WCHS reported local expectations of hundreds of construction jobs and about 300 long-term positions once operating. WCHS also reported an estimated $5-6 million per year in tax revenue for the Boyd County School System from a locally described $4 billion investment.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key open issues include permitting, final construction documentation, water supply and cooling details, transparency of local negotiations, power-cost allocation, ratepayer protection, and verification of utility infrastructure approvals and incentive records.", "notes": "TeraWulf acquired the Eastern Kentucky Muskie Data Campus from Industrial Equity Partners. The site is within the 1,000-acre EastPark Industrial Park and includes approximately 285 acres of owned and controlled land, with optional adjacent acreage. TeraWulf expects more than 1 GW of data center capacity over time, with an initial 500 MW ramp beginning in the second half of 2028 and an additional 500 MW targeted for the second half of 2030. Kentucky Power is constructing a 345 kV substation connected to the 765 kV transmission network; energy service agreements were executed concurrently with the acquisition, zoning is already in place, permitting is underway, and limited site work is required before data center construction. [Source: https://investors.terawulf.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/141/terawulf-expands-infrastructure-platform-with-acquisition-of-1-gw-eastern-kentucky-hpc-campus]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared the unsupported $4 billion investment value; the operator announcement discloses capacity but not project cost.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Google New Florence Data Center Campus", "state": "Missouri", "city": "New Florence area", "county": "Montgomery County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": "Google", "totalSquareFeet": 800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 15000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-20", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Advanced air-cooling technology; DCD described a closed-loop, air-cooled system with water limited to domestic needs.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google tied the project to water-stewardship work including Missouri SWAN Smart Irrigation Initiative support. No PUE target, certification, final water-service agreement, wastewater permit, SWPPP, air permit file, or state environmental review package was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": 300.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Google and Missouri officials described thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of direct long-term operational roles. KBIA reported around 300 workers with pay around 150% of county average annual wage. Google also announced a $20 million Energy Impact Fund for Montgomery, Clay, Platte, and surrounding counties.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": 1600000000.0, "challenges": "Public-record discrepancies remain around buildings and square footage, with early reports describing three primary buildings each exceeding 1 million square feet and later reports describing two buildings totaling about 800,000 square feet. Other open issues include community opposition, Sunshine Law litigation, road and utility relocation, unavailable final site-plan/building-permit packages, incomplete public utility agreements, and missing water, wastewater, stormwater, air, and environmental permit records.", "notes": "Google announced plans for a $15B data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri. [Source: https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/missouri-secures-15-billion-investment-google-montgomery-county]; QA 2026-07-19: Retained reported area and $15B investment while clearing unsupported exact power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Coachella Valley Technology Campus", "state": "California", "city": "Coachella", "county": "Riverside County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Stronghold Power Systems", "operators": "Stronghold Power Systems", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 270.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Efficient cooling systems were claimed, with water use to be evaluated through CEQA; no specific cooling technology or permit was found.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Stronghold said the project would use about 40% less water than the site's current agricultural operations and would eliminate agricultural irrigation demand. Each facility was described as served by a dedicated microgrid using about 52 MW of fuel cells, 20 MW of battery storage, and 30 MW of emergency-only backup generation.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 21000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Stronghold claimed construction and long-term jobs, local contractor participation, municipal utility revenue, taxes, broader city improvements, and enablement of about 830-850 housing units, but no independent economic-impact study, binding local-hire agreement, final fiscal-impact report, tax-sharing agreement, or enforceable job-creation requirement was found.", "incentives_type": "Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project halted after substantial public opposition, unresolved water, environmental, energy, air-quality, land-use, transparency, and utility impacts, deficient application materials, no CEQA review, no final interconnection or utility-service agreements, and City Council action terminating the Stronghold / Coachella Valley Power Services development agreement.", "notes": "Coachella approved an agreement for a roughly 300 MW technology/data-center campus in February; the city terminated the agreement in June. Investment was reported around $500M, so it qualifies by capacity rather than investment. [Source: https://kvcr.org/news/local/2026-06-06/coachella-council-approves-data-center-moratorium-directs-staff-to-draft-ban]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Fleet Reno / Storey County Hyperscale Campus", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno-Sparks area", "county": "Storey County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Fleet Data Centers; Tract Capital Management", "operators": "Fleet Data Centers", "tenants": "unnamed AA- investment-grade tenant with market capitalization above $3 trillion", "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 400.0, "itLoadMW": 200.0, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-24", "constructionStartDate": "2026-05", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "\"evolved cooling solution\" to control water use", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Facility design described in GOED minutes as energy efficient and including an evolved cooling solution to control water use; no project-specific water-withdrawal volume was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": 100.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "KOLO reported 1,500 construction jobs at peak and 100 long-term tech staff; News 4 reported over 1,000 construction jobs at each site and 100 full-time jobs; GOED minutes for SV RNO state 14 FTE within five years at an average hourly wage of $54.29.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Utility service timing is a key dependency; public reporting stated that without temporary power facilities, the data centers would be delayed because NV Energy could not immediately provide enough power. Public concerns also include water use, temporary gas generation, emissions, transparency, and ratepayer impacts.", "notes": "Northern Nevada Business Weekly reported on 2026-06-02 that Fleet had broken ground on two Tahoe Reno Industrial Center campuses, South Valley and Peru Ridge, with $10 billion in construction costs, 400 MW of combined critical compute power, and 30 MW per campus of utility computing power. Expected operations are Q3 2027 at Peru Ridge and Q4 2027 at South Valley. The same report says total investment could approach $40 billion after mechanical/electrical equipment, servers, networking, racking, and fit-out are included. [Source: https://www.nnbw.com/news/2026/jun/02/fleet-data-centers-breaks-ground-on-2-facilities/; Date: 2026-06-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "HighBrook Northern Virginia Development Portfolio", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Northern Virginia", "county": "Fairfax County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "HighBrook Investors", "operators": "HighBrook Investors", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 266000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-Q2", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "HighBrook US DCF, LP closed with $266 million of total commitments. Q1 2026 market reports list HighBrook's acquisition of 14790 Flint Lee Road for $39,942,424, but no project-specific jobs estimate, fiscal-impact estimate, tax-revenue forecast, construction employment estimate, or permanent staffing figure was located.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "No cancellation or formal delay announcement was found through June 15, 2026. The public schedule is utility-led, with Q2 2028 targeted Dominion energization and no announced building completion date. Key follow-up items include zoning-compliance approval, building and land-disturbance permits, DEQ air permits, Dominion/SCC filings, tenant announcement, construction start, and energization or commissioning.", "notes": "HighBrook announced a U.S. data center fund seeded with a 300 MW Northern Virginia development portfolio across multiple sites; treated as a portfolio record rather than a single campus.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Boardman Exascale Data Center Site", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Boardman", "county": "Morrow County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon; Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon; Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 8000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Public materials describe access to 35 million gallons of water annually from the Port of Morrow with peak demand up to 1,300 gallons per minute; no final cooling design, wastewater permit, or project-specific renewable-energy commitment was located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Johnson Economics modeled an $8 billion, roughly 1,264-acre, 1-gigawatt campus over an assumed eight-year development/construction period, but the excerpt does not provide extracted permanent-job, construction-job, or tax-revenue totals for this exascale site.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Amazon has not confirmed final development plans or construction. Open issues include final build decision, Board of Commissioners final zoning action and appeals, executed incentives, project-specific interconnection and power-service agreements, final water/wastewater/environmental permits, and court approval or implementation of the proposed nitrate settlement.", "notes": "Amazon acquired a large Boardman-area site tied in public records and reporting to a potential exascale project; reported estimates ranged from about $8B-$12B and roughly 1 GW. Treated as a potential-site record rather than a confirmed AWS construction announcement.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AWS Madison County Expansion Phase", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Canton and Ridgeland", "county": "Madison County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 11000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Canton was using Canton Municipal Utilities water for cooling and planned in 2027, with Veolia, to transition to recycled wastewater from the Madison County Wastewater Authority for all cooling needs; Ridgeland will use City of Ridgeland water exclusively.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Amazon said Canton would transition to about 83 million gallons per year of recycled wastewater for cooling, and that it is investing in upgrades to increase Canton Municipal Utilities water-system capacity by 39% and Madison County Wastewater Authority's Beatties Bluff Wastewater Treatment Plant capacity by 50%. For Ridgeland, Amazon said it will use about 93 million gallons per year of city water and invest $37 million to increase the city's water-system capacity by 10%.", "economicImpact_jobs": 700.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 195000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "The April 2026 expansion phase was announced at 700 new jobs. The 2024 Madison County project was announced at at least 1,000 jobs, and Amazon's statewide Mississippi data center program is described as more than 2,000 expected jobs. University Research Center fiscal analysis estimated $195 million in state tax revenue over construction plus the first 15 years of operation for Project Atlas.", "incentives_type": "Grant; Infrastructure Support; Pilot; Property Tax Abatement; Other", "incentives_value": 70400000.0, "challenges": "Open evidence gaps include official MW, IT load, substation/interconnection capacity, square footage, final building/phase count, executed local development and fee-in-lieu agreements, service, water, sewer, and infrastructure reimbursement agreements, AWS-Entergy service/interconnection agreements, public cost-allocation details, full MDEQ administrative files, building permits, certificates of occupancy, and phase-level in-service dates. Community concerns include traffic, dust, noise, air quality, secrecy, property values, backup generators, water demand, electric-rate impacts, and transparency.", "notes": "Mississippi officials said AWS's April 2026 expansion included about $11B of additional Madison County investment; distinct post-February expansion phase of an already tracked AWS campus.", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Project Spring Sand Springs Data Center", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Sand Springs", "county": "Tulsa County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google; White Rose Partners", "operators": "Google; White Rose Partners", "tenants": "Google LLC", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-03", "constructionStartDate": "2027", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Not expected to use evaporative cooling for initial operations, but evaporative cooling is not prohibited if later elected subject to additional water and wastewater agreement terms.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Buildings expected to occupy less than 10% of the 827-acre site; 30-40% planned as vegetative or green open space with landscaped perimeter buffers. Building-perimeter lights will be downward aimed and shielded, security fence will sit several hundred feet inward from the property line for most of the property, and warranted road improvements from the traffic study are to be funded by the developer.", "economicImpact_jobs": 50.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Project-plan draft anticipates directly or indirectly creating 50 high-quality jobs with an average annual salary of $75,000 exclusive of benefits. Project website says the campus could create up to 1,000 temporary construction jobs at peak. PILOT schedule ranges from $1,342,800 for up to 300,000 square feet to $3,888,506 for 950,001-1,000,000 square feet, increasing 2% annually after the first payment; Osage County resident support payments are $450,000 per data center.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Pilot; Tif; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Active lawsuits and significant community opposition; further permitting, utility arrangements, water/wastewater agreement, interconnection records, final site plan, construction start, and operational date remain unresolved. No cancellation was found.", "notes": "Sand Springs City Council approved Project Spring, a Google-backed campus planned on an 827-acre property at 5615 OK-97; construction was hoped to begin in 2027 and finish in 2029. The canonical CSV does not contain a Sand Springs or Project Spring row. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-gets-greenlight-for-data-center-in-tulsa-oklahoma/; Date: 2026-02-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Alcove Osawatomie Northland Data Center", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Osawatomie", "county": "Miami County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Alcove Development", "operators": "Alcove Development", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Fully air-cooled design with high-density cooling technology; day-to-day water use after initial closed-loop fill largely limited to restrooms and handwashing.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Original terms contemplated up to 1 MGD of water capacity, but the May 29, 2026 update described an air-cooled design. Prior site preparation included KDHE Brownfields Phase I assessments and one Phase II assessment.", "economicImpact_jobs": 90.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 50000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Original materials estimated 60-90 permanent full-time jobs and 250-350 construction jobs. May 29, 2026 full-buildout claims projected more than $30 million annually to Osawatomie, more than $10 million annually to Miami County, and more than $10 million annually to USD 367 from property tax, franchise fees, and other local revenues, subject to full development and incentives.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Other; Infrastructure Support", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project scope changed materially from a 115-116-acre, 600,000-square-foot, 50-150 MW, $900 million-$1.1 billion concept to a proposed 283-acre, multi-phase, 500+ MW campus. Key unresolved issues include no confirmed operator or tenant, no final approvals or permits, expected KCC service-territory process, resident opposition, water concerns, utility service transition, and lack of a confirmed construction or completion schedule.", "notes": "Alcove/Osawatomie now describe Project Catalyst as moving forward on a larger 283-acre site within Osawatomie city limits with 500+ MW planned capacity and about $1 billion of investment, materially changing the earlier 116-acre, 50-150 MW, $900 million-$1.1 billion predevelopment description. The project remains subject to entitlement/development framework work and community engagement. [Source: https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas/miami-county/project-catalyst-data-center-developer-in-osawatomie-offers-update-touting-economic-opportunity; Date: 2026-05-29]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Wilbarger County Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Vernon area", "county": "Wilbarger County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google; AES", "operators": "Google; AES", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "advanced air-cooling technology", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google said the facility will limit water consumption to critical campus operations such as kitchens once complete, and said it aims to replenish more water than it consumes. AES will own and operate co-located generation assets and provide retail, cost optimization, and related services under a long-term energy-management agreement.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific jobs, tax revenue, or Wilbarger-only investment amount was disclosed in the public sources reviewed. Google referenced a broader $40 billion Texas investment through 2027, but did not allocate a project-specific share to Wilbarger County.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Major public data gaps remain: exact site, parcel, address, building permits, TDLR records, utility interconnection details, environmental permits, incentive agreements, square footage, MW capacity, IT load, jobs, and project-specific investment were not disclosed in reviewed public sources.", "notes": "Google announced a new Wilbarger County data center co-located with AES clean power plants and advanced air cooling; the canonical CSV does not contain a Wilbarger County Google row. [Source: https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/documents/wilbarger_county_PR.pdf; Date: 2026-02-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Van Buren Township Data Center Campus (Project Cannoli)", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Van Buren Township", "county": "Wayne County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google; Panattoni Development; DTE Energy; ITC Holdings", "operators": "Google; DTE Energy; Panattoni", "tenants": "Google LLC", "totalSquareFeet": 800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-12", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 4.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "One proposed data-center building using open-loop cooling and two using closed-loop and/or forced-air methods.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "The project would preserve about 130 acres of open space, preserve 8,117 trees, plant 2,140 trees, use no groundwater for ongoing operations, replace filled wetlands at a minimum 2:1 ratio, and use EPA Tier 4 Final backup diesel generators.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Panattoni and township materials describe expected property-tax benefits but no binding tax-revenue schedule or project-specific fiscal-impact model was located. The development agreement requires at least one local hiring fair and best efforts to hire local contractors/skilled trades for work equivalent to at least 5% of total construction value, estimated at about $100 million.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure Support; Cba; Other", "incentives_value": 10500000.0, "challenges": "Final local site-plan approval, building permits, EGLE wetland approval, Wayne County approvals, DTE/ITC infrastructure work, and MPSC approval of DTE-Google special contracts remained gating items as of June 15, 2026. Community opposition focused on grid impacts, water use, utility bills, wetlands, emissions, noise, property values, traffic, and utility-infrastructure concerns.", "notes": "Google was publicly identified in March 2026 as the Fortune 50 end user behind Project Cannoli. Van Buren Township materials show Project Cannoli utility-infrastructure plans presented April 22, 2026 and development-agreement materials in May. Planet Detroit reported May 14, 2026 that the planning commission gave preliminary approval to a substation and switching station within the project boundary. The Gander reported July 16, 2026 that the Board of Trustees approved the project and a property-tax incentive package estimated to reduce Google's projected local tax bill by roughly $125 million over 12 years, while state wetland permitting remained pending after a June public-comment period. [Source: https://www.michiganpublic.org/transportation-infrastructure/2026-03-18/google-revealed-as-company-behind-hyperscale-data-center-project-cannoli; https://vbtmi.gov/_T6_R1239.php; https://planetdetroit.org/2026/05/google-data-center-substation/; https://gandernewsroom.com/news/politics/how-many-ai-data-centers-are-planned-in-michigan-we-counted/; Date: 2026-03-18; 2026-05-14; 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Meta El Paso Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "El Paso", "county": "El Paso County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-26", "constructionStartDate": "2025-11-01", "expectedCompletionDate": "2029-02-28", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 5.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop liquid-cooled system that recirculates water and uses zero water for most of the year", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Meta says it will restore 200% of water consumed by the El Paso data center to local watersheds and has partnered with El Paso Water to use treated wastewater for some construction activities.", "economicImpact_jobs": 300.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Initial city/county agreements required at least 50 full-time jobs. Meta's October 2025 announcement cited about 100 operational jobs and more than 1,800 peak construction workers for the initial phase; March 2026 update increased the commitment to more than 300 operational jobs and more than 4,000 peak construction workers.", "incentives_type": "Property Tax Abatement; Grant; Infrastructure Support; Other", "incentives_value": 550000000.0, "challenges": "Sustained public opposition and scrutiny over incentives, water use, air emissions, power demand, ratepayer risk, and transparency; unresolved PUCT/TCEQ approvals for McCloud; remaining 525 MW generation option not public; no operational opening found through 2026-06-15.", "notes": "Meta confirmed the El Paso Data Center will grow to 1 GW and more than $10B of investment after breaking ground in 2025. [Source: https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2026/03/big-things-are-happening-el-paso/; Date: 2026-03-26]; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared an unsupported 25.9M-square-foot area while retaining Meta's disclosed 1 GW and $10B lower bounds.; QA note reconciliation 2026-07-19: Removed a stale pre-import statement claiming this canonical row was absent.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Project Atlas Coweta Data Center", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Coweta", "county": "Wagoner County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Beale Infrastructure", "operators": "Beale Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-31", "constructionStartDate": "2026", "expectedCompletionDate": "2030", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 4.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "air-cooled closed-loop water-recycling cooling system", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "City and Beale materials described a closed-loop system filled during construction and recirculating water between servers and chillers; Beale also described preliminary wildlife assessments, natural buffers, no federally designated critical habitat in the project area, tree-clearing windows, refreshed biological surveys before tree disturbance, and more than 600 feet of setback from identified bald eagle nests.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": 5000000.0, "economicImpact_notes": "Developer and city projections, not finalized agreements before withdrawal: about $5 million annual PILOT payments at full buildout across taxing entities, about $3 million annually for Coweta Public Schools, and over 25 years $117 million to Coweta Public Schools, $50 million to the City of Coweta, and $22 million to Wagoner County. Franchise-fee estimates ranged from $1 million to $5 million annually. Supporters cited hundreds of construction jobs and long-term technology jobs, but no specific permanent or construction job counts were located.", "incentives_type": "Pilot; Infrastructure Support; Grant; Other", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The project was withdrawn before rezoning approval after intense community opposition, a 4-1 Planning Commission denial recommendation, delayed City Council hearings, unresolved incentive and utility documentation, anticipated but unreached air permitting, and post-withdrawal controversy over allegedly fake support emails.", "notes": "Beale Infrastructure withdrew its rezoning application for Project Atlas, a proposed 270-acre Coweta campus with one initial phase and three possible additional phases. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/project-atlas-data-center-application-withdrawn-in-coweta-oklahoma/; Date: 2026-03-31]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AWS Calvert Cliffs Data Center Campus", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Lusby area", "county": "Calvert County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services; Constellation Energy", "operators": "Amazon Web Services; Constellation Energy", "tenants": "Amazon Web Services", "totalSquareFeet": 2464000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "AWS stated its data centers use outside-air cooling more than 96% of the year and water less than 4% of the year for supplemental cooling; Constellation said a hosted data-center customer would tap the plant's existing cooling-water system and reuse Chesapeake Bay water already drawn for the nuclear plant.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "AWS characterized the proposal as requiring no new water for cooling. Concept stormwater design reportedly proposes six wet extended-detention ponds and five bioretention facilities, with review under Calvert County and Maryland Department of the Environment standards. No PUE target, LEED target, or other certification was identified.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "No project-specific Calvert Cliffs capital investment, job count, annual tax revenue, or lifetime tax revenue estimate was located. AWS open-house materials cited statewide Amazon figures of $19.4 billion invested since 2010, $17.3 billion contributed to state GDP, about 23,000 jobs supported, and an estimated 9,000 indirect jobs, but those were not project-specific commitments.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Key unresolved issues include no project-specific investment amount, MW capacity, IT load, construction start date, completion schedule, signed power agreement, interconnection filing, project-specific incentive certification, construction permits, final site-plan approval, or environmental-review determination. Public conflict remains political and administrative through moratorium proposals, zoning text amendments, agency review, and resident opposition.", "notes": "Calvert County says AWS submitted initial application documents for the Calvert Technology Center site plan on May 4, 2026, paid application fees on May 18, paid Environmental Health fees on May 26, and the application was formally accepted for processing on May 27, 2026. Departments and reviewing agencies completed first-round Concept Site Plan review and sent comments to AWS on July 13, 2026; the next step is for AWS to resubmit a revised Concept Site Plan. No project-specific MW or investment amount was identified. [Source: https://www.choosecalvert.com/4059/Amazon | https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/05/27/aws-calvert-technology-center-site-plan-filed/ | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-proposes-data-center-campus-next-to-nuclear-plant-in-calvert-county-maryland/; Date: 2026-07-17 accessed; 2026-05-27; 2026-04-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Quantico Ridge Data Center", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Manassas area", "county": "Prince William County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Highland Properties Manassas LLC; Madison Property Management", "operators": "Highland Properties Manassas LLC; Madison Property Management", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2025", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "County staff recommended coordinating with the Planning and Sustainability Office to reduce environmental impacts and energy consumption; no public renewable-energy, water-use, wastewater, or cooling commitments were located.", "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "County staff projected proposed employment capacity of 119 to 295 total jobs, lower than the existing-capacity range of 217 to 1,571 jobs; no distinction between permanent and construction jobs was provided.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The applicant withdrew the Comprehensive Plan Amendment initiation item from the Prince William Board of County Supervisors' May 12, 2026 agenda. Reasons were not provided, and it was unclear whether the proposal would be resubmitted. Environmental constraints and organized opposition focused on Prince William Forest Park, Quantico Creek, power, water, air quality, forest loss, and park resources.", "notes": "Highland Properties Manassas withdrew its rezoning request for Quantico Ridge, an approximately 160-acre Prince William County data center plan near Prince William Forest Park. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/developer-withdraws-plan-for-160-acre-data-center-in-prince-william-county-virginia/; Date: 2026-05-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Hut 8 Beacon Point AI Data Center Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Nueces County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Hut 8; Beacon Point DC LLC", "operators": "Hut 8; Beacon Point DC LLC", "tenants": "Confidential high-investment-grade / AA- or higher tenant", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 352.0, "itLoadMW": 352.0, "investmentUSD": 4250000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": "2027-Q3", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling; no municipal water used for cooling during facility life; initial fill sourced from outside Nueces County and reused for roughly four to seven years", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Closed-loop cooling system expected to hold about 1.8 million gallons; local water use limited to sinks and toilets at less than 10,000 gallons per day according to Hut 8 statements reported by KRIS.", "economicImpact_jobs": 230.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "Hut 8 estimates the first two phases will support about 1,900 construction jobs and about 230 permanent operations roles, with each phase accounting for about 945 construction jobs and 115 permanent jobs. Local reporting quoted projected local tax revenue in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but no independent fiscal-impact study was located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Community questions include water supply during local drought restrictions, electricity reliability, ratepayer impacts, tax abatements, noise, and absence of publicly located environmental permits. No cancellation or delay news was located.", "notes": "Hut 8 priced $4.25B of senior secured notes for Beacon Point, with proceeds intended to finance construction of a six-data-hall, 352 MW critical IT capacity data center and substation on roughly 521 acres in Nueces County. The canonical CSV does not contain Beacon Point or Nueces County Hut 8 rows. [Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-announces-pricing-of-4-25-billion-of-investment-grade-senior-secured-notes-for-beacon-point-data-center-project-302792238.html; Date: 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Meitner Energy Center Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Gray County and Roberts County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google; Intersect Power", "operators": "Google; Intersect Power", "tenants": "Google LLC", "totalSquareFeet": 2283000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1260.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-04", "constructionStartDate": "2025-12-19", "expectedCompletionDate": "2028-04-18", "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 3.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Advanced air-cooling; local reporting also described a closed-loop cooling system filled once.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Google linked the project to a $10 million Texas Water Impact Fund for community water infrastructure and access projects. Google and Intersect state operational water use at the Gray County facility will be limited to small-scale domestic uses such as restrooms.", "economicImpact_jobs": 40.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "NPM reported the three-phase plan could create about 40 full-time jobs. Google is establishing the Caprock Workforce Hub, an 800-acre managed residential facility in Wheeler County for up to 3,500 workers.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement", "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "The project shifted from a renewable-powered hydrogen/fuels concept to a Google data-center campus with co-located generation. Reported issues include water concerns, transparency and land-use concerns, and postponement of a Gray County data-center abatement vote until September 2, 2025.", "notes": "Google and Intersect announced construction of the Meitner Energy Center, a new data center co-located with more than 1 GW of wind, solar, and battery storage in Gray and Roberts Counties. The canonical CSV does not contain Meitner, Gray County, or Roberts County Google rows. [Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/meitner-energy-center/; Date: 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Mecklenburg County Data Center Expansion", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Boydton area", "county": "Mecklenburg County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1990000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 2.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Direct evaporative cooling used at existing Virginia facilities; water used for cooling less than 15% of the year.", "certifications": "Built to LEED Gold standards", "sustainabilityNotes": "Virginia backup generators were transitioning to renewable biofuel; AVC 22 proposes wetland and stream mitigation through a permittee-responsible mitigation project.", "economicImpact_jobs": 250.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "VEDP stated Microsoft had invested $1.99 billion and created more than 250 jobs before the January 2019 sixth expansion. Microsoft's 2025 Virginia fact sheet reported about 1,180 operational Virginia datacenter employees and about 5,190 expected construction jobs for new Virginia datacenters. Mecklenburg County administrator estimated direct datacenter tax revenue accounted for 35% to 40% of the county general fund.", "incentives_type": "Sales Tax Exemption; Grant", "incentives_value": 3540000.0, "challenges": "AVC 22 remained in federal wetland-stream permitting with comments open until July 4, 2026. Public sources did not disclose MW, IT load, square footage, utility cost allocation, project-specific water demand, or a target operational completion date. No cancellation or formal delay was found through June 15, 2026.", "notes": "Microsoft filed with the US Army Corps of Engineers to develop a 490-acre campus adjacent to its AVC17 campus, including three one-story data center buildings, roads, a substation, and water storage. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-files-to-expand-data-center-campus-in-mecklenburg-county-virginia/; Date: 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Antelope Data Center", "state": "Utah", "city": "Cedar City area", "county": "Iron County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Pronghorn Development LLC", "operators": "Pronghorn Development LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 6750000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 30000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": 5.0, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "Closed-loop cooling system intended to limit ongoing water consumption relative to evaporative cooling.", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Project materials state an initial closed-loop cooling-system fill of about 8 acre-feet, estimated annual construction water demand of 10 to 20 acre-feet, and 12.75 acre-feet per year for domestic use by approximately 670 employees. Materials also describe shielded downward-directed lighting, noise controls, wildfire fuel-management buffers, hazardous-material controls, and wildlife coordination.", "economicImpact_jobs": 1800.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "County Q&A projects approximately 670 direct on-site jobs and about 1,800 permanent full-time-equivalent positions within Iron County when fully operational. KUTV reported alternative discussion of 40 to 50 facility jobs plus hundreds of contract employees, creating a definition discrepancy. KUTV also reported a county commissioner statement that the project could lower property-tax rates by about 55%, but no independent fiscal-impact study was located.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Additional permits and regulatory approvals remain before construction can begin, including Utah Division of Air Quality approval for the on-site generation plant and water-right or water-system approvals. Public concerns include water, air quality, noise, safety, transparency, unnamed operator/end user, natural-gas infrastructure, roads, wildfire/geologic risk, AI impacts, and rural character. No construction start, operator disclosure, executed incentive agreement, litigation, or final state air permit was identified as of 2026-06-15.", "notes": "Iron County Planning Commission voted in favor of a 640-acre Antelope Data Center proposal from Pronghorn Development; the campus would include five buildings totaling about 1.35M sq ft and a natural gas power plant up to 1.5 GW. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/proposal-to-build-640-acre-data-center-in-iron-county-utah-gets-the-go-ahead/; Date: 2026-06-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Sentinel / JGT2 Androscoggin Mill Data Center", "state": "Maine", "city": "Jay", "county": "Franklin County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Sentinel Data Centers; JGT2 Redevelopment", "operators": "Sentinel Data Centers; JGT2 Redevelopment", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 82.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 550000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-12", "constructionStartDate": "2026-07", "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": false, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": "closed-loop cooling with about 300,000 gallons per day of Androscoggin River water to replace evaporation", "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": "Planned reuse of former Androscoggin paper mill brownfield; JGT2 said it removed asbestos and other environmental hazards, demolished about 425,000 square feet of obsolete buildings, and worked with regulators on cleanup. Existing site assets include wastewater treatment, cogeneration, hydro, natural gas, and direct grid interconnection.", "economicImpact_jobs": 125.0, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": "JGT2/McDonald cited 800 to 1,000 construction workers and 125 to 150 permanent workers; the governor's office cited more than 800 construction jobs and at least 100 permanent jobs. Legislators later questioned whether evidence supporting jobs and tax-revenue claims had been supplied.", "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": "Project placed on hold after Sentinel Data Centers told JGT2 in June 2026 it did not intend to move forward; future plans were undetermined and JGT2 was pursuing conversations with other parties. Earlier uncertainty centered on LD 307, a proposed statewide moratorium on permitting data centers with loads of 20 MW or more.", "notes": "Sentinel backed off plans for a $550M data center redevelopment at the former Androscoggin Mill; JGT2 told Jay officials Sentinel did not intend to move forward and the data center project was on hold. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sentinel-dc-backs-off-paper-mill-data-center-project-in-maine/; Date: 2026-06-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Digi Power X Columbiana AI Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Columbiana", "county": "Shelby County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Digi Power X Inc.; Cerebras Systems", "operators": "Digi Power X Inc.; Cerebras Systems", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 40.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 371500000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Digi Power X announced a master services agreement with Cerebras for a purpose-built 40 MW AI data center campus in Columbiana. The initial 10-year contract is valued at about $1.1 billion, with up to $2.5 billion including renewals. Phase 1 is 15 MW, Phase 2 adds 25 MW, construction was to commence immediately, Phase 1 ready-for-service is targeted for December 15, 2026, and full deployment is targeted by the end of Q1 2027. [Source: https://www.acnnewswire.com/press-release/english/106854/digi-power-x-signs-ai-colocation-agreement-with-leading-ai-compute-company-for-40-mw-data-center-in-columbiana%2C-alabama; Date: 2026-05-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Nebius Birmingham AI Factory", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Birmingham", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Nebius", "operators": "Nebius", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Nebius says it is evaluating the former Regions Bank back-office site at 201 Milan Parkway in Birmingham's Oxmoor neighborhood for an AI factory and anticipates Q2 2026 construction and Q4 2026 initial commissioning, subject to approvals. WBHM/BirminghamWatch reported on April 25, 2026 that Birmingham officials concluded special exceptions were not required for associated Alabama Power switching/substation infrastructure for the 300 MW BHM01 data center, clearing the project to move to its next development phase; the same report said Nebius affiliate Alabama ADC Holdings acquired 201, 250, and 260 Milan Parkway and 2500 Venice Road for approximately $90 million. [Source: https://nebius.com/birminghamal | https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-04-25/battle-against-oxmoor-valley-data-center-fizzles-but-residents-left-with-concerns; Date: 2026; 2026-04-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Red Clay", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Lowndes County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "operators": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cloverleaf's project website describes Project Red Clay as a proposed data center in Lowndes County about six miles southwest of Montgomery and says it represents over $1 billion in taxable investment. WSFA reported on May 26, 2026 that residents continued to debate and oppose the proposed $1.5 billion Project Red Clay data center at a county commission meeting. [Source: https://redclaydatacenter.com/ | https://www.wsfa.com/2026/05/27/more-than-1000-sign-petition-opposing-proposed-lowndes-county-data-center-debate-intensifies/; Date: 2026; 2026-05-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Edged Prichard Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Prichard", "county": "Mobile County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Edged Energy", "operators": "Edged Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 93000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "FOX10/WALA reported from a City of Prichard post that Prichard held an April 7, 2026 community meeting on a potential Edged Energy data center. The proposed project represents an estimated $93 million investment and about 20 high-paying jobs; a later FOX10 report said the facility would use the vacant 911 data center on Telegraph Road and occupy about nine acres if approved. [Source: https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/04/11/data-center-project-proposed-prichard-estimated-93-million-investment/ | https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/06/12/prichard-residents-voice-concerns-over-proposed-data-center-packed-town-hall/; Date: 2026-04-11; 2026-06-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Western Hospitality Childersburg Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Childersburg", "county": "Talladega County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "WHP Development; Western Hospitality Partners", "operators": "WHP Development; Western Hospitality Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Inside Climate News reported Childersburg Mayor Ken Wesson's statement that the proposal would include a $6 billion, 500 MW data center on 486 acres in the Childersburg Industrial Park using a glycol-based cooling system. The mayor identified the developer as WHP Development, and the article noted WHP may refer to Western Hospitality Partners; the land sale was described as an agreement in principle pending site assessment and other factors. [Source: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23012026/this-small-alabama-town-was-part-of-the-manhattan-project-now-it-may-host-a-hyperscale-data-center/; Date: 2026-01-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Core Scientific AUBix Auburn Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Auburn", "county": "Lee County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Core Scientific Inc.; AUBix", "operators": "Core Scientific Inc.; AUBix", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 400000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-02-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Core Scientific announced a new high-performance computing facility at 1571 W Samford Ave in Auburn, housed within the existing AUBix facility. The facility is expected to launch with 16 MW, with potential for further expansion; Core Scientific planned an initial investment of about $135 million, with total project investment expected to exceed $400 million including future partner capital expenditures. [Source: https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/107/core-scientific-announces-expansion-into-auburn-alabama-with-new-high-performance-computing-facility; Date: 2025-02-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Birmingham Expansion", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Birmingham", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DC BLOX plans to extend the existing Birmingham data center by approximately 5 MW and 36,500 square feet, with construction expected between Q2 2026 and Q4 2027. DC BLOX is also evaluating a larger adjacent 16-acre future expansion that could add up to 60 MW and about 263,000 square feet. [Source: https://www.dcblox.com/birmingham-al-community-outreach/; Date: 2026]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "STAK Energy Campus", "state": "Alaska", "city": "Deadhorse area", "county": "North Slope Borough", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "STAK Energy Corporation", "operators": "STAK Energy Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Alaska DNR issued a May 12, 2026 preliminary decision proposing a 50-year negotiated lease for STAK's commercial natural gas-powered high-performance computing campus near Dalton Highway Milepost 390, after no competitive-interest expressions were received. The revised application/development plan describes about 715.4 acres, approximately 1 GW of on-site natural-gas generation, construction and major permitting planned to begin in summer 2026, initial operations targeted for late 2028, a peak construction workforce up to 1,500, about 60 permanent operating staff, and approximately $500 million for site evaluation/preparation, engineering, gravel road and pad construction, and initial camp/support infrastructure. [Source: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/Attachment.aspx?id=161957; https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/Attachment.aspx?id=162057; Date: 2026-05-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Greensparc Wrangell Edge Data Center", "state": "Alaska", "city": "Wrangell", "county": "City and Borough of Wrangell", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Greensparc; City and Borough of Wrangell", "operators": "Greensparc; City and Borough of Wrangell", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 3.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 25000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "February 2026 local coverage of Wrangell's industry-focused town hall described Greensparc's proposed small-scale data center at the deepwater port as aiming to use 3.5 MW of power. The report described the data center as part of a broader deepwater-port redevelopment collaboration with Alaska Marine Lines and JAG Marine Group, and did not report construction start or operation. [Source: https://www.kstk.org/2026/02/24/wrangell-weighs-growth-at-industry-focused-town-hall/; Date: 2026-02-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Greensparc Petersburg Waterfront Edge Data Center", "state": "Alaska", "city": "Petersburg", "county": "Petersburg Borough", "region": null, "status": "announced", "sponsors": "Greensparc", "operators": "Greensparc", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Greensparc is proposing a small-scale data center pod at the former Ocean Beauty Seafoods canning plant on the Petersburg waterfront. Reporting states the project is early-stage, with nothing signed or finalized and no building permits or applications yet received by Petersburg Municipal Power and Light; the proposed deployment could use about 1,500 square feet of the 65,000-square-foot building and would seek to use an idle existing 2 MW transformer. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edge-data-center-firm-greensparc-targets-new-alaska-deployments/; Date: 2026-05-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Baccara", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Glendale area / near Surprise", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Takanock, LLC; Baccara Power, LLC; Baccara Eagle Land, LLC", "operators": "Takanock, LLC; Baccara Power, LLC; Baccara Eagle Land, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 700.2, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New West Valley data center complex. Arizona Corporation Commission said on 2026-02-06 that it voted 5-0 on 2026-02-04 to approve a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for Baccara Power's proposed 700.2 MW gas-fired generating plant to supply Takanock's planned data center complex near Luke Air Force Base. Maricopa County's 2026-05-06 planning agenda for case MCP250007 describes a Military Compatibility Permit request for utility land uses including a gas power generation facility and data center generally north of Olive Road and one-half mile west of Litchfield Road. [Source: https://www.azcc.gov/news/home/2026/02/06/vice-chair-walden-releases-statement-on-project-baccara; Date: 2026-02-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Hassayampa Ranch Data Center", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Tonopah", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Arizona Land Consulting; investment group including Chamath Palihapitiya", "operators": "Arizona Land Consulting; investment group including Chamath Palihapitiya", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 25000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-05-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2025-05-30 that Arizona Land Consulting acquired about 2,000 acres west of Phoenix from Hassayampa Ranch for a potential 1.5 GW, $25 billion data center backed by Chamath Palihapitiya. AZ Big Media reported on 2026-06-13 that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a data center infrastructure project at the Hassayampa Ranch site in Tonopah on 2026-04-08. [Source: https://azbigmedia.com/real-estate/game-changing-development-projects-in-casa-grande-and-tonopah-earn-approvals/; Date: 2026-06-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AVAIO Digital Leo", "state": "Arkansas", "city": "Little Rock", "county": "Pulaski County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "AVAIO Digital Partners; Entergy Arkansas", "operators": "AVAIO Digital Partners; Entergy Arkansas", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1070.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "AVAIO announced a 760-acre AI-ready data center and power campus near 145th Street in Pulaski County with an initial $6 billion investment, more than $21 billion at full development, an initial 150 MW Entergy Arkansas grid contract, and a path to roughly 1.07 GW total baseload power. AVAIO's campus page states the project has broken ground and targets first occupancy in June 2027. [Source: https://www.avaiodigital.com/updates/avaio-digital-announces-new-large-scale-ai-ready-data-center-and-power-campus-in-little-rock-arkansas; https://www.avaiodigital.com/developments/little-rock-arkansas; Date: 2026-01-12; campus page undated, accessed 2026-06-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Pulse - Gum Springs Data Center", "state": "Arkansas", "city": "Gum Springs", "county": "Clark County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "DC Devco LLC; unnamed end buyer", "operators": "DC Devco LLC; unnamed end buyer", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Economic Development Corp. of Clark County voted on April 16, 2026 to sell the 991-acre Southwest Arkansas Mega Site in Gum Springs to DC Devco LLC for a proposed data center campus with at least $1 billion investment and 150 primary jobs. The agreement was terminated by May 1, 2026 after the purchaser failed to make the required earnest-money deposit, and the planned community meeting was canceled. [Source: https://arkadelphian.com/2026/04/22/data-center-eyes-clark-county-set-to-buy-mega-site-in-11m-deal/; https://arkadelphian.com/2026/05/01/edccc-formalizes-contract-termination-with-data-center-project/; Date: 2026-04-22; 2026-05-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DataBank / Goodman LAX2 Vernon Data Center", "state": "California", "city": "Vernon", "county": "Los Angeles County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "DataBank; Goodman Group", "operators": "DataBank; Goodman Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 140000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 32.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DataBank and Goodman announced a 50/50 joint venture for LAX2 at 3094 E Vernon Avenue. The project is a 32 MW, roughly 140,000 square foot facility, with first 6 MW expected in December 2026 and the remaining 26 MW staged through September 2027. Distinct from tracked Prime Data Centers Vernon (LAX01-01). [Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/databank-and-goodman-group-partner-to-open-new-landmark-data-center-in-los-angeles-302735412.html; Date: 2026-04-07]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the announced approximate 140,000-square-foot area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "ECL Santa Clara CSC-1", "state": "California", "city": "Santa Clara", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "ECL", "operators": "ECL", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 35.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "ECL announced CSC-1, a 35 MW Santa Clara data center using its FlexGrid architecture with on-grid electricity, hydrogen power, and natural gas. Initial deployment is 2.5 MW, with rack densities from 75 kW to 270 kW and sub-1.15 PUE target. [Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260421198659/en/ECL-35MW-FlexGrid-Powered-Data-Center-in-Santa-Clara-Builds-Atop-On-Grid-Power-for-High-Density-AI-Delivery; Date: 2026-04-21]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "HMC 1977 Saturn Data Center Project", "state": "California", "city": "Monterey Park", "county": "Los Angeles County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "HMC Capital; HMC StratCap", "operators": "HMC Capital; HMC StratCap", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 56.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The project had already been withdrawn; Monterey Park voters subsequently approved a permanent citywide data-center ban in the June 2, 2026 election. The ban reinforces the cancellation/withdrawal status for the 1977 Saturn Street proposal. [Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/california-monterey-park-datacenters-ban; Date: 2026-06-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Imperial Valley Data Center Campus", "state": "California", "city": "Imperial", "county": "Imperial County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing", "operators": "Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 950000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 330.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Imperial County's Board of Supervisors extended its data-center moratorium on July 14, 2026 for an additional 10 months and 15 days, halting data-center permit issuance in unincorporated county areas until June 2027. Calexico Chronicle reported county counsel stating that no past or present data-center project would move forward under the moratorium and that the moratorium is in active litigation. The project remains planned rather than canceled. [Source: https://calexicochronicle.com/2026/07/15/imperial-county-extends-data-center-moratorium/; Date: 2026-07-15]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the publicly disclosed 950,000-square-foot facility area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "NorthTown Data Center", "state": "California", "city": "San Jose", "county": "Santa Clara County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "GIC San Jose, LLC", "operators": "GIC San Jose, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 97.3, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "CEC docket 25-SPPE-02 remains under review and includes July 2026 activity, including Data Requests Set 3 docketed July 13, 2026 and June 11, 2026 GIC San Jose responses to Data Request Set 2. The project remains a planned NorthTown Data Center with 97.3 MW of backup generation at West Trimble Road and Orchard Parkway. [Source: https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=25-SPPE-02; Date: 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "RB Inyokern Data Center", "state": "California", "city": "Inyokern", "county": "Kern County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "R&L Capital, Inc.", "operators": "R&L Capital, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 99.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 838900000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "CEC docket 26-SPPE-01 remains under review with June-July 2026 activity, including R&L Capital's July 1, 2026 Data Response Set 1 and multiple July public comments opposing or supporting the project. The project remains a planned single-story data center near US 395 and SR 178 with up to 99 MW of backup generation. [Source: https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=26-SPPE-01; Date: 2026-07-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Raeden Project Taurus", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Colorado Springs", "county": "El Paso County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Raeden", "operators": "Raeden", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 451217.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 50.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "After Colorado Springs planning staff administratively approved Project Taurus on June 11, 2026, multiple appeals were filed by the June 22 deadline. The development plan is likely only the first step in a monthslong process; planning staff must confirm appeal standing, the Planning Commission is expected to hear the matter, and any Planning Commission decision could be appealed to City Council. [Source: https://gazette.com/2026/06/22/appeals-filed-against-project-taurus-data-center-development-whats-next/; Date: 2026-06-22]; QA 2026-07-19: Added existing-building area, normalized El Paso County, and classified 50 MW as IT load.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Fontus Data Centre Project", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Westbridge Renewable Energy", "operators": "Westbridge Renewable Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 380.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-07-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Westbridge announced Fontus as its first data centre project in Colorado, a 380+ MW campus with land secured, environmental feasibility completed, fibre available, and grid and natural gas interconnection processes underway. The company said it would provide later updates on anchor tenant engagement, final site design, and power procurement strategy. [Source: https://www.westbridge.energy/westbridge-renewable-energy-announces-launch-of-first-data-centre-project-fontus-a-380-mw-strategic-hub-in-colorado/; Date: 2025-07-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cielo Hudson Data Center", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Hudson", "county": "Weld", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 750.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported, citing Cielo's website, that Cielo had active projects in several states and aimed to develop a 500-acre site in Hudson, Colorado offering 750 MW. No public investment amount or construction-start date was identified in the cited source. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cielo-digital-infrastructure-plans-300mw-data-center-campus-in-south-carolina/; Date: 2025-06-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "ReNew Riverside Bristol Technology Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Bristol", "county": "Hartford County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "ReNew Riverside LLC; ReNew Developers; Gray Wolf Data Centers", "operators": "ReNew Riverside LLC; ReNew Developers; Gray Wolf Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 15000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New project at 234 Riverside Avenue, the former Dodge Village site. Bristol's mayor described the proposal as a small edge-computing or micro-cloud building that would generate 4 MW on site via a fuel cell, would not draw grid power for normal operations, and had received Inland Wetlands approval in April 2026. Earlier Connecticut Siting Council Petition No. 1540 identifies ReNew Developers' approved 4.0 MW customer-side fuel cell facility at the same address, and current ReNew/Gray Wolf materials market ReNew Riverside as 4 MW of behind-the-meter power and rack space. [Source: https://www.bristolct.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1683; Date: 2026-04-22]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized the county and added the city's 15,000-square-foot facility description.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "ReNew Amston 1", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Colchester", "county": "New London County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "ReNew Developers; Gray Wolf Data Centers", "operators": "ReNew Developers; Gray Wolf Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New missing project. ReNew Developers' current project list identifies ReNew Amston 1 in Colchester as under contract, with 5 MW of reliable behind-the-meter fuel-cell power and rack space with Gray Wolf Data Centers. Public Connecticut Siting Council records for the related 42 Old Amston Road Connecticut Data Park describe a data center paired with a customer-side fuel-cell facility, but no separate investment figure for the data center was located. [Source: https://renewdevelopers.com/; Date: 2026-06-15]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized county name.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "ReNew Amston 2", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Colchester", "county": "New London", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "ReNew Developers", "operators": "ReNew Developers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 18.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "ReNew Developers' materials list ReNew Amston 2 in Colchester as a 10 MW-plus fuel-cell-powered project with a 40,000-plus-square-foot data center. LoopNet listed the 00/0042 Old Amston Road Phase 2 opportunity on February 27, 2026, described as 10 MW approved by the Connecticut Siting Council expandable to 18 MW, with a 40,000-square-foot data-center pad buildable to two floors for up to 80,000 square feet. Capacity recorded conservatively as 10 MW because 18 MW is described as expandable. [Source: https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/00-Old-Amston-Rd-Colchester-CT/39307084/; Date: 2026-02-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "O&G Industries Beacon Falls Data Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Beacon Falls", "county": "New Haven County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "O&G Industries; CT Data Center LLC", "operators": "O&G Industries; CT Data Center LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 294164.0, "powerCapacityMW": 32.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2022-03-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported that O&G Industries planned a data center on a former sand mine in Beacon Falls and later reported local approval for a 32 MW, two-story, 294,164-square-foot facility on roughly 47 acres near Gruber Road, Railroad Avenue, and Lopus Road. The project was described as including fuel-cell power, grid connection, and backup generators. No reliable 2026 primary-source status change was located, so status remains planned rather than under-construction. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/construction-firm-gains-approval-for-32mw-data-center-in-beacon-falls-connecticut/; Date: 2022-05-05]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized New Haven County and added the reported 294,164-square-foot facility area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "NE Edge Killingly Data Center", "state": "Connecticut", "city": "Killingly", "county": "Windham County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "NE Edge LLC", "operators": "NE Edge LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2023-08-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Killingly approved sale of the 125 Alexander Parkway parcel to NE Edge for a planned qualified data center on that parcel and two adjacent parcels. Town presentation materials describe up to three non-expandable buildings on a combined 72.28 acres, at least 500,000 square feet of building footprint coverage, about $165 million in host-fee payments over 30 years, 80 to 100 permanent jobs, and initial electrical use planned around March 2026 at approximately 50 MW with additional electricity as building absorption develops. No later public construction-start evidence was located. [Source: https://www.killingly.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif4581/f/uploads/ne_edge_-_killingly_presentation_-_06092023.1_town_mtg.pdf; Date: 2023-06-09]; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Windham County and added the documented 500,000-square-foot minimum footprint.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "White Clay Center Industrial Park Data Center", "state": "Delaware", "city": "Newark", "county": "New Castle", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "SWC 100 LLC; Verdantas", "operators": "SWC 100 LLC; Verdantas", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New Castle County's active-plans page lists App. 2025-0716-S at the terminus of White Clay Center Drive as a minor redevelopment plan to consolidate seven parcels into two and construct 847,450 GFA of light industrial buildings, a guard house, a switchyard, and associated improvements for proposed data center use. Spotlight Delaware reported on March 19, 2026 that the White Clay Corporate Center redevelopment would be a three-building data center, that its zoning already allows data center projects, and that it is outside Delaware's Coastal Zone. [Source: https://www.newcastlede.gov/410/Active-Plans | https://spotlightdelaware.org/2026/03/19/new-data-center-regulations-go-into-effect-but-not-for-del-city-proposal/; Date: 2026-07-17; 2026-03-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Fort Meade Data Center Campus", "state": "Florida", "city": "Fort Meade", "county": "Polk County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Stonebridge; Bohler Places LLC", "operators": "Stonebridge; Bohler Places LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Fort Meade commissioners approved a developer agreement in April 2026 for a hyperscale campus on a former phosphate mine; local reporting describes a 4.4 million square foot, 1,300-acre project, with permits including water-use approvals still outstanding. [Source: https://www.fox13news.com/news/fort-meade-data-center-project-community-opposition; Date: 2026-04-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Tango", "state": "Florida", "city": "Loxahatchee", "county": "Palm Beach County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "PBA Holdings; WPB Logistics Owner LLC; Central Park Commerce Center Master Association Inc.", "operators": "PBA Holdings; TPA Group / WPB Logistics Owner LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Palm Beach County commissioners voted 5-1 on July 15, 2026 to deny without prejudice the Project Tango hyperscale AI data-center expansion, halting the proposed 3.5-3.6 million-square-foot amendment that included about 1.03 million square feet of data-center space and a projected 600 MW draw. The vote did not extinguish the older underlying approval, under which developers still have rights to build 1.2 million square feet of warehouses and a 206,000-square-foot data center on the Central Park Commerce Center site. [Source: https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2026-07-16/project-tango-ai-data-center-palm-beach-rejected; Date: 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Sentinel Grove Technology Park (Project Jarvis)", "state": "Florida", "city": "Fort Pierce", "county": "St. Lucie County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Epic Estates 68 LLC; Timberline Real Estate Partners; HJA Design Studios", "operators": "Epic Estates 68 LLC; Timberline Real Estate Partners; HJA Design Studios", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 13500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Sentinel Grove / Project Jarvis land-use application for a more than 1,200-acre AI data-center campus off Orange Avenue was withdrawn in February 2026 while developers waited on state legislation; county officials said the withdrawal did not necessarily rule out a later refiling. [Source: https://www.wpbf.com/article/developers-hit-pause-on-st-lucie-county-data-center-plans/70483481; Date: 2026-02-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Atlas Compute AI Data Center Campus", "state": "Florida", "city": "Fort Pierce", "county": "St. Lucie County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Atlas Compute", "operators": "Atlas Compute", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 240.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Atlas Compute announced it had secured land and utility infrastructure for a 240 MW AI-ready data-center campus in Fort Pierce with planned expansion up to 1 GW; March 2026 local reporting found no formal county application had yet been submitted. [Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/atlas-compute-secures-land-utilities-161200853.html | https://www.wflx.com/2026/03/12/florida-based-company-announced-plans-build-ai-data-center-fort-pierce/; Date: 2025-11-06; 2026-03-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Okee-One Data Campus", "state": "Florida", "city": "Okeechobee", "county": "Okeechobee County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Indian River State College", "operators": "Indian River State College", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 10.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2023", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Okee-One was a proposed IRSC data-center and workforce-training campus on about 205 acres at the former Florida School for Boys site; April and May 2026 reporting says the project was scrapped after state officials declined further support and county officials said the data center would not be built. [Source: https://www.wgcu.org/section/science/2026-04-24/okeechobeeokee-onedoa; Date: 2026-04-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Silver Fox 606 Data Center", "state": "Florida", "city": "Indiantown", "county": "Martin County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Silver Fox 606 LLC; Ferreira Construction", "operators": "Silver Fox 606 LLC; Ferreira Construction", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Silver Fox 606 LLC proposed a roughly 2 million square foot data-processing center at 13820 Silver Fox Road; WPTV reported that the developer withdrew the master site plan application on April 29, 2026. [Source: https://www.wptv.com/news/region-martin-county/indiantown/indiantown-data-center-plans-scrapped-as-village-sets-record-straight-on-undeveloped-land; Date: 2026-04-29]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Deltona Corp Holder Industrial Park Data Center Rezoning", "state": "Florida", "city": "Holder", "county": "Citrus County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Deltona Corp.", "operators": "Deltona Corp.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Citrus County's Planning and Development Commission rejected Deltona's Holder Industrial Park land-use and rezoning request on June 18, 2026, and Deltona then withdrew its comprehensive-plan amendment and zoning-change applications, canceling July Board of County Commissioners hearings. The proposal would have expanded the industrial park from about 557 acres to just over 1,300 acres and could have allowed a data center; Citrus County's one-year data-center moratorium remains in effect for future applications. [Source: https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/06/18/citrus-county-planning-and-development-commission-vote-down-on-holder-industrial-park-plan | https://www.fox13news.com/news/citrus-county-data-center-proposal-withdrawn-resident-backlash-hearings-canceled; Date: 2026-06-18; 2026-06-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "DCIP DeSoto County AI Data Center", "state": "Florida", "city": "Arcadia", "county": "DeSoto County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "DCIP Group", "operators": "DCIP Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Initial rezoning covers 34 acres at a former power-plant site; the developer has discussed a possible long-term site of roughly 1,300 acres", "announcedDate": "2026-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DeSoto County voted in March 2026 to rezone 34 acres at a decommissioned power-plant site so DCIP Group could begin a gas-powered AI data-center project; May 2026 reporting says the developer advertised an ultimate scale of thousands of megawatts to investors and Cleanview lists 4,000 MW planned capacity. [Source: https://www.mysuncoast.com/2026/05/26/developers-push-massive-data-center-complex-desoto-county-amid-backlash/ | https://cleanview.co/data-centers/florida/2324/dcip-desoto-county-ai-data-center; Date: 2026-05-26; 2026]; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared the promotional 4 GW ultimate figure from canonical facility power.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Cielo Haines City Data Center", "state": "Florida", "city": "Haines City", "county": "Polk County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure lists an active Florida development in Haines City; Data Center Dynamics reported in June 2025 that the Haines City site would offer 300 MW across 74 acres. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cielo-digital-infrastructure-plans-300mw-data-center-campus-in-south-carolina/; Date: 2025-06-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Bridgeport (Revised)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Coweta County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "McKagen Jones Law Firm; owners' legal counsel", "operators": "McKagen Jones Law Firm; owners' legal counsel", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 8250000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-28", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCA DRI #4727 describes an existing industrial park at 0 Bridgeport Parkway adding a technological-facility/data-center component totaling 8,250,000 square feet, with overall completion listed as 2034. The Part 2 form reports an estimated build-out value range of about $3B-$5B, estimated annual local tax revenue of about $30M-$50M, 200 FTEs, Georgia Power as energy provider, and electrical load marked TBD. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4727; Date: 2026-04-29]; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Coweta County and added the official 8.25M-square-foot project total.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Hampton Technology Park", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Hampton", "county": "Henry County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Hampton Technology Park Owner, LLC; Dillard Sellers", "operators": "Hampton Technology Park Owner, LLC; Dillard Sellers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 12000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCA DRI #4624 has reached request-for-comments status. The Part 2 form reports $12B estimated value at build-out, $1.2B estimated annual local tax revenues, 150 FTEs, 0.04 MGD water and sewer demand, Georgia Power service, 1,500 MW peak load, on-site substation infrastructure, and wetlands/floodplains crossed by proposed roads. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4624; Date: 2026-06-02]; QA 2026-07-19: Normalized Henry County.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "The Crossings", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Union City", "county": "Fulton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "B9 Union City Owner LLC; Link Logistics", "operators": "B9 Union City Owner LLC; Link Logistics", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1565300.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Five buildings totaling 1,565,300 square feet on 231.8 acres; DRI determination made February 26, 2026.", "announcedDate": "2026-02-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCA DRI #4617 describes a data center development east of Roosevelt Highway on 231.8 acres, consisting of five buildings totaling 1,565,300 square feet, with a 2028 completion date. DRI determination was made on February 26, 2026. This appears separate from the canonical Microsoft Union City Campus because the DRI sponsor is B9 Union City Owner LLC rather than Microsoft. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4617; Date: 2026-02-26]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized county and added the official DRI building-area total.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "QTS - Blakely", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Blakely", "county": "Early", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "QTS Technology Services, LLC", "operators": "QTS Technology Services, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCA DRI #4651 lists QTS Technology Services as developer for a data center-type project at coordinates 31.406296, -84.912908. The initial form reports 12,000,000 square feet and a Q4 2035 completion target; the DRI remained at initial-form-submitted status in the DCA table as of the June 15, 2026 sweep. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4651; Date: 2026-03-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Squash", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Harlem", "county": "Columbia", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Kinetic Infrastructure Solutions, LLC", "operators": "The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Kinetic Infrastructure Solutions, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCA DRI #4735 covers a land-disturbance permit for data center development at 6423 Wrightsboro Road on 325 acres. The Part 2 form reports $1B estimated value at build-out, $20M estimated annual local tax revenue, 30 FTEs, Columbia County Water Utility service, Georgia Power as energy provider, and a 2027 phase completion target. Peak electrical load is not publicly populated in the accessible form. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4735; Date: 2026-05-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "75 South Data Center Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Spalding", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Industrial VI Enterprises, LLC", "operators": "Industrial VI Enterprises, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 450.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCA DRI #4607 was completed after February 1, 2026. The Part 2 form reports $6B estimated value at build-out, $86.3M estimated annual local tax revenues, 200 FTEs, 0.030 MGD water demand, 0.0225 MGD sewage flow, Central Georgia EMC service, 450 MW peak connected electrical load, and 21.2% projected impervious surface. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4607; Date: 2026-02-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Bus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Temple", "county": "Carroll", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Atlas Development, LLC", "operators": "Atlas Development, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 11000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCA DRI #4606 describes a 350.73-acre data center proposal with 12 buildings and two substations, a 2036 completion target, $11B estimated value at build-out, $42.56M estimated annual ad valorem revenue to Carroll County, and 275 FTEs. The DCA summary records the DRI determination as withdrawn on February 6, 2026. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4606; Date: 2026-02-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Azelea", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Thomson", "county": "McDuffie", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Camreon Grogan; Project Turbo LLC", "operators": "Camreon Grogan; Project Turbo LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCA DRI #4602 was completed after February 1, 2026. The initial form describes six data center buildings on 200 acres at 2660-2358 Randall Hunt Road, with special-exception action and 2029 completion. The Part 2 form reports $1B estimated value at build-out, $25M estimated annual local tax revenue, 125 FTEs, Jefferson Energy service, and 400 MW peak connected load. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4602; Date: 2026-02-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Spalding", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Wallace Jackson, LLC; McKagen Jones", "operators": "Wallace Jackson, LLC; McKagen Jones", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3650000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCA DRI #4599 process completion date was February 6, 2026. The filing describes a 10-building, 4,986,000-square-foot data center campus on about 189.64 acres in Land Lots 25 and 40 of the 2nd District, with a 2035 phase completion target. The Part 2 form reports $3.65B estimated value at build-out and $51.66M estimated annual local tax revenues; the accessible form does not provide a populated MW value. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4599; Date: 2026-02-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google - LaGrange Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "LaGrange", "county": "Troup", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 8000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Google announced plans to develop a new data center in LaGrange at 411 Pegasus Parkway. Local reporting says the center was already under construction when announced and will be Google's second Georgia data center, after Lithia Springs. Published reports did not provide a project investment or MW figure. [Source: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/04/21/google-build-new-data-center-lagrange/; Date: 2026-04-21]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Flexential - Atlanta Norcross 2", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Peachtree Corners", "county": "Gwinnett", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Flexential", "operators": "Flexential", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 4.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Flexential announced planned development of Atlanta - Norcross 2 at 2755 Northwoods Parkway, adjacent to its existing Norcross data center. The company describes the facility as a 48,000-square-foot, 4.5 MW data center served by Georgia Power and expected to come online in the first half of 2028. [Source: https://www.flexential.com/resources/press-release/flexential-adding-fifth-atlanta-area-data-center; Date: 2026-04-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Edged - ATL01-3", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Atlanta", "county": "Fulton", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Edged; Endeavour", "operators": "Edged; Endeavour", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 42.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-28", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Edged topped out ATL01-3 at 1740 Thomas Street NW on its 80-acre Atlanta campus. The facility is reported as a 42 MW single-story building with waterless cooling, part of a fully leased three-building campus, and expected to become operational in early 2027. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edged-tops-out-42mw-data-center-in-atlanta-georgia/; Date: 2026-04-28]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cango EcoHash Georgia Facility", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cango Inc.; EcoHash Technology LLC", "operators": "Cango Inc.; EcoHash Technology LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 19500000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cango announced that EcoHash had begun commercial HPC and AI inference operations and that it was dedicating space at Cango's owned 50 MW Georgia mining facility to operate full-series container models as a proof-of-concept and showroom for modular AI compute. The company did not disclose the Georgia city or county in the announcement. [Source: https://www.cangoonline.com/news/detail/495; Date: 2026-04-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "T-REX - Roberta Data Center", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Roberta", "county": "Crawford", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "T-REX Acquisition Corp.; M M & E 2, LLC", "operators": "T-REX Acquisition Corp.; M M & E 2, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 3.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2200000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "An SEC-filed 8-K reports that T-REX, through M M & E 2, LLC, entered an April 14, 2026 asset purchase agreement to acquire an operating 3 MW turnkey data center in Roberta from Cryptaugh LLC and Sonace LLC. The transaction includes a 5.8-acre parcel, six portable mining containers, and an electrical-services contract with Flint Electric Membership Corporation supplying up to 4.5 MW. [Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437750/000147793226002467/trex_8k.htm; Date: 2026-04-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft - Project Rita (Tyrone)", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Tyrone", "county": "Fayette", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 350000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Town of Tyrone identifies the approved local project as the Microsoft data center project approved by Town Council in March 2024. As of June 2, 2026, zoning approval remained in place, but Microsoft had not submitted a site plan, land disturbance permit, building permit, or other development permits, so construction could not begin. The same page says Microsoft did not request abatements or other incentives from the town and estimates operational water consumption at about 4,000 gallons per day. [Source: https://www.tyronega.gov/datacenter; Date: 2026-06-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Lex Developments Pocatello AI Data Center", "state": "Idaho", "city": "Pocatello", "county": "Bannock County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Lex Developments LLC; Portneuf Capital LLC", "operators": "Lex Developments LLC; Portneuf Capital LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Lex Developments applied for a conditional use permit to convert the former Hoku Materials site at 1800 River Park Way / Philbin Road and Hoku Way into an AI data center. City agenda materials described the proposal as needing up to 100 MW of power; BoiseDev reported the project was valued at $2.6 billion. The Pocatello hearing examiner denied the CUP in May 2026, Lex appealed on June 1, 2026, and on July 16, 2026 the Pocatello City Council voted 4-1 to uphold the denial of the conditional use permit appeal. Local News 8 reported the applicant may still pursue another appeal or litigation, so the denial may not be fully final. [Source: https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/07/pocatello-city-council-upholds-decision-to-deny-ai-data-center/ | https://localnews8.com/news/2026/07/16/pocatello-city-council-upholds-hearing-examiners-decision-says-no-to-proposed-ai-data-center/; Date: 2026-07-16; 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Deep Atomic INL Data Center", "state": "Idaho", "city": "Idaho Falls", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Deep Atomic; Parker Tide LLC; Clayco; Gleeds; Paragon Energy Solutions; EvapCo Dry Cooling; Bedrock Labs; Azimuth Renewables; Future-Tech; MoonliteAI", "operators": "Deep Atomic; Parker Tide LLC; Clayco; Gleeds; Paragon Energy Solutions; EvapCo Dry Cooling; Bedrock Labs; Azimuth Renewables; Future-Tech; MoonliteAI", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Proposed MK60 reactor would provide 60 MW of electricity and 60 MW of integrated cooling; data-center load is not disclosed", "announcedDate": "2025-12-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Deep Atomic submitted a DOE proposal for a fully integrated nuclear-powered AI data center campus at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls. Proposed phased campus would begin data center operations within 24-36 months using grid, geothermal, and solar power while Deep Atomic's MK60 SMR proceeds through certification, fabrication, and commissioning. MK60 is described as providing 60 MW of electricity and 60 MW of integrated cooling. Clayco's February 2026 announcement added delivery and data center construction support to the consortium. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/smr-developer-deep-atomic-proposes-nuclear-powered-ai-data-center-at-idaho-national-lab/ | https://claycorp.com/latest/clayco-supports-deep-atomic-consortium-with-department-of-energy-submissions-for-proposed-first-nuclear-powered-ai-data-center-campus-in-u-s; Date: 2025-12-02; 2026]; QA 2026-07-19: Moved reactor output out of canonical data-center power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Tract - Morris Technology Park", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Morris", "county": "Grundy County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract; Commonwealth Edison Company", "operators": "Tract; Commonwealth Edison Company", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2900000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "343-acre, fully zoned and entitled campus; 2.9 million square feet and 1 GW at full buildout.", "announcedDate": "2026-01-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Tract's April 15, 2026 release says FERC approved the ComEd-Tract Transmission Security Agreement for the 343-acre Morris Technology Park, a fully zoned and entitled campus designed for 2.9 million square feet and 1 GW at full buildout, with initial energization targeted for June 2028 and a full ramp by 2032. [Source: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/905748272/ferc-approves-tsa-between-comed-tract-advancing-1gw-of-responsible-data-center-growth-in-greater-chicago; Date: 2026-04-15]; QA 2026-07-18: Added operator-disclosed full-build floor area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne - Sangamon County Waverly Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Waverly", "county": "Sangamon County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "CyrusOne", "operators": "CyrusOne", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 634.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "On April 7, 2026, the Sangamon County Board approved a conditional permitted use for a CyrusOne data center near Waverly/Talkington Township; contemporaneous reporting described the project as a $500 million, roughly 600 MW facility; later project reporting gives 634 MW at full build. MyJournalCourier reported on July 17, 2026 that opponents filed a Sangamon Circuit Court lawsuit seeking to invalidate the conditional-use approval and block the project; the project remains planned pending the challenge. [Source: https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-county-data-center-referendum-22340222.php; Date: 2026-07-17]; QA 2026-07-19: Updated full-build capacity to the reported 634 MW.; QA note reconciliation 2026-07-19: Clarified the rounded earlier capacity description against the 634 MW full-build field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Hut 8 - Logan Prairie Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Latham", "county": "Logan County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Hut 8", "operators": "Hut 8", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Hut 8 describes Logan Prairie as an early-development proposal subject to local approvals, with 500 MW capacity, $5B+ capital investment, 1,500+ construction jobs, about 200 permanent jobs, and a Feb. 4, 2026 community open house listed in project updates. [Source: https://www.hut8.com/data-centers/logan-prairie; Date: 2026-02-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Western Hospitality Partners - Pekin Technology Park", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Pekin", "county": "Tazewell County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Western Hospitality Partners", "operators": "Western Hospitality Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Western Hospitality Partners withdrew its Pekin data center proposal in May 2026, terminating its agreement to pursue a 321-acre parcel within the Lutticken Property after city leadership had said in March that Pekin would not move forward with the project. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/developer-withdraws-data-center-proposal-in-pekin-illinois/; Date: 2026-05-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure - Troy Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Troy", "county": "Madison County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "operators": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cloverleaf explored a 500 MW data center near Troy, but had not filed a formal proposal as of March 2026; Troy's planning commission recommended a six-month moratorium while city officials rewrote data-center rules, and a Cloverleaf principal said there was no approval path without community and official support. [Source: https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article315037095.html; Date: 2026-03-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Web Services (AWS) Wheatfield/Jasper County Campus", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Wheatfield", "county": "Jasper County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services; NIPSCO", "operators": "Amazon Web Services; NIPSCO", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 7000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-28", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "AWS is proposing a roughly $7 billion data center campus on a 304-acre NIPSCO-owned site near the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, with up to nine buildings; Jasper County approvals are still required. DCD reported AWS expectations for more than $420 million in county tax revenue over 15 years and outside-air cooling for most of the year. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-plans-nine-building-data-center-campus-in-wheatfield-indiana/; Date: 2026-06-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hobart Tech Park", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Hobart", "county": "Lake County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 15000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Amazon's broader November 2025 Northern Indiana announcement described an additional $15 billion data center buildout and 2.4 GW of regional capacity; Hobart officials confirmed a Hobart data center deal. On Feb. 6, 2026, ABC7 reported the Hobart Plan Commission approved a fill permit for the proposed Amazon data center near Colorado Street and 61st Avenue. The project remains controversial, with residents reporting a lack of site plan and impact assessments. Sources: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-15-billion-indiana-data-centers (2025-11-24); https://abc7chicago.com/post/city-hobart-indiana-votes-approve-fill-permit-controversial-amazon-data-center-proposal/18550806/ (2026-02-06).", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Sentinel Data Centers Project Shirley Eagle Creek Township Campus", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Hebron", "county": "Lake County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Sentinel Data Centers; Johnson Sunnybrook Farm LLC; Foundry Works Energy Storage LLC", "operators": "Sentinel Data Centers; Johnson Sunnybrook Farm LLC; Foundry Works Energy Storage LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Lake County Council approved zoning changes on June 9, 2026 for a data center east of Clay Street on the south side of E. 181st Avenue in Eagle Creek Township, plus a nearby battery energy storage facility. Earlier reporting identified Sentinel's proposal as Project Shirley, a roughly $5 billion, 500 MW project in unincorporated Eagle Creek Township. Sources: https://indianaeconomicdigest.net/Content/Default/Major-Indiana-News/Article/Lake-County-Council-approves-zoning-changes-for-Eagle-Creek-Township-data-center-amid-opposition/-3/5308/121576 (2026-06-09); https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/in-indiana-an-anatomy-of-data-center-opposition/ (2026-05).", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Thunderbird Commerce Center Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Indianapolis", "county": "Marion County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 78.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DC BLOX is pursuing a data center campus at Thunderbird Commerce Center, a former Ford factory site at 305 Fintail Drive near South Kitley Avenue and the Pennsy Trail in Warren Township. WFYI reported the initial proposal as a $2 billion data center campus with up to 78 MW of electricity use. On July 15, 2026, the Metropolitan Development Commission approved the use variance as the final local decision. July reporting says DC BLOX scaled the plan from three buildings to two, with a one-story 70,000-square-foot building followed by a two-story 250,000-square-foot building, and reduced backup diesel generators by 25. [Source: https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-07-15/east-side-data-center-wins-approval-despite-community-opposition; Date: 2026-07-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Sabey Decatur Township Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Indianapolis", "county": "Marion County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Sabey", "operators": "Sabey", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approved Sabey's proposed $4 billion, 130-acre data center in Decatur Township on March 18, 2026. WFYI later reported residents filed for judicial review on April 17, 2026, seeking to overturn the approval and block construction before it begins. [Source: https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-04-20/decatur-township-residents-sue-to-block-sabey-data-center; Date: 2026-04-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Indianapolis", "county": "Marion County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Metrobloks", "operators": "Metrobloks", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 72.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Metrobloks' proposed data center complex on the nearly 14-acre former Sherman Drive-In site at 2505 N. Sherman Ave. received Metropolitan Development Commission approval on April 1, 2026 and final City-County Council approval on May 4, 2026. Reporting describes the project as a roughly $500 million development; WFYI notes continued resident opposition and closed-loop cooling claims in petition materials. [Source: https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-05-04/metrobloks-data-center-gets-final-approval-for-martindale-brightwood; Date: 2026-05-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "JPG Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Madison", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "JPG Data Center", "operators": "JPG Data Center", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "A zoning appeals board denied an appeal challenging plans for a large data center campus at the former Jefferson Proving Ground site in Madison, allowing the project to move forward. WDRB reported the proposed JPG Data Center would include nine buildings across nearly 2,000 acres in Jefferson County, and that the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Office had approved the project in February 2026. [Source: https://www.wdrb.com/news/zoning-board-allows-controversial-madison-data-center-project-to-move-forward/article_e55a1071-bbe7-425a-98b5-d88c7a94d2b4.html; Date: 2026-05-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "La Porte One / Project Cardinal Thomas Rose Industrial Park Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "La Porte", "county": "La Porte County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "La Porte One LLC", "operators": "La Porte One LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The La Porte Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved a height variance for five planned industrial data center buildings on roughly 110 acres in Thomas Rose Industrial Park; local reporting identifies the petitioner as La Porte One LLC and the project name as Project Cardinal. [Source: https://indianaeconomicdigest.net/MobileContent/Most-Recent/Health-Care/Article/New-data-center-on-about-110-acres-planned-for-La-Porte/31/91/120816; Date: 2026-01-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Tract - Norwalk Project West Data Center Campus", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Norwalk", "county": "Warren County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Tract", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 12000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Norwalk City Council approved a development agreement with Tract on March 5, 2026 for a 282-acre site west of Highway 28 and south of Delaware Street, previously described as Project West and a future data center project. DCD reported city expectations of about $12B total investment, no tax incentives requested, about 600 construction jobs, and 80 high-quality permanent jobs. The city emphasized that the vote does not itself approve a data center and that any future data center would need separate city-level, state, federal, and public-review steps. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/city-council-in-norwalk-iowa-approves-potential-data-center-development-agreement-despite-public-concerns/ | https://www.norwalk.iowa.gov/news_detail_T5_R273.php; Date: 2026-03-16; 2026-03-05]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized Warren County.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Tract - Altoona Technology Park", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Altoona", "county": "Polk", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Tract", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Tract announced acquisition of a fully entitled Altoona site in September 2025; its current project page lists the Altoona Technology Park as owned and in development with 468 total acres, 1,000 MW capacity, a development agreement in place, and a 588,000-gallon-per-day water reservation. The announcement described the site as positioned on existing 345 kV transmission lines and capable of supporting over 1 GW over time. [Source: https://www.tract.com/project/altoona/ | https://www.tract.com/news/tract-enters-the-des-moines-market-with-the-acquisition-of-453-acres-following-successful-collaboration-with-the-city-of-altoona-ia/; Date: 2026; 2025-09-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Bluestem Leavenworth County Data Center", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Tonganoxie", "county": "Leavenworth County", "region": null, "status": "announced", "sponsors": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "operators": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New project: Cloverleaf presented early plans for Project Bluestem, a proposed hyperscale data center near Tonganoxie Business Park off 24 Highway and Kansas Avenue, with possible capacity of at least 600 MW. Cloverleaf's project materials describe the development as conceptual with no formal local approvals or permit requests submitted as of publication. [Source: https://www.cloverleafinfra.com/newsroom/new-kansas-law-opens-door-to-more-data-centers-including-another-one-near-kc-read-more-at-https-www-kansascity-com-news-business-development-article315173418-html-storylink-cpy; Date: 2026-03-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Barber County Data Center (Project Helium)", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Sharon", "county": "Barber County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New project: Google representatives described a proposed air-cooled AI data center northwest of Sharon on about 900 acres within a roughly 2,300-acre assembled area. Reported timeline was continued approvals through 2026, construction beginning in early 2027, and Building One operational by 2030; Barber County materials identify the project as Project Helium and describe two data center buildings scheduled for completion in 2029 and 2030 in incentive projections. [Source: https://www.alvareviewcourier.com/story/2026/04/01/local/google-experts-explain-details-and-answer-questions-about-proposed-ai-data-center-near-sharon-kansas/96377.html; Date: 2026-04-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Heartland Data Center Project", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Edgerton", "county": "Johnson County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "DAMAC Digital", "operators": "DAMAC Digital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 400000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 860000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "After the Planning Commission denied DAMAC Digital's final site plan application in June, DAMAC filed an appeal for a July 16, 2026 City Council hearing and separately submitted a revised final site plan application scheduled for Planning Commission consideration on August 11, 2026. The proposal remains appeal/revision-pending rather than finally canceled. [Source: https://edgertonks.org/city-council-to-hear-appeal-on-proposed-damac-digital-solutions-data-center-site-plan/; Date: 2026-06-26]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the approximately 400,000-square-foot existing building area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Project Brewer Gardner Data Center Campus", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Gardner", "county": "Johnson County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Beale Infrastructure", "operators": "Beale Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Beale Infrastructure had proposed a data center campus in Gardner, but the City of Gardner announced that Beale withdrew its application and would no longer pursue the project after the city communicated that no incentives would be granted. [Source: https://gardnerkansas.gov/news_detail_T17_R72.php; Date: 2026-05-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Spring Hill 191st and Renner Data Center Proposal", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Spring Hill", "county": "Johnson County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Bullock Capital; Colossus Data Center Advisors", "operators": "Bullock Capital; Colossus Data Center Advisors", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "City received a request to rezone approximately 316 acres at the southeast corner of 191st Street and Renner Road from rural residential to general industrial for a possible data center. Bullock Capital and Colossus Data Center Advisors later withdrew the application and said they were no longer pursuing the opportunity. [Source: https://www.kctv5.com/2026/03/06/rezoning-request-application-withdrawn-possible-data-center-spring-hill-after-community-dissent/; Date: 2026-03-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Justified Data Campus", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Hawesville", "county": "Hancock County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TeraWulf; Justified DataPower LLC", "operators": "TeraWulf; Justified DataPower LLC", "tenants": "Anthropic", "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 482.0, "itLoadMW": 401.0, "investmentUSD": 13500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Kentucky PSC materials describe a 482 MW gross campus. On July 6, 2026, TeraWulf announced a 20-year Anthropic lease covering approximately 401 MW of critical IT load, with initial capacity expected in the second half of 2027 and a ramp to full capacity by early 2028. The approximately $19 billion figure in the announcement is contracted lease revenue over the initial term, not project capital investment. [Source: https://investors.terawulf.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/142/terawulf-announces-anthropic-lease-at-justified-data-campus-and-sale-of-majority-interest-in-abernathy-joint-venture-to-fluidstack; Date: 2026-07-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Amazon/STACK Northwest Louisiana Data Center Campuses", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "Blanchard/Benton", "county": "Caddo Parish; Bossier Parish", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services; STACK Infrastructure", "operators": "Amazon Web Services; STACK Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 12000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Bossier City's June 23, 2026 council minutes show adoption of Ordinance No. 74 of 2026, establishing an Infrastructure Capital Fund tied to anticipated sales-tax revenue from installation and construction of the Amazon Data Center in Bossier Parish. The ordinance designates 0.5% of all sales-tax collections for future infrastructure needs beginning January 1, 2027 for five years or until the Amazon Data Center is complete, whichever is sooner. KSLA reported on July 7, 2026 that construction on one data center site in Caddo Parish was already underway and that the projects were expected to take three to five years to build, while Caddo Parish was considering temporary worker-housing rules and rainwater-capture ideas near data center sites. These are local fiscal/infrastructure and construction-context updates, not new project rows or disclosed MW changes. [Source: https://www.bossiercity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06232026-788 | https://www.ksla.com/2026/07/07/caddo-parish-considers-rules-temporary-worker-housing-near-data-center-sites/; Date: 2026-06-23; 2026-07-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Applied Digital Delta Forge 1 AI Factory Campus", "state": "Louisiana", "city": "Boyce", "county": "Rapides Parish", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Applied Digital Corporation; Cleco; England Economic and Industrial Development District", "operators": "Applied Digital Corporation; Cleco", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 300.0, "investmentUSD": 3600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "KALB's June 25, 2026 records-review article, updated July 15, reported Applied Digital responses and local documents for Delta Forge 1: Applied Digital said only two buildings are currently planned over four overlapping phases, though KALB said construction plans show additional future-building schematics. The article reported 672.52 acres allotted for the campus, about 300 acres announced for the two-building construction plan, a 300 MW critical IT load, and LDEQ records for air and water permitting. Applied Digital estimated initial closed-loop cooling fill at 866,000 gallons per building, a little over 1.7 million gallons total, with a committed routine water range of 1,200 to 4,800 gallons per day and a 50 gallon-per-minute limit. KALB also reported an LDEQ May 27 citation for failure to control particulate emissions after dust complaints. This update does not change the canonical $3.6B or 300 MW fields, but it adds permitting, water, phasing, and construction-compliance context. [Source: https://www.kalb.com/2026/06/25/fact-check-what-early-documents-confirm-about-applied-digitals-data-center-coming-rapides-parish/; Date: 2026-06-25; updated 2026-07-15]; QA 2026-07-18: Moved 300 MW from facility power to the source-labeled critical IT-load field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Sanford Woods Industrial and Technical Campus", "state": "Maine", "city": "Sanford", "county": "York County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Randy Gibbs; Walt Bussells; New England Energy", "operators": "Randy Gibbs; Walt Bussells; New England Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Roughly 1,000-acre mixed-use concept; reporting describes a 100-300 MW data-center range plus separate power, greenhouse, and cold-storage components", "announcedDate": "2026-02-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Proposed Sanford Woods Industrial and Technical Campus in Sanford/York County. The Portland Press Herald reported that on May 19, 2026, the Sanford City Council unanimously approved a 91-day emergency data center moratorium temporarily stopping acceptance, approval, or issuance of permits for large-scale data center proposals until August 12, 2026. The pause affects the roughly 1,000-acre Sanford Woods proposal along the Mousam River; developer Randy Gibbs said he supported the moratorium and preferred defined standards over an undefined regulatory setting. [Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2026/05/19/sanford-imposes-emergency-data-center-moratorium-halting-mousam-river-project/; Date: 2026-05-19]; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared whole-campus power and budget from exact data-center fields.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Scarborough Technology Park Data Center", "state": "Maine", "city": "Scarborough", "county": "Cumberland County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Daniel Dickinson", "operators": "Daniel Dickinson", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 140000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Developer Daniel Dickinson submitted a plan for a data center on a 52-acre west-side Scarborough lot. WGME reported the proposed Scarborough Technology Park would be a 140,000-square-foot data center; Scarborough officials rejected the proposal as incomplete in April. On June 3, 2026, the Town Council passed a 180-day data center moratorium that applies retroactively to proposals submitted on or after April 1. [Source: https://wgme.com/news/local/scarborough-town-council-to-vote-on-proposed-data-center-moratorium; Date: 2026-06-03]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the proposed 140,000-square-foot area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "DeepGreen Western Passage Subsea AI Data Center", "state": "Maine", "city": "Eastport", "county": "Washington County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "DeepGreen Western Passage SPV LLC; DeepGreen Holdings LLC", "operators": "DeepGreen Western Passage SPV LLC; DeepGreen Holdings LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 15.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Quoddy Tides reported that DeepGreen amended its FERC preliminary-permit application on June 8, 2026, reducing phase 1 from 15 MW to 1-5 MW and reducing phase 2 from 51 MW to 10-15 MW. The same report said Eastport residents filed valid petitions for ordinances that would prohibit large-scale data centers and require voter approval for certain commercial or industrial projects, with an August 5, 2026 public hearing scheduled. Investment is set to null because the amended filing materially changed scale and the report did not provide an updated cost estimate. [Source: https://www.quoddytides.com/data-center-application-amended-petitioners-seek-ban-on-proposal/; Date: 2026-07-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "MillCompute Bates Mill AI Data Center", "state": "Maine", "city": "Lewiston", "county": "Androscoggin County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "MillCompute LLC; Twin Cities LLC; Bill Johnson", "operators": "MillCompute LLC; Twin Cities LLC; Bill Johnson", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 24.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 300000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "A proposed $300 million AI data center inside Lewiston's downtown Bates Mill was released publicly six days before a pivotal December 2025 vote and was unanimously voted down by the City Council. The Maine Monitor reported on April 6, 2026 that the rejected proposal previewed broader Maine data-center debates; the Bates Mill project would have employed about 30 workers, according to city estimates. [Source: https://themainemonitor.org/secretive-plan-lewiston-data-center/; Date: 2026-04-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "TeraWulf - Chesapeake Data & Energy", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Newburg", "county": "Charles County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TeraWulf", "operators": "TeraWulf", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 800.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "TeraWulf announced the acquisition of the Morgantown Generating Station in Charles County on February 2, 2026, describing a former generation site with about 210 MW of operational generation capacity, about 250 buildable acres, and a pathway to support 1 GW of load with an initial approximately 500 MW phase. TeraWulf's site page lists Chesapeake Data & Energy in Charles County, MD as in permitting, with 800 MW total critical IT capacity, zero contracted capacity, and on-site generation and battery storage. [Source: https://investors.terawulf.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/129/terawulf-expands-digital-and-power-infrastructure-portfolio-with-strategic-acquisitions-in-kentucky-and-maryland | https://www.terawulf.com/our-sites; Date: 2026-02-02; 2026]; QA 2026-07-19: Moved the source-labeled 800 MW from facility power to critical IT capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Brightseat Tech Park", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Landover", "county": "Prince George's County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Lerner Enterprises; The Tower Companies; Brightseat Associates LLC", "operators": "Lerner Enterprises; The Tower Companies; Brightseat Associates LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 4100000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 820.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Approximately 4.1 million square feet across five facilities on 87 acres", "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Prince George's County adopted CR-066-2026 on July 7, 2026, establishing a two-year moratorium on acceptance, processing, review, and approval of applications for preliminary plans of subdivision and detailed site plans that include qualified data center uses. Contemporary reporting says the moratorium grew from the Qualified Data Center Task Force process that followed protests over the Landover Mall/Brightseat proposal. The project remains tracked as planned, but permitting and approvals are materially paused unless the county changes course. [Source: https://princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?GUID=4DA0E757-A8B6-4BFD-A7E5-E83AD62A0B1F&ID=8122087&Options=ID%7CText%7C&Search= | https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/maryland-prince-georges-data-center-moratorium-environment/; Date: 2026-07-07; 2026-07-10]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the reported five-facility campus area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Security Land Baltimore Data Center", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Woodlawn", "county": "Baltimore County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Security Land and Development LP", "operators": "Security Land and Development LP", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Security Land and Development LP proposed a 150 MW data center campus on a 42-acre site at 1500 Woodlawn Drive, with an expected June or July 2026 construction start and five acres to be donated to BGE for a substation. Baltimore County Bill 3-26 created a temporary data-center moratorium blocking approvals until January 1, 2027 or 90 days after the Planning Board submits the required study; the project remains planned but delayed. [Sources: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/150mw-data-center-proposed-for-baltimore-county-maryland/; https://countycouncilweb.s3.amazonaws.com/Bills%202026/b00326.pdf; Dates: 2025-12-10; 2026-01-05] [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/150mw-data-center-proposed-for-baltimore-county-maryland/ | https://countycouncilweb.s3.amazonaws.com/Bills%202026/b00326.pdf; Date: 2025-12-10; 2026-01-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Natelli Holdings - Appeal Digital Park", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Lusby", "county": "Calvert County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Natelli Holdings", "operators": "Natelli Holdings", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Natelli Holdings presented Appeal Digital Park to Calvert County on March 24, 2026 as a proposed redevelopment of about 133 acres of county-owned property at 10475, 10485, and 10495 Solomons Island Road. Project materials describe four approximately 200,000-square-foot data center buildings, an 880,000-square-foot campus, 300 MW peak-efficiency capacity, treated-wastewater cooling, and expected development/construction costs exceeding $3B. The proposal includes a secured $30M commitment to construct a replacement regional park, but remains conceptual and subject to approvals. [Source: https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/3994410/Calvert_County___Work_Session_3_24_26_v2Final.pdf | https://www.appealdigitalparkcalvertmd.com/ | https://www.appealdigitalparkcalvertmd.com/wp-content/uploads/go-x/u/1bfc7283-c8b3-4b13-9306-43c958f97120/Calvert-County-Sage-Report-Update-2026-1.pdf; Date: 2026-03-24; 2026; 2026-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Johns Hopkins University - Data Science and Computing Infrastructure Data Center", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Baltimore", "county": "Baltimore City", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Johns Hopkins University", "operators": "Johns Hopkins University", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 196000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $9.04M grant for Johns Hopkins University Data Science and Computing Infrastructure, described as construction of a new 25,000 gross-square-foot data center. Reporting described the broader project as a $196M data science and computing center at 5400 E. Lombard Street on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus, expanding the existing Advanced Research Computing at Hopkins facility to support research and AI workloads. [Source: https://bpw.maryland.gov/MeetingDocs/2026-May-6-Summary.pdf | https://threee60.com/johns-hopkins-university-plans-196m-data-science-and-computing-center-in-east-baltimore/; Date: 2026-05-06; 2026-05-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Mountain Branch AI Energy Campus", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Joppa", "county": "Harford County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Mountain Branch Golf Club; unknown data center developer", "operators": "Mountain Branch Golf Club; unknown data center developer", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Local reporting in April and May 2026 described an unidentified developer's plan for a data center or AI infrastructure campus at Mountain Branch Golf Course; DCD noted that no formal planning application appeared to have been submitted and that CloudHQ involvement was unverified. On June 10, 2026, Harford County announced County Executive Bob Cassilly signed legislation banning data centers countywide after unanimous council approval, effectively blocking the Mountain Branch concept unless the law changes. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/harford-county-maryland-could-impose-90-day-moratorium-on-data-centers/ | https://www.harfordcountymd.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1700; Date: 2026-04-23; 2026-06-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Markley Lowell Data Center", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Lowell", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Markley Group", "operators": "Markley Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2015", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New missing operating facility, distinct from the tracked Markley Group - One Summer Street (Boston) row. Yale Law School reported on April 30, 2026 that residents filed an April 27 lawsuit challenging expansion of Markley's 352,000-square-foot Lowell data center in the Sacred Heart and Back Central neighborhoods. The challenged expansion would support operations with a total of 27 industrial diesel generators and 16 cooling towers; the same report says Lowell residents had recently won a moratorium on data center development in the city. [Source: https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/clinic-lawsuit-challenges-data-center-expansion-lowell-massachusetts; Date: 2026-04-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Csquare Waltham BOS1 Data Center", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Waltham", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Csquare", "operators": "Csquare", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 38.2, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Csquare's current Boston data center page lists Waltham BOS1 as a purpose-built data center in Waltham, 15 miles from downtown Boston and Logan Airport, with 50,150 square feet of raised floor, 38.2 MW of utility capacity, 6.1 MW of UPS capacity, 11 MW of generator capacity, carrier-neutral connectivity, and multiple compliance certifications. Included as a current omission rather than a newly announced 2026 project. [Source: https://www.csquare.com/data-centers/boston; Date: 2026-06-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Csquare Watertown BOS4 Data Center", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Watertown", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Csquare", "operators": "Csquare", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 38977.0, "powerCapacityMW": 19.1, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Csquare's Boston data center page lists Watertown BOS4 as a current operating data center near downtown Boston and Logan Airport, with 38,977 square feet of usable space, 19.1 MW of utility capacity, 4 MW of UPS capacity, 14 MW of generator capacity, carrier-neutral connectivity, and multiple compliance certifications. Included as a current omission rather than a newly announced 2026 project. [Source: https://www.csquare.com/data-centers/boston; Date: 2026-06-15]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the operator-listed 38,977 square feet of usable space.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "EdgeConneX BOS01", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Suffolk County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "EdgeConneX", "operators": "EdgeConneX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New missing operating facility. Cleanview's Massachusetts tracker, last updated June 2026, lists EdgeConneX BOS01 as an operating Suffolk County, Massachusetts data center developed by EdgeConneX, with 2 MW of capacity and 54,700 square feet of building area. Included as a current omission rather than a newly announced 2026 project. [Source: https://cleanview.co/data-centers/massachusetts/1290/edgeconnex-bos01; Date: 2026-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DataBank Downtown Boston Data Center BOS1", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Boston", "county": "Suffolk County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DataBank", "operators": "DataBank", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 0.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New missing operating facility. DataBank's current Boston facility page lists Downtown Boston Data Center BOS1 at 1 Summer Street Suite 704 in Boston, with 7,760 IT square feet, 0.5 MW critical IT load, 2N power design, N+2 cooling design, seven onsite carriers, and operation inside a highly connected carrier hotel. Included as a current omission rather than a newly announced 2026 project. [Source: https://www.databank.com/data-centers/boston/1-summer-street/; Date: 2026-06-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Metrobloks Southfield Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Southfield", "county": "Oakland County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Metrobloks", "operators": "Metrobloks", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Southfield City Council approved Metrobloks' site plan for a data center on approximately 12 acres near Inkster Road and I-696. Metrobloks stated the building would require 100 MW, use closed-loop cooling, and could support about 35 permanent positions. [Source: https://planetdetroit.org/2025/12/southfield-data-center-approval/; Date: 2025-12-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Flex Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Lyon Township", "county": "Oakland County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Verrus; Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners; Walbridge", "operators": "Verrus; Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners; Walbridge", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1800000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Lyon Township's public Project Flex document center was updated June 11, 2026 and includes application/review documents, presentations from Verrus and DTE, energy-audit responses, fire review, noise studies, and tax analysis. Secondary reporting describes a six-building, roughly 1.8 million sq ft campus on about 172 acres. Planet Detroit reported May 18, 2026 that Lyon Township unanimously denied drainage easements needed for Project Flex and that without the drain bypass the 172-acre, 1.8 million sq ft site could not be developed. The Gander's July 16 directory adds that developers abruptly withdrew the site plan on July 13 while reportedly intending to file another site plan. [Source: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/05/saline-township-treasurer-resigns/; https://gandernewsroom.com/news/politics/how-many-ai-data-centers-are-planned-in-michigan-we-counted/; Date: 2026-05-18; 2026-07-16]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the reported approximately 1.8M-square-foot six-building campus area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Alterra Marshall Technology Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Marshall", "county": "Calhoun County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Alterra Development", "operators": "Alterra Development", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Alterra Development entered due diligence for a technology park in Brooks Industrial Park that local reporting says would include a data center and integrated natural-gas generation plant. The Marshall LDFA authorized sale of 270 acres for $1.12 million, including about 112 buildable acres; construction was not expected until due diligence completion around Q3 2026. [Source: https://wwmt.com/news/local/data-center-gas-generation-plant-proposed-in-marshall-alterra-development-calhoun-county-energy-electricity-water; Date: 2025-12-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Prologis 32 Mile Technical Campus", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Washington Township", "county": "Macomb County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Prologis", "operators": "Prologis", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Prologis submitted a conditional rezoning application for a 312-acre technical campus/data center site on 32 Mile Road, then withdrew the application in a May 19, 2026 letter while the township works on a data center ordinance. The developer said it would wait until ordinance work is complete before proceeding. [Source: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/05/washington-township-data-center-withdrawn/; Date: 2026-05-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Lowell Charter Township Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Lowell Charter Township", "county": "Kent County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft; Franklin Partners", "operators": "Microsoft; Franklin Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Early-stage proposal; local materials estimate $500 million to $1 billion if fully built over three to five years.", "announcedDate": "2026-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Microsoft publicly revealed in January 2026 that it is interested in building a data center at Covenant Business Park. Lowell city materials state the project is early-stage with no signed contracts and estimate $500 million to $1 billion in total investment if fully built out over three to five years; Michigan Public reported on May 20 that Microsoft was considering a $1 billion hyperscale campus there. [Source: https://www.lowellmi.gov/business_park/index.php; Date: 2026-05-20]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared exact investment field because the public estimate is a range.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Dorr Township Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Dorr Township", "county": "Allegan County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Microsoft is tied to a Dorr Township data center proposal after acquiring land in the township. Construction timelines had not been finalized as of early 2026 and residents were organizing against the proposal; local reporting describes at least 128 acres proposed for data center development. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-plans-data-centers-in-dorr-and-lowell-townships-applies-for-property-rezoning-in-gaines-townships/; Date: 2026-01-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Solstice Data Allen Park Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Allen Park", "county": "Wayne County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Solstice Data", "operators": "Solstice Data", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 26.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Allen Park Planning Commission voted 7-2 on June 4, 2026 to deny preliminary site-plan approval for Solstice Data's proposed 26 MW facility at 7500 Enterprise Drive, citing missing information, engineering-study gaps, zoning-compliance revisions, and noise concerns. Planet Detroit reported Solstice could still challenge the denial before the Zoning Board of Appeals. [Source: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/06/allen-park-planners-reject-data-center/; Date: 2026-06-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Mason Data Center at 3388 W Columbia Road", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Mason", "county": "Ingham County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Unknown developer", "operators": "Unknown developer", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Mason City Manager Deb Stuart said a utility request for property at 3388 W Columbia Road was for a data center; WILX reported the developer had not been publicly identified and described a promised $1 billion investment. Treat as planned/early-stage because the public record is a utility request, not final site approval. [Source: https://www.wilx.com/2026/06/03/data-center-developer-requests-mason-utilities-promises-1b-investment/; Date: 2026-06-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Deep Green DG06 Lansing Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Lansing", "county": "Ingham County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Deep Green; Lansing Board of Water & Light", "operators": "Deep Green; Lansing Board of Water & Light", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 24.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 120000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Deep Green announced a $120+ million, 24 MW heat-reuse data center in downtown Lansing in November 2025 and advanced through planning review in March 2026, but withdrew its purchase and rezoning proposals in April 2026. [Source: https://www.wilx.com/2026/04/06/company-behind-downtown-lansing-data-center-project-withdraws-application-city-council-president-says/; Date: 2026-04-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Cherry Blossom Frenchtown Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Frenchtown Township", "county": "Monroe County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "operators": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cloverleaf's Project Cherry Blossom is a proposed data center at the former ProMedica Hospital site off I-75 and North Dixie Highway in Frenchtown Township, on approximately 200 acres, with closed-loop cooling, promised payment for power/transmission upgrades, more than 1,000 construction jobs, and more than 100 long-term jobs. DCD reported the proposal in November 2025. [Source: https://cherryblossomdatacenter.com/; Date: 2026-05-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Ironwood Dundee Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Dundee Township", "county": "Monroe County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "operators": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Project Ironwood was a proposed multi-billion-dollar Cloverleaf data center near Ann Arbor Road and Day Road. DCD reported in October 2025 that Cloverleaf retracted its pre-development agreement and the Village Council voted for no involvement, blocking needed water service; later sources continue to describe the project as withdrawn/halted. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloverleaf-drops-initial-plans-for-michigan-data-center-council-votes-to-block-water-supply/; Date: 2025-10-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Pavilion Township Franklin Partners Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Pavilion Township", "county": "Kalamazoo County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Franklin Partners", "operators": "Franklin Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Franklin Partners sought zoning changes that would allow a data center as a special exception use near South 26th Street and East N Avenue in Pavilion Township, but local reporting later said the industrial-hub/data-center project had been halted after community concerns. [Source: https://wwmt.com/news/local/data-center-indistrial-hub-pavilion-township-community-concerns-halt-project-kalamazoo-county-franklin-partners-llc; Date: 2025-11-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Rocklocker Kalkaska County Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Kalkaska County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Rocklocker LLC; ReefWorks", "operators": "Rocklocker LLC; ReefWorks", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Rocklocker proposed a large data center and natural-gas power concept on state land in Kalkaska County. Opposition led the developer to withdraw; local reporting described the concept as a 1 GW facility on roughly 1,440 acres near Island Lake and South River roads. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/opposition-leads-developer-to-withdraw-data-center-proposal-in-kalkaska-county-michigan/; Date: 2025-11-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Monticello Tech/Monticello Industrial Park", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Monticello", "county": "Wright County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Monticello Tech, LLC; Frattalone Companies", "operators": "Monticello Tech, LLC; Frattalone Companies", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-10-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "City materials describe a proposed private technology campus/data center totaling about 3 million square feet on approximately 550 acres south of 85th Street and east of Highway 25 in the Monticello Orderly Annexation Area. DCD reported the Frattalone/Monticello Tech project could see up to $5 billion invested. The City Council adopted the Final AUAR and Mitigation Plan for Monticello Industrial on January 26, 2026. Monticello's data-center page later said the city received a set of data-center development applications on July 6, 2026, including CUP, land-use, preliminary/final plat, rezone, project narrative, water, sanitary, noise, traffic, and other application materials; the materials were still being reviewed for completeness and public hearing/Planning Commission dates had not been set, so the project remains planned. [Source: https://www.monticellomn.gov/728/Data-Centers | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/two-data-center-projects-planned-for-monticello-minnesota/; Date: 2026-07-06; 2025-10-27] [Source: https://monticellomn.gov/728/Data-Centers; Date: 2026-07-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Scannell Technology Park", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Monticello", "county": "Wright County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Scannell Properties, LLC", "operators": "Scannell Properties, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-10-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "City materials identify a proposed Scannell Properties technology park/data center totaling about 1.3 million square feet on about 106 acres between Otter Creek Crossing Industrial Park, 90th Street NW, and Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park. DCD reported a Cushman & Wakefield brochure suggesting the site could offer 150 MW by 2027. A January 12, 2026 city update says officials voted to re-analyze the site's land-use guidance and direct the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing; the city status page says no annexation petition, environmental review, formal development-stage application, or final-stage application had been received. [Source: https://www.monticellomn.gov/728/Data-Centers | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/two-data-center-projects-planned-for-monticello-minnesota/; Date: 2026-01-12; 2025-10-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "T5/QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Inver Grove Heights", "county": "Dakota County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "QLevr LLC; T5 Data Centers", "operators": "QLevr LLC; T5 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Inver Grove Heights reviewed a site application for a proposed data center at the former Travel Tags site at/near 5842 Carmen Avenue East, described as roughly 50,000-55,000 square feet with anticipated power usage of 5 MW and closed-loop cooling. Inver Grove Heights said the City Council voted 3-2 on June 26, 2026 to approve a one-year moratorium on data-center development that includes the current proposed data center at 5842 Carmen Avenue East. The city also received notice of a resident EAW petition on June 25, 2026, pausing the development process while potential environmental impacts are assessed; the site-plan vote was tabled until after the EAW determination. DCD separately reported T5/QLevr involvement and a roughly 54,000-55,000 square-foot, 5 MW facility; the project is on hold but not reported as canceled. [Source: https://www.ighmn.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/2896 | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/lawsuit-filed-to-lift-data-center-moratorium-in-eagan-minnesota/; Date: 2026-06-26; 2026-07-02] [Source: https://www.ighmn.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/2896; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/lawsuit-filed-to-lift-data-center-moratorium-in-eagan-minnesota/; Date: 2026-06-26; 2026-07-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Nobles County Powered Data Park", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Nobles County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Geronimo Power", "operators": "Geronimo Power", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Geronimo Power described a Nobles County Powered Data Park and commissioned an economic analysis based on a 400 MW data center. Public project materials listed 2026 hearings and AUAR comment steps for a text amendment to include data centers as a conditional use in Agricultural Preservation areas. Nobles County agenda materials later stated that the text amendment was defeated at the April 21, 2026 Board meeting and proposed terminating the AUAR process and related cost-reimbursement agreement. DCD reported the rejected $4 billion proposal targeted a 959-acre parcel between 200th Street and 190th Street for eight buildings totaling 2.5 million square feet, with 400 MW to 1 GW potential power use; this row records the lower 400 MW project-analysis figure and treats the current-location path as canceled. [Source: https://geronimopower.com/in-development/nobles-county-powered-data-park/ | https://www.co.nobles.mn.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/260519a.pdf | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/4bn-data-center-rejected-by-nobles-county-minnesota/; Date: 2026-02-26; 2026-05-19; 2026-04-24]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the 2.5M-square-foot proposal area and aligned power with the 400 MW analyzed project case rather than the 1 GW upper range.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "AWS Vicksburg Data Center Campus", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Vicksburg", "county": "Warren County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Amazon and Mississippi officials announced a planned $3B Warren County data center campus in Vicksburg on November 20, 2025, described as the largest private investment in Warren County history and expected to create at least 200 full-time data center jobs plus more than 300 additional regional positions. The MDA/Governor announcement said construction of the Vicksburg data center complex is expected to begin in 2026. Amazon's April 9, 2026 statewide expansion announcement again listed Vicksburg as a planned $3B project creating at least 200 high-paying full-time positions, separate from the already tracked Madison County expansion and Clinton project. Mississippi Today reported on June 9, 2026 that Amazon said the Vicksburg facility is in the site-prep and pre-construction phase; status remains planned because the company characterized the phase as pre-construction. [Source: https://mississippi.org/news/governor-tate-reeves-announces-amazon-plans-to-invest-3-billion-in-vicksburg/ | https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-3-billion-mississippi-data-center-investment | https://mississippi.org/news/amazon-continues-mississippi-expansion-announcing-plans-to-invest-a-total-of-25-billion-across-the-magnolia-state/ | https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/09/amazon-data-centers-mississippi/; Date: 2025-11-20; 2025-11-20; 2026-04-09; 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "xAI Southaven MACROHARDRR Data Center", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Southaven", "county": "DeSoto County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "xAI; MZX Tech LLC", "operators": "xAI", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Mississippi Today reported on March 10, 2026 that the Mississippi permit board approved xAI/MZX Tech's application for 41 permanent gas turbines in Southaven to power xAI's data center operation across the state line and a recently announced Southaven center. Mississippi Today later reported on June 16, 2026 that xAI and the Justice Department asked the court to dismiss the NAACP lawsuit over unpermitted mobile turbines; recent court filings put the temporary turbine count at 57, and xAI was using the mobile turbines until a permanent power plant is finished, expected early next year according to court documents. Reuters Connect reported on July 13, 2026 that newly installed power lines from xAI's Southaven turbine facility were photographed on May 30, 2026 and described xAI as running nearly 60 turbines without permits. This is a permitting, power-infrastructure, and litigation update; it does not change the reported $20B or nearly 2 GW project scale. [Source: https://mississippitoday.org/2026/03/10/xai-permit-approved-southaven/ | https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/16/department-of-justice-elon-musk-mississippi/ | https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/xai-runs-nearly-60-gas-turbines-at-colossus-2-data-center-without-permits-documents-show/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX1JDMllKTEEwQTdDUg; Date: 2026-03-10; 2026-06-16; 2026-07-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Prado AI Industrial Campus", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Prado AI Industrial LLC; PraCon Global Investment Group", "operators": "Prado AI Industrial LLC; PraCon Global Investment Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Prado AI Industrial filed a March 2, 2026 Mississippi Public Service Commission request for declaratory opinion tied to an AI industrial campus with a data center, semiconductor facilities, and a 350 MW natural-gas plant intended to power campus tenants. Mississippi Today reported on April 22, 2026 that the PSC request identified Ridgeland, but Prado later said it was evaluating sites around Mississippi and could build multiple AI campuses. By June 1, after the PSC declined to issue an opinion as premature and hypothetical, Prado said it still planned to proceed but had shifted public location language to the Jackson metro area and would still need funding plus state and local permitting. Location fields are null because the developer no longer publicly identifies a specific city or county. [Source: https://www.psc.ms.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/5-2026-CONSENT-DOCKET.pdf | https://mississippitoday.org/2026/04/22/ridgeland-data-center-entergy-mississippi-power/ | https://mississippitoday.org/2026/06/01/mississippi-ddata-center-plans/; Date: 2026-04; 2026-04-22; 2026-06-01]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared data-center power because 350 MW refers to an onsite generation plant serving both the data center and semiconductor facilities.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Saxum Forest Avenue Jackson Data Center Site", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Jackson", "county": "Hinds County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Saxum Investment Company LLC", "operators": "Saxum Investment Company LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Proposed Forest Avenue/Ashley Acres data center site in Jackson remains planned. July 2026 update: Jackson City Council approved a citywide six-month moratorium on data-center-related decisions after earlier rezoning reports; the ordinance can be extended or canceled at any time and directs the council to identify appropriate data center sites and investigate potential impacts. An airport-adjacent area was excluded by amendment. Treat as planned, not canceled, because the moratorium pauses decisions and does not withdraw or deny Saxum's proposal. [Source: https://mississippitoday.org/2026/07/14/jackson-data-center-moratorium/ | https://www.mississippifreepress.org/nobody-wants-this-jackson-pumps-the-brakes-on-data-centers-for-6-months-amid-local-opposition/; Date: 2026-07-14; 2026-07-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Metrobloks Liberty Data Center Campus", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Liberty", "county": "Clay County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Metrobloks", "operators": "Metrobloks", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1400000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Metrobloks announced a high-density, AI-ready Liberty campus with up to $1.4 billion of investment, 150 MW of power, and approximately 568,800 square feet across three buildings. The company said the project will create at least 30 full-time jobs plus construction, security, and maintenance work. [Source: https://www.metrobloks.com/press-release/metrobloks-announces-data-center-investment-in-liberty-missouri; Date: 2026-03-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Nebius Independence Data Center Campus", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Independence", "county": "Jackson County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Nebius", "operators": "Nebius", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 800.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Independence approved Chapter 100 incentives for Nebius after a March 2, 2026 city council vote. Reporting describes a nearly 400-acre flagship U.S. AI factory campus off Route 78 and Little Blue Parkway, about 2.1 million square feet, 800 MW planned operating capacity, possible total capacity up to 1.2 GW including reserves, and up to $150.6 billion in property and equipment subject to the incentive structure. [Source: https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-03-03/independence-gives-billions-in-tax-breaks-for-a-massive-data-center-despite-outcry-from-residents; Date: 2026-03-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CRG Festus Data Center", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Festus", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "CRG", "operators": "CRG", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Festus mayoral materials said a development-agreement framework had been reached with CRG for a data center project, with about 150 jobs, no real-property tax abatement, and developer responsibility for required infrastructure upgrades. The financial model identifies an initial 300 MW power load in 2028 and full 1 GW load in 2031. [Source: https://www.festusmo.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2395; Date: 2026-03-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Armory Innovation Data Center (Famous-Barr Warehouse)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "St. Louis", "county": "St. Louis City", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Armory Project team; David Daneshforooz; Steadfast City Economic and Community Partners", "operators": "Armory Project team; David Daneshforooz; Steadfast City Economic and Community Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 120.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "St. Louis Board of Public Service approved conditional-use permits for a Midtown data center at the former Famous-Barr warehouse and related Armory office redevelopment. Later reporting described the proposal as a $3 billion project with a 120 MW data center in the first-floor warehouse space; the city agreement targets data-center operation by the end of 2028 and includes conditions on cooling, water rates, renewable energy share, PUE, generator use, noise, and community benefits. [Source: https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/05/20/developer-unveils-renderings-proposed-3-billion-midtown-data-center-project/; Date: 2026-05-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Crusoe Warrenton Campus", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Warrenton", "county": "Warren County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Warrenton DC Owner 1 LLC; Crusoe Inc.", "operators": "Warrenton DC Owner 1 LLC; Crusoe Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1650000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 25506775138.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New project: Warrenton's cost-benefit analysis identifies Warrenton DC Owner 1 LLC as a Crusoe affiliate and describes a data center on about 336 acres at 22151 NW Service Road. The plan assumes Phase 1 in 2027 with an approximately 800,000-square-foot data center building and 40,000-square-foot administration building, and Phase 2 in 2028 with a second approximately 800,000-square-foot data center building. The investment figure sums stated initial Phase 1 and Phase 2 equipment costs plus real-property improvement assumptions, while noting the bond documents do not obligate completion of both phases. [Source: https://www.warrenton-mo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Plan-Cost-Benefit-Analysis-Crusoe-Data-Center.pdf; Date: 2026-03]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the 1.65M-square-foot two-phase building total.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Gateway Digital Campus (Diamond Farms)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Villa Ridge", "county": "Franklin County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Provident Data Centers", "operators": "Provident Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval for Provident Data Centers' Diamond Farms proposal, also called Gateway Digital Campus. The proposal seeks rezoning of about 575 acres of agricultural land at Diamond Farms on Robertsville Road; it still requires County Commission approval. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/planning-commission-in-franklin-county-missouri-recommends-approval-of-one-data-center-denies-another/; Date: 2026-04-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Beltline Energy Meramec Valley Technology Park", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Pacific area", "county": "Franklin County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "BLE Landholdings; Beltline Energy", "operators": "BLE Landholdings; Beltline Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 16000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New project with adverse planning recommendation: Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission did not recommend approval for BLE Landholdings/Beltline's rezoning request for 12 parcels totaling about 490 acres around 684 Phelan Road. The proposal still needed County Commission review as of the April 23, 2026 report, so the status is kept as planned rather than canceled. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/planning-commission-in-franklin-county-missouri-recommends-approval-of-one-data-center-denies-another/; Date: 2026-04-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Project Green New Florence Data Center Campus", "state": "Missouri", "city": "New Florence", "county": "Montgomery County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "May 2026 reporting on Google's adjacent New Florence announcement described an already approved $35 billion Amazon-run data center in Montgomery County near New Florence. The same report said the Google and Amazon data centers together would occupy nearly 2,000 acres along Interstate 70. [Source: https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/05/20/google-announces-15-billion-data-center-mid-missouri/; Date: 2026-05-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Krambu - Bonner Data Center", "state": "Montana", "city": "Bonner", "county": "Missoula County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Krambu Inc.; Bonner Property Development", "operators": "Krambu Inc.; Bonner Property Development", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 29.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Montana Free Press reported that the Bonner data center proposal stalled after Bonner Mill Industrial Park's general manager withdrew his signature from Krambu's application, and Missoula County said the data center will not move forward. The proposal was for the former UFP Edge building at Bonner Mill Industrial Park; Krambu's application indicated about 7 MW initially and up to 100 MW, with closed-loop cooling but no disclosed water-use quantity. [Source: https://montanafreepress.org/2026/07/06/property-owner-of-proposed-bonner-data-center-backs-out/; Date: 2026-07-06]; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected the canceled proposal's full-build capacity to 29 MW.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Sabey Data Centers - Butte Campus", "state": "Montana", "city": "Butte", "county": "Silver Bow County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Sabey Data Centers; Horizons Montana LLC", "operators": "Sabey Data Centers; Horizons Montana LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-12-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Sabey had planned a data center on a roughly 600-acre parcel in the Montana Connections business park at German Gulch Road and Rick Jones Way, with NorthWestern Energy power service expected at 50 MW in 2027 and potential expansion to 250 MW or more by 2029. Data Center Dynamics reported on May 29, 2026 that Sabey backed out after REC Silicon exercised right-of-first-refusal rights for part of the parcel; county officials said Sabey was still looking elsewhere in southwest Montana, so this row reflects cancellation of the Butte land-deal/campus proposal rather than a companywide exit from Montana. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sabey-backs-out-of-proposal-to-build-data-center-in-butte-montana/; Date: 2026-05-29]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google-Tenaska Southeast Nebraska Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google; Tenaska", "operators": "Google; Tenaska", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Additional July 2026 local-government actions around the same Google/Tenaska-linked southeast Nebraska siting effort: Gage County's Planning and Zoning Commission recommended an 18-month data center moratorium on June 17, 2026 after Tenaska spoke against it; Nebraska Public Media reported July 2, 2026 that 11 counties already had moratoriums and that Gage and Garfield awaited final votes; Cass County's Planning Commission recommended a moratorium on July 13, 2026 and reported at least three unnamed developers considering Cass County; Logan County became the twelfth Nebraska county with a temporary data center ban on July 16, 2026. Project remains planned, with no final public site identified and no single-point capacity value because sources describe a possible 1,000 to 3,000 MW demand range. [Source: https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/gage-county-planning-and-zoning-commission-approves-18-month-moratorium-on-data-centers/ | https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/data-centers-are-eyeing-nebraska-heres-how-counties-are-responding/ | https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/cass-county-moves-closer-to-moratorium-on-data-centers/ | https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/twelfth-nebraska-county-temporarily-bans-data-centers/; Date: 2026-06-17; 2026-07-02; 2026-07-14; 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Centra RNO2 Reno Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno", "county": "Washoe County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Centra Digital Interconnect; Columbia Capital", "operators": "Centra Digital Interconnect; Columbia Capital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 12.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 94910000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2026-05-04 that Centra had topped out RNO2 at 265 Keystone in downtown Reno. The facility broke ground in November 2025, is described as the region's first carrier-neutral interconnection data center, and is planned for 4.4 MW in the first phase with potential expansion to 12 MW across 90,000 square feet. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/centra-tops-out-reno-data-center-nevada/; Date: 2026-05-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Townsite Solar 2 Boulder City Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Boulder City", "county": "Clark County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Townsite Solar 2 LLC; Skylar Capital Management; Arevon Energy; Overwatch Capital", "operators": "Townsite Solar 2 LLC; Skylar Capital Management; Arevon Energy; Overwatch Capital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 170.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2026-03-30 that Townsite Solar 2 LLC proposed a 150-170 MW high-density AI data center campus on 88.5 acres of city-owned land west of US Highway 95 and south of I-11, with construction potentially starting in 2026 and first phase as soon as 2027. NVBEX reported on 2026-05-27 that the Boulder City Planning Commission recommended denial after public opposition, but the project was still expected to proceed to City Council for final consideration. [Source: https://nevbex.com/2026/05/27/boulder-city-recommends-data-center-denial/; Date: 2026-05-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Nottingham Business Park Data Center", "state": "New Hampshire", "city": "Nottingham", "county": "Rockingham County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Nottingham Business Park LLC; Thomas Moulton", "operators": "Nottingham Business Park LLC; Thomas Moulton", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Nottingham Business Park LLC submitted a Nottingham Planning Board conceptual consultation request signed April 29, 2026 for 145 Old Turnpike Road, Map 3 Lot 10, to discuss a proposed data center. NHPR reported on May 27, 2026 that Thomas Moulton was proposing to convert a vacant warehouse on Route 4 at Nottingham Business Park into a data center and that the proposal was withdrawn hours before the meeting after opposition; Moulton said he might return with more information before potentially reintroducing the project. The town then advanced a temporary moratorium path: a Nottingham Planning Board public hearing notice set a July 1, 2026 hearing on a Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers Ordinance, and NHPR reported on July 3, 2026 that the board voted unanimously to advance a 12-month moratorium on constructing data centers, sending it to a special town meeting vote. No investment amount or MW capacity was disclosed. [Source: https://www.nottingham-nh.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3611/f/pages/pb_case_26-009_pcc_nottingham_business_park_llc_-_145_old_turnpike_rd_-_application.pdf | https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-05-27/nottingham-data-center-proposal-withdrawn-after-backlash | https://www.nottingham-nh.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif3611/f/pages/pb_case_26-013_zon_public_hearing_notice_temporary_moratorium_on_data_centers_7-1-26.pdf | https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2026-07-03/nottingham-data-center-moratorium-town-meeting-nh; Date: 2026-04-29; 2026-05-27; 2026-07-01; 2026-07-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Jersey-Sandford Redevelopment Area Data Center", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "New Brunswick", "county": "Middlesex", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": null, "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New Brunswick City Council voted in February 2026 against permitting a 27,000-square-foot data center in the roughly 22-acre Jersey-Sandford redevelopment area on Jersey Avenue between Sandford Street and Mitchell Avenue, and amended the proposal to remove data centers as a permitted use and require a park. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/proposed-data-center-in-new-brunswick-new-jersey-denied-by-local-authorities/; Date: 2026-02-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "American Tower Data Storage Center", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "East Greenwich", "county": "Gloucester", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "American Tower Company", "operators": "American Tower Company", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Withdrawn proposal at 114 Mantua Road in East Greenwich Township. 42Freeway reported on June 10, 2026 that Mayor Jim Philbin announced the proposed American Tower data storage center was officially canceled after the applicant withdrew its proposal on June 9; there were no pending data center applications before the township and the June 30 special Planning and Zoning Board meeting was canceled. The proposed facility was described as an unmanned 16,000-square-foot building on a residentially zoned parcel adjacent to Oak Ridge homes and Mantua Creek. Public reporting elsewhere described the proposal as 4 MW, but the value is left null because the cancellation source did not publish a MW figure. [Source: https://42freeway.com/news/east-greenwich-township-data-center-project-canceled-following-application-withdrawal/; Date: 2026-06-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Hexa Builders Black Horse Pike Data Center", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Williamstown", "county": "Gloucester County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Hexa Builders LLC", "operators": "Hexa Builders LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-03-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Disputed proposal at 3043 S. Black Horse Pike. Monroe Township Ordinance O:20-2026 removed data centers from the Hexa Builders Redevelopment Plan after a 2025 ordinance had allowed them. The application involved converting one of two approved warehouse buildings into a roughly one-million-square-foot data center on a 158.7-acre property. Status is recorded as canceled because the township removed data-center use and the application could not proceed; Hexa has a pending lawsuit seeking to overturn those actions. [Source: https://woodburywarbler.com/hexa-builders-sues-monroe-township-over-data-center-ban-seeks-more-than-300-million-in-damages/; Date: 2026-06-09]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the canceled application's approximate one-million-square-foot area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "NJFX Project Cool Water", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Wall Township", "county": "Monmouth", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "NJFX", "operators": "NJFX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 10.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New untracked expansion at NJFX's Wall cable landing station campus. Data Center Dynamics reported that NJFX announced a new 10 MW high-density, liquid-to-chip AI data hall, internally named Project Cool Water, supported by an executed utility load letter and $3 million deposit, with power delivery targeted by the end of 2026. The existing NJFX facility totals 64,800 square feet and hosts multiple subsea cable systems. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/njfx-plans-10mw-liquid-cooled-data-hall-in-new-jersey/; Date: 2025-12-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Prism ON3 Data Center", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Nutley", "county": "Essex", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Prism Capital Partners", "operators": "Prism Capital Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-07-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New planned project. Prism Capital Partners received approval to use an 11-acre parcel at Kingsland Street and Cathedral Avenue on the ON3 campus for a major data center and other permitted uses. No investment, MW capacity, construction start, or 2026 status change was located by June 15, 2026. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/approval-for-major-data-center-development-granted-to-prism-capital-partners-in-nutley-new-jersey/; Date: 2025-07-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Princeton Nurseries Data Center", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "South Brunswick", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "WRV Nurseries South Brunswick LLC", "operators": "WRV Nurseries South Brunswick LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-03-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New planned project at 4405 Route 1 on the former Princeton Nurseries site. Patch reported on June 4, 2026 that a petition had been launched opposing the proposed data center, that the project would sit on a 143-acre segment within South Brunswick's jurisdiction, and that the municipality approved plans in May 2025. Earlier public reporting identified the applicant as WRV Nurseries South Brunswick LLC and the proposed facility as roughly 341,000 square feet; no reliable MW or investment figure was located. [Source: https://patch.com/new-jersey/southbrunswick/petition-seeks-stop-proposed-data-center-south-brunswick; Date: 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Earth Station 76", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Logan Township", "county": "Gloucester County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Integrated Energy Concepts Engineering PC", "operators": "Integrated Energy Concepts Engineering PC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New Town Press reported on April 30, 2026 that Logan Township adopted an ordinance prohibiting data centers in all districts, and that a data center called Earth Station 76 had been planning a Route 130 facility but the plans had recently been removed from the project website. No firm MW capacity or investment figure was located. [Source: https://newtownpress.com/2026/04/30/logan-acts-to-prohibit-data-centers/; Date: 2026-04-30]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared unsupported 150 MW capacity, consistent with the source review already recorded in the row.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Comcast Clinton Data Center", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Clinton", "county": "Hunterdon", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Comcast Cable", "operators": "Comcast Cable", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-08-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New untracked small conversion project. Data Center Dynamics reported that the Clinton Town land use board approved Comcast Cable's conversion of a vacant former TD Bank at 92 W. Main Street into an unmanned data center for servers and equipment, with two generators and removal of the drive-through area. No 2026 completion confirmation, MW capacity, or investment figure was located. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/comcast-to-convert-former-bank-into-data-center-in-new-jersey/; Date: 2025-08-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "New Era Lea Data Center", "state": "New Mexico", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Lea County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "New Era Energy & Digital", "operators": "New Era Energy & Digital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 7000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New Era announced a land option purchase agreement for approximately 3,500 acres in Lea County for a large-scale AI data center campus, described as a multi-gigawatt hub with more than 2 GW of natural gas generation and a planned 5+ GW nuclear installation. Initial power delivery was expected in 2028, with engineering expected to begin within 30 days of the announcement. [Source: https://www.newerainfra.ai/news/new-era-energy--digital-enters-into-land-option-purchase-agreement-for-3500-acres-in-new-mexico-for-7gw-ai-data-center-hub-marks-first-wholly-owned-development-separate-from-tcdc-joint-venture; Date: 2025-11-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Atterix Raton Advanced Digital Hub", "state": "New Mexico", "city": "Raton", "county": "Colfax County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Atterix LLC", "operators": "Atterix LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "KOB reported that the February MOU remains a six-month feasibility study, not a final development approval. The first phase would convert the former Kmart on Raton's south side into a data center using up to 5 MW at full capacity, with later phases adding infrastructure near a power station and the city airport; altogether, the concept could use up to 50 MW. City leaders delayed a temporary data-center moratorium vote until after the study period because of potential legal issues. [Source: https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/raton-residents-push-back-on-proposed-data-center-plans/; Date: 2026-06-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "JPMC Datacenter II Orangeburg Expansion", "state": "New York", "city": "Orangeburg", "county": "Rockland County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.", "operators": "JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "JPMorganChase's Orangeburg data center expansion is under construction and expected to be complete by 2028. Reinvent Albany's analysis of Rockland IDA records identifies the deal as JPMC Datacenter II at 140 Old Orangeburg Road, with up to $76.715 million in sales tax abatements on $916 million of computers and equipment; total project investment and MW were not found in the reviewed sources. [Source: https://nysfocus.com/2026/04/20/data-center-tax-break-jpmorgan-chase | https://reinventalbany.org/2026/04/ny-taxpayers-spend-77m-for-one-jp-morgan-data-center-job-by-far-largest-subsidy-per-job-in-history/; Date: 2026-04-20; 2026-04-20]; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared unsupported MW and equipment-assessment value from project capex.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Ranalli Lysander Data Center", "state": "New York", "city": "Lysander", "county": "Onondaga County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Ranalli SuperDC LLC", "operators": "Ranalli SuperDC LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 270.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Local reporting described a proposed hyperscale data center on a roughly 124-acre industrial-zoned parcel off Hencle Boulevard and Oswego Road, with residents citing a 300 MW NYISO grid-connection application by Ranalli Super DC, LLC; the town supervisor said no formal town data-center application had been received as of April 2026. Rockefeller Institute later reported that the Lysander Town Board approved a six-month moratorium on May 7, 2026 after more than 350 residents attended a meeting, and described the proposal as a 300 MW, 120-acre campus. NYISO's current queue lists Ranalli SuperDC / Ranalli SuperDC as a 270 MW load interconnection in Onondaga County, so the notes preserve the local 300 MW characterization while acknowledging the queue value. [Source: https://cnycentral.com/news/local/lysander-residents-challenge-potential-data-center-as-site-is-listed-for-60m | https://www.rockinst.org/blog/updates-on-the-cloud-more-moratoriums-on-data-centers/ | https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/1407078/NYISO-Interconnection-Queue.xlsx; Date: 2026-04-15; 2026-06-10; 2026-06-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "North Country Collocation Services Massena Expansion", "state": "New York", "city": "Massena", "county": "St. Lawrence County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "North Country Collocation Services; NYDIG", "operators": "North Country Collocation Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 635.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD reported that NCCS, an affiliate of NYDIG, brought a June 26 presubmission to the Massena Town Planning Board for the old Reynolds plant site and has revised the plan from the earlier three-building, nearly 1.5 million-square-foot, roughly 635 MW version to two new data halls on about 355 developable acres next to its existing 110-acre site. The revised plan would phase out on-site Bitcoin mining, reduce the building footprint by about 400,000 square feet, cut standby generators from 316 to 124, use closed-loop cooling, and retain an expected two-year phased construction schedule with 1,800 to 2,500 peak construction jobs and about 200 permanent jobs. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nydig-looks-to-expand-data-center-at-massena-site-new-york/; Date: 2026-07-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Remington Factory Redevelopment AI Data Center", "state": "New York", "city": "Ilion", "county": "Herkimer County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Turin Hoefler Avenue LLC; Turin Management LLC", "operators": "Turin Hoefler Avenue LLC; Turin Management LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DEC received Brownfield Cleanup Program applications from Turin Hoefler Avenue LLC for five Remington sites at 14 Hoefler Avenue in German Flatts / Village of Ilion. Reporting citing DEC filings says Sites C and E are planned as data center developments, with a substation on Site D, approximately 200 MW total and $2B-$3B investment. NYISO queue lists Turin Management LLC load requests for Remington Factory Redevelopment, including 100 MW initial and 400 MW incremental requests, so later interconnection sizing may exceed 200 MW. [Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/410ae6a | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-remington-gun-factory-in-new-york-set-to-become-200mw-data-center/ | https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/1407078/NYISO-Interconnection-Queue.xlsx; Date: 2026-04-01; 2026-04-20; 2026-06-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Kenwood Tech Center", "state": "New York", "city": "Albany", "county": "Albany County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "EKG Group LLC; Guild Ventures", "operators": "EKG Group LLC; Guild Ventures", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Guild Ventures, owner of the former Kenwood Commons / Doane Stuart property, filed an NYISO application to use 180 MW for a mixed-use proposal that now includes a data center. The developer characterized 180 MW as a theoretical ceiling for the entire development and described the tech-center component as a boutique edge-scale colocation center serving local institutions and employers. Rockefeller Institute reported in June 2026 that no city permit applications had been submitted as of the first week of June and that data-center use would face local approval and zoning issues. NYISO's current queue lists EKG Group LLC / Kenwood Tech Center as a 180 MW load interconnection in Albany County with proposed initial backfeed in December 2028. [Source: https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/kenwood-commons-owner-asks-for-180mw-as-part-of-propertys-pitch-now-includes-data-center-doane-stuart-school-guild-datacenter-mixeduse-hyperscale-colocation-technology-sustainability-cooling-grid-redevelopment-nanotech-infrastructure-emissions | https://www.rockinst.org/blog/updates-on-the-cloud-more-moratoriums-on-data-centers/ | https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/1407078/NYISO-Interconnection-Queue.xlsx; Date: 2026-05-21; 2026-06-10; 2026-06-15]; QA 2026-07-19: Cleared the mixed-use development's theoretical 180 MW ceiling from data-center capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Person County Mega Park", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Roxboro", "county": "Person County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft", "operators": "Microsoft", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Person County reported that Microsoft purchased 1,350 acres in October 2024 and plans to begin the permitting process for datacenter development later in 2026; plans remain early-stage and may span several years. [Source: https://www.personcountync.gov/Home/Components/News/News/3960/192; Date: 2026-02-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Delta Stokes County Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Walnut Cove", "county": "Stokes County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Engineered Land Solutions; Blue Ridge Companies", "operators": "Engineered Land Solutions; Blue Ridge Companies", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Project Delta proposed multiple data center buildings on roughly 1,800 acres near US 311 and Tuttle Road along the Dan River. In April 2026 Stokes County voided the January rezoning and text amendment after notice defects were raised in litigation, so any future application must restart the local process. Public reporting describes the campus as several hundred megawatts, but no exact MW was disclosed. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/officials-in-north-carolina-county-void-data-center-rezoning-amid-legal-challenge/; Date: 2026-04-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Drox Rural Hall Data Center (Project Iron Spur)", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Rural Hall", "county": "Forsyth County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "The Drox Group", "operators": "The Drox Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Drox Group requested rezoning for a hyperscale data center on 129 acres across from Rural Hall Town Hall; on June 11, 2026, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Planning Board recommended denial after a public hearing. The developer described revisions including lower building height for one building, a public recreation area, noise below 60 decibels, and minimized water consumption; final county action was still pending in the cited report. [Source: https://www.wunc.org/2026-06-11/planning-board-recommends-denying-rezoning-for-proposed-rural-hall-data-center; Date: 2026-06-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Eco TIP West Moncure Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Moncure", "county": "Chatham County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Eco TIP West LLC; Lee-Moore Capital", "operators": "Eco TIP West LLC; Lee-Moore Capital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 750.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Eco TIP West sued Chatham County after the county adopted a one-year data center moratorium, arguing that its planned 750 MW data center for cryptocurrency mining at the Moncure megasite was allowed by existing heavy-industrial zoning and that the company had spent about $11.3 million before the moratorium dispute. [Source: https://businessnc.com/bradley-led-firm-sues-over-chatham-data-center-moratorium/; Date: 2026-04-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Applied Digital Oliver County AI Factory", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Center area", "county": "Oliver County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Applied Digital Corporation; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.", "operators": "Applied Digital Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 430.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "MDU Resources announced on 2026-06-22 that subsidiary Montana-Dakota Utilities had entered into an electric service agreement with Applied Digital for Polaris Forge 3, an AI Factory near Center, North Dakota. The campus would require 430 MW at full capacity, Applied Digital anticipates initial operations in August 2027, and PSC approval of the ESA and other regulatory filings is still required. [Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/montana-dakota-utilities-announces-electric-service-agreement-with-applied-digital-for-proposed-ai-factory-302806791.html; Date: 2026-06-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "River Run Energy Center Data Center Campus", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Stanton area", "county": "Mercer County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Basin Electric Power Cooperative; NextEra Energy Resources; Roughrider Electric Cooperative; Upper Missouri Power Cooperative", "operators": "Basin Electric Power Cooperative; NextEra Energy Resources; Roughrider Electric Cooperative; Upper Missouri Power Cooperative", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 18000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Basin Electric reported on 2026-04-09 that it and NextEra Energy Resources are exploring River Run Energy Center, a 1,450 MW combined-cycle natural gas generation facility and associated multi-gigawatt data center campus in Mercer County. The project includes both the gas generator and data center and is expected to bring over $18 billion in new investment, about 230 permanent full-time jobs, and an estimated $15 million in annual property tax revenue for Mercer County. Because the data center campus is described only as multi-gigawatt, powerCapacityMW is left null rather than recording the 1,450 MW generation plant as data center capacity. [Source: https://www.basinelectric.com/news-center/news-briefs/Basin-Electric-and-NextEra-Energy-Resources-hold-an-open-house-for-proposed-River-Run-Energy-Center; Date: 2026-04-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Fighting Pike", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Williston", "county": "Williams County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Critical Data House; Intermountain IG", "operators": "Critical Data House; Intermountain IG", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 455.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-03-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2025-03-28 that Critical Data House submitted plans for Project Fighting Pike, a 300-acre Williston campus totaling seven 65 MW buildings, or 455 MW, with closed-loop direct-to-chip liquid cooling. KFYR reported on 2025-03-26 that Williston city commissioners approved plans for the Fighting Pike Data Center north of town, with phase one expected by the end of 2026 and full buildout by 2031. Minot Daily News again identified Critical Data House's Williston proposal in a 2026-05-07 North Dakota data-center roundup. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/455mw-data-center-campus-proposed-in-north-dakota/; Date: 2025-03-28]; QA 2026-07-18: Set project investment to the reported $5B development component; a separate estimated $5B of tenant IT hardware is excluded.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Project Trinity", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Tioga area", "county": "Williams County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Teton Digital", "operators": "Teton Digital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-02-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Teton Digital sought to build a 100 MW liquid-cooled data center about eight miles south of Tioga. Williams County Commissioners authorized the company to begin work toward a conditional use permit. Reported plan included two phases: 30 MW using existing power by Q3/Q4 2025 and completion of a 100 MW colocation facility by the end of 2026 after a new substation with MWEC. [Source: https://www.kfyrtv.com/2025/02/18/williams-county-commissioners-give-go-ahead-another-data-center-company-apply-conditional-use-permit/; Date: 2025-02-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Enerfore Digital Pleasant Valley Data Center", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Tioga area", "county": "Williams County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Enerfore Digital Valley, LLC; Enerfore Digital", "operators": "Enerfore Digital Valley, LLC; Enerfore Digital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-10-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Williams County planning materials dated 2025-01-16 describe the Pleasant Valley Data Center as a proposed 30 MW blockchain data center on a 10-acre site in Williams County, with a power ESA executed, land purchased, and fiber confirmed. KFYR reported on 2025-02-18 that the Enerfore Digital Data Center had received a conditional use permit earlier that month and that Teton Digital's Project Trinity would be located next to it. [Source: https://williamsnd.civicweb.net/document/176774/Williams%20County%20Presentation_20250116.pdf?handle=3FB7A2B6D3524B58B722EF71205C17A8; Date: 2025-01-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Aurum Bismarck Campus", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Bismarck", "county": "Burleigh County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Aurum Capital Ventures, Inc.", "operators": "Aurum Capital Ventures, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2025-06-20 that Aurum Capital Ventures told the Burleigh County Commission it was considering buying land within Bismarck city limits for a data center, including 300 acres of county-owned land in east Bismarck at the same listed address as Buckstop Junction historical village and several hundred acres of nearby state land. No public 2026 source found in this pass materially changed the project scale or status, so numeric investment and power fields are left null. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/company-eyes-300-acre-data-center-development-in-bismarck-north-dakota/; Date: 2025-06-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Project BOSC Lima Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Lima / American Township", "county": "Allen County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Allen Economic Development Group announced Google as the company behind Project BOSC, a more than 200-acre Lima-area data center project. The announcement cites a $500 million capital investment, $50 million for local infrastructure, $250,000 per year for Elida Local Schools under a 15-year abatement offset agreement, construction expected to begin after permits are finalized, and completion targeted by 2030. [Source: https://www.aedg.org/data-center-updates/google-to-build-data-center-in-lima-ohio-with-500-million-capital-investment/; Date: 2026-03-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Prologis Project Mila Trenton Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Trenton", "county": "Butler County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Prologis", "operators": "Prologis", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 880000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Trenton Planning Commission approved the Prologis site plan on March 30, 2026. Reporting describes a 141-acre industrial-park site with four data center buildings totaling about 880,000 square feet, high-tech cooling systems, 140 expected jobs, about $120,000 in annual city utility fees, and Prologis covering power-upgrade and utility costs. Initial site work was reported underway, but vertical construction approval was still separate. [Source: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/butler-county/trenton/trenton-planning-commission-approves-data-center-site-plan-in-10-minute-meeting; Date: 2026-03-30]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the approximately 880,000-square-foot total for the four data center buildings.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Shalersville Township", "county": "Portage County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Bitdeer; Geis Development", "operators": "Bitdeer; Geis Development", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 750.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 300000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "News 5 reported Bitdeer has a contract to buy about 257 acres at Turnpike Commerce Center for a 15-building AI computing hub in partnership with Geis. The first phase would have 150 MW of capacity, with potential expansion to 750 MW if fully built. Reported construction cost is more than $300 million, excluding equipment. Shalersville's data center moratorium runs until early November 2026 and would need to expire or be lifted before the project can proceed. [Source: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/local-developer-global-tech-firm-plan-major-data-center-project-in-portage-county; Date: 2026-05-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Panattoni Perry Township Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Perry Township", "county": "Stark County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Panattoni Development Company; Amazon", "operators": "Panattoni Development Company; Amazon", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 240.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Ideastream reported Panattoni's plan for a 240 MW data center on more than 100 acres at Faircrest Street SW and Kropf Avenue in Perry Township. WHBC reported on June 11, 2026, that the Stark County Board of Commissioners approved the project 2-0, after Perry Township trustees and Canton had approved related JEDD terms, and that local officials identified it as an Amazon data center. [Source: https://www.ideastream.org/environment-energy/2026-04-15/some-stark-county-residents-skeptical-of-developers-answers-on-data-center-project; https://www.whbc.com/perry-data-center-gets-county-ok/; Date: 2026-04-15; 2026-06-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Province Group Perry Village Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Perry Village", "county": "Lake County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Province Group", "operators": "Province Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "News 5 reported a potential billion-dollar data center campus in Perry Village. Province Group has designs on long-fallow village, township, and JEDD-owned property off Route 20; public records described purchase agreements covering 163 village acres for $8.4 million, 22 township acres for $1.4 million, and 30 JEDD acres for $1.95 million. As of the April 2026 report, officials were awaiting the developer's request for local tax breaks or public financing. [Source: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/crowd-packs-perry-village-hall-to-protest-data-center-project-as-tensions-rise-across-ohio; Date: 2026-04-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "AWS Wilmington Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Wilmington", "county": "Clinton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1920299.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4000000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Nine principal data center buildings totaling 1,920,299 square feet on a 471-acre parcel.", "announcedDate": "2025-11-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Clinton County Port Authority's project FAQ says AWS is proposing a hyperscale campus at 1488 S US 68 on a 471-acre parcel. The campus would include nine principal data center buildings totaling 1,920,299 square feet. Local project materials describe about $4 billion of investment and more than $25 million of AWS-funded shared public infrastructure; the FAQ was updated in January and March 2026 with public-meeting, site, cooling, noise, and water details. [Source: https://www.chooseclintoncountyoh.org/news/data-center-faqs; Date: 2026-01-28]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the building-area total disclosed in the Clinton County project FAQ.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "EdgeConneX New Albany Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "New Albany", "county": "Licking County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "EdgeConneX; PowerConneX", "operators": "EdgeConneX; PowerConneX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 430.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported that EdgeConneX affiliate PowerConneX proposed a third on-site natural gas plant to power a planned New Albany data center campus. The 430 MW figure is proposed on-site generation capacity, not confirmed IT load. EdgeConneX's PowerConneX II project page describes a natural-gas-fired generation facility on about 48.9 acres with up to 216 MW intended to serve a data center on the same site. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edgeconnex-affiliate-proposes-430mw-natural-gas-plant-to-power-data-center-campus-in-new-albany-ohio/; https://www.edgeconnex.com/pcx-new-albany-energy-center-ii/; Date: 2026-04-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "EdgeConneX Ashville Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Ashville", "county": "Pickaway County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "EdgeConneX", "operators": "EdgeConneX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1800.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Ashville officials denied EdgeConneX's annexation request for a larger data center project in February 2026. The company planned a 680-acre campus across two parcels, owned about 200 acres in Ashville, and sought annexation of a neighboring roughly 490-acre parcel for a 1.8 GW substation and several data center buildings. The denial may require EdgeConneX to rethink size, capacity, and site plan; it was not reported as a full cancellation of the already owned Ashville parcel. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/local-authorities-in-ashville-ohio-deny-annexation-request-for-data-center-project/; Date: 2026-02-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Project Open Sky", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Piedmont", "county": "Canadian County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure; Cimarron ProjectCo LLC; Cimmaron DevCo LLC", "operators": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure; Cimarron ProjectCo LLC; Cimmaron DevCo LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cloverleaf's Project Open Sky is a proposed 633.55-acre Piedmont Technology & Energy Campus in Canadian County. The city PUD packet lists the applicant/developer entities and describes a data center, technology R&D, utility/service, and power-generation campus; the project website describes an over $1 billion taxable investment. KOKH reported on June 1, 2026 that the proposed Cloverleaf campus would require 1.5 GW of power and that the Piedmont Planning Commission recommended denial to the City Council. [Source: https://okcfox.com/news/local/commission-urges-council-to-deny-cloverleaf-plan-beltline-energy-vote-delayed-for-review; Date: 2026-06-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "BLE Landholdings Piedmont Data Center", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Piedmont", "county": "Kingfisher County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "BLE Landholdings LLC; Beltline Energy", "operators": "BLE Landholdings LLC; Beltline Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "BLE Landholdings filed a revised PUD master design statement for a 321.32-acre data center project in Kingfisher County within the City of Piedmont. The June 1, 2026 planning agenda packet describes the proposal as a phased data center campus with approximately 13 buildings; KOKH reported that the Planning Commission did not act on a recommendation after the applicant requested deferral pending comprehensive-plan analysis. [Source: https://www.piedmont-ok.gov/DocumentCenter/View/945/2026-04-24-Piedmont-PUD-MDS-with-exhibits; Date: 2026-04-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Beltline Energy Yukon Data Center", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Yukon", "county": "Canadian County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Beltline Energy; BLE Landholdings LLC", "operators": "Beltline Energy; BLE Landholdings LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Beltline Energy is pursuing a $1 billion hyperscale data center on 184 acres in Yukon along Route 66 west of the city's commercial core. The Journal Record reported that the August 2025 land sale and NDA process have triggered a mayoral recall effort and that water-agreement issues remain contested as of June 2026. [Source: https://journalrecord.com/2026/06/11/yukon-data-center-recall-effort-billion-dollar-project/; Date: 2026-06-11]; QA 2026-07-19: Retained the reported $1B proposal value and cleared unsupported exact power capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Project Mustang Claremore Data Center", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Claremore", "county": "Rogers County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Beale Infrastructure", "operators": "Beale Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 450.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Claremore's Project Mustang is a Beale Infrastructure data center campus planned for the Claremore Industrial Park. The City of Claremore posted the Claremore Mustang Data Center Economic Development Project Plan for May 4 and May 18, 2026 public hearings; KJRH reported that the City Council approved the tax incentive district and development plan, and quoted the city manager saying the deal could generate more than $400 million over 30 years without a utility-rate increase or new tax. [Source: https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/claremores-project-mustang-moves-forward-residents-split-on-data-center-development; Date: 2026-05-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Broken Arrow East Data Center Prospect", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Broken Arrow", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Unknown", "operators": "Unknown", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Broken Arrow disclosed early interest in a possible data center on a 51-acre privately owned tract between the Creek Turnpike and State Highway 51 at 8521 S. 209th East Avenue. The city later updated its public timeline on June 10, 2026 to say the prospective company had pulled out of its deal for now after the landowner reported that the purchase letter of intent had expired. [Source: https://www.brokenarrowok.gov/business/economic-development/proposed-data-center; Date: 2026-06-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Oklahoma AI Ventures Data Center Campuses", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Pawnee County; Noble County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Comstock Holding Companies; Jericho Energy Ventures; Oklahoma AI Ventures LLC", "operators": "Comstock Holding Companies; Jericho Energy Ventures; Oklahoma AI Ventures LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Comstock and Jericho formed Oklahoma AI Ventures LLC to develop large-scale data center campuses in Pawnee and Noble counties around Jericho's energy infrastructure. Development options covering more than 4,000 acres had been secured, planning had begun for what could become one of Oklahoma's largest data center campuses, and the platform targets powered-land sales, build-to-suit ground leases, or phased turnkey data center assets with gigawatt-class potential. [Source: https://ir.comstockcompanies.com/news/news-details/2026/Comstock-Announces-Oklahoma-Data-Center-Joint-Venture-with-Jericho/default.aspx; Date: 2026-06-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Potentia Oklahoma Campus 02", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Inola", "county": "Rogers County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Potentia Inc.; Potentia Tulsa 1 LLC", "operators": "Potentia Inc.; Potentia Tulsa 1 LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-31", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Potentia's website lists Campus 02 in Oklahoma as a 2.0 GW development with Building 1 targeted for Q2 2027. Local reporting by Joe Crivelli ties the project to recent land acquisitions around Inola, including the JD Ranch area, and to a May 2026 Tulsa Port of Authority-Rogers County agenda item for a second amendment to a purchase agreement with Potentia Tulsa 1 LLC. [Source: https://www.joecrivelli.com/p/the-data-center-coming-to-inola-oklahoma; Date: 2026-05-31]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stack Infrastructure POR03 Expansion", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Hillsboro", "county": "Washington County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "STACK Infrastructure; IPI Partners", "operators": "STACK Infrastructure; IPI Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 121.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2026-02-11 that STACK Infrastructure said it would add 121 MW to its POR03 campus outside Portland: a 25 MW POR03D building targeted for completion by Q4 2027, followed by 42 MW POR03E and 54 MW POR03F. STACK's POR03 campus page describes the Hillsboro campus as 55 acres with about 200 MW of total critical capacity, including 72 MW operational critical capacity, 25 MW near-term availability, and 96 MW of expansion capacity. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/data-center-developer-stack-to-expand-hillsboro-campus-by-121mw/; Date: 2026-02-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Hazelnut", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Hazle Township", "county": "Luzerne County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "NorthPoint Development; NP Hazleton Holdings 1 LLC; Amazon Web Services", "operators": "NorthPoint Development; NP Hazleton Holdings 1 LLC; Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "NorthPoint's 1,282- to 1,300-acre Project Hazelnut data center campus was denied by Hazle Township in 2025. In 2026, DEP still held a February public hearing on water-quality permits, a judge later rebuked the developer's appeal effort, and Hazle Township adopted a six-month pause on new data center applications. Notes treat this as canceled/blocked locally rather than operationally withdrawn. [Source: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/06/09/hazle-township-pa-pauses-data-center-development-for-six-months/; Date: 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Prologis Lehigh Valley East 16 Data Center Conversion", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Allen Township", "county": "Northampton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Prologis", "operators": "Prologis", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Allen Township supervisors unanimously approved Prologis's plan to convert part of the 1,011,808-square-foot Prologis Lehigh Valley East 16 warehouse at 2500 Liberty Drive into a data center. Source says the facility will use closed-loop cooling and some solar energy, but does not disclose capacity or investment. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/proposal-to-turn-warehouse-into-data-center-approved-by-local-authorities-near-allentown-pennsylvania/; Date: 2026-03-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "MRP Industrial Watts Township Data Center Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Watts Township", "county": "Perry County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "MRP Industrial", "operators": "MRP Industrial", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1380000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "MRP Industrial submitted preliminary plans to pivot a 288-acre Susquehanna Crossings warehouse site near Amity Road, Susquehanna Trail, and US 22/322 into a data center campus. The submitted site plan shows ten 138,000-square-foot data center buildings; no approvals had been obtained as of the source date. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/developer-may-build-data-center-instead-of-warehouse-in-perry-county-pennsylvania/; Date: 2026-05-06]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the 1.38M-square-foot total from ten planned 138,000-square-foot buildings.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Lower Mount Bethel Tech Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Lower Mount Bethel Township", "county": "Northampton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Peron Development; J.G. Petrucci Company", "operators": "Peron Development; J.G. Petrucci Company", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Peron Development and J.G. Petrucci Company announced they are developing a Lower Mount Bethel data center campus proposal. Later local reporting placed the proposal along Gravel Hill Road and Martins Creek Belvidere Highway and said the township planning commission was scheduled to review it on March 17. No reliable investment or MW figure was used from the cited source. [Source: https://lvb.com/proposed-lower-mt-bethel-data-center-rural-preservation/; Date: 2026-02-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Pennhurst Data Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Spring City", "county": "Chester County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Penn Hurst Holdings DE LLC", "operators": "Penn Hurst Holdings DE LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "East Vincent Township supervisors unanimously denied Penn Hurst Holdings DE LLC's conditional-use application for a proposed 1.9 million-square-foot data center project at the former Pennhurst property near the Schuylkill River and Southeastern Veterans Center. The township project page confirms the conditional-use application covered parcels commonly referred to as 1205 Commonwealth Drive. [Source: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/05/22/east-vincent-pa-supervisors-unanimously-reject-data-center-proposal/; Date: 2026-05-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Atlas", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "South Whitehall Township", "county": "Lehigh County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Edged Data Centers; CDE Acquisitions LLC; Jeras Corporation", "operators": "CDE Acquisitions LLC; Jeras Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 725.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 9000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Edged's Project Atlas is still planned for roughly 410 acres at 2493 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township, with the current plan scaled back to three buildings totaling about 1.5 million square feet and 725 MW, down from six buildings and more than 5.1 million square feet. DCD says earlier documents cited up to $9 billion of investment; retain that as an upper-bound prior estimate rather than confirmed scaled-back capex. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edged-eyes-725mw-data-center-campus-in-pennsylvania/; Date: 2026-07-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Cetronia Road Data Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Upper Macungie Township", "county": "Lehigh County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Air Products and Chemicals", "operators": "Air Products and Chemicals", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Air Products proposed a three-building, 2.6 million-square-foot data center campus on its former headquarters site at 7300 Cetronia Road. The Upper Macungie Township Zoning Hearing Board unanimously denied the zoning request after also denying a requested continuance in late May 2026. [Source: https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/data-center-proposal-upper-macungie-township/; Date: 2026-06-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Emaus Avenue Data Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Allentown", "county": "Lehigh County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Emmaus Avenue QOZ B; Langan Engineering", "operators": "Emmaus Avenue QOZ B; Langan Engineering", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Allentown planning materials identified a proposal to convert a recently built warehouse at 2401 W. Emaus Avenue into a quarter-million-square-foot data center and add more than 23,000 square feet. The application was submitted before new data-center rules were advertised, so local officials expected it to be reviewed under prior zoning rules. [Source: https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/local-news/allentown-city-council-set-to-vote-on-new-data-center-regulations-but-they-wont-stop-first-hyperscale-proposal; Date: 2026-06-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Smithfield Gateway Data Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Smithfield Township", "county": "Monroe County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Smithfield Gateway developer not publicly disclosed", "operators": "Smithfield Gateway developer not publicly disclosed", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 500000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Smithfield Gateway proposal was discussed by the Smithfield Township Planning Commission in mid-February 2026. Plans call for two data center buildings of about 250,000 square feet each, located south of Music Center Drive and north of Smithfield Lane. [Source: https://baxtel.com/news/data-center-proposed-for-stroudsburg-pennsylvania; Date: 2026-03-12]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the approximately 500,000-square-foot two-building total.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Popca Newton Township Data Center Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Newton Township", "county": "Lackawanna County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Popca LLC", "operators": "Popca LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 280000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Popca LLC filed plans for a two-building data center campus in Newton Township. The application was first filed in January 2026 and denied in February because data centers were not an allowed use in the township's rural resource zoning district; an appeal hearing was scheduled for April 27. [Source: https://baxtel.com/news/plans-filed-for-two-building-data-center-campus-in-northeast-pennsylvania; Date: 2026-04-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Green Mountain", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Archbald", "county": "Lackawanna County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Project Green Mountain developer not publicly disclosed", "operators": "Project Green Mountain developer not publicly disclosed", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Archbald Borough lists Project Green Mountain (Stavola Quarry) as a data center campus conditional-use application received January 26, 2026, with hearings held or scheduled on March 19 and May 11. Local coverage says residents packed the March 19 public hearing. [Source: https://www.archbaldpa.gov/departments/conditional_use_applications/index.php; Date: 2026-05-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Scott", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Archbald", "county": "Lackawanna County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Archbald I LLC", "operators": "Archbald I LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Archbald Borough Council denied Archbald I LLC's Project Scott conditional-use permit during a special March 27 meeting. Local records and reporting describe Project Scott as one of several proposed Archbald data center campuses; related listings describe Archbald I LLC's broader filings as two campuses with 22 data center buildings. [Source: https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-03-27/archbald-denies-18-building-data-center-campus-during-special-friday-afternoon-meeting; Date: 2026-03-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Gravity", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Archbald", "county": "Lackawanna County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Archbald 25 Developer LLC; Western Hospitality Partners", "operators": "Archbald 25 Developer LLC; Western Hospitality Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 186.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Proposed Archbald data center campus on just over 186 acres, with six or seven two-story data center buildings depending on plan source. In 2026 reporting, the project remained in permitting/local approval disputes; state fast-track processing was reportedly on hold pending additional documentation, and tree clearing had occurred before earth-disturbance permits were issued. [Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/04/26/archbald-pennsylvania-data-centers/; Date: 2026-04-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Wildcat Ridge AI Data Center Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Archbald", "county": "Lackawanna County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cornell Realty Management; LaBella Associates", "operators": "Cornell Realty Management; LaBella Associates", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2100000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Wildcat Ridge is a proposed Archbald data center campus on a roughly one-square-mile or 400-plus-acre wooded tract, with plans reported for 14 three-story data center buildings. DeSmog reported the zoning application indicated a 1.6 GW power need; other local reporting describes a $2.1 billion investment estimate and continuing 2026 public hearings. [Source: https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/11/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/; Date: 2026-03-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Hanton City Investments Smithfield Data Center", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Smithfield", "county": "Providence County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Hanton City Investments LLC; Revity Energy; RJB Properties; John Branca", "operators": "Hanton City Investments LLC; Revity Energy; RJB Properties; John Branca", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Revity Energy and property owner John Branca appeared before the Smithfield Town Council on March 17, 2026 with a business-park concept behind Fidelity Investments' Douglas Pike office park and across from Bryant University, with a data center described as the anchor tenant. Hanton City Investments LLC filed a town application on May 4, 2026 for a business complex including data centers, digital/data processing facilities, and/or data storage/processing facilities. Smithfield's Town Council voted 4-1 on May 5, 2026 to adopt a data-center zoning ban taking effect after 30 days, but local officials said the filed application would be reviewed under the prior zoning ordinance; project remains planned but faces a likely variance/legal hurdle. No reliable public MW or investment figure was located. [Source: https://www.oceanstatemedia.org/technology/proposed-data-center-still-looms-over-smithfield-even-after-town-council-enacts-ban; Date: 2026-05-13]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized Providence County.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Lumen Providence 1", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Providence", "county": "Providence County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Lumen Technologies", "operators": "Lumen Technologies", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New missing operational colocation facility at 375 Promenade Street. DataCenterMap lists Lumen Providence 1 as a Lumen facility with 10,400 square feet of total space, 3,221 square feet of colocation space, N+1 HVAC, DC power, generator and battery backup, fire suppression, and diverse fiber connectivity. No reliable public investment, commissioning date, or MW figure was located. [Source: https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/rhode-island/providence/level3-providence1/; Date: 2026-06-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "MegaNet Rhode Island Datacenter", "state": "Rhode Island", "city": "Providence", "county": "Providence County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "MegaNet Communications", "operators": "MegaNet Communications", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Operational colocation facility at 275 Promenade Street. DataCenterMap lists the site as MegaNet Communications' Rhode Island Datacenter providing managed and unmanaged colocation services, including 1U through full cabinets and cages, and bandwidth from 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps-plus. Facility-specification page describes a multi-tenant retrofitted building with CCTV surveillance, cabinet/cage/suite/build-to-suit services. No reliable public investment, commissioning date, or MW figure was located. [Source: https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/rhode-island/providence/meganet-foundry/; Date: 2026-06-15]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized Providence County.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Project Liberty (Stream Data Centers Marion County)", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Marion", "county": "Marion County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Stream Data Centers", "operators": "Stream Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2400000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Stream Data Centers announced it would no longer move forward with Project Liberty in Marion County, citing utility timing constraints; the project had been passed by Marion County Council in January 2026 after non-disclosure agreements limited public disclosure. [Source: https://www.wmbfnews.com/2026/06/11/stream-data-centers-pulls-out-controversial-marion-county-project/; Date: 2026-06-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Spero (TigerDC SC1)", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Spartanburg County (unincorporated)", "county": "Spartanburg County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "TigerDC", "operators": "TigerDC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "TigerDC formally withdrew Project Spero from consideration in Spartanburg County and said it would evaluate alternative sites after community opposition; the county had adopted a resolution backing the project on November 17, 2025, held a public hearing and second reading on February 16, 2026, and called a February 27 special meeting when the third reading appeared unlikely to proceed. [Source: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/sc/south-carolina/news/2026/02/27/data-center-proposal-withdrawn-in-spartanburg-county; Date: 2026-02-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Altair Newberry County Data Center", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Prosperity", "county": "Newberry County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Project Altair developer/tenant not publicly named", "operators": "Project Altair developer/tenant not publicly named", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Newberry County described Project Altair as a proposed option and purchase agreement for remaining acreage in Mid-Carolina Commerce Park II, where a developer intended to lease several buildings to a data center tenant if due diligence succeeded. On June 3, 2026, county council unanimously denied the ordinance at third reading and then placed a 12-month pause on accepting new data center permits. [Source: https://www.wistv.com/2026/06/03/moratorium-data-centers-put-effect-after-newberry-county-residents-raise-concerns/; Date: 2026-06-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Alpaca Union County Data Center", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Union", "county": "Union County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Volt Edge Energy", "operators": "Volt Edge Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 49.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 410000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-28", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Union County leaders tabled first reading of a FILOT ordinance for Project Alpaca on April 28, 2026, saying tax breaks would not move forward for now; the proposed Midway Green Industrial Park data center was described as a more than $400 million investment with over 50 high-wage jobs and over 500 construction jobs, and the planned May 12 public hearing was cancelled. [Source: https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/05/05/union-county-data-center-tax-breaks-tabled-by-county-council/; Date: 2026-05-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "LightHouse Data Centers Spartanburg 300 Jones Road Campus", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Spartanburg", "county": "Spartanburg County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "LightHouse Data Centers; The Lightstone Group; Wharton Digital", "operators": "LightHouse Data Centers; The Lightstone Group; Wharton Digital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 60.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Local reporting tied SEC filings and previously posted Wharton Digital materials to a potential AI data center at 300 Jones Road, where Greenidge sold roughly 151 acres to LightHouse affiliates; the materials described an initial 60 MW phase with possible expansion to about 160 MW, but county officials said they were not aware of a large data center formally planned for the site and project details had disappeared from Wharton Digital's website. [Source: https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/03/05/is-another-data-center-coming-spartanburg-county-documents-point-yes/; Date: 2026-03-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure Cherokee County Campus", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Gaffney", "county": "Cherokee County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2100000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cielo selected Cherokee County for its first South Carolina development, an approximately $2.1 billion data center at 000 Ford Road in Gaffney with four roughly 400,000-square-foot facilities and an associated electrical substation; initial operations were expected online by year-end 2028. [Source: https://governor.sc.gov/news/2025-06/cielo-digital-infrastructure-selects-cherokee-county-first-south-carolina-development; Date: 2025-06-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Eagle Rock Partners Colleton County Data Center Campus", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Walterboro area", "county": "Colleton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Eagle Rock Partners; Thomas & Hutton; Weyerhaeuser Company", "operators": "Eagle Rock Partners; Thomas & Hutton; Weyerhaeuser Company", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Thomas & Hutton and Eagle Rock Partners proposed an approximately 850-acre data center campus on rural timberland along Cooks Hill Road south of Walterboro in the ACE Basin; the site plan included nine large industrial buildings, more than 200 acres of wetlands within the project area, and possible expansion across a larger 2,600-acre tract. The proposal required a Colleton County Board of Zoning Appeals special exception, and the cited March 2026 source said no public hearing had yet been scheduled. [Source: https://www.scelp.org/news/colleton-data-center; Date: 2026-03-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Terra Nexus Ventures Camden Data Center", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Camden", "county": "Kershaw County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Terra Nexus Ventures", "operators": "Terra Nexus Ventures", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Terra Nexus Ventures filed to rezone 162 acres at 771 Park Road in Camden, opposite the county landfill, from rural RD-1 to GD to allow a data center. Kershaw County's planning commission unanimously approved the rezoning proposal, with county council consideration still pending in the cited report; the developer hinted at a couple of buildings and said it was working with Black River Electric Cooperative and Santee Cooper to secure power. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plans-filed-for-data-center-site-outside-columbia-south-carolina/; Date: 2025-09-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Sequitor Edge Rapid City Data Center", "state": "South Dakota", "city": "Rapid City", "county": "Pennington County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Sequitor Edge", "operators": "Sequitor Edge", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 15.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "July 2026 KOTA reporting says Sequitor Edge plans a 15 MW data center at the Black Hills Industrial Center in Rapid City, reports a 1.3 PUE claim from Sequitor Edge, and says construction is not expected to begin until late 2026. This updates the tracked row's earlier 2 MW initial capacity / 10 MW scale figure and late-summer 2026 groundbreaking expectation. No building-permit approval, construction start, operational opening, or cancellation was found. [Source: https://www.kotatv.com/2026/07/02/south-dakota-drought-strains-power-grid-rapid-city-data-center-moves-forward/; Date: 2026-07-02]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared uncorroborated investment while retaining the reported 15 MW plan.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Sequitor Edge Brookings Research Park Data Center", "state": "South Dakota", "city": "Brookings", "county": "Brookings County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Sequitor Edge", "operators": "Sequitor Edge", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 41000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Brookings City Council rejected a $644,280 sales-tax rebate tied to Sequitor Edge's proposed colocation data center at the SDSU Research Park, while stressing the vote was against the incentive, not the project itself. The proposed facility would renovate a building vacant for five years, start at 2 MW, scale to 10 MW, and target opening in Q2 2027. [Source: https://writing.strisker.com/data-centers-march-2-2026/; Date: 2026-03-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Hixson Data Center", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "McMinnville", "county": "Warren County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Hixson Data Center", "operators": "Hixson Data Center", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 25.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "WPLN reported on June 11, 2026 that McMinnville enacted an 18-month moratorium after Hixson announced a planned 25 MW, roughly 96,000 sq ft AI data center for Nvidia supercomputer workloads. Hixson had not discussed the project with local officials or sought permit approvals before announcing it, so the project remains planned but now faces a local moratorium and regulatory review period. [Source: https://wpln.org/post/tennessee-communities-are-blocking-data-centers-nashville-could-be-next/; Date: 2026-06-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Nashville Campus", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Nashville", "county": "Davidson County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DC BLOX is pursuing a 24-acre site at 648 Grassmere Park next to the Nashville Zoo. Plans include two data center buildings totaling 69,220 sq ft, with 40 MW in one building and 10 MW in the other, plus an approximately 72,000 sq ft substation. The zoo filed a zoning appeal, a petition opposing the project had more than 386,000 signatures at publication, and a temporary Nashville moratorium under consideration could block permit processing until November 1, 2026. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/dc-bloxs-proposed-24-acre-data-center-near-nashville-zoo-could-be-blocked-by-moratorium/; Date: 2026-06-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Lawrenceburg Flatwoods Road Data Center", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Lawrenceburg", "county": "Lawrence County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": null, "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Lawrence County's May 27, 2026 post says the data center locating on Flatwoods Road is projected to use 5 MW of power and will be served by a substation with 150 MW of capacity and 40 MW currently in use. The county post frames the project in the context of protecting local families from rising energy costs; separate local reporting has described resident concerns about transparency, water use, and environmental impacts, but the county source does not identify the sponsor or investment amount. [Source: https://lawrencecountytn.gov/2026/05/27/proactively-protecting-local-families-from-rising-energy-costs/; Date: 2026-05-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Jailhouse Studios AI Data Center", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Chattanooga", "county": "Hamilton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Urban Story Ventures", "operators": "Urban Story Ventures", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Hamilton County commissioners voted to move forward with plans to transform the old Hamilton County jail in downtown Chattanooga into Jailhouse Studios, a film, music, and technology complex that would include an AI data center. The proposed redevelopment would be led by Urban Story Ventures; county lease starts at $375,000 and rises to nearly $1 million by year 30. No MW capacity, data-center-specific capex, or tenant commitment was identified in the cited source. [Source: https://newschannel9.com/news/local/hamilton-county-advances-plan-to-convert-old-jail-into-ai-data-center-and-music-studio; Date: 2026-03-20]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared the mixed-use redevelopment budget from data-center investment because no data-center-specific capex was disclosed.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "5C MEM01 Memphis Data Center", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Memphis", "county": "Shelby County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "5C Data Centers; 5C Group", "operators": "5C Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 152100000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Daily Memphian reported that 5C Data Centers bought the former Fred's Inc. headquarters at 4300 Getwell Road for $25 million as part of its plan for a $152.1 million artificial intelligence data center. Power capacity is not provided in the cited June 2026 event. [Source: https://dailymemphian.com/article/63743/5c-data-center-purchases-former-freds-hq-for-25-near-memphis-airport; Date: 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "DataBank South Dallas / Red Oak Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Red Oak", "county": "Ellis County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "DataBank", "operators": "DataBank", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 180.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DataBank announced a $2.0 billion construction loan for the first three of eight planned data centers on its new Red Oak campus. The first three buildings, DFW9, DFW10, and DFW11, have been leased and total 600,000 square feet and 180 MW; the financing accelerates construction and delivery by about 18 months. [Source: https://www.databank.com/resources/press-releases/databank-secures-2-0b-of-construction-financing-for-first-three-data-centers-on-new-south-dallas-campus/; Date: 2026-04-21]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the disclosed 600,000-square-foot first-three-building total and cleared $2.0 billion from investment because DataBank identifies it as construction financing.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "CloudBurst Central Texas Flagship Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "San Marcos / New Braunfels area", "county": "Hays County; Guadalupe County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "CloudBurst Data Centers; Evolve Holdings; Data Center LB LP", "operators": "CloudBurst Data Centers; Evolve Holdings; Data Center LB LP", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 14500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Guadalupe County approved a development agreement and estimated $500 million tax abatement for CloudBurst's 706-acre Central Texas campus. Reporting cites a planned $14.5 billion investment, 10 to 12 data center buildings totaling about 3 million square feet, three 400 MW phases, and an initial phase beginning in 2026 with completion expected in 2027. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/706-acre-data-center-approved-for-development-outside-san-antonio-texas/; Date: 2026-04-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Highlander SM One Francis Harris Lane Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "San Marcos", "county": "Hays County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Highlander SM One LLC; John Maberry affiliates", "operators": "Highlander SM One LLC; John Maberry affiliates", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 380.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "San Marcos City Council voted 5-2 to deny land-use and rezoning changes for the proposed 199.49-acre Francis Harris Lane data center. Local reporting described a $1.5 billion proposal with five 76 MW buildings; the denial blocked the ordinances on first reading. [Source: https://universitystar.com/34645/news/city-council-votes-to-deny-francis-harris-lane-data-center-project/; Date: 2026-02-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Palomino Alpha Guadalupe County Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Guadalupe County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Palomino Alpha LLC", "operators": "Palomino Alpha LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Guadalupe County amended and expanded Palomino Alpha Reinvestment Zone #1 in February 2026 after an earlier tax-abatement process. County notice materials describe a multi-building data center campus with estimated improvements of more than $600 million; subsequent local reporting notes continuing water-utility and development-agreement scrutiny. [Source: https://seguintoday.com/2026/02/27/officials-amend-changes-for-data-center-plans-officially-in-the-works-in-guadalupe-county/; Date: 2026-02-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Edged Data Centers - Veale Ranch Fort Worth Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Fort Worth", "county": "Tarrant County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Edged Data Centers; Endeavour; PMB Capital", "operators": "Edged Data Centers; Endeavour; PMB Capital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 196.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1100000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Fort Worth considered but did not approve a city tax abatement for Edged's proposed Veale Ranch data center. The city delayed the March 31 vote, and Edged later rescinded the incentive application before the May 12 vote; KERA reported the facility itself remains proposed but its incentive status is unresolved. [Source: https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-05-18/as-fort-worth-prepares-to-hold-robust-discussions-on-growing-data-centers-residents-rally-together; Date: 2026-05-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Black Mountain Fort Worth Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Fort Worth", "county": "Tarrant County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Black Mountain Energy; Black Mountain Power LLC; Fort Worth Power Core LLC", "operators": "Black Mountain Energy; Black Mountain Power LLC; Fort Worth Power Core LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 980.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Fort Worth Zoning Commission approved site-plan and signage changes for Black Mountain's southeast Fort Worth data center proposal, while related rezoning requests remained delayed. Local reporting describes more than 450 acres already rezoned, a planned 187-acre data center site, a 980 MW substation serving only the data center, and ongoing neighborhood opposition. [Source: https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-04-15/data-center-moves-forward-after-fort-worth-zoning-commission-vote; Date: 2026-04-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Crusoe Energy Nolan County Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Sweetwater", "county": "Nolan County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Crusoe Energy Systems", "operators": "Crusoe Energy Systems", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 7000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Nolan County commissioners approved a 10-year tax abatement for a Crusoe-led data center project. Local reporting describes a $7 billion, 200 MW facility expected to provide its own electricity, roughly 2,000 construction workers, and more than $3 million annually in PILOT payments plus more than $2 million annually in charitable contributions. [Source: https://ktxs.com/news/local/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved; Date: 2026-04-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Project Aquila", "state": "Texas", "city": "Hillsboro area", "county": "Hill County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "RCM Hill LLC", "operators": "RCM Hill LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1235.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-28", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "RCM Hill sued Hill County over its May 2026 data-center moratorium, identifying Project Aquila as a proposed 1,235 MW data center campus. The developer said it had spent more than 16 months and nearly $1 million pursuing the project, secured contracts to buy more than 800 acres for more than $80 million, and obtained ERCOT electrical planning approvals; Hill County rescinded the moratorium on June 4 and replaced it with review requirements. [Source: https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-05/hill-county-drops-data-center-moratorium-after-lawsuit-adopts-new-review-requirements; Date: 2026-06-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Provident Data Centers Hillsboro Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Hillsboro", "county": "Hill County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Provident Realty Advisors; Provident Data Centers; Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation", "operators": "Provident Realty Advisors; Provident Data Centers; Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Provident Realty Advisors is seeking to buy a 300-acre Hillsboro EDC site north of Hillsboro's industrial park for a data center campus. DCD reported that the EDC approved a four-month extension of the pre-sale contract for due diligence after an April 24 public meeting drew resident opposition. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/concern-over-proposed-sale-of-300-acres-for-data-center-in-hillsboro-texas/; Date: 2026-05-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "PowerHouse Austin / Caldwell Valley Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Uhland area", "county": "Caldwell County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "PowerHouse Data Centers; Tract", "operators": "PowerHouse Data Centers; Tract", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "PowerHouse is pursuing a roughly 500-acre data center development inside Tract's Caldwell Valley Technology Park near Uhland. DCD reported that PowerHouse filed a petition to release the proposed facility from Uhland's jurisdiction and proceed under Caldwell County jurisdiction; the broader Tract park is reported as capable of supporting up to 4 GW. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/powerhouse-looking-to-build-500-acre-data-center-near-austin-texas/; Date: 2026-05-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Tract Caldwell Valley Technology Park", "state": "Texas", "city": "Uhland / Lockhart area", "county": "Caldwell County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Tract", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 4000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Tract is developing a nearly 3,000-acre Caldwell Valley mega-campus in Caldwell County with reported capacity of about 4,000 MW and operations targeted for 2028. Regional reporting says the project is one of three Tract Austin-San Antonio corridor developments totaling about 3,600 acres and 5,200 MW. [Source: https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/texas-tract-data-centers-san-antonio-austin-22293012.php; Date: 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Tract Applewhite Technology Park", "state": "Texas", "city": "San Antonio", "county": "Bexar County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Tract", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 720.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Tract is planning Applewhite Technology Park on San Antonio's South Side. Regional reporting describes the site as a 339-acre data center development with about 720 MW of capacity near Toyota and Texas A&M-San Antonio. [Source: https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/texas-tract-data-centers-san-antonio-austin-22293012.php; Date: 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Tract Medina Technology Park", "state": "Texas", "city": "Castroville area", "county": "Medina County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract", "operators": "Tract", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Tract is planning Medina Technology Park adjacent to Microsoft's Castroville-area campus. Regional reporting describes the site as a 265-acre, 500 MW data center development in Medina County. [Source: https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/texas-tract-data-centers-san-antonio-austin-22293012.php; Date: 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "EdgeConneX Cedar Creek Campus 2", "state": "Texas", "city": "Cedar Creek", "county": "Bastrop County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "EdgeConneX", "operators": "EdgeConneX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1400000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "EdgeConneX filed two TDLR projects for EDCAUS11 and EDCAUS12 at 6682 FM 535 in Cedar Creek. Community Impact reported Campus No. 2 includes properties at 6682 and 6402 FM 535, about 951 acres, $1.4 billion in capital improvements, two currently proposed buildings, and seven additional buildings anticipated in later phases. [Source: https://communityimpact.com/austin/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/2026/06/09/town-halls-set-for-3-cedar-creek-data-centers-spanning-nearly-1500-acres/; Date: 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Amazon Data Services Creekside Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Cedar Creek area", "county": "Bastrop County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Data Services; Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Data Services; Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Amazon Data Services acquired roughly 1,300 acres near Cedar Creek in Bastrop County through Amazon's data center unit. Amazon has not disclosed plans for the site, but the acquisition was reported as a likely hyperscale data center campus and the land was previously earmarked for the Creekside residential master-planned community. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-data-services-buys-1300-acres-of-land-outside-austin-texas/; Date: 2026-05-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Pace Glasscock County Texas-First Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Glasscock County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Pace", "operators": "Pace", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Pace is planning a Texas-first data center in Glasscock County with an initial 100 MW phase and possible scale-up to 1 GW. DCD reported the project is being developed by the Austin-headquartered emerging developer. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/pace-plans-100mw-texas-first-data-center-in-glasscock-county/; Date: 2026-04-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Zydeco Hutto Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Hutto", "county": "Williamson County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Zydeco", "operators": "Zydeco", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 70.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Property developer Zydeco proposed rezoning a 40-acre tract at the southeast corner of County Road 119 and Limmer Loop in Hutto for a roughly 950,000-square-foot data center building. The project is distinct from the tracked Skybox PowerCampus Austin row. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/950000-sq-ft-data-center-proposed-for-hutto-texas/; Date: 2026-04-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "QTS Eagle Mountain Data Center Campus", "state": "Utah", "city": "Eagle Mountain", "county": "Utah County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers; Layton Construction", "operators": "QTS Data Centers; Layton Construction", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 650.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Utah News Dispatch reported the 193-acre QTS campus in Eagle Mountain had topped out, was being built by Layton Construction and QTS Data Centers, included three buildings under construction since fall 2025, was expected to be completed later in 2026, and represented a $6 billion QTS commitment. Eagle Mountain City reported the first phase includes five data center buildings across about 193 acres and that crews placed the final beam on the first QTS building on April 17, 2026. The April 2026 Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute inventory lists QTS Eagle Mountain II in Utah/Fairfield as under construction in 2026 with 650 MW of nameplate capacity. [Source: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/eagle-mountain-193-acre-data-center-campus-set-be-done-year-big-water-promises | https://eaglemountain.gov/eagle-mountain-city-celebrates-major-milestone-with-qts-topping-out-ceremony/ | https://d36oiwf74r1rap.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Data-Center-Growth-FS-Apr2026.pdf; Date: 2026-04-17; 2026-04-20; 2026-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne Dugway Proving Ground", "state": "Utah", "city": "Dugway Proving Ground", "county": "Tooele County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "CyrusOne; KKR; BlackRock; U.S. Army", "operators": "CyrusOne; KKR; BlackRock; U.S. Army", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The U.S. Army announced on March 26, 2026 that CyrusOne, a portfolio company jointly held by funds managed by KKR and BlackRock, was conditionally selected to enter exclusive negotiations for a commercial hyperscale data center on about 1,201 acres at Dugway Proving Ground. The Army described the selection as a major milestone but not a final deal, with initial operating capability at Dugway projected for fiscal year 2029. Cleanview's June 2026 project page reports 1,000 MW capacity and 2029 expected operation; the Army source is used for the dated primary approval/selection claim. [Source: https://www.army.mil/article/291360/army_reaches_conditional_agreement_with_private_industry_for_hyperscaled_data_centers | https://cleanview.co/data-centers/utah/2293/cyrusone-dugway-proving-ground; Date: 2026-03-26; 2026-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Data Center Power Company - Summit Ridge Data Center", "state": "Utah", "city": "Santaquin", "county": "Utah County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Data Center Power Company", "operators": "Data Center Power Company", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on January 30, 2026 that Summit Ridge was a 20 MW-plus off-grid natural-gas-powered data center planned at 15372 S. Ridge Farms Road in Santaquin. South Utah Valley Electric Service District's March 10, 2026 board minutes say DCPC was building a data center near Santaquin and had asked SESD to sign a non-binding LOI to explore SESD managing the project's power generation. The April 2026 Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute inventory lists Summit Ridge Data Center as under construction with 100 MW nameplate capacity, but status remains planned here because the January source said no construction start date had been set and the utility minutes do not establish a formal construction stage. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/20mw-off-grid-data-center-planned-outside-salt-lake-city-utah/ | https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/1414545.pdf | https://d36oiwf74r1rap.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Data-Center-Growth-FS-Apr2026.pdf; Date: 2026-01-30; 2026-03-10; 2026-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "B+F Timpanogos Tech Center", "state": "Utah", "city": "Provo", "county": "Utah County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "B+F Timpanogos Tech Center LLC", "operators": "B+F Timpanogos Tech Center LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 280000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "B+F Timpanogos proposed replacing a vacant warehouse at 1507 S 180 E in Provo with a two-story data center totaling about 132,000 square feet. Data Center Dynamics reported an initial 5 MW with potential to reach 30 MW of IT capacity, grid service from Provo Power, closed-loop cooling, natural-gas backup generators, and possible investment of about $280 million. Provo's February 11, 2026 Planning Commission agenda separately listed the zone-map amendment and project-plan approval request for a new 66,000-square-foot data center at the same address. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/warehouse-in-provo-utah-to-be-replaced-with-data-center/ | https://www.provo.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=1779; Date: 2026-02-06; 2026-02-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "BluSky AI Nephi", "state": "Utah", "city": "Nephi", "county": "Juab County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "BluSky AI Inc.; TNT Land and Holdings LLC", "operators": "BluSky AI Inc.; TNT Land and Holdings LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "BluSky AI announced in September 2025 a non-binding LOI to lease about 16,000 square feet at 1358 N 200 W in Nephi for modular AI infrastructure, with lease economics escalating at full activation of 4 MW of capacity. The April 2026 Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute inventory lists BluSky AI Nephi in Juab/Nephi as permitted, expected in 2027, with 4 MW nameplate capacity; status is recorded as planned because the allowed status vocabulary does not include permitted. [Source: https://baxtel.com/news/blusky-ai-to-lease-land-in-utah-for-data-center-site | https://d36oiwf74r1rap.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Data-Center-Growth-FS-Apr2026.pdf; Date: 2025-09-26; 2026-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Nine Mile Data Center", "state": "Utah", "city": "Myton area", "county": "Duchesne County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Nine Mile Data LLC; Energence Utah LLC; Jones and DeMille Engineering", "operators": "Nine Mile Data LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Jones and DeMille Engineering, on behalf of Energence Utah LLC, submitted a complete land-use application on March 11, 2026 for Nine Mile Data LLC to develop and operate a data center commercial use off Wells Draw Road in Duchesne County. The conditional-use permit covers four parcels totaling 960.32 acres and would be developed alongside separately reviewed solar and natural-gas power plant applications. Basin Now reported in April 2026 that appeals of the Planning Commission approval were scheduled before the County Commission. [Source: https://duchesne.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Findings-Report-Nine-Mile-Data-LLC-040226.pdf | https://www.basinnow.com/public-hearing-scheduled-on-nine-mile-data-llc-conditional-use-permit/; Date: 2026-04-02; 2026-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Power Shift StoweVT Data Center", "state": "Vermont", "city": "Stowe", "county": "Lamoille County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Power Shift", "operators": "Power Shift", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Map identifies the Stowe facility at 571 South Main Street, Stowe, operated by Power Shift, and describes it as a small operational data center with redundant power, ISP uplinks, remote hands, bare-metal servers, public cloud servers, 24/7 support, and staff during the day. No investment amount, MW capacity, or original announcement date was found. [Source: https://vnews.com/2026/02/08/royalton-ai-crypto-moratorium/ | https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/vermont/stowe/stowevt/; Date: 2026-02-08; accessed 2026-06-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "St. Albans Large-Scale Data Center Proposal", "state": "Vermont", "city": "St. Albans", "county": "Franklin County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Undisclosed developer; St. Albans municipal economic-development officials", "operators": "Undisclosed developer; St. Albans municipal economic-development officials", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "VTDigger reported on February 24, 2026 that the first known attempt to bring a large-scale data center to Vermont occurred in St. Albans in 2025, when then-town manager Sean Adkins worked with a developer on one of two planned projects, described as either 8-12 MW or 50 MW. The larger facility could have created about 1,000 temporary construction jobs and 20 permanent jobs. The plans fell through because connecting the project to the electric grid would have required about $30 million for a substation and related infrastructure. Because the source describes alternative capacity concepts rather than one final design, powerCapacityMW is null and the capacity range is retained in notes. [Source: https://vtdigger.org/2026/02/24/vermont-plugs-into-the-data-center-conversation/; Date: 2026-02-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Botetourt County Data Center Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Daleville", "county": "Botetourt County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Botetourt County's project page says Google publicly announced the Botetourt Center at Greenfield campus on June 24, 2025, bought a 312-acre parcel, submitted first grading permit applications in February 2026, and expects first data-center construction in calendar 2026 with first structure fit for occupancy in 2028. Google's project website describes three planned data center buildings, at least $10 million of expected annual local tax revenue per building, and at least 150 permanent on-site jobs once operational. Virginia Business reported a $3 billion project commitment by 2030. [Source: https://www.botetourtva.gov/1021/Google-Data-Center; https://www.botetourtcountydatacenter.com/; https://virginiabusiness.com/google-data-center-campus-botetourt-county-va/; Date: 2026; 2026; 2026-06-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Chesterfield County Campus (Project Peanut)", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Chester", "county": "Chesterfield County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-08-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Chesterfield County announced that Google will build a state-of-the-art data center in Chesterfield as part of Google's $9 billion Virginia investment through 2026. Google had already broken ground on a 300-plus-acre Bermuda Hundred site; construction was expected to begin by the end of 2025, with typical completion taking 18 to 24 months. Later reporting identified the Bermuda Hundred/Meadowville project as an approximately 855,846-square-foot, three-building campus at 2700 Bermuda Hundred Road. Project-specific investment and MW capacity were not disclosed. [Source: https://www.chesterfield.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6383; https://virginiabusiness.com/new-documents-reveal-scope-of-googles-chesterfield-data-center-campus/; Date: 2025-08-28; 2025-11-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Project Loch Chesterfield Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Midlothian", "county": "Chesterfield County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a May 13, 2026 public notice for Google's Project Loch permit application. The proposed Chesterfield County site west of Route 288, south of U.S. Route 60, east of Tomahawk Creek and northeast of Old Hundred Road would include three data center buildings, three substations, roads, parking lots, utilities, and stormwater facilities. The notice says the project would impact 4.33 acres of palustrine forested wetlands, 0.44 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands, and 2,828 linear feet of stream channel; comments were due June 11, 2026. [Source: https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Media/Public-Notices/Article/4484789/nao-2026-00182-vmrc-project-loch-chesterfield-county-virginia-wauford-prm-site/; Date: 2026-05-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stack Infrastructure Berry Hill Megasite", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Berry Hill", "county": "Pittsylvania County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Stack Infrastructure", "operators": "Stack Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 299.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 100000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority approved a local performance agreement with Stack Infrastructure for a proposed data center campus at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill. Agreement metrics require at least $73.5 billion investment and 2,050 jobs; Stack described a plan that could reach about $100 billion over three decades and 2,500 jobs over two decades. Stack said it could abandon the deal if Virginia's data center sales-and-use-tax exemption is eliminated. [Source: https://virginiabusiness.com/stack-100b-berry-hill-data-center-project/; Date: 2026-05-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "T5@Dulles Chantilly Fuel Cell Data Center", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Chantilly", "county": "Fairfax County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "T5 Data Centers", "operators": "T5 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 60.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "T5 Data Centers is considering a 312,000-square-foot data center on about 18.64 acres at Stonecroft Boulevard and Lee Road in Westfields International Center. A May 6 letter to Fairfax County said T5 intends to seek a special exception because the planned facility exceeds the 80,000-square-foot I-3 data-center limit. The 60 MW figure is on-site natural-gas fuel-cell electricity intended to serve the data center's base load, not confirmed critical IT load. [Source: https://virginiabusiness.com/t5-chantilly-data-center-fuel-cells/; Date: 2026-05-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Stack Infrastructure Stafford Technology Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Stafford", "county": "Stafford County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Stack Infrastructure", "operators": "Stack Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-01-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Stack announced the 1+ GW Stafford Technology Campus in January 2025 as a 500-acre, four-subcampus development with 19 data centers and committed Dominion Energy power from six 300 MW substations. Data Center Dynamics reported on May 26, 2026 that Stack had topped out the first building, with 425,000-plus hours logged, about three million cubic yards of earth moved, and 4,000 feet of retaining walls built. At full build-out, the campus is reported to deliver over 1 GW across 19 data centers on 500 acres. [Source: https://www.stackinfra.com/about/news-press/press-releases/stack-infrastructure-announces-landmark-1gw-stafford-technology-campus-in-northern-virginia/; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/stack-tops-out-first-building-at-1gw-data-center-campus-in-stafford-county-virginia/; Date: 2025-01-16; 2026-05-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Vantage VA4 Campus (Fredericksburg)", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Stafford County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 192.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Vantage announced a $2 billion, 192 MW VA4 campus in the Fredericksburg region, located in Stafford County. The campus will include three data centers on 82 acres totaling about 929,000 square feet, with the first building scheduled to open in late 2027. VEDP's November 7, 2025 release reports the same $2 billion investment and 50 permanent jobs. [Source: https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-invests-2b-in-fredericksburg-virginia-region-to-deliver-fourth-campus-in-the-commonwealth/; https://www.vedp.org/press-release/2025-11/vantage-stafford; Date: 2025-11-06; 2025-11-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Province Group Powhatan Technology Park", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Powhatan", "county": "Powhatan County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Province Group; Newport Equities LLC", "operators": "Province Group; Newport Equities LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 365.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-10-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Powhatan County approved rezoning for a combined 181-acre campus off Page Road near Anderson Highway for a planned 2 million-square-foot data center. JLL described the combined campus as Powhatan Technology Park on 180 acres near Richmond with multiple transmission lines on site. Public project databases list planned capacity around 365 MW; this is third-party project tracking rather than an official county number. [Source: https://www.powhatanva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9122/10292025-Press-Release---Data-Center; https://www.jll.com/en-us/newsroom/powhatan-county-approves-180-acre-data-center-development; https://cleanview.co/data-centers/virginia/1894/powhatan-technology-park; Date: 2025-10-29; 2025; 2026]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Atlas Agro Richland Data Center Campus", "state": "Washington", "city": "Richland", "county": "Benton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Atlas Agro North America", "operators": "Atlas Agro North America", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 350.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business reported on 2026-07-13 that Richland's city council unanimously approved a $51.3 million transmission-line agreement with Atlas Agro and Bonneville Power Administration on 2026-06-16; the line would ultimately power Atlas Agro's planned data center on Richland land and its fertilizer plant on Port of Benton land. The same article reiterates Atlas Agro's proposed $500 million data center on 275 acres of city-owned land, notes the city approved the option agreement in December 2025, and says Atlas Agro will have to source its own power while Richland facilitates distribution. [Source: https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/deal-advances-atlas-agros-fertilizer-plant; Date: 2026-07-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Trammell Crow Lewis & Clark Ranch Data Center", "state": "Washington", "city": "West Richland", "county": "Benton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Trammell Crow Company; Frank Tiegs LLC", "operators": "Trammell Crow Company; Frank Tiegs LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-10-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Trammell Crow confirmed it was studying feasibility for a portion of the Lewis and Clark Ranch in West Richland. The then-mayor said at an October 2025 Port of Benton Commission meeting that the data center would start on 500 acres and could grow to 1,000 acres while the company worked through due diligence and a purchase-and-sale agreement with landowner Frank Tiegs LLC. Tri-City Herald's 2026-05-12 roundup still listed Trammell Crow as studying a 500-to-1,000-acre data center at Lewis & Clark Ranch. [Source: https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/west-richland-data-center; Date: 2025-12-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Pacific Northwest National Laboratory On-Premises Next-Gen AI Compute Data Center", "state": "Washington", "city": "Richland", "county": "Benton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Battelle; U.S. Department of Energy", "operators": "Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Battelle; U.S. Department of Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 40.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New federal/lab project at RFI stage. Battelle's SAM.gov request for information for an on-premises next-generation AI compute data center at PNNL targeted initial production readiness for about 2 MW of compute in 2028, with potential future expansion to about 40 MW. The RFI sought market input for design, construction, infrastructure, and operation of secure AI compute infrastructure for scientific and national-government missions; it was not a solicitation or award. [Source: https://sam.gov/opp/6e60c77c72204a7a8edb3c30b18dc218/view; Date: 2026-02-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Google Putnam County Data Center Campus", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Buffalo", "county": "Putnam County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Google launched a project website for its Buffalo, West Virginia data center campus in early June 2026. WV MetroNews reported on June 3, 2026 that the site is near Buffalo, that Google had purchased 1,700 acres on both sides of Route 62, and that the company released conceptual site-plan information before permitting and groundbreaking. Google's project site says it is advancing plans for a Buffalo campus, will coordinate with the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office, will pay for required electrical infrastructure including substations and transmission upgrades, and aims to replenish 120 percent more freshwater than it consumes across data centers and offices by 2030. No precise investment amount, MW capacity, construction-start date, or completion date was disclosed in these sources. [Source: https://governor.wv.gov/article/governor-morrisey-announces-google-data-center-project-putnam-county | https://wvmetronews.com/2026/06/03/google-launches-platform-to-provide-details-on-putnam-county-proposed-data-center-project/ | https://wvpublic.org/story/economy/google-launches-data-center-website-for-putnam-county-campus/; Date: 2026-03-27; 2026-06-03; 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Ryan Stuart Summit Point Data Center Project", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Summit Point", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Ryan Stuart Development", "operators": "Ryan Stuart Development", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Charles Town Utility Board minutes included in the May 13, 2026 agenda state that Kenny Boddye from Ryan Stuart Development briefed the board on April 29, 2026 about a potential data center project in the Summit Point area and potential connection through the Summit Point Motorsports Park project. Local reporting the next day said Ryan Stuart Development purchased a 235-acre property northwest of Summit Point on April 9, 2026, was in early-stage marketing to potential data center operators, did not yet have a specific end user, and estimated water needs at roughly 100,000-130,000 gallons per day. No investment, MW capacity, or tenant was disclosed. [Source: https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/ctubwv/849db805-dc17-11f0-bb28-005056a89546-b40c45bd-14cb-4cec-99d7-878d4bbb4578-1778690512.pdf | https://observerwv.news/posts/data-center-in-summit-point-politics-not-as-usual; Date: 2026-05-13; 2026-04-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Alpha Technologies Huntington Data Center", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Huntington", "county": "Cabell County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Alpha Technologies Inc.", "operators": "Alpha Technologies Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-10-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "WSAZ reported on October 30, 2024 that Alpha Technologies planned to retrofit the former Appalachian Power Company building at 1125 6th Avenue in Huntington into a new data center anchored by Thundercloud and City of Huntington fiber work. The company expected to invest approximately $10 million in renovations and equipment, with construction scheduled to begin in early 2025. No public post-February 2026 source confirming operational status or MW capacity was found in this pass, so status is retained as planned and capacity is null. [Source: https://www.wsaz.com/2024/10/30/broadband-development-alpha-technologies-build-large-data-center-huntington/; Date: 2024-10-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "NETL Computational Science and Engineering Center", "state": "West Virginia", "city": "Morgantown", "county": "Monongalia County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "National Energy Technology Laboratory; U.S. Department of Energy", "operators": "National Energy Technology Laboratory; U.S. Department of Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 3.55, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 45624446.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2023-10-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DOE's NEPA categorical-exclusion page describes construction of a new Computational Science and Engineering facility at NETL where buildings B7, T43, and T45 were demolished, with an approximately 14,000-square-foot facility. NETL/SAMI posted on May 22, 2025 that construction was underway on the Morgantown CSE Center for advanced data and computing solutions related to applied energy challenges. No investment amount or MW capacity was identified. [Source: https://www.energy.gov/nepa/articles/cx-029322-designbidbuild-computational-sciences-and-engineering-building | https://edx.netl.doe.gov/sites/sami/netls-computational-science-engineering-center-is-under-construction/; Date: 2023-10-19; 2025-05-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Oppidan Edge Data Center - Beaver Dam", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Beaver Dam", "county": "Dodge County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Oppidan Investment Company", "operators": "Oppidan Investment Company", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 90000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 16.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 40000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Beaver Dam published details for a proposed 90,000-square-foot edge data center by Oppidan at Highway 151 and Hemlock Road, adjacent to Generac; the city fact sheet lists an estimated $40M minimum taxable value, up to 16 MW of energy use, about 6,000 gallons per day of water use, 15 full-time jobs, and no requested TIF incentive. Daily Dodge reported the Common Council approved the second Beaver Dam data center on April 6, 2026, including sale of slightly more than 14 acres for $407,340. [Source: https://ci.beaverdam.wi.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=101; https://dailydodge.com/beaver-dam-common-council-approves-second-data-center/; Date: 2026-03-02; 2026-04-07]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the city-reported 90,000-square-foot area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Meta Project Cornmaze Data Center - Beloit", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Beloit / Turtle", "county": "Rock County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Panattoni Development Company; Cambrin LLC; Meta Platforms (reported, unconfirmed)", "operators": "Cambrin LLC; Meta Platforms (reported, unconfirmed)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported that Panattoni had taken over the 430-acre Project Cornmaze proposal across the towns of Beloit and Turtle from Cambrin LLC, the entity previously tied by reporting to Meta's Wisconsin data-center filings. A June 9, 2026 update said Panattoni was seeking a cost-reimbursement agreement with the Town of Turtle, the board postponed consideration, and Panattoni characterized the project as still exploratory with no final decisions made. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/real-estate-developer-panattoni-takes-over-meta-backed-data-center-proposal-in-southern-wisconsin/; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/developer-panattoni-seeks-to-claw-back-cash-from-town-of-turtle-wisconsin-for-430-acre-data-center/; Date: 2026-05-19; 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Viridian APECS Data Center Campus - Janesville", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Janesville", "county": "Rock County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Viridian Partners; Viridian Acquisitions LLC", "operators": "Viridian Partners; Viridian Acquisitions LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 800.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 8000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Janesville was negotiating with Viridian Partners for redevelopment of the former GM/JATCO site into an 800 MW, 11-building digital campus with a reported $8B investment. WTMJ reported the city was in a 120-day negotiation period for a purchase and sale agreement and that residents would vote on a referendum affecting large redevelopment decisions. Earlier WPR reporting described the site as a 250-acre brownfield and said Viridian would clean it up under a DNR-approved plan. [Source: https://wtmj.com/news/2026/02/10/janesville-residents-will-help-decide-future-of-a-proposed-data-center-via-referendum/; https://www.wpr.org/news/janesville-data-center-abandoned-gm-site; Date: 2026-02-10; 2025-11-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "PCH / PNK Wisconsin Rapids Data Center", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Wisconsin Rapids", "county": "Wood County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "PCH WI Holdings LLC; PNK Group USA", "operators": "PCH WI Holdings LLC; PNK Group USA", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Wisconsin Rapids released a conditional-use-permit application for a potential data center at the former paper mill site, then deferred the May 4 public hearing for more community review. The reported site is 950 Fourth Ave. N. on 208.95 acres, with about 1.2M square feet of construction, renovation of an existing 143,000-square-foot building, four new data center buildings, up to 70 employees per shift, expected 2027-2029 construction, power from Consolidated Water Power Company, and estimated water use around 10,000 gallons per day. [Source: https://www.wirapids.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/83; https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/05/17/who-is-the-developer-of-the-proposed-wisconsin-rapids-data-center/; Date: 2026-04-30; 2026-05-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cassville Data Center Prospect", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Cassville", "county": "Grant County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Undisclosed", "operators": "Undisclosed", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 450.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Wisconsin Watch reported an undisclosed company was evaluating 400 to 500 acres in the town of Cassville for a possible $1B data center, described as very preliminary. By late April 2026, Cassville adopted an ordinance prohibiting data centers for up to two years and restricting land-use changes without town-board approval, effectively blocking the early-stage prospect unless circumstances change. [Source: https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/02/wisconsin-data-center-billion-dollar-grant-county-cassville-utility-energy/; https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2026/04/29/in-rural-wisconsin-a-town-rejects-a-plan-to-build-a-massive-data-center/; Date: 2026-02-09; 2026-04-29]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Cloverleaf Wrightstown Data Center Prospect", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Wrightstown area", "county": "Brown County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "operators": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on June 5, 2026 that Wrightstown's Village Board voted to hold a non-binding August 11 referendum on whether village officials should pursue data center projects after concerns about Cloverleaf's proposal. Cloverleaf had been discussing rezoning land for a data center development of up to 1 GW, but this remained a prospect rather than an approved project. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/referendum-on-data-centers-to-be-held-in-wrightstown-wisconsin/; Date: 2026-06-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Balloonist Red Cedar / Menomonie Data Center", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Menomonie / Red Cedar", "county": "Dunn County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Balloonist LLC", "operators": "Balloonist LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Public reporting identified Balloonist LLC's proposed $1.6B data center near Menomonie/Red Cedar on roughly 320 acres of farmland; later 2026 reporting described continuing local zoning review and public-comment activity after the project had been delayed and strongly opposed. No public source in the supplied event confirmed final withdrawal or cancellation by June 15, 2026. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/data-center-in-red-cedar-wisconsin-could-be-16bn-investment/; https://www.weau.com/2026/03/02/city-menomonie-host-public-comment-opportunity-data-center-zoning/; Date: 2025-09-05; 2026-03-02]; QA 2026-07-19: A June 30 city update says the tax-incentive pause did not stop the project; the city expected to introduce a draft data-center zoning ordinance in August 2026.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "St. Georges Business Park Data Center", "state": "Delaware", "city": "St. Georges", "county": "New Castle County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Parkway Gravel Inc.; Verdantas", "operators": "Parkway Gravel Inc.; Verdantas", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Spotlight Delaware reported that revised St. Georges Business Park / Lighthouse Farms documents removed logistics-center wording and discussed lower parking demand for data centers; county council members said the plans were likely data centers. Technical.ly later linked a possible 300 MW New Castle County utility-side review to the Frightland/St. Georges proposal but said the overlap was not confirmed, so capacity is left null. [Source: https://spotlightdelaware.org/2025/12/16/two-new-castle-county-industrial-projects-may-become-data-centers/ | https://technical.ly/civics/delaware-data-center-foia-reveals-hidden-energy-demands/; Date: 2025-12-16; 2026-06-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "White Oak Technology Park", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Appling", "county": "Columbia County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Trammell Crow Company; CBRE", "operators": "Trammell Crow Company; CBRE", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 11600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-04-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD reported that Trammell Crow Company filed plans for White Oak Technology Park outside Augusta, with 8.076 million square feet of proposed buildings, including 8.004 million square feet of data centers. The Project JGK mass-grading filing appears to be a later land-disturbance phase tied to this broader data-center technology park; no project-level MW or capex was disclosed in the reviewed sources. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plans-filed-for-8-million-sq-ft-data-center-and-technology-park-outside-augusta-georgia/; Date: 2025-04-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Andover HPC Development 248 Stickles Pond Road Data Center", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Andover Township", "county": "Sussex County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Andover HPC Development", "operators": "Andover HPC Development", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "GovTech/NJ.com reported that Andover HPC Development was registered in New Jersey in December 2025, listed 248 Stickles Pond Road as its address, and said it was formed to develop high-performance computing data centers; no formal site plan had been filed. Advertiser News North reported that on May 28, 2026, Andover Township unanimously passed Ordinance 2026-13 prohibiting data centers in all zoning districts after public controversy over the possible Stickles Pond Road facility. [Source: https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/old-new-jersey-airport-could-house-new-ai-data-center | https://www.advertisernewsnorth.com/news/local-news/andover-bans-data-centers-hardyston-could-be-next-FI5903755; Date: 2026-05; 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX Myrtle Beach Cable Landing Station", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Myrtle Beach", "county": "Horry County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 19.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2022-05-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "South Carolina announced DC BLOX would invest $31.5 million in a Horry County cable landing station/data center in May 2022. DC BLOX announced the Myrtle Beach Cable Landing Station opened on October 10, 2023, with full-build design capacity of 125,000 square feet and 19 MW, supporting subsea cables and colocation space. [Source: https://governor.sc.gov/news/2022-05/dc-blox-growing-sc-footprint-new-data-center-horry-county | https://www.dcblox.com/dc-blox-opens-myrtle-beach-cable-landing-station/; Date: 2022-05-10; 2023-10-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-06-15" }, { "projectName": "Beacon Calvert Infrastructure Hub", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Calvert", "county": "Mobile County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Beacon Data Centers; Beacon AI Centers; Nadia Partners", "operators": "Beacon Data Centers; Beacon AI Centers; Nadia Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Beacon is proposing a $6 billion Calvert Infrastructure Hub on a 650-acre site between Highway 43 and Shepard House Road, with about 95 acres developed, two data center buildings, and first building completion targeted for 2027. Beacon says the project remains in planning, engineering, community engagement, and permitting review; it plans closed-loop cooling, no evaporative cooling, no backup diesel generators, about 1,000 peak construction jobs, and about 250 permanent jobs. [Source: https://mynbc15.com/news/local/proposed-6b-data-center-campus-in-calvert-draws-questions-over-growth-utilities-impact; Date: 2026-07-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Fairfield Colocation Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Fairfield", "county": "Jefferson County", "region": null, "status": "announced", "sponsors": null, "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Fairfield officials confirmed that talks are ongoing about a proposed colocation data center and scheduled a July 28, 2026 town hall for public input before any decisions are made. Few project details have been released and the sponsor has not been identified. [Source: https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/16/fairfield-hold-town-hall-proposed-colocation-data-center-july-28/; Date: 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "VoltCore Somerville Bitcoin Mining Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Somerville", "county": "Morgan County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "VoltCore", "operators": "VoltCore", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New blocked proposal. Morgan County commissioners approved a one-year moratorium on data center cryptomining projects on June 23, 2026, blocking VoltCore's proposed Bitcoin mining data center on about 15 acres near Union Road in southeast Morgan County. Local opposition cited noise, environment, roads, power infrastructure, and rural-residential impacts; VoltCore said the project would create about 20 to 30 jobs and would not draw water resources. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/morgan-county-alabama-passes-data-center-moratorium-blocking-cryptomine-proposal/; Date: 2026-06-29]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Construction Partners Dothan Corporate Headquarters and Data Processing Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Dothan", "county": "Houston County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Construction Partners, Inc.", "operators": "Construction Partners, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 20000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Construction Partners announced a $20 million corporate headquarters and data processing center in Dothan. The facility will consolidate executive leadership, administrative functions, advanced technology operations, and centralized data processing capabilities for operations across eight Sunbelt states; construction was expected to begin soon. [Source: https://www.madeinalabama.com/2026/03/construction-partners-to-invest-20-million-in-new-dothan-headquarters/; Date: 2026-03-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "US Space Command Redstone Arsenal Secure Data Center", "state": "Alabama", "city": "Redstone Arsenal", "county": "Madison County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "U.S. Space Command; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers", "operators": "U.S. Space Command; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New project component. U.S. Space Command announced an April 1, 2026 industry day for a command-and-control facility on a 64-acre site at Redstone Arsenal that is set to include a secure data center. The SAM.gov notice described the visitor control center, vehicle inspection area, and secure data center as part of an estimated 700,000-square-foot facility; project-specific data center capacity and cost were not disclosed. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/us-space-command-to-host-informational-session-about-new-facility-data-center-included/; Date: 2026-03-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Luckett Road North and South Data Centers", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Marana", "county": "Pima County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Beale Infrastructure", "operators": "Beale Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Town of Marana describes Luckett Road North and Luckett Road South as separate from Project Blue, with roughly 600 total acres and each site estimated at 550-750 MW; the Town Council approved rezoning on 2026-01-06. AZPM reported on 2026-02-06 that opponents were pursuing a voter referendum after council approval, so the project remains planned rather than under construction. [Source: https://www.azpm.org/p/headlines/2026/2/6/225190-marana-residents-push-back-against-new-data-centers/; Date: 2026-02-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Ranch House Road Data Center", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Marana", "county": "Pima County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": null, "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "KOLD reported on 2026-06-26 that Marana had received a second data-center rezoning application for land near Ranch House Road; the developer's name had not been publicly disclosed. The project would be studied by a third-party firm before public meetings or hearings. [Source: https://www.kold.com/2026/06/26/second-data-center-rezoning-application-submitted-marana/; Date: 2026-06-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "RadiusDC Phoenix I Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Phoenix", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "RadiusDC; IPI Partners", "operators": "RadiusDC; IPI Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 250000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 26.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "RadiusDC announced on 2026-03-13 that it acquired the PhoenixNAP colocation data center at 3402 East University Drive and rebranded it as Phoenix I. The site currently has 8 MW of installed capacity with an additional 18 MW planned, for 26 MW total, and 250,000 square feet of data-center capacity. [Source: https://www.radius-dc.com/radiusdc-acquires-phoenixnap-colocation-data-center; Date: 2026-03-13]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the operator-disclosed 250,000-square-foot capacity.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Grandilla-Foot Creek Tonopah Data Center Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Tonopah", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Grandilla Arizona LLC; Foot Creek LLC", "operators": "Grandilla Arizona LLC; Foot Creek LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2026-02-17 that Maricopa County supervisors approved rezoning on 2026-02-13 for a 638-acre data-center campus near 491st Avenue and Thomas Road in Tonopah, with seven 322,000-square-foot buildings totaling about 2.25 million square feet. The report identifies Grandilla Arizona LLC and Foot Creek LLC as the site owners. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/225-million-sq-ft-data-center-campus-proposed-in-arizona/; Date: 2026-02-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Menlo Digital Phoenix Campus", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Phoenix", "county": "Maricopa County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Menlo Digital", "operators": "Menlo Digital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 257.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Fox 10 Phoenix reported on 2026-07-09 that Phoenix City Council had recently approved removing drainage and waterline easements to prepare the site for development and that Menlo Digital's website described MD-PHX1 as a proposed 38-acre campus with five data-center buildings, one million square feet, more than 257 MW of utility power, and 180 MW of critical IT load. [Source: https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/ahwatukee-residents-push-back-proposed-38-acre-menlo-digital-data-center; Date: 2026-07-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Huntley Page Data Center", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Page", "county": "Coconino County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Huntley LLC", "operators": "Huntley LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2025-11-24 that Huntley LLC proposed a 500-acre, 1 GW data-center campus in Page, Arizona, with Coconino County planning documents describing associated water demand and utility needs. Lake Powell Chronicle reported on 2026-06-23 that local residents were still seeking more detail on the deal, indicating the proposal remained active and contested during the target window. [Source: https://lakepowellchronicle.com/stories/decoding-the-strategic-ambiguity-of-the-huntley-data-center-deal,111313; Date: 2026-06-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Southwest Crossing Data Center", "state": "Arizona", "city": "Casa Grande", "county": "Pinal County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Ryan Companies", "operators": "Ryan Companies", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1400000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1600000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-01-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2025-01-16 that Pinal County's Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval for Ryan Companies' Southwest Crossing data-center campus on about 172 acres between Phoenix and Tucson, describing a four-building, 1.4 million-square-foot campus with roughly 400 MW of expected demand and an estimated $1.6 billion development cost. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/400mw-data-center-campus-proposed-in-casa-grande-arizona/; Date: 2025-01-16]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the reported 1.4 million-square-foot full-campus area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "AVAIO Pittsburg Perseus Data Center", "state": "California", "city": "Pittsburg", "county": "Contra Costa County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "AVAIO Digital Partners; Pittsburg Data Hub, LLC", "operators": "AVAIO Digital Partners; Pittsburg Data Hub, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 92.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-02-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "City of Pittsburg describes the AVAIO Perseus Data Center as an approved project within Pittsburg Technology Park; future phases still require at least Zoning Administrator approval. CEC docket 24-SPPE-01 lists the associated AVAIO Pittsburg Backup Generating Facility as exempted, with a June 18, 2026 close-docket memo and 92 MW of backup generation for a roughly 347,740 square foot Phase I data center at 2232 Golf Club Road. [Source: https://www.pittsburgca.gov/services/community-development/planning/advanced-planning-special-projects/pittsburg-technology-park-specific-plan-project; Date: 2026-06-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Goodman Energy Park Data Center", "state": "California", "city": "Vernon", "county": "Los Angeles County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "GIC Vernon LLC; Goodman Group", "operators": "GIC Vernon LLC; Goodman Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-02-28", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "CEC docket 25-SPPE-01 remains under review for the Vernon Backup Generating Facility supporting the Goodman Energy Park Data Center. CEC describes two GEP data center buildings at 3163 East Vernon Avenue and 3049 East Vernon Avenue, backed by 40 diesel generators providing up to 99 MW. Distinct from DataBank / Goodman LAX2 at 3094 E Vernon Avenue. Docket log shows February 17, 2026 supplemental data responses and was generated July 16, 2026. [Source: https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=25-SPPE-01; Date: 2026-07-16]; QA 2026-07-18: Cleared 99 MW backup-generation rating from the data-center power field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Eight Form 750 North Nash Street Data Center", "state": "California", "city": "El Segundo", "county": "Los Angeles County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Eight Form; Arup", "operators": "Eight Form; Arup", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 230780.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "El Segundo noticed a July 9, 2026 Planning Commission hearing for Eight Form's proposal to demolish the Hyatt Place at 750 North Nash Street and build a five-story, 230,780 gross square foot data center with a 66/12 kV substation. Urbanize LA reported that after a more than three-hour July 9 hearing and intense community backlash, the applicant's representative stated an intent to withdraw the application. [Source: https://la.urbanize.city/post/developer-pulls-plug-short-lived-plan-el-segundo-data-center; Date: 2026-07-13]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the 230,780-gross-square-foot area from the withdrawn application.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Vantage CO21 Aurora Campus", "state": "Colorado", "city": "Aurora", "county": "Adams County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Vantage Data Centers purchased 143 acres in Aurora, Colorado, to develop a five-building data center campus. No general contractor, specific power capacity, or contract value had been disclosed. [Source: https://dcweeklyintel.com/markets/co; Date: 2026-06-16]; QA 2026-07-19: Replaced unknown county with Adams County from the documented campus location.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Project Swan", "state": "Florida", "city": "Lakeland", "county": "Polk County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Ryan Companies U.S. Inc.; Kimley-Horn", "operators": "Ryan Companies U.S. Inc.; Kimley-Horn", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Kimley-Horn applied on May 5, 2026 for concept-plan review on behalf of Ryan Companies U.S. Inc. for a potential 600,000-square-foot data center on 60.5 acres at 923 Wilkinson Road near Old Tampa Highway. The concept shows three data-center buildings, mechanical yards, stormwater ponds, and an electrical substation. The project remains in early concept review, has not been approved by any city department, and Lakeland officials said data centers are not currently listed in the land development code, meaning the applicant may need a permitted-use determination, zoning and land-use changes, or a code amendment. [Source: https://wusf.org/text/politics-issues/2026-05-31/hyperscale-data-center-proposed-for-lakeland | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/600000-sq-ft-project-swan-data-center-could-be-built-in-lakeland-florida/; Date: 2026-05-31; 2026-06-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "American Tower Pinellas Park Edge Data Center", "state": "Florida", "city": "Pinellas Park", "county": "Pinellas County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "American Tower", "operators": "American Tower", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 4.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "American Tower filed a permit request/proposal for a small-scale edge data center at 10700 76th Court North, on a site with an existing office building and cell tower. Local officials said the proposal is in its earliest stages and will require formal review and public approval; Data Center Dynamics reports the Tampa Bay facility is expected to offer 4 MW in a 17,655-square-foot building on 2.3 acres within a larger 23-acre site. [Source: https://www.fox13news.com/news/boston-developer-files-building-permit-pinellas-park-data-center | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/american-tower-files-to-develop-4mw-edge-data-center-outside-tampa-florida/; Date: 2026-06-17; 2026-06-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "CoreSite OR1 Orlando Expansion", "state": "Florida", "city": "Orlando", "county": "Orange County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "CoreSite; American Tower", "operators": "CoreSite; American Tower", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "CoreSite, an American Tower company, is seeking environmental approval to add a second data-center building at its existing OR1 campus at 9701 South John Young Parkway near SR-528. Permit-modification reporting describes a proposed two-story, 76,000-square-foot building over an existing parking lot, adding to the current 129,000-square-foot campus on 16 acres. [Source: https://jaredjones.com/2026/06/12/coresite-orlando-data-center-expansion/; Date: 2026-06-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Project Indo", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Cartersville", "county": "Bartow", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "DataBank Holdings Ltd", "operators": "DataBank Holdings Ltd", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2400000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Georgia DCA DRI #4761 identifies Project Indo as a DataBank Holdings Ltd technological-facility/data-center proposal at 218 Industrial Park Road in Cartersville. The initial form describes a 200 +/- MW critical IT load data center on about 69 acres with about 1,100,000 square feet of floor area; the Part 2 form reports an estimated $2.4B build-out value, about $23M in estimated annual local tax revenue, about 60 FTEs, and DCA records show an RDC finding dated July 15, 2026. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4761; https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/InitialForm.aspx?driid=4761; https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AdditionalForm.aspx?driid=4761; Date: 2026-06-19; 2026-07-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "CleanSpark - Sandersville Data Center Campus", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Sandersville", "county": "Washington County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "CleanSpark; undisclosed global technology tenant", "operators": "CleanSpark; undisclosed global technology tenant", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": 175.0, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "CleanSpark announced a 20-year triple-net infrastructure lease with two five-year extension options for its Sandersville, Georgia campus. The agreement covers 175 MW of critical IT load for an undisclosed high-investment-grade global technology tenant, with deliveries expected to begin in Q4 2027. The $6.6B figure disclosed by CleanSpark is contracted revenue over the initial lease term, not project capex, so investmentUSD is left null. [Source: https://investors.cleanspark.com/news/news-details/2026/CleanSpark-Secures-Twenty-Year-Lease-with-High-Investment-Grade-Global-Technology-Company-for-Data-Center-in-Sandersville-Georgia/default.aspx; Date: 2026-07-14]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized Washington County and moved 175 MW from facility power to the source-labeled critical IT-load field.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Duos Edge AI - Columbus Campus Nistar Deployment", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Columbus", "county": "Muscogee", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Duos Edge AI; Nistar", "operators": "Duos Edge AI; Nistar", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Duos Technologies said subsidiary Duos Edge AI executed a Master Services Agreement with Nistar to deploy up to 2 MW of critical IT-load capacity plus utility infrastructure at Duos' Columbus, Georgia campus. Duos said the Nistar deployment adds to an existing contract for a total of 10 MW at the site expected to be billing by the end of August 2026, with another 10 MW planned for October-November 2026; only the newly announced 2 MW is recorded in powerCapacityMW. [Source: https://ir.duostechnologies.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/847/duos-signs-agreement-for-an-additional-2-mw-deployment; Date: 2026-07-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Prime Storage - Powers Ferry Marietta Data Center Conversion", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Marietta", "county": "Cobb", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Prime Storage Powers Ferry Place Marietta, LLC; Prime Group Holdings", "operators": "Prime Storage Powers Ferry Place Marietta, LLC; Prime Group Holdings", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 18.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported that Prime Storage Powers Ferry Place Marietta, LLC filed to convert part of an existing self-storage property at 1155 Powers Ferry Place in Marietta into an 18 MW data center, while retaining part of the self-storage use. Public reporting reviewed for this pass did not disclose capex or a final approval date. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/self-storage-facility-in-marietta-georgia-targeted-for-18mw-data-center/; Date: 2026-07-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Hickman Property", "state": "Georgia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Douglas", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "East Village Dothan, LLC; EdgeConneX-linked affiliate", "operators": "East Village Dothan, LLC; EdgeConneX-linked affiliate", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-03-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Georgia DCA DRI #4422 identified East Village Dothan, LLC as developer for the Hickman Property proposal: about 700.69 acres in Douglas County plus 35.47 acres in Villa Rica, with 11 data center buildings totaling 6,220,000 square feet and three warehouse buildings totaling 66,000 square feet. Data Center Dynamics reported on July 9, 2026 that Douglas County commissioners denied the EdgeConneX-linked zoning request; status is recorded as canceled because the rezoning/SUP request was denied, though any future refiling would need separate verification. [Source: https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/AppSummary.aspx?driid=4422; https://apps.dca.ga.gov/DRI/InitialForm.aspx?driid=4422; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/county-officials-deny-data-center-zoning-request-in-georgia/; Date: 2025-03-14; 2026-07-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "UH Cancer Center PAC-AID Medical AI Core Data Center", "state": "Hawaii", "city": "Honolulu", "county": "Honolulu County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "University of Hawaii Cancer Center; University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine; National Institutes of Health", "operators": "University of Hawaii Cancer Center; University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine; National Institutes of Health", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 300000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "UH announced a more than $12 million, five-year NIH award to establish the Pacific Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Medicine. The project will renovate the UH Cancer Center Data Center to establish a Medical AI Core on the shared Kakaako campus of the UH Cancer Center and JABSOM. GovTech/Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported on 2026-06-22 that work was already underway to convert and outfit a garage-sized, air-conditioned, ground-floor room into an AI data center by the end of 2026, and that $300,000 of the federal funds would convert the Cancer Center data center and equip it with high-speed equipment. The broader award is larger, but the disclosed data-center conversion amount is $300,000. [Source: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/06/21/12-million-establishes-pac-aid/ | https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/university-of-hawaii-to-build-data-center-for-healthcare; Date: 2026-06-21; 2026-06-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Globalstar / DXN Maui Modular Data Center Deployment", "state": "Hawaii", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Maui County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Globalstar; DXN Limited", "operators": "Globalstar; DXN Limited", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2980000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Globalstar selected DXN to deliver three high-specification prefabricated modular data center units to Maui, Hawaii, under an AU$4.6 million contract reported as approximately US$2.98 million, with delivery due by the end of 2025. No public completion or commissioning confirmation is supplied, so status remains planned. City, power capacity, and permanent jobs were not disclosed. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/satellite-firm-globalstar-taps-dxn-to-deliver-three-prefab-data-center-modules/; Date: 2025-06-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Hawaiian Telcom Kawaihae Data Center", "state": "Hawaii", "city": "Kawaihae", "county": "Hawaii County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Hawaiian Telcom", "operators": "Hawaiian Telcom", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Hawaiian Telcom identifies Kawaihae on Hawaii Island as a separate colocation data center from the Endeavor facility on Oahu, with redundant fiber paths between them. The Kawaihae facility offers physical colocation, network connectivity, engineering support, UPS and backup diesel generator power, cooling and air-handling, and 24x7x365 monitoring. Hawaii Public Radio reported on 2026-07-08 that Hawaiian Telcom has a data center in Kawaihae and that Hawaii County Bill 170 would not retroactively affect it. No source found disclosed investment, MW capacity, original announcement date, or a recent expansion. [Source: https://www.hawaiiantel.com/business/Business/Products-Services/Network-Security/Data-Center-Colocation-Services | https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2026-07-08/hawaii-county-moves-to-block-data-centers; Date: 2026; 2026-07-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Aalo Project Ascension On-Site Data Center", "state": "Idaho", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Aalo Atomics; Idaho National Laboratory; U.S. Department of Energy", "operators": "Aalo Atomics; Idaho National Laboratory; U.S. Department of Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 10.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Aalo announced on July 4, 2026 that it had already begun work on Project Ascension, a commercial-scale system on the Aalo-X Campus at Idaho National Laboratory that will produce 10 MWe and power an on-site data center in 2027. A March 19, 2026 Aalo update described Project Ascension as the full-power Aalo-X demonstration reactor that integrates electrical output with data center infrastructure. Investment, exact municipality, and county were not disclosed in the reviewed sources. [Source: https://www.aalo.com/post/aalo-achieves-first-criticality | https://www.aalo.com/post/aalo-atomics-unveils-critical-test-reactor-first-new-reactor-at-inl-in-50-years; Date: 2026-07-04; 2026-03-19]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "HydraVault - Chicago AI Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Chicago", "county": "Cook County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "HydraVault; Power Construction; Gensler", "operators": "HydraVault; Power Construction; Gensler", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 76000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 20.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Urbanize Chicago reported on February 16, 2026 that a full building permit had been issued for HydraVault's AI-ready data center at 2538 S. Wabash, allowing Power Construction to continue construction; the article describes a two-story, 20 MW facility using closed-loop waterless cooling. [Source: https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/full-building-permit-issued-ai-data-center-project; Date: 2026-02-16]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the reported 76,000-square-foot facility area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Whiterose Partners - South Elgin Kenyon Road Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "South Elgin", "county": "Kane County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Whiterose Partners LLC", "operators": "Whiterose Partners LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Whiterose Partners is pursuing roughly 20 acres of a 31.4-acre Kenyon farm parcel at 33W304 Kenyon Road for a data center concept, with annexation into South Elgin and Planning and Zoning Commission concept review expected on August 19, 2026. [Source: https://hoodline.com/2026/07/south-elgin-farm-on-the-line-as-data-center-targets-kenyon-dairy/; Date: 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Midwest Power Investors - Rochelle Steward Road Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Rochelle", "county": "Ogle County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Midwest Power Investors LLC; LFF Industrial", "operators": "Midwest Power Investors LLC; LFF Industrial", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 48.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Shaw Local reported that Rochelle City Council voted unanimously on April 27, 2026 to deny the development agreement for a proposed 300,000-square-foot data center north of Steward Road, west of the BNSF railroad and south of Interstate 88; the first phase would have required 48 MW, with optional later phases to 100 MW and beyond 150 MW. [Source: https://www.shawlocal.com/ogle-county-news/2026/04/28/rochelle-city-council-unanimously-denies-data-center-development-agreement/; Date: 2026-04-28]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Karis Critical - Hoffman Estates Plum Farms Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Hoffman Estates", "county": "Cook County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Karis Critical; H.E. Holdings LLC", "operators": "Karis Critical; H.E. Holdings LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-02-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Karis Critical withdrew its rezoning request on July 1, 2026 for a proposed data center on the 186-acre Plum Farms property at Higgins Road and Route 59 after the Hoffman Estates Plan Commission voted 4-2 to recommend denial and residents opposed the project. [Source: https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/developer-withdraws-rezoning-request-for-controversial-data-center-in-hoffman-estates/; Date: 2026-07-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Yorkville Nexus V - Meyer Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Yorkville", "county": "Kendall County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Yorkville Nexus V LLC; Green Door Capital", "operators": "Yorkville Nexus V LLC; Green Door Capital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Shaw Local reported that the developers withdrew the Meyer data center proposal near the Caledonia subdivision after losing Yorkville City Council support; the revised request had sought data center rezoning for two western parcels totaling 91 acres while leaving a 37-acre eastern parcel as multifamily residential. [Source: https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2026/04/15/data-center-developer-drops-proposal-after-losing-yorkville-city-council-support/; Date: 2026-04-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "CyrusOne - Yorkville Campus", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Yorkville", "county": "Kendall County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "CyrusOne; C1 Yorkville LLC", "operators": "CyrusOne; C1 Yorkville LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-07-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Shaw Local reported on July 14, 2026 that the developers of the 228-acre CyrusOne Yorkville data center agreed to pay the city $15 million up front upon issuance of the first building permit and that Yorkville imposed water-use limits reducing allowed usage from 500,000 gallons per day to 40,000 gallons per day. [Source: https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2026/07/14/228-acre-cyrusone-data-center-agrees-to-pay-yorkville-15-million-up-front-city-imposes-water-use-limits/; Date: 2026-07-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Oracle America - Elk Grove Village Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Elk Grove Village", "county": "Cook County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Oracle America, Inc.", "operators": "Oracle America, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 555000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Illinois DCEO 2025 Data Center Investment Program annual report lists Oracle America, Inc. in Elk Grove Village as a 2025 signed MOU with a $555,000,000 investment commitment, an estimated $34,687,500 value of tax benefits, and 20 new jobs. [Source: https://dceo.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dceo/aboutdceo/reportsrequiredbystatute/2025-data-centers-annual-report.pdf; Date: 2026-07-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "CenterSquare ORD2 - 2425 Busse Road", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Elk Grove Village", "county": "Cook County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "2425 Busse Road LLC; CenterSquare", "operators": "2425 Busse Road LLC; CenterSquare", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 274152813.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Illinois DCEO 2025 Data Center Investment Program annual report lists 2425 Busse Road LLC (CenterSquare ORD2) in Elk Grove Village as a 2025 signed MOU with a $274,152,813 investment commitment, an estimated $17,134,551 value of tax benefits, and 20 new jobs. [Source: https://dceo.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dceo/aboutdceo/reportsrequiredbystatute/2025-data-centers-annual-report.pdf; Date: 2026-07-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "CenterSquare ORD4 - 4513 Western Avenue", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Lisle", "county": "DuPage County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "4513 Western Avenue LLC; CenterSquare", "operators": "4513 Western Avenue LLC; CenterSquare", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 258374703.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Illinois DCEO 2025 Data Center Investment Program annual report lists 4513 Western Avenue LLC (CenterSquare ORD4) in Lisle as a 2025 signed MOU with a $258,374,703 investment commitment, an estimated $16,148,419 value of tax benefits, and 20 new jobs. [Source: https://dceo.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dceo/aboutdceo/reportsrequiredbystatute/2025-data-centers-annual-report.pdf; Date: 2026-07-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "EdgeConneX - Elk Grove Village 2025 Data Center", "state": "Illinois", "city": "Elk Grove Village", "county": "Cook County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "EdgeConneX, Inc.", "operators": "EdgeConneX, Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 501238000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Illinois DCEO 2025 Data Center Investment Program annual report lists EdgeConneX, Inc. in Elk Grove Village as a 2025 signed MOU with a $501,238,000 investment commitment, an estimated $31,327,375 value of tax benefits, and 20 new jobs. [Source: https://dceo.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/dceo/aboutdceo/reportsrequiredbystatute/2025-data-centers-annual-report.pdf; Date: 2026-07-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Google Michigan City Data Center (Project Maize)", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Michigan City", "county": "La Porte County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Google; Phoenix Investors", "operators": "Google; Phoenix Investors", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 832000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Google confirmed it is acquiring the Project Maize site at 402 Royal Road, the former Federal Mogul Corp. facility owned by Phoenix Investors since 2022. Local reporting and the Michigan City EDC described the $832 million data center project as under development, with Google committing to cover all site power and Google-driven infrastructure costs. [Source: https://www.wndu.com/2026/04/16/google-confirms-acquisition-michigan-city-data-center-site/; Date: 2026-04-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Prologis Shelbyville Data Center (Project Hackman)", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Shelbyville", "county": "Shelby County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Prologis", "operators": "Prologis", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Shelbyville Common Council approved annexation, rezoning, and an economic development agreement with Prologis for about 429 acres near State Road 44. The agreement references a possible multi-phase development of up to eleven data center buildings and about $2 billion of estimated investment; separate applications, permits, and regulatory approvals are still required before construction. [Source: https://www.shelbyville.in.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/364; Date: 2026-04-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Surge Development Knightstown Data Center", "state": "Indiana", "city": "Knightstown", "county": "Henry County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Surge Development; GM Development", "operators": "Surge Development; GM Development", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "After Henry County officials approved zoning for a planned unit development, Surge Development and GM Development described a large data center site near I-70 and State Road 109 outside Knightstown. The project has no confirmed tenant yet, could build over eight to ten years, is being designed around onsite power generation, and the developer said the site could support roughly one gigawatt of generation capacity. [Source: https://www.brookvilleindiana.com/story/2026/03/11/news/developer-discusses-knightstown-data-center-proposal-after-henry-county-approval/1263.html; Date: 2026-03-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Oppidan Connect - Cedar Rapids 33rd Avenue Data Center", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Cedar Rapids", "county": "Linn County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Oppidan Connect; CLOP Cedar Rapids IA LLC", "operators": "Oppidan Connect; CLOP Cedar Rapids IA LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 98695.0, "powerCapacityMW": 10.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 101000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cedar Rapids records and local reporting identify CLOP Cedar Rapids IA LLC/Oppidan Connect as developer of a 98,695-square-foot data center at 1515 33rd Ave. SW. The building permit was approved June 22, 2026, with listed valuation just over $101 million and up to 10 MW of power draw. Cedar Rapids says the site is already zoned industrial, the project did not require a development agreement, rezoning, public hearing, or City Council vote, and submitted information indicates closed-loop cooling. [Source: https://corridorbusiness.com/building-permit-issued-for-new-cedar-rapids-data-center/ | https://www.economicdevelopmentcr.com/data-centers; Date: 2026-07-09; 2026-07]; QA 2026-07-19: Added permitted building area and normalized Linn County.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Lightedge - Ames Aviation Way Edge Colocation Facility", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Ames", "county": "Story", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Lightedge", "operators": "Lightedge", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 25.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Lightedge proposed leasing roughly 10.86 acres of city airport land on Aviation Way, west of Sigler Companies, for a phased edge colocation data center. City materials describe phase one at 3 MW, phase two at 6 MW, and ultimate buildout of 25 MW over about 10 years. Council review and public listening sessions were underway; no final approval was reported. [Source: https://www.cityofames.org/News-articles/City-Council-to-Review-Proposed-Data-Center-Includes-Public-Input-Process | https://www.cityofames.org/Resident-Services/Whats-Happening-in-Ames/Major-Projects/Potential-Data-Center-Development | https://lightedge.com/ames/; Date: 2026-06-18; 2026-07; 2026-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "QTS - Clinton Data Center Campus", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Clinton", "county": "Clinton County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers", "operators": "QTS Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "QTS says it is exploring a proposed data center campus in Clinton and remains in early planning. Local reporting places the potential campus north of U.S. Highway 30 and west of Mill Creek Parkway, and reports QTS statements describing a multibillion-dollar investment, thousands of construction jobs, hundreds of full-time positions, closed-loop cooling once operational, and QTS-funded energy infrastructure. Clinton City Council rejected a 120-day data center moratorium on June 9, 2026 by a 5-2 vote, leaving the city in a fact-finding and ordinance-development posture rather than halting the proposal. [Source: https://q.com/data-centers/clinton/ | https://www.kwqc.com/2026/05/26/clinton-discuss-data-center-concerns-amid-ai-growth/ | https://www.wvik.org/wvik-top-stories/2026-06-10/majority-of-clinton-city-council-vote-down-data-center-moratorium; Date: 2026-07; 2026-05-26; 2026-06-10]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized the county and added the $10 billion contemplated investment reported July 16.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Karis Critical - Dubuque County Data Center", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Dubuque County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Karis; Karis Critical", "operators": "Karis; Karis Critical", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Karis, a Florida-based real estate company with a Karis Critical data center platform, contacted Dubuque County in mid-May 2026 about a potential project east of Dubuque Regional Airport and contacted the City of Dubuque about water and sanitary sewer connections. No formal application had been submitted as of July 10, 2026. Public records reported by KCRG indicate the potential data center would require up to 3 million gallons of water to initially charge a closed-loop cooling system and up to 250,000 gallons annually for operations. Dubuque County approved a 12-month data center moratorium on May 26, 2026, so the project is subject to the moratorium and ordinance process. [Source: https://www.kcrg.com/2026/06/26/real-estate-company-looking-dubuque-county-land-possible-data-center/ | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/karis-named-as-firm-behind-proposed-data-center-project-in-dubuque-county-iowa/ | https://www.kcrg.com/2026/07/10/potential-dubuque-data-center-could-require-3-million-gallons-water-city-seeks-public-input/; Date: 2026-06-26; 2026-06-26; 2026-07-10]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized Dubuque County.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Cascade Industrial Park Data Center", "state": "Iowa", "city": "Cascade", "county": "Dubuque County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": null, "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Purchaser was updating plans for a 50,000-75,000-square-foot data center building on 15 acres.", "announcedDate": "2026-06-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cascade City Council minutes from June 8, 2026 record CEDC president Ken McDermott saying the purchaser of 15 acres sold the prior year was updating plans for a 50,000-75,000-square-foot building to house a data center. The minutes say the building would use a closed-loop system with very little water use, could employ 20-30 workers over three shifts, and that a community meeting would be held after plans are updated. Sponsor, investment, capacity, and permit status were not identified in the minutes. [Source: https://www.cityofcascade.org/vimages/shared/vnews/stories/6959ce08641c7/June%208%202026%20Council%20Minutes.pdf; Date: 2026-06-08]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized county name and preserved the disclosed building-size range without converting it to an exact value.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty De Soto Data Center Development", "state": "Kansas", "city": "De Soto", "county": "Johnson County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Digital Realty is planning a 600 MW data center campus after acquiring powered land in De Soto, Kansas; public project cost estimates were not finalized in the reviewed source. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-realty-plans-600mw-campus-in-kansas-acquires-investment-firm-columbia-capital/; Date: 2026-06-22]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Flint Hills Digital Campus", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Emporia", "county": "Lyon County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Kanza Park Place LLC", "operators": "Kanza Park Place LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Kanza Park Place announced planning for a gigawatt-scale hyperscale data center campus at Emporia's Industrial Park IV, with an approximately 1,000-acre tentative plan pending zoning recommendations and final Emporia City Commission approval. [Source: https://kvoe.com/2026/06/02/plans-announced-for-flint-hills-digital-campus-in-west-emporia/; Date: 2026-06-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Vine Energy Iola Data Center", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Iola", "county": "Allen County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Vine Energy LLC", "operators": "Vine Energy LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 3600.0, "powerCapacityMW": 3.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Construction was continuing on a 3,600-square-foot facility at the northwest edge of Iola that will house a 3 MW data center owned by Vine Energy LLC. [Source: https://www.iolaregister.com/community/around-town/data-center-update; Date: 2026-04-29]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the reported 3,600-square-foot facility area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Lightfield Energy Proximity Park Technology Campus", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Ottawa", "county": "Franklin County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Lightfield Energy LLC", "operators": "Lightfield Energy LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-12-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Ottawa city commissioners entered a sales contract with Lightfield Energy for 300 acres at Proximity Park; if developed, the technology campus would include an AI data center and natural-gas generation. As of the June 2026 report, Lightfield had received multiple due-diligence extensions, with that period set to end August 1, 2026. [Source: https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/data-centers/ottawa-residents-push-back-against-300-acre-technology-campus-plan; Date: 2026-06-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Prairie Horizon Data Campus", "state": "Kansas", "city": "near St. Marys", "county": "Pottawatomie County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Beltline Energy", "operators": "Beltline Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Beltline Energy's Prairie Horizon Data Campus was described as a proposed Pottawatomie County data center that could use up to 1.2 GW of power; Beltline said the project is sited for access to existing transmission infrastructure, but county approvals and any final operator disclosure remained unresolved in the reviewed source. [Source: https://ecodevo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pott_County_Response_Community_FAQ_Rnd-3_6.10.26.pdf; Date: 2026-06-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Compass Datacenters Shawnee County Proposal", "state": "Kansas", "city": "Topeka area", "county": "Shawnee County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Compass Datacenters", "operators": "Compass Datacenters", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Compass Datacenters contacted nearby landowners about a proposed data center near Southwest 77th Street and Burlingame Road, west of Highway 75 and the Walmart Distribution Center. GO Topeka said it was aware of interest but was waiting for an application before review. [Source: https://www.wibw.com/2026/07/15/topeka-couple-questions-transparency-after-data-center-company-cancels-in-person-meeting/; Date: 2026-07-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "DartPoints Lexington Data Center", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Lexington", "county": "Fayette County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "DartPoints Operating Company", "operators": "DartPoints Operating Company", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 70.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 29000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DartPoints bought the former Lexmark data center property at 745 W. New Circle Road in May 2026 for $29 million and plans to expand the existing campus for cloud, AI, and other intensive computing. WEKU reported that the campus spans 29.5 acres with about 81,000 square feet of existing data center space, an initial 20-30 MW capacity range, a long-term expansion plan to 70 MW, closed-loop low-water-use heat rejection, existing data-center zoning, and an on-site Kentucky Utilities substation. [Source: https://www.weku.org/lexington-richmond/2026-06-04/data-center-company-plans-to-expand-former-lexmark-property-for-cloud-ai-computing; Date: 2026-06-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Franklin-Simpson Data Storage and Service Center", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Franklin", "county": "Simpson County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TenKey LandCo I LLC", "operators": "TenKey LandCo I LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 600000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 4800000000.0, "sizeNotes": "Three planned 200,000-square-foot facilities on roughly 200 acres", "announcedDate": "2026-01-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "TenKey LandCo proposed a Franklin-Simpson Data Storage and Service Center on about 200 acres near Exit 2 of I-65, with three 200,000-square-foot facilities over a three-year period and an estimated $1.6 billion investment for each facility. The Franklin Planning and Zoning Commission approved a preliminary development plan with conditions on March 3, 2026, while separate litigation over Simpson County's data-center ordinance remained active. [Source: https://www.wbko.com/2026/01/16/data-center-seeks-preliminary-site-development-plan-for-simpson-county/ | https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-03-05/feet-to-the-fire-preliminary-plan-for-franklin-data-center-approved; Date: 2026-01-16; 2026-03-05]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the 600,000-square-foot three-building total.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "MD Squared Power Pikeville Data Center", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Pikeville", "county": "Pike County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "MD Squared Power LLC; City of Pikeville", "operators": "MD Squared Power LLC; City of Pikeville", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 250000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Pikeville signed a preliminary agreement with MD Squared Power LLC to explore a potential data center at the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park. Public reporting described the concept as a roughly $250 million, 25-30 MW data center; powerCapacityMW uses the high end of the reported range. The agreement is exploratory, so the project is listed as planned rather than under-construction. [Source: https://www.wymt.com/2026/06/05/pikeville-signs-agreement-explore-data-center-development/ | https://hoptownchronicle.org/see-where-data-center-developers-are-looking-to-build-in-kentucky/; Date: 2026-06-05; 2026-07-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Mercer County Data Center (Handy Road)", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Burgin area", "county": "Mercer County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "American Farm Investors; JLL Louisville Real Estate", "operators": "American Farm Investors; JLL Louisville Real Estate", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "A Mercer County site near Handy Road and Burgin is being pursued or marketed for a data center by American Farm Investors and JLL Louisville Real Estate. July 2026 local reporting said the proposal faces nearby landowner concern, the site is across from DesMar Stables, and Burgin officials determined a July 9 first reading of an annexation ordinance was invalid, canceling the anticipated July 20 second reading. Earlier Mercer County materials described the broader Bailey Pike/Burgin-area marketing effort as privately led and speculative rather than locally incentivized. [Source: https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/proposed-data-center-on-prime-mercer-county-farmland-raises-concerns-for-equestrian-business | https://www.harrodsburgherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Data-Center-FAQ-Doc.pdf; Date: 2026-07-16; 2026-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Core Scientific Calvert City Data Center", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Calvert City", "county": "Marshall County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Core Scientific", "operators": "Core Scientific", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Core Scientific operates the Calvert City, Kentucky data center campus, also described as Calvert 1, 2, and 3. The operator page lists 150 MW of total power capacity, a 15-acre campus footprint, and 60,000 total square feet; a July 2026 Kentucky project tracker describes the facility as operating near Calvert City since 2019. [Source: https://corescientific.com/high-density-data-centers/calvert-city-ky/ | https://hoptownchronicle.org/see-where-data-center-developers-are-looking-to-build-in-kentucky/; Date: 2026; 2026-07-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Riot Platforms Kentucky Facilities", "state": "Kentucky", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Riot Platforms; Block Mining", "operators": "Riot Platforms; Block Mining", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 60.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-07-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Riot's Kentucky facilities came through the 2024 Block Mining acquisition and consist of two operational Kentucky bitcoin-mining/data-center sites totaling 60 MW of developed operational capacity, with 110 MW contracted capacity and a potential pipeline to more than 300 MW in Kentucky. In May 2026, Riot and Terrestrial Energy announced a collaboration to evaluate nuclear-powered large-scale data center projects, including candidate opportunities at Riot's existing Kentucky facilities, but no specific new Kentucky nuclear-powered facility has been announced. [Source: https://www.riotplatforms.com/bitcoin-mining/kentucky-2-navy/ | https://ir.terrestrialenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/terrestrial-energy-and-riot-platforms-launch-collaboration; Date: 2024-07-23; 2026-05-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "T. Rowe Price Owings Mills Technology Center", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Owings Mills", "county": "Baltimore County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Amazon Data Services; T. Rowe Price Group", "operators": "Amazon Data Services; T. Rowe Price Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 55000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 15200000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD reported that Amazon Data Services acquired T. Rowe Price's nine-acre Technology Center at 11550 Cronridge Drive in a $15.2 million sale-leaseback. The property includes about 111,000 square feet of office space, and a cited Bala case study says it includes a 55,000-square-foot data center facility with 20,000 square feet of white space. Amazon told reporting outlets that it does not have plans to build data centers on the property, so this is recorded as an operational acquisition rather than a new construction project. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-buys-office-and-data-center-site-in-maryland-from-t-rowe/; Date: 2026-05-05]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the 55,000-square-foot data-center portion, rather than the full 111,000-square-foot office property.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Sandy Farms Data Center", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Severn", "county": "Anne Arundel County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "GI Partners; Harrison Street Asset Management; Oppidan Connect", "operators": "GI Partners; Harrison Street Asset Management; Oppidan Connect", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 109455.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Commercial Property Executive reported GI Partners paid $221.9 million for two Baltimore-area data centers sold by Harrison Street; Sandy Farms is a 109,455-square-foot facility in Severn. DCD reported the two hyperscale powered-shell sites total more than 218,000 square feet across about 95 acres, are fully leased to a single user, were acquired and broken ground by Harrison Street in 2020 with Oppidan Connect as lead developer, and are designed for future expansion. The investmentUSD field is null because the $221.9 million figure is a combined two-property portfolio price. [Source: https://www.commercialsearch.com/news/exclusive-gi-partners-pays-222m-for-2-baltimore-facilities/ | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/harrison-street-sells-two-powered-shell-data-center-sites-in-maryland/; Date: 2026-02-24; 2026-03-02]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the reported 109,455-square-foot facility area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Eternal Rings Data Center", "state": "Maryland", "city": "Laurel", "county": "Prince George's County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "GI Partners; Harrison Street Asset Management; Oppidan Connect", "operators": "GI Partners; Harrison Street Asset Management; Oppidan Connect", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Commercial Property Executive reported GI Partners paid $221.9 million for two Baltimore-area data centers sold by Harrison Street; Eternal Rings is a 110,336-square-foot facility in Laurel. DCD identified the Laurel property as 9800 S. Eternal Rings Drive and reported that the two powered-shell campuses are fully leased, single-user hyperscale assets with long-term development plans underway. The investmentUSD field is null because the $221.9 million figure is a combined two-property portfolio price. [Source: https://www.commercialsearch.com/news/exclusive-gi-partners-pays-222m-for-2-baltimore-facilities/ | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/harrison-street-sells-two-powered-shell-data-center-sites-in-maryland/; Date: 2026-02-24; 2026-03-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Chestnut River Power Data Center Water Street Holyoke", "state": "Massachusetts", "city": "Holyoke", "county": "Hampden County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Chestnut River Power Data Center", "operators": "Chestnut River Power Data Center", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 20.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 200000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Local reporting described a proposed 20 MW data center at or along Water Street / the Connecticut River in Holyoke, sponsored by Chestnut River Power Data Center, with a reported $200 million investment. Holyoke's City Council voted on June 16, 2026 to ban AI data center development over 12 MW, and Mayor Joshua Garcia signed the ordinance on June 18, 2026; subsequent reporting said the ordinance quashed the proposed Chestnut River facility and that the developer did not plan to fight the city. Treated as canceled for dataset purposes because the project was blocked by the local ban rather than by a company cancellation notice. [Source: https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/06/18/holyoke-mayor-signs-data-center-ban-into-law/ | https://theshoestring.org/2026/07/02/ban-ban-ban-data-center-discontent-reaches-western-massachusetts/ | https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2026-06-17/holyoke-bans-future-data-centers-as-westfield-mulls-a-moratorium; Date: 2026-06-18; 2026-07-02; 2026-06-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Raeden Gibraltar McLouth Steel Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Gibraltar", "county": "Wayne County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Raeden", "operators": "Raeden", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Raeden proposed a 100 MW inference data center at the former McLouth Steel industrial/Superfund site at 27800 W. Jefferson Ave. Gibraltar City Council passed a one-year data center moratorium on March 9, 2026, creating a potential roadblock, but Raeden was moving forward with a community meeting. The project would use an existing industrial building, include natural-gas generation and a closed-loop cooling system, use about 600 gallons of water per day according to Raeden's COO, and employ an estimated 60 to 200 people. [Source: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/03/gibraltar-data-center-moratorium/; https://cityofgibraltarmi.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026.03.31-Updated-Frequently-Asked-Questions.pdf; Date: 2026-03-11; 2026-03-31]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Oakland University Campus Computing Facility", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Rochester Hills", "county": "Oakland County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Oakland University; Fairmount Properties", "operators": "Oakland University; Fairmount Properties", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 26.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Oakland University's data infrastructure page describes a proposed campus colocation/computing facility with estimated capacity of 20 to 26 MW, intended to support high-performance computing, servers, power systems, cooling, and network connectivity. WXYZ reported on June 26, 2026 that Oakland University's board voted to advance the Fairmount Properties project into due diligence, including environmental study near Lot 37, and that the university said groundbreaking remained 18 to 24 months away. [Source: https://www.oakland.edu/data-infrastructure/; https://www.wxyz.com/news/data-centers/oakland-university-board-votes-to-advance-campus-data-center-project-to-due-diligence-phase; Date: 2026-06-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Tondu Stronach Township Data Center Concept", "state": "Michigan", "city": "Stronach Township", "county": "Manistee County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tondu Corporation", "operators": "Tondu Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Stronach Township officials began preliminary discussions in spring 2026 about a possible data center on 150 acres on Stronach Road owned by Joe Tondu of Tondu Corporation. Manistee News Advocate reported on May 12, 2026 that more than 225 people attended a township meeting, Tondu said there were no deals or commitments with technology companies, and residents raised concerns about grid strain, utility bills, water, noise, light, and rural character. Subsequent local reporting says a six-month moratorium took effect June 10, 2026 through December 31, 2026, and no formal application had been filed. [Source: https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/data-center-discussion-draws-225-people-stronach-22252989.php; https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/stronach-township-approves-six-month-data-center-22301704.php; Date: 2026-05-12; 2026-06-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Sansone York Township Toyota Land Data Center", "state": "Michigan", "city": "York Township", "county": "Washtenaw County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Sansone Group; Toyota North America", "operators": "Sansone Group; Toyota North America", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-12-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Sansone Group had explored a hyperscale data center on Toyota-owned land along Platt Road in York Township; Planet Detroit's December 2025 coverage described township discussion of a possible 1 GW data center. WEMU reported on April 30, 2026 that Sansone withdrew its purchase agreement after working to acquire more than 400 acres from Toyota, and township officials said the effort to convert the land from research-park use to heavy industry for a data center had fallen through. [Source: https://planetdetroit.org/2025/12/york-township-data-center-concerns/; https://www.wemu.org/wemu-news/2026-04-30/land-purchase-for-planned-data-center-in-york-township-falls-through; Date: 2025-12-17; 2026-04-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Elk River Industrial Boulevard Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Elk River", "county": "Sherburne County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Elk River Capital LLC; Swervo Development Corp.; Michael Margulies", "operators": "Elk River Capital LLC; Swervo Development Corp.; Michael Margulies", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 33.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Elk River published a public-hearing notice for an ordinance amendment to allow data centers in the I-1 zone and a conditional-use permit for a data center at 19178 Industrial Blvd NW. CBS Minnesota reported the proposal would convert an existing Industrial Boulevard building into a 33 MW, 24-hour data center with about 40 employees and that final city action could come in early July. Later public meeting materials described the application as filed by Elk River Capital LLC / Swervo Development Corp.; as of the checked sources the project remained in local review rather than approved, under construction, or operational. [Source: https://www.elkrivermn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19540/Notice-of-Public-Hearing-Conditional-Use-Permit-and-Ordinance-Amendment-for-Michael-Margulies---data-center; https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/proposed-data-center-elk-river-concerns/; https://elkriverdatacenter.com/research-analysis/; Date: 2026-05-26; 2026-06-15; 2026-07-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Shakopee Capital Dean Lakes Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Shakopee", "county": "Scott County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Shakopee Capital LLC", "operators": "Shakopee Capital LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Shakopee Public Utilities commission packet included a March 13, 2026 memo and draft letter of intent for Shakopee Capital LLC's proposed data center at 5201 Dean Lakes Blvd. The facility was described as requiring 50 MW at full operation, with 25 MW phase-one capacity available in Q4 2026 and another 25 MW in Q3 or Q4 2027. SPU said it had sufficient capacity subject to infrastructure upgrades. The LOI was described as mostly non-binding except for a six-week capacity reservation after execution and a $10,000 reservation fee. [Source: https://shakopeeutilities.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Special-Meeting-Commission-Packet-03-16-26.pdf; Date: 2026-03-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "BlockchAIn Crow Wing County Data Center", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Crow Wing County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure Inc.", "operators": "BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure Inc.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 25.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure's April 2026 SEC-filed investor presentation lists a current Minnesota site in Crow Wing County, described as OBC-owned with interconnection in progress and a target of 25 MW of power delivery by Q4 2026. DCD reported from the same presentation that development was underway, but the source language remains forward-looking and subject to change, so this is recorded as planned rather than under-construction. [Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2070542/000121390026043816/ea028637901ex99-1.htm; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/blockchain-outlines-99bn-plan-for-715mw-data-center-portfolio/; Date: 2026-04-15; 2026-04-29]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Cloud Capital Minneapolis Data Center Expansion", "state": "Minnesota", "city": "Minneapolis", "county": "Hennepin County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Cloud Capital; Arcapita Group Holdings; RealVantage", "operators": "Cloud Capital; Arcapita Group Holdings; RealVantage", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 31.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 7000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Cloud Capital and Arcapita announced acquisition of a 21 MW Minneapolis data center with plans to expand it to 31 MW; current capacity was described as primarily leased to a sovereign AI and cloud-inferencing provider. DCD later reported RealVantage allocated $7 million to the facility and identified it as 1001 3rd Ave S, previously owned by Legacy Investing and occupied by T5. The investmentUSD field records the disclosed $7 million RealVantage allocation, not total acquisition or expansion cost, which was not disclosed. [Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cloud-capital-and-arcapita-acquire-a-21-megawatt-data-center-in-the-us-with-planned-expansion-302661190.html; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/singapore-real-estate-investment-firm-realvantage-invests-in-minnesota-data-center/; Date: 2026-01-14; 2026-03-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Clarksdale Data Center Project", "state": "Mississippi", "city": "Clarksdale", "county": "Coahoma County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Undisclosed global company; City of Clarksdale; Crossroads Economic Partnership", "operators": "Undisclosed global company; City of Clarksdale; Crossroads Economic Partnership", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Potential hyperscale data center on a 648-acre Clarksdale site between the Sunflower River, U.S. 278, Tallahatchie Street and the Roundyard neighborhood. Mississippi Today reported on March 10, 2026 that the Board of Mayor and Commissioners tabled a rezoning proposal and that there were no concrete plans for the site. The city FAQ later described the Data Center Project as a potential multi-billion-dollar hyperscale data center and related infrastructure investment with precise details not released, and said the Board voted on March 23, 2026 to rezone the proposed site from commercial and agricultural use to light industrial. Action News 5 reported the March 23 vote did not approve construction and that, as of March 23, no application had been filed to develop a data center in Clarksdale. [Source: https://mississippitoday.org/2026/03/10/clarksdale-data-center-proposal/ | https://www.cityofclarksdale.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/City-of-Clarksdale-Data-Center-Frequently-Asked-Questions-_FAQ_.pdf | https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/03/24/clarksdale-passes-motion-that-allows-rezoning-potential-data-center/; Date: 2026-03-10; 2026-03; 2026-03-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Project Blitz (Lambda Northland AI Factory)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Kansas City", "county": "Platte County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Lambda", "operators": "Lambda", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Lambda had planned to convert an unoccupied building on Airworld Drive east of Kansas City International Airport into an AI factory, but the project voluntarily withdrew its Port KC bond application in June 2026 after community opposition and utility-timing questions. The withdrawal affects the incentive application, not necessarily any private future reuse of the site. [Source: https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/data-centers/northland-ai-data-center-withdraws-bond-application-with-port-kc; Date: 2026-06-03]; QA 2026-07-19: Corrected status because private work continued after the incentive withdrawal and added the reported approximately $500M project value.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Capstone Technology Campus St. Joseph Data Center", "state": "Missouri", "city": "St. Joseph", "county": "Buchanan County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Capstone Technology Campus; Atmosphere Data Centers", "operators": "Atmosphere Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Capstone Technology Campus, owned by local businessman Steve Craig, withdrew applications to annex and rezone land at 6321 and 5701 Pickett Road for a proposed data center. City materials cited by DCD said any future proposal would require new applications. A draft fact sheet identified Atmosphere Data Centers as the proposed operator, and a draft site plan showed four data center buildings and a substation. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/local-businessman-withdraws-application-for-data-center-in-st-joseph-missouri/; Date: 2026-06-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Wildwood Ranch / Joplin Data Center", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Joplin", "county": "Jasper County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Wildwood Ranch LLC; unnamed heavy-industrial/data-center developer", "operators": "Wildwood Ranch LLC; unnamed heavy-industrial/data-center developer", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New project: Joplin says James Pinjuv, managing member of Wildwood Ranch LLC, filed to annex about 600.4 acres at Central City Road and 20th Street and rezone it from R-1 single-family residential to M-2 heavy industrial. City Council approved both bills on February 17, 2026, but the city reported on March 6, 2026 that no construction permit applications had been submitted and that the developer was first conducting an electric-power feasibility study. [Source: https://www.joplinmo.org/1286/Wildwood-Ranch-Industrial-Complex; Date: 2026-03-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "White Cloud Acres AI Data Center", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Maryville area", "county": "Nodaway County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Scale Microgrids; White Cloud Acres LLC; ReLoad Energy", "operators": "Scale Microgrids; White Cloud Acres LLC; ReLoad Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6300000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "New project: Scale Microgrids, described as formerly ReLoad Energy, presented White Cloud Acres as a $6.3 billion AI data center and co-located natural-gas power plant along US Highway 71 about eight miles south of Maryville. The proposal includes a 600 MW generation facility dedicated to the data center, has no announced hyperscale tenant, and was described as targeting AI applications. [Source: https://www.kq2.com/news/2026/06/03/nodaway-county-commissioners-to-hold-meeting-with-scale-microgrids-about-proposed-data-center/; Date: 2026-06-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Marshfield Area Data Center (Rifle Range Road)", "state": "Missouri", "city": "Marshfield area", "county": "Webster County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": null, "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Webster County Commission described a data center project as currently under construction on Rifle Range Road in rural Webster County, north and east of Marshfield. The commission said it was contacting federal and state regulatory agencies and sharing DNR and Missouri Department of Conservation responses with the public. [Source: https://webstercountymo.gov/commission-data-center-update-may-21/; Date: 2026-05-21]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Fortitude Mining Grand Island Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Grand Island", "county": "Hall County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Fortitude Mining; Fortitude Mining Prop Co NE 3 LLC", "operators": "Fortitude Mining; Fortitude Mining Prop Co NE 3 LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 12.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Grand Island city records for the February 24, 2026 City Council meeting identify a Fortitude Mining data center at 380 Museum Drive and say Fortitude Mining Prop Co NE 3 LLC had leased part of Grand Island Utilities Department property for a new data center. Local reporting on March 5, 2026 said Fortitude Mining would construct the data center north of the JBS facility, cover construction costs, lease city land for $18,000 per year with a 3% annual escalator, and use interruptible electric service. Central Nebraska Today reported on June 26, 2026 that the facility was nearing completion, should open in July or August 2026, and would have a 12 MW load with no water use, no wastewater discharge, and 100% interruptible service. [Source: https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/grand-island/350943a3-b9a2-11f0-a7da-005056a89546-52853562-2925-4e36-b521-e994a5d17b41-1771608178.pdf | https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2026/03/05/new-york-data-mining-company-open-data-center-grand-island/ | https://www.centralnebraskatoday.com/2026/06/26/data-center-nearing-completion-in-east-grand-island/; Date: 2026-02-24; 2026-03-05; 2026-06-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "ArchGreen Grand Island Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Grand Island", "county": "Hall County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "ArchGreen Infrastructure; Southern Public Power District", "operators": "ArchGreen Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 12.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2023-01-31", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Central Nebraska Today reported Hall County's other data center is operated by ArchGreen Infrastructure on 60th Road, a quarter-mile south of Capital Avenue, northwest of Grand Island. Hall County records show the Board of Commissioners approved a five-year conditional use permit on January 31, 2023 for a data center on land leased from Southern Public Power District; the permit limits the site to 14 computing containers and runs through January 31, 2028. The article identifies the project as a 12.5 MW data center. [Source: https://www.centralnebraskatoday.com/2026/06/26/data-center-nearing-completion-in-east-grand-island/; Date: 2026-06-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "AAIM Nebraska 2 Data Center", "state": "Nebraska", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Adams County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "AAIM Data Centers", "operators": "AAIM Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 12.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-07-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "AAIM Data Centers' site lists a July 4, 2025 news item announcing construction of its second Nebraska data center near Hastings. Data Center Map identifies AAIM Nebraska 2 as under construction near the CPI Hayland elevator in the Prosser area and says the facility builds on AAIM's Aurora site. Baxtel says Adams County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval for a commercial cryptocurrency-mining data center on 2.64 acres roughly half a mile west of the CPI Hayland elevator near Prosser, with AAIM planning a 12.5 MW substation connected to Southern Power District supply. [Source: https://www.aaimdc.com/ | https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/nebraska/lincoln/aaim-nebraska-2/ | https://baxtel.com/data-center/aaim-nebraska-2; Date: 2025-07-04; 2026-07; 2026-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Monarch Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Yerington", "county": "Lyon County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Copia Power Devco, LLC", "operators": "Copia Power Devco, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-07-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Lyon County's July 14, 2026 Planning Commission agenda described a requested Planned Unit Development zone change for the Monarch Data Center: 4.6 million square feet, 1,000 MW, eight two-story buildings up to 95 feet tall, 500 MW of battery energy storage, 500 MW of natural-gas backup generation, a substation, high-voltage power lines, and accessory uses on two RR-20 parcels totaling 505.40 acres. Pizen Switch Times reported on July 15, 2026 that the Planning Commission voted 4-3 to recommend approval to the Board of Commissioners after extensive public comment, so the project is still in public-review/planned status rather than fully approved for construction. [Source: https://www.lyon-county.org/DocumentCenter/View/14218/July-14-2026-Agenda; Date: 2026-07-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Microsoft Silver Springs Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Silver Springs", "county": "Lyon County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Microsoft Corporation", "operators": "Microsoft Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Lyon County Planning Commission minutes from February 10, 2026 say Microsoft requested conditional use permits for substations at 1200 W US Highway 50 in Silver Springs to support a data center campus under separate review, that staff was working on an ADR application for a Microsoft data center, and that the substations would tie into the Greenlink project. The minutes also note anticipated substation construction in 2028-2029 and recommendation votes for the Nighthawk and 120-kV substation items. [Source: https://www.lyon-county.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02102026-1977; Date: 2026-02-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Blackjack Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Pahrump", "county": "Nye County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": null, "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Pahrump Valley Times reported that before Nye County's June 2026 temporary moratorium on processing new data center applications, the Blackjack Data Center had already been filed as a Pahrump-area proposal. It had not secured full county approval as of the July 15, 2026 article. Nye County scheduled a July 25 forum and an August 4 hearing on Bill No. 2026-11, which would prohibit data centers in Nye County communities without elected town boards. [Source: https://pvtimes.com/news/data-centers-generating-community-angst-187770/; Date: 2026-07-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Osprey Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Pahrump", "county": "Nye County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": null, "operators": null, "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Pahrump Valley Times reported that Osprey Data Center is one of two Pahrump-area data center proposals already filed before Nye County's June 2026 temporary moratorium on new data-center applications. Neither Osprey nor Blackjack had secured full county approval as of July 15, 2026; the county scheduled a public forum for July 25 and an August 4 hearing on Bill No. 2026-11 concerning data-center prohibitions in some Nye County communities. [Source: https://pvtimes.com/news/data-centers-generating-community-angst-187770/; Date: 2026-07-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Colovore RNO01 Reno Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno", "county": "Washoe County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Colovore; King Street Capital Management", "operators": "Colovore; King Street Capital Management", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-02-18", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Colovore and King Street announced on February 18, 2025 that Colovore had broken ground on RNO01, its newest high-density liquid-cooled data center in Reno, with Nevada Energy committed power and liquid-loop connections for every cabinet. The project was cited by The Nevada Independent in May-June 2026 as one of three Reno-approved data centers relevant to the city's moratorium discussion. [Source: https://www.kingstreet.com/News/20250218-Colovore-Expands-into-Reno-NV-Breaking-Ground-on-its-Third-H; Date: 2025-02-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Oppidan North Valleys Data Center", "state": "Nevada", "city": "Reno", "county": "Washoe County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Oppidan Investment Company; Connect Data Centers", "operators": "Oppidan Investment Company; Connect Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 61500.0, "powerCapacityMW": 5.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-03-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported that Oppidan won Reno City Council approval after appealing a Planning Commission denial for a 61,500-square-foot, 5 MW data center on seven acres along North Virginia Street east of Stead Boulevard. The facility would use evaporative cooling. The project was cited by The Nevada Independent in May-June 2026 as one of three Reno-approved data centers relevant to the city's moratorium discussion. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oppidan-gains-approval-for-5mw-data-center-in-reno-nevada/; Date: 2025-03-17]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the approved 61,500-square-foot area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Chirisa PNJ-01 / PNJ-02 Piscataway Campus", "state": "New Jersey", "city": "Piscataway", "county": "Middlesex County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Chirisa Technology Parks", "operators": "Chirisa Technology Parks", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 90.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Chirisa Technology Parks' project page lists a Piscataway, New Jersey 20-acre campus identified as PNJ-01 / PNJ-02, with 90 MW of power by mid-2026 and status reserved for 2027 delivery. The campus consists of adaptive reuse of an existing building shell and an adjacent two-story greenfield development. No investment amount was published. [Source: https://chirisatechnologyparks.com/; Date: 2026-07-17]; QA 2026-07-18: Normalized county name.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Blockfusion Niagara Falls Campus Expansion", "state": "New York", "city": "Niagara Falls", "county": "Niagara County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Blockfusion USA, Inc.; Blue Acquisition Corp.", "operators": "Blockfusion USA, Inc.; Blue Acquisition Corp.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Blockfusion and Blue Acquisition announced a non-binding anchor lease LOI with a leading AI customer for up to 300 MW of critical IT capacity at Blockfusion's flagship Niagara Falls campus, anchored by 85 MW of guaranteed take-or-pay capacity over an initial 15-year term. The same release announced a non-binding $175 million convertible-note financing term sheet, expected to support initial campus build-out and capitalization if the business combination closes, and an exclusivity agreement for parcels that could support development in excess of 300 MW over time. DCD separately reported the LOI on July 7 and noted Blockfusion is repositioning from crypto mining to AI/HPC infrastructure. [Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/30/3319561/0/en/blockfusion-and-blue-acquisition-corp-announce-lois-for-anchor-lease-with-a-leading-ai-customer-and-175-million-convertible-note-financing-and-non-redemption-agreement-and-advancem.html | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/blockfusion-signs-loi-for-175-million-lease-with-ai-customer-in-niagara-falls/; Date: 2026-06-30; 2026-07-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Treetop Companies East Fishkill Data Center", "state": "New York", "city": "East Fishkill", "county": "Dutchess County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Treetop Companies; Donovan Drive Holdings LLC", "operators": "Treetop Companies; Donovan Drive Holdings LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 1160000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-07-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Times Union reported that Treetop, through Donovan Drive Holdings LLC, entered a 1 GW East Fishkill data center into the NYISO queue in July 2025 after an earlier warehouse proposal for wooded parcels off Lime Kiln Road. The first 500 MW phase was described as slated for 2028, with a second 500 MW by 2030, but no formal town data-center application had been filed. On June 26, 2026, the East Fishkill Town Board unanimously approved a three-year moratorium on large data centers through 2029, materially delaying or blocking consideration of the project; Data Center Dynamics described the proposal as a 1.16 million-square-foot data center south of Old State Road and Interstate 52. [Source: https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/east-fishkill-halts-data-center-plans-three-years-22321152.php | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/three-year-data-center-moratorium-passed-in-town-of-east-fishkill-new-york-state-blocking-planned-campus/; Date: 2026-06-26; 2026-06-26]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the reported 1.16-million-square-foot proposal area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "iPark 84 Data Center Interconnection", "state": "New York", "city": "East Fishkill", "county": "Dutchess County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "iPark East Fishkill LLC", "operators": "iPark East Fishkill LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "NYISO's load-project queue lists iPark East Fishkill LLC's iPark 84 Data Center Interconnection as a 150 MW load project in Dutchess County, submitted March 25, 2026, with a new 115 kV line from the Central Hudson East Fishkill Substation and proposed initial backfeed in October 2028. WAMC reported on June 26, 2026 that East Fishkill residents identified the 150 MW iPark project among data-center proposals in the NYISO queue and that the town moratorium bars data centers over 20 MW from being permitted or considered until July 2029. [Source: https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/1407078/NYISO-Interconnection-Queue.xlsx | https://www.wamc.org/2026-06-26/east-fishkill-passes-3-year-data-center-freeze; Date: 2026-06-30; 2026-06-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Indian Point Data Center Campus Redevelopment", "state": "New York", "city": "Buchanan", "county": "Westchester County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Holtec Decommissioning International; CHA Consulting", "operators": "Holtec Decommissioning International; CHA Consulting", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-08-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "CHA Consulting describes the former Indian Point nuclear power plant site at 450 Broadway in Buchanan as a 240-acre next-generation data center campus redevelopment for Holtec Decommissioning International. CHA says it is supporting the NYISO / Con Edison System Impact Assessment process, with an anticipated 200 MW load and conversion of the site from power producer to high-demand customer through a dual-feed connection to a nearby Con Edison substation. NYISO's load-project queue lists the corresponding 200 MW project as Q1717, 'Proposed Datacenters at 450 Broadway, Buchanan, NY, 10511.' [Source: https://www.chasolutions.com/projects/indian-point-data-center-campus-redevelopment/ | https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/1407078/NYISO-Interconnection-Queue.xlsx; Date: 2026-07-17; 2026-06-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Broome County Tech Park Data Center", "state": "New York", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Broome County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "The Agency Broome County IDA/LDC", "operators": "The Agency Broome County IDA/LDC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-10-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "NYISO's load-project queue lists The Agency's Broome County Tech Park as a 250 MW load project with DAT end use in Broome County, submitted October 30, 2025, with a 345 kV point of interconnection via a loop on the Oakdale-Fraser Line 32 and proposed initial backfeed in December 2029. Public queue aggregators identify the project as an active/proposed data-center load; no investment figure or end user was found. [Source: https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/1407078/NYISO-Interconnection-Queue.xlsx | https://www.interconnection.fyi/project/nyiso-1752; Date: 2026-06-30; 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Pontoon Bridge Road Data Center", "state": "New York", "city": "Unknown", "county": "St. Lawrence County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "American Data Center Partners LLC", "operators": "American Data Center Partners LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 250.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-10-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "NYISO's load-project queue lists American Data Center Partners LLC's Pontoon Bridge Road Data Center as a 250 MW DAT load project in St. Lawrence County, with NYPA Haverstock-Adirondack 345 kV transmission-line interconnection and proposed initial backfeed in December 2027. No investment amount or city-level location was found in the reviewed public sources. [Source: https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/1407078/NYISO-Interconnection-Queue.xlsx | https://cleanview.co/data-centers/new-york/2243/pontoon-bridge-road-data-center; Date: 2026-04-30; 2026-07-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Greenidge 200 MW Data Center Project", "state": "New York", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Yates County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Greenidge Generation, LLC", "operators": "Greenidge Generation, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 200.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-12-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "NYISO's load-project queue lists Greenidge Generation, LLC's Greenidge 200 MW Data Center Project as a 200 MW DAT load project in Yates County, with a point of interconnection at the NYSEG Greenidge 115 kV substation, system-impact-study-in-progress status, and proposed initial backfeed in October 2029. This is distinct from the older 60 MW Greenidge Load queue item. [Source: https://www.nyiso.com/documents/20142/1407078/NYISO-Interconnection-Queue.xlsx; Date: 2026-04-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Energy Storage Solutions Kingsboro Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Tarboro", "county": "Edgecombe County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Energy Storage Solutions LLC", "operators": "Energy Storage Solutions LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Energy Storage Solutions withdrew its proposed Edgecombe County AI data center in July 2026 while county officials were discussing a 24-month data center moratorium. The project was planned for the Kingsboro development area near Tarboro; the source describes an initial eight-phase 300 MW proposal on a 52-acre parcel, notes reports varied up to a possible 900 MW final campus, and states the developer had appealed an earlier denial. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/north-carolina-ai-data-center-proposal-withdrawn-as-county-officials-mull-moratorium/; Date: 2026-07-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Natelli Henderson Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Henderson", "county": "Vance County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Natelli Investments", "operators": "Natelli Investments", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Vance County commissioners approved rezoning of a 40-acre Natelli Investments parcel near Henderson on US-158 Business, between Pine Meadow Trail and Horseshoe Bend Road, from Employment and Institutional to Light Industrial. Local reports indicated the land could be used for a data center, but Natelli had not publicly detailed final plans and would still need county permitting. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/officials-in-north-carolina-county-give-ok-for-rezoning-potential-data-center-incoming/; Date: 2026-04-21]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "American Tower East Charlotte Hood Road Data Center", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Charlotte", "county": "Mecklenburg County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "American Tower Asset Sub LLC", "operators": "American Tower Asset Sub LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 40000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "American Tower Asset sought to defer its rezoning request for an east Charlotte data center off Hood Road near Reedy Creek Nature Preserve after local opposition; the developer asked to revisit the request on May 18, 2026. Capacity and investment were not disclosed in the cited report. [Source: https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/developer-asks-defer-rezoning-request-east-charlotte-data-center/ZQWMS2LC3ZAEPARDZH7AJF7AII/; Date: 2026-04-17]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the application maximum of 40,000 square feet.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty Moores Chapel Road Charlotte Campus", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Charlotte", "county": "Mecklenburg County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 400.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Digital Realty received rezoning approval for a west Charlotte campus at 12899 Moores Chapel Road. The 156-acre site is planned for a 3-million-square-foot data center with two buildings that could support up to 400 MW of IT capacity. Digital Realty purchased the property for $160 million, but that land purchase is not treated as total project investment. [Source: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article316446026.html; Date: 2026-07-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty CLT10 East Trade Expansion", "state": "North Carolina", "city": "Charlotte", "county": "Mecklenburg County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Digital Realty", "operators": "Digital Realty", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Digital Realty is expanding its existing uptown Charlotte data center footprint around 113 North Myers Street and 725 East Trade Street. Digital Realty filed a July 7, 2026 permit to demolish the Court Arcade building at 725 East Trade Street after earlier studying facade preservation. Its land development construction plan called for a new four-story data center building with a mechanical yard and truck delivery driveway. [Source: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article316446026.html; Date: 2026-07-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Nakota AI Data Campus", "state": "North Dakota", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Nixxy, Inc.; Tachyon9 Corporation", "operators": "Nixxy, Inc.; Tachyon9 Corporation", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Nixxy announced that its proposed strategic combination with Tachyon9 is advancing the $1 billion Nakota Data Campus, a roughly 620-acre North Dakota AI infrastructure development designed for up to 1 GW of AI computing capacity. The first 120-150 MW of capacity is targeted for Q2 2027, subject to financing, regulatory approvals, and completion of the proposed transaction. The source locates the campus in North Dakota's energy corridor but does not identify a city or county, so those fields are null. [Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260629639064/en/Nixxy-and-Tachyon-9-Unveil-%241-Billion-Carbon-Conscious-AI-Data-Campus-Designed-Around-Hydrogen-Power-Low-Water-Cooling-and-U.S.-Energy-Security; Date: 2026-06-29]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Google Project Dazzler Scioto County Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Franklin Furnace", "county": "Scioto County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-01-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Google disclosed itself as Project Dazzler in January 2026 after acquiring about 180 acres in Franklin Furnace from the Southern Ohio Port Authority. Local reporting in May 2026 said the project was still in the pre-construction stage, with preliminary site review underway, an estimated $500 million investment, and a tax-abatement structure expected to direct money to Green Local Schools. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-planning-data-center-in-scioto-county-ohio/; https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/news/google-data-center-project-in-franklin-furnace-could-bring-new-revenue-streams-to-green-schools/article_3023f98e-8354-584e-819e-b47af5e6413c.html; Date: 2026-01-30; 2026-05-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "AWS Project Galaxy Sidney Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Sidney", "county": "Shelby County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Sidney's proposed data-center FAQ says Project Galaxy is a proposed AWS data center on 210 acres within Sidney's northern corporation limits, with four planned data center buildings, two planned substations, up to 25 full-time jobs, construction expected to start in late 2026 if approved, and initial operations expected to begin in 2028. [Source: https://www.sidneyoh.com/526/Proposed-Data-Center-FAQ; Date: 2026-06-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "AWS Marysville Innovation Park Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Marysville", "county": "Union County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Amazon Web Services", "operators": "Amazon Web Services", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Marysville's data-center FAQ describes a proposed AWS campus on approximately 227 acres in the Marysville Innovation Park, with four data center buildings, a substation, a water tower, stormwater ponds, generators, and an electric-switching station. The FAQ says construction could start in 2026 if approved, with initial operations expected in 2028. [Source: https://marysvilleohio.org/772/Data-Center-FAQs; Date: 2026-06-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Meta Marysville South Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Marysville", "county": "Union County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Meta; Anadonna LLC", "operators": "Meta; Anadonna LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Reporting tied Meta, through Anadonna LLC, to a second Marysville-area data center proposal called Project Corgi. Marysville materials describe the South Project as about 800 acres southwest of the city, annexed and rezoned in March 2026, with final development-plan approval required before construction. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-and-meta-planning-data-centers-in-marysville-ohio/; https://marysvilleohio.org/772/Data-Center-FAQs; Date: 2026-04-10; 2026-06-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Meta Piqua Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Piqua", "county": "Miami County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Meta; Shaytura LLC", "operators": "Meta; Shaytura LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Meta, operating through Shaytura LLC, has been tied to a proposed Piqua data center. City reporting and project summaries describe approximately 300 acres, about $3.5 million in land-acquisition activity, an initial road/agreement vote in April 2026, and the city planning a moratorium and standards updates for data-center development. [Source: https://www.dailycall.com/news/93914/piqua-oks-road-agreement-for-data-center-project; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-planning-data-center-in-piqua-ohio/; Date: 2026-04-16; 2026-05-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Meta Bowling Green Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Bowling Green", "county": "Wood County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Meta", "operators": "Meta", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 715000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 800000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-01-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Meta announced an $800 million Bowling Green data center in January 2025. Data Center Dynamics reported in May 2026 that the first building had been topped out and construction was under way. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-tops-out-first-building-at-ohio-data-center-campus/; Date: 2026-05-15]; QA 2026-07-19: Added Meta's disclosed 715,000-square-foot facility area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Aligned CMH-02 Conesville Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Conesville", "county": "Coshocton County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Aligned Data Centers", "operators": "Aligned Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Aligned lists CMH-02 as an 82-acre Conesville Industrial Park campus with four buildings and 600 MW critical capacity. The company page says the first building was topped out in early 2026 and the site has phased delivery. [Source: https://www.aligneddc.com/data-centers/cmh-02-conesville/; Date: 2026-02-01]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Vantage OH2 Millersport Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Millersport", "county": "Fairfield County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Vantage Data Centers", "operators": "Vantage Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 696.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06-01", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Vantage's OH2 project page describes a 154-acre Millersport campus with four data centers and 696 MW of capacity. Columbus Business First reported on March 26, 2026 that Vantage expects construction to begin in 2026 on a $2 billion campus and related on-site power plant. Distinct from the existing Vantage OH1 Campus in New Albany. [Source: https://www.vantagedatacenters.com/campuses/oh2/; https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2026/03/26/data-center-vantage-on-site-power-plant-natural-ga.html; Date: 2026-03-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Thor Urbana Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Urbana", "county": "Champaign County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Thor Equities Group", "operators": "Thor Equities Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 150.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2024-09-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Thor Equities announced the acquisition of a 62-acre Urbana campus with a 460,000-square-foot building for conversion to a data center. Data Center Dynamics reported the site had 150 MW of onsite utility power availability. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/thor-equities-buys-ohio-industrial-site-for-data-center-conversion/; Date: 2024-09-30]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Grove City Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Grove City", "county": "Franklin County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Undisclosed developer", "operators": "Undisclosed developer", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 6900000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-26", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Columbus Business First reported Grove City officials were evaluating a proposed $6.9 billion data center and that City Council considered a temporary moratorium on data-center applications while writing local rules. Sponsor, capacity, and final site details were not disclosed in the report. [Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2026/06/26/grove-city-data-center-69-billion-moratorium.html; Date: 2026-06-26]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Pacifico Muhlenberg Township Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Muhlenberg Township", "county": "Pickaway County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Pacifico Energy", "operators": "Pacifico Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-17", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Pacifico proposed a data center in Muhlenberg Township near Orient. Spectrum News reported the company was considering a 100 MW data center on roughly 310 acres and that township trustees approved a moratorium while evaluating zoning rules; July local coverage said the site remained under consideration. [Source: https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2026/02/17/muhlenberg-township-data-center-moratorium; https://www.circlevilleherald.com/news/data-center-project-still-being-considered-in-muhlenberg-township/article_953010ba-6b03-4e08-9a7b-e36f46938e16.html; Date: 2026-02-17; 2026-07-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "OpenAI Stargate Lordstown Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Lordstown", "county": "Trumbull County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "OpenAI; SoftBank; Oracle", "operators": "OpenAI; SoftBank; Oracle", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "OpenAI announced Lordstown as one of the first five new Stargate sites with SoftBank and Oracle in September 2025. Epoch AI's April 2026 construction-tracker update listed the Lordstown Stargate site among the largest new AI data center projects under active construction tracking. [Source: https://openai.com/index/five-new-stargate-sites/; https://epoch.ai/data-insights/ai-supercluster-construction-tracker; Date: 2025-09-22; 2026-04-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Bitdeer Niles Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Niles", "county": "Trumbull County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Bitdeer", "operators": "Bitdeer", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 570.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Bitdeer said it was developing several Ohio data-center sites, including a Niles site with up to 570 MW of potential capacity. Local Niles reporting in April 2026 said city officials approved a study and planning steps tied to Bitdeer's proposed AI/data center development. [Source: https://ir.bitdeer.com/news-releases/news-release-details/bitdeer-announces-strategic-power-capacity-expansion-ohio; https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2026/04/niles-gives-ok-to-study-for-proposed-ai-data-center/; Date: 2025-09-22; 2026-04-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Bitdeer Clarington Hannibal Industrial Park Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Clarington / Hannibal", "county": "Monroe County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Bitdeer", "operators": "Bitdeer", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 570.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Bitdeer identified the Clarington/Hannibal Industrial Park site as part of its Ohio power-capacity expansion, with up to 570 MW of potential capacity. Data Center Dynamics reported in February 2026 that Hannibal Development LLC sued affiliates of Bitdeer over the Monroe County site, so the project appears contested rather than canceled. [Source: https://ir.bitdeer.com/news-releases/news-release-details/bitdeer-announces-strategic-power-capacity-expansion-ohio; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/bitdeer-sued-over-plans-for-ai-data-center-in-monroe-county-ohio/; Date: 2025-09-22; 2026-02-17]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Bitdeer Massillon Data Center Campus", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Massillon", "county": "Stark County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Bitdeer", "operators": "Bitdeer", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 221.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-09-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Bitdeer announced a Massillon, Ohio site with up to 221 MW of potential capacity as part of its strategic Ohio expansion. Data Center Dynamics' June 2026 coverage described the Massillon project as already being developed and separate from the newer Shalersville proposal. [Source: https://ir.bitdeer.com/news-releases/news-release-details/bitdeer-announces-strategic-power-capacity-expansion-ohio; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/bitdeer-planning-new-data-center-campus-in-shalersville-ohio/; Date: 2025-09-22; 2026-06-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Bristolville AI Data Center", "state": "Ohio", "city": "Bristolville", "county": "Trumbull County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Clean Capital Partners; Tecfusions", "operators": "Clean Capital Partners; Tecfusions", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-10-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Clean Capital Partners announced a strategic partnership with Tecfusions in October 2025 to develop an AI infrastructure campus in Bristolville. A May 2026 company update said work continued on Bristolville and other AI infrastructure campuses, but public sources did not disclose project investment or MW capacity. [Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251009257937/en/Clean-Capital-Partners-and-TECFusions-Announce-Strategic-Partnership-to-Develop-AI-Infrastructure-Campus-in-Bristolville-Ohio; https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260513293488/en/Clean-Capital-Partners-and-TECFusions-Strengthen-AI-Infrastructure-Partnership-with-New-Executive-Leadership-and-Expanded-Data-Center-Initiatives; Date: 2025-10-09; 2026-05-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "IREN Oklahoma Data Center Campus", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "IREN", "operators": "IREN", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "IREN announced a 1.6 GW data center campus in Oklahoma spanning about 2,000 acres, with grid studies complete and power scheduled to ramp from 2028. The source did not identify the city or county. [Source: https://iren.com/resources/news/iren-oklahoma-1-6gw-data-center-campus; Date: 2026-02-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Beltline Energy Luther Data Center", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Luther", "county": "Oklahoma County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Beltline Energy; BLE Land Holdings", "operators": "Beltline Energy; BLE Land Holdings", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Beltline Energy filed a zoning application for a proposed data center on about 320 acres on the northeast edge of Luther near the Redbud Energy Facility. The Luther Town Board adopted a six-month data center moratorium through at least Dec. 31, 2026, delaying Beltline's active rezoning application; reporting said Beltline estimated 420 jobs. [Source: https://journalrecord.com/2026/06/18/luther-moratorium-beltline-energy-data-center-proposal/; Date: 2026-06-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Google Muskogee County Data Center Campuses", "state": "Oklahoma", "city": "Summit; Council Hill", "county": "Muskogee County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google; Muskogee County; City of Muskogee; Port Muskogee", "operators": "Google; Muskogee County; City of Muskogee; Port Muskogee", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-11-20", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Google and local partners announced two new data center campuses near Summit and Council Hill in Muskogee County as part of Google's two-year $9 billion Oklahoma investment. No campus-specific investment or power capacity was disclosed in the cited release. [Source: https://www.portmuskogee.com/google-announces-two-data-center-campuses-in-muskogee-county-oklahoma_news/; Date: 2025-11-20]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Verrus Oakline at Mill Creek Data Center Campus", "state": "Oregon", "city": "Salem", "county": "Marion County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Verrus; Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners", "operators": "Verrus; Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 5000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Verrus is exploring a potential data center operation at Salem's Mill Creek Corporate Center and would likely move into formal pre-application if Salem is viable. Reported dedicated Oakline at Mill Creek project would comprise three buildings and a utility substation on 75 acres near Turner Road SE and Deer Park Drive SE; final capacity not yet finalized but starting in the dozens of megawatts. Expected 75 permanent jobs and more than $5 billion of taxable investment; described by Salem as the city's first data center. [Source: https://www.cityofsalem.net/Home/Components/News/News/2169/15; Date: 2026-07-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Boxminer La Pine Data Center", "state": "Oregon", "city": "La Pine", "county": "Deschutes County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Boxminer.io", "operators": "Boxminer.io", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 20.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Proposal rejected before construction. The Source reported on 2026-05-28 that the La Pine City Council unanimously voted on 2026-05-27 to quash the proposed industrial land sale for a Boxminer.io data center at the La Pine Industrial Park; the proposal involved a 20-acre parcel, an initial roughly 20,000-square-foot facility, a 20 MW electrical load, and closed-loop cooling claims. The land sale would also have required Deschutes County approval, and the city manager questioned the developer's jobs and revenue estimates. Data Center Dynamics' 2026-05-25 article identified the proposal as a Boxminer 20 MW crypto/data center proposal on Reed Road. [Source: https://www.bendsource.com/news/localnews/la-pine-rejects-proposed-data-center-amid-public-outcry/; Date: 2026-05-28]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Stonebridge Powder Mills Data Center Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "North Beaver Township and Mahoning Township", "county": "Lawrence County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Stonebridge Associates", "operators": "Stonebridge Associates", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 15000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-15", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Stonebridge Associates filed for preliminary planning consent with North Beaver Township, Mahoning Township, and Lawrence County for a 16-building data center campus and electric substation at the 569-acre Powder Mills Site, a former dynamite/explosives manufacturing property off Route 551 at 3478 Howard Drive and McClelland Avenue. DCD reports Stonebridge intends to spend more than $15 billion and says Penn Power would supply electricity; IT capacity was not disclosed. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/data-center-campus-proposed-at-former-dynamite-factory-site-in-lawrence-county-pennsylvania/; Date: 2026-07-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "PA Data Center Partners Granville Township Data Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Granville Township", "county": "Mifflin County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "PA Data Center Partners; PowerHouse Data Centers", "operators": "PA Data Center Partners; PowerHouse Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "PA Data Center Partners submitted plans for a data center on farmland between Loop Road and Mifflin County Industrial Park on July 10, 2026, two days before a special Granville Township meeting on data-center zoning. DCD reports the proposal would be reviewed under the current ordinance, the developer projected $22.5 million of local tax revenue and 130-230 construction jobs plus 150 direct permanent jobs, and a town hall was scheduled for July 21, 2026. Capacity, investment, and detailed site size were not disclosed in the cited source. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plans-for-data-center-submitted-in-mifflin-county-pennsylvania-just-two-days-before-local-moratorium-vote/; Date: 2026-07-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "HCI DP Land Acquisition South Hanover Quarry Data Center Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "South Hanover Township", "county": "Dauphin County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "HCI DP Land Acquisition LLC; The Hanover Company", "operators": "HCI DP Land Acquisition LLC; The Hanover Company", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 596800.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "HCI DP Land Acquisition LLC filed applications to replace a warehouse plan with a data center campus on about 250 acres of former quarry land on Wagner Street in South Hanover Township's industrial park district. The plan includes two single-story data center buildings of about 401,800 and 195,000 square feet plus an electricity substation, and a separate request for data center use on land outside the industrial park. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/data-centers-planned-at-former-quarry-in-dauphin-county-pennsylvania/; Date: 2026-06-24]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the 596,800-square-foot total for the two proposed data-center buildings.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Five 9s 744 Roble Road Data Center", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Allentown", "county": "Lehigh County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Five 9s Digital; Flexential (former occupant)", "operators": "Five 9s Digital; Flexential (former occupant)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 2.5, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-03", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Five 9s Digital listed the recently vacated former Flexential DC7 facility at 744 Roble Road for lease or sale. The 46,800-square-foot data center on 3.4 acres currently offers 2.5 MW, with 10 MW available within six months via existing distribution infrastructure and more than 40 MW possible after a later PPL Electric Utilities phase. The 2.5 MW value is current capacity, not the expansion option. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-flexential-data-center-up-available-for-leasesale-in-pennsylvania/; Date: 2026-07-03]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Soltier Towanda Crypto Data Mine", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Towanda / Wysox Township", "county": "Bradford County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Soltier LLC", "operators": "Soltier LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Soltier LLC's land-development application for a crypto data mine at 133 Sullivan Street in Towanda, Wysox Township, was delayed after Bradford County planning officials held up progress at the June 16 meeting. The project would remove existing site improvements and install larger electrical service plus 27 new Antbox crypto-mining units; public documents did not disclose power capacity. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/soltier-cryptomine-proposal-delayed-in-bradford-county-pennsylvania/; Date: 2026-06-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Keel Panther Creek HPC/AI Data Center Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Nesquehoning", "county": "Carbon County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms); T5 Data Centers", "operators": "Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms); T5 Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 350.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-08-05", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Keel Infrastructure is developing the Panther Creek campus at a former waste-coal power plant with T5 Data Centers for HPC/AI workloads. DCD's July 2026 interview says Panther Creek could total 1 GW at full build-out, has a firm contract for 350 MW of power by 2028, and could potentially scale to 500 MW or more. Permitting was expected over summer 2026. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/pennsylvanias-appalachian-appeal/; Date: 2026-07-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Keel Sharon Data Center Expansion", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Sharon", "county": "Mercer County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms)", "operators": "Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 110.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD reports Keel's Sharon site is a former industrial site in western Pennsylvania with potential to reach 110 MW. The article places Sharon alongside Panther Creek and Scrubgrass as part of Keel's Pennsylvania AI/HPC pivot, with permitting for Panther Creek and Sharon expected over summer 2026. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/pennsylvanias-appalachian-appeal/; Date: 2026-07-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Keel Scrubgrass AI/HPC Data Center Campus", "state": "Pennsylvania", "city": "Kennerdell / Scrubgrass Township", "county": "Venango County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms)", "operators": "Keel Infrastructure (formerly Bitfarms)", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-02", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD describes Scrubgrass as Keel's largest Pennsylvania project and its 'crown jewel.' Keel is targeting a 750 MW grid connection plus 550 MW of natural-gas capacity, roughly 1.3 GW total, at the former Stronghold/Bitfarms waste-coal and crypto-mining site as part of a pivot from crypto mining toward AI and high-performance computing data centers. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/pennsylvanias-appalachian-appeal/; Date: 2026-07-02]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "DC BLOX North Augusta Hyper Edge Facility", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "North Augusta", "county": "Aiken County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "DC BLOX", "operators": "DC BLOX", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 23000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "June 3, 2026 reporting described a DC BLOX hyper edge facility as one of three data centers under construction in Aiken County, located along Atomic Road near the Hippodrome on Jefferson Davis Highway. Earlier Project Wisteria reporting tied DC BLOX North Augusta LLC to a planned $23 million small data storage center on 14 acres along Atomic Road. [Source: https://augustabusinessdaily.com/data-center-pros-and-cons-in-csra/ | https://aikenchronicles.com/2024/12/18/project-wisteria-one-job/; Date: 2026-06-03; 2024-12-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Oppidan Sage Mill Industrial Park Data Center", "state": "South Carolina", "city": "Graniteville", "county": "Aiken County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Oppidan Investment Company; Clop Aiken SC LLC", "operators": "Oppidan Investment Company; Clop Aiken SC LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 60000.0, "powerCapacityMW": 15.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 32000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "June 3, 2026 reporting said Minnesota-based Oppidan Investment Company is building a $32 million, 60,000-square-foot data center on the west side of Bettis Academy Road at Sage Mill Industrial Park. June 2025 reporting said Aiken County approved the project, identified Clop Aiken SC LLC/Oppidan as the developer, and reported a 15 MW power draw and six full-time workers. [Source: https://augustabusinessdaily.com/data-center-pros-and-cons-in-csra/ | https://augustatoday.com/2025/06/10/aiken-county-gives-green-light-to-32m-data-center-project-in-graniteville/; Date: 2026-06-03; 2025-06-10]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the reported 60,000-square-foot area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Fisk Quantum Leap Innovation & Technology Center", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Nashville", "county": "Davidson County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Fisk University", "operators": "Fisk University", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 30.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 400000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on May 18, 2026 that Fisk University's Quantum Leap master plan includes a new Innovation Center on five undeveloped campus acres, with a 100,000 sq ft facility split between 30,000 sq ft of academic space and a 70,000 sq ft technology center. The report says the 70,000 sq ft shell is intended for a data center partner, is planned at 30 MW, and is expected to account for about $400 million of the broader campus plan. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fisk-university-looks-to-build-data-center-in-nashville-tennessee/; Date: 2026-05-18]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Cielo Clarksville Data Center", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Clarksville", "county": "Montgomery County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "Cielo Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 350.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-06-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported in June 2025 coverage of Cielo Digital Infrastructure's broader development pipeline that Cielo had an active Tennessee development in Clarksville planned for 350 MW across 107 acres. No project-specific investment amount or construction start was identified in the cited source. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cielo-digital-infrastructure-plans-300mw-data-center-campus-in-south-carolina/; Date: 2025-06-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "CleanSpark New Salem Bitcoin Mine", "state": "Tennessee", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Washington County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "CleanSpark; GRIID Infrastructure; Red Dog Technologies", "operators": "CleanSpark; GRIID Infrastructure; Red Dog Technologies", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 25.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on April 8, 2026 that CleanSpark shut down the 25 MW Bailey Bridge Road Bitcoin mining facility near the New Salem community after a court settlement required operations to cease by March 28, 2026 and equipment to be removed within 120 days. The site came under CleanSpark control through its October 2024 acquisition of GRIID Infrastructure. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/tennessee-bitcoin-mine-shuts-down-after-noise-dispute-and-court-settlement/; Date: 2026-04-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "QTS / Lancium Hall County Clean Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Turkey", "county": "Hall County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "QTS Data Centers; Lancium", "operators": "QTS Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 10000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "QTS and Lancium announced a Hall County campus near Turkey on Lancium's Clean Campus. QTS will design, build and operate the data center buildings; Lancium will provide electrical and civil infrastructure with battery storage and solar resources. The project is expected to bring more than $10B in capital investment and use closed-loop cooling that does not consume water for cooling once operational. [Source: https://q.com/news/qts-and-lancium-announce-data-center-campus-in-hall-county-texas/; Date: 2026-07-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "BT Gateway Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Royse City", "county": "Hunt County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "BT Gateway Data Center LLC; Belltown Power-linked affiliate", "operators": "BT Gateway Data Center LLC; Belltown Power-linked affiliate", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 384000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-23", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "TDLR registration TABS2026023619 lists a privately funded new 100,000 square foot data center at 4989 County Road 2656 in Royse City, with construction scheduled from August 1, 2026 to February 12, 2027 and current status 'Project Registered.' [Source: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Print/TABS2026023619; Date: 2026-06-23]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Stream Data Centers - Graham / Plug Power Site", "state": "Texas", "city": "Graham", "county": "Young County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Stream Data Centers; Plug Power", "operators": "Stream Data Centers; Plug Power", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 164.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Plug Power announced a definitive agreement to sell its Graham, Texas project to Stream for up to $76.5M; this is an asset-sale value, not disclosed project capex, so investmentUSD is null. The transaction covers land and associated 164 MW of grid interconnection assets, with closing expected around July 31, 2026 subject to conditions; DCD separately described the asset as 66 acres in Graham, Young County. [Source: https://www.stocktitan.net/news/PLUG/plug-power-announces-sale-of-graham-texas-project-and-staged-closing-0q3smikq3hyp.html | https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plug-power-sells-texas-site-to-stream-data-centers/; Date: 2026-07-13; 2026-07-15]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Crow Holdings / CleanArc Central Dallas Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Dallas", "county": "Dallas County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Crow Holdings; CleanArc Data Centers", "operators": "Crow Holdings; CleanArc Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 245.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "CleanArc announced it was selected to lead development and leasing for Crow Holdings' 245 MW turnkey campus in central Dallas. The multi-building campus is on a 40-acre Stemmons Corridor infill site near Infomart and 2323 Bryan Street; Phase I is a 70 MW building slated for late 2027 delivery, with CleanArc managing technical design, leasing, substation coordination and tenant engagement. [Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cleanarc-data-centers-selected-to-lead-development-and-leasing-for-crow-holdings-245mw-flagship-campus-in-central-dallas-302682209.html; Date: 2026-02-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Rowan Cinco Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Lytle area", "county": "Medina County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 550000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-11", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Rowan's news index states that on February 11, 2026 it closed about $550M of construction financing for Cinco, a 300 MW data center development in Medina County. Rowan had previously broken ground near San Antonio in August 2025, so this row is treated as under construction with the February financing as the qualifying 2026 development. [Source: https://rowan.digital/news-insights/news-perspectives/; Date: 2026-02-11]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Rowan Temple Data Center Campus", "state": "Texas", "city": "Temple", "county": "Bell County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure", "operators": "Rowan Digital Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 300.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Rowan announced nearly $3B in green debt financing to support construction of a major turnkey hyperscale campus in Temple. The company said the financing supports a 300 MW Texas campus and that Rowan had broken ground earlier in 2026 on its flagship Temple development. [Source: https://rowan.digital/rowan-closes-3b-green-financing-for-turnkey-hyperscale-campus-in-high-growth-texas-market/; Date: 2026-05-27]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Edged Energy-Austin", "state": "Texas", "city": "Maxwell", "county": "Caldwell County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Edged Energy; Capital Land Investments I LP", "operators": "Edged Energy; Capital Land Investments I LP", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 2800000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-04", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "TDLR registration TABS2026019322 lists Edged Energy-Austin / Edged Energy at 11255 Hwy 142 in Maxwell as a privately funded new 869,684 square foot one-level building housing a data center, with data halls and administrative area. The filing lists a June 1, 2026 start date, June 30, 2028 completion date, $2.8B estimated cost, and current status 'Review Complete.' [Source: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Print/TABS2026019322; Date: 2026-05-04]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Galaxy Helios Phase 2", "state": "Texas", "city": "Afton", "county": "Dickens County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "Galaxy Helios II LLC; Galaxy Digital", "operators": "Galaxy Helios II LLC; Galaxy Digital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 349594.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1300000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "TDLR registration TABS2026014893 lists Galaxy Helios Phase 2 / Helios 3 at 1003 FM 193 in Afton as a privately funded new one-story data center / office building totaling 349,594 square feet. The filing lists an April 6, 2026 start date, August 29, 2027 completion date, $1.3B estimated cost, and current status 'Review Complete.' [Source: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Print/TABS2026014893; Date: 2026-03-13]; QA 2026-07-18: Added the registered 349,594-square-foot building area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18" }, { "projectName": "Nightpeak Old Ocean Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Sweeny area", "county": "Brazoria County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Nightpeak Energy", "operators": "Nightpeak Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 620.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3500000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-03-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "The Real Deal reported Nightpeak's Old Ocean Data Center as a planned Brazoria County campus near Sweeny that county officials expected to proceed despite rejection of requested tax abatements. Meeting documents described two 310 MW hyperscale data centers plus two 310 MW combustion turbine power plants on a 158-acre site, with each data center estimated at roughly $1.5B and each power plant at roughly $250M; the project could begin energizing as soon as 2027, according to Nightpeak's website as reported by The Real Deal. [Source: https://therealdeal.com/texas/2026/03/13/brazoria-county-rejects-tax-break-for-3-5b-data-center/; Date: 2026-03-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Galaxy Project Merlin McGregor Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "McGregor", "county": "McLennan County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Galaxy Digital; GXMG LLC", "operators": "Galaxy Digital; GXMG LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 400000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-24", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "KWTX reported McGregor City Council approval for Galaxy's Project Merlin data center plans north of the SpaceX site. The project is planned for several buildings on about 500 acres, is described in Galaxy's city presentation as a $400M+ capital investment, and Galaxy said it would fund infrastructure, build and operate its own electrical substation, use closed-loop cooling, cap water use, and create 30+ full-time jobs. [Source: https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/24/mcgregor-city-council-approves-new-data-center-plans/; Date: 2026-06-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Skybox PowerCampus Texas - Wichita Falls", "state": "Texas", "city": "Wichita Falls", "county": "Wichita County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Skybox Datacenters; Blue Owl Capital", "operators": "Skybox Datacenters; Blue Owl Capital", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": 2000000.0, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": "Up to 2 million square feet across as many as seven buildings; 225 acres acquired with an option on 125 more", "announcedDate": "2026-02-19", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD reported Skybox's planned PowerCampus Texas in Wichita Falls after Forward Wichita Falls announced Skybox as developer. Skybox bought 225 acres at Wichita Falls Business Park through Texas Data Centers Campus LLC, with an option on another 125 acres; the first 150,000 square foot building could be operational by late 2028, up to seven buildings are planned, and Skybox's website listed the site as a 300-acre campus offering up to 2M square feet in collaboration with Blue Owl. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/skybox-to-develop-data-center-campus-in-wichita-falls-texas/; Date: 2026-02-19]; QA 2026-07-19: Added the developer-reported full-build campus area.", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-19" }, { "projectName": "Sailfish Comanche Circle Data Center", "state": "Texas", "city": "Tolar area", "county": "Hood County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Sailfish Development; Sailfish Investors", "operators": "Sailfish Development; Sailfish Investors", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 5000.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-02-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Texas Tribune reported Comanche Circle as a roughly 2,600-acre proposal near Tolar with plans for nine data center campuses and combined capacity of up to 5 GW near Vistra's Comanche Peak nuclear plant. KERA later reported Hood County commissioners voted 3-1 on June 9, 2026 to approve the concept plan without conditions and allow the project to move to the next review stage; KERA described the current proposal as a 2,100-acre campus, so acreage remains inconsistent across public reports. [Source: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/10/texas-hood-county-rejects-data-center-development-pause-ai/ | https://www.keranews.org/government/2026-06-09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting; Date: 2026-02-10; 2026-06-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Red Butte Energy and Data Center Campus", "state": "Utah", "city": "Newcastle area", "county": "Iron County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "BrightNight", "operators": "BrightNight", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 1500.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-07", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "BrightNight's project page describes an Iron County campus about 8 miles north of Newcastle with more than 2 GW of hybrid power systems and a 1.5 GW data center, including 300 MW of solar, 1,200 MWh of battery storage, and 1.5 GW of natural gas power. Iron County says the Red Butte Data Center application was submitted May 4, 2026, deemed incomplete May 22, 2026, and is on hold under the county's 180-day moratorium adopted May 26, 2026. Status is recorded as planned because the application is on hold rather than canceled. [Source: https://brightnightpower.com/red-butte/ | https://ironcountyut.gov/planning/data-center-projects | https://ironcountytoday.com/2026/05/12/brightnight-to-host-community-open-house-for-proposed-red-butte-energy-campus/; Date: 2026-05-07; 2026-05-26; 2026-05-12]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Volition Industries - Spanish Fork Data Center", "state": "Utah", "city": "Spanish Fork", "county": "Utah County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Volition Industries; Bloom Energy", "operators": "Volition Industries; Bloom Energy", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 1000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-21", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Spanish Fork City Council minutes from April 21, 2026 describe a proposal to bring energy-independent data centers to Spanish Fork through a partnership with Volition using Bloom Energy fuel cells, closed-loop cooling, existing infrastructure, and buildings suitable for retrofit and expansion. The minutes say equipment value was estimated near $1 billion and that the Volition team would continue working with the city on ordinance updates, Enbridge infrastructure planning, and environmental documentation. Public records from Provo in March 2026 also identify Volition Industries as pursuing small-scale Utah Valley data centers, including a potential 30-40 MW site on Sierra Vista near Vox Fulfillment, but the Spanish Fork record is used for this row because it is the stronger dated city project source. [Source: https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/1430163.pdf | https://www.utah.gov/pmn/files/1411989.pdf; Date: 2026-04-21; 2026-03-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "BluSky AI Milford Campus", "state": "Utah", "city": "Milford area", "county": "Beaver County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "BluSky AI Inc.; Digital Asset Management LLC; Wild Mustang Ventures LLC", "operators": "BluSky AI Inc.; Digital Asset Management LLC; Wild Mustang Ventures LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 9.3, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-07-08", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "BluSky AI announced that it secured its first operational site in central Utah, including 9.3 MW of grid-interconnected power assigned by Digital Asset Management and a 51.6-acre ground lease with Wild Mustang Ventures. The release identifies the power commitment as supporting BluSky's long-term operations at the Milford site. Cleanview's July 2026 Utah tracker lists the BluSky AI Milford Campus as planned in Beaver County with 9 MW capacity and 52 acres. [Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/08/3111858/29006/en/blusky-ai-inc-secures-first-site-with-9-3mw-to-launch-flagship-data-center-in-central-utah.html | https://cleanview.co/data-centers/utah/1178/blusky-ai-milford-campus; Date: 2025-07-08; 2026-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "BluSky AI Delta Data Center", "state": "Utah", "city": "Delta", "county": "Millard County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "BluSky AI Inc.; Creekstone Energy LLC", "operators": "BluSky AI Inc.; Creekstone Energy LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 50.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2025-07-30", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Creekstone Energy and BluSky AI announced a 50 MW infrastructure agreement at the Delta Gigasite in Millard County, with BluSky using 25 acres for modular data centers supporting advanced AI computing. Cleanview's July 2026 Utah tracker separately lists the BluSky AI Delta Data Center as a planned 50 MW project in Millard County on 25 acres. [Source: https://utahpolicy.com/news-release/75074-creekstone-energy-and-blusky-ai-announce-50-mw-infrastructure-agreement-at-utahs-delta-gigasite | https://cleanview.co/data-centers/utah/2068/blusky-ai-delta-data-center; Date: 2025-07-30; 2026-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Google Project Skye Chesterfield Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Moseley area", "county": "Chesterfield County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Google", "operators": "Google", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "USACE Norfolk District published Google's Project Skye permit notice on June 29, 2026. The proposed campus is south of Genito Road, east of Moseley Road, and north of Duval Road in Chesterfield County, and the permit application describes at least five data center buildings, three substations, parking, roads, utilities, and stormwater facilities. The application reports impacts to 17.99 acres of palustrine forested wetlands, 8,115 linear feet of stream channel, conversion of 7.23 acres of forested wetlands to emergent wetlands, and 125 linear feet of temporary stream impacts, with comments due July 28, 2026. DCD separately reported the property spans 887.7 acres. [Source: https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Media/Public-Notices/Article/4524288/nao-2026-00282-vmrc-26-0360-project-skye-data-center-chesterfield-county-virgin/; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/details-revealed-for-googles-project-skye-data-center-campus-in-chesterfield-county-virginia/; Date: 2026-06-29; 2026-06-29]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Tract Tuckahoe Technology Park", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Goochland area", "county": "Goochland County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Tract; VALCO Goochland, LLC", "operators": "Tract; VALCO Goochland, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 900.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 3000000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Goochland County received a pre-application for a conditional use permit from VALCO Goochland, LLC (Tract) for a data center campus in the Technology Overlay District at TOD West. County calendar materials identify a July 23, 2026 community meeting and list the site at 44 Cobblestone Circle and 70 Fleetwood Lane. DCD reported Tract's plans show a multi-phase campus with 12 buildings, up to 900 MW at full build-out, and more than $3 billion of potential investment. [Source: https://www.goochlandva.us/1480/Tuckahoe-Technology-Park; https://www.goochlandva.us/Calendar.aspx?EID=6499; https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/tract-looks-to-develop-900mw-data-center-park-outside-richmond-virginia/; Date: 2026; 2026-07-23; 2026-07-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Project Tallmadge Strasburg Data Center", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Strasburg", "county": "Shenandoah County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Takanock", "operators": "Takanock", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 180.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-22", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD reported that Takanock is proposing an 87-acre Project Tallmadge data center near Interstate 81 Exit 296 and the Mercury Paper facility, with a 180 MW campus and 400 MW of front-of-the-meter on-site natural-gas generation. The town/Takanock fact sheet says the industrial site is use-by-right, site planning and land acquisition began in 2024-2025, additional permitting and construction are anticipated in Q3 2027, and the project would use a near-waterless cooling design and natural-gas turbines. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/87-acre-project-tallmadge-to-be-built-in-strasburg-virginia/; https://www.strasburgva.com/media/22836; Date: 2026-06-22; 2026]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Crusoe Project Flash Franklin County", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Franklin County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Crusoe", "operators": "Crusoe", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 100.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD reported, citing local FOIA-based reporting, that Crusoe is linked to potential Project Flash discussions for a data center at county-owned Summit View Business Park. The possible development is described as 50-100 MW on roughly 150 acres, with discussions dating to November 2025. Franklin County's June 25, 2026 statement does not name Crusoe or Project Flash, but acknowledges confidential economic-development inquiries and says any project requiring public hearings or approvals would proceed under Virginia law. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/crusoe-linked-to-potential-data-center-project-in-franklin-county-virginia/; https://www.franklincountyva.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1148; Date: 2026-07-16; 2026-06-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "TA Digital Sterling Thayer Road Data Center", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Sterling", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "TA Realty; TA Digital Group", "operators": "TA Realty; TA Digital Group", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 60000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "TA Realty's data center arm acquired a 9.82-acre data-center-zoned parcel at 45564 Thayer Road in Sterling for $60 million from JK Land Holdings. The parcel was already zoned for by-right data center development and has approval for a two-story data center building. The $60 million figure is a land acquisition value, not full project capex. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ta-realty-buys-data-center-zoned-land-in-sterling-virginia/; Date: 2026-07-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Yondr JK Loudoun County Campus Expansion", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": null, "status": "expansion", "sponsors": "Yondr Group; JK Land Holdings", "operators": "Yondr Group; JK Land Holdings", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 48.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 715000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06-25", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Yondr and JK Land Holdings secured $715 million of senior secured notes through Yondr JK 1, LLC. Proceeds will finance part of the construction of a 48 MW turnkey data center on an approximately 14.3-acre Loudoun County property, with fees, expenses, and debt-service reserves also funded. The report says Yondr completed the first 48 MW data center at the 96 MW campus in 2024, the second building became ready for service in December, and a further 240 MW is in the pipeline on an adjacent parcel. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/yondr-jk-land-holdings-issue-715m-in-notes-for-build-out-of-virginia-data-center/; Date: 2026-06-25]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "CloudHQ LC3", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Loudoun County", "region": null, "status": "operational", "sponsors": "Cloud Capital; Lohrasp Enterprise II LLC; CloudHQ-linked ownership", "operators": "Cloud Capital; Lohrasp Enterprise II LLC; CloudHQ-linked ownership", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 80.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": 520000000.0, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD reported that Cloud Capital-linked Lohrasp Enterprise II LLC secured $520 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities backed by LC3 in Loudoun County. Construction began in 2022 and was completed in 2026; the facility is fully leased and fully occupied by a AA-rated hyperscale tenant on a long-term triple-net lease. DCD cites ratings pre-sale reports for 80 MW capacity, 463,600 square feet, and about $65.1 million of annualized adjusted base rent as of May 1, 2026. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/520-million-in-asset-backed-securities-issued-secured-by-virginia-data-center/; Date: 2026-07-09]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Hopewell Former Ethanol Plant Data Center", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Hopewell", "county": "Unknown", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Volterra Advisors; NS Development Partners", "operators": "Volterra Advisors; NS Development Partners", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 20.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-14", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "DCD reported that Volterra Advisors has been studying a potential data center at the former Green Plains ethanol plant site at 701 S 6th Ave in Hopewell, an independent city outside Richmond. The facility could total about 20 MW across 50,000-70,000 square feet, with possible reuse of natural gas lines. NS Development Partners acquired the former ethanol site in February 2026; full project details and approvals were not reported. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-ethanol-plant-outside-richmond-virginia-eyed-for-20mw-data-center/; Date: 2026-07-14]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Remington Technology Park", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Remington", "county": "Fauquier County", "region": null, "status": "under-construction", "sponsors": "PointOne Data Centers", "operators": "PointOne Data Centers", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-09", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "PointOne announced on July 9, 2026 that Fauquier County's Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning amendment for the on-site natural-gas fuel-cell equipment yard planned for Remington Technology Park. PointOne says the approval is a milestone for the campus and commences construction; the project was originally approved in 2018. A June 16 PointOne announcement says the fuel cells are intended as behind-the-meter power generation for the proposed Fauquier County campus, replacing the earlier power-generation approach with lower-noise fuel-cell technology. Public source did not disclose a current MW or capex figure in the cited releases. [Source: https://www.pointonecorp.com/news/pointone-receives-approval-for-remington-technology-park-fuel-cell-equipment-yard; https://www.pointonecorp.com/news/pointone-announces-plan-to-use-fuel-cell-technology-at-remington-technology-park-campus; Date: 2026-07-09; 2026-06-16]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Remington Digital Campus", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Remington", "county": "Fauquier County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Gigaland", "operators": "Gigaland", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 600.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-10", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Gigaland's project page identifies the Remington Digital Campus as a proposed digital campus in Remington, Virginia. PEC's July 10, 2026 review of Fauquier County portal materials says the revived Gigaland proposal is renamed Remington Digital Campus and was scheduled for a July 16 Planning Commission hearing. PEC describes the application as just over 200 acres between Lucky Hill, Strodes Mill, and Old Grassdale roads, with six data center buildings totaling nearly one million square feet, two municipal groundwater wells, a water treatment plant, a 125-foot water tower, two electrical substations, 136 backup diesel generators, and 600 MW of power demand. Treat these details as application/opposition-summary figures pending direct county-portal verification. [Source: https://www.gigaland.me/remington; https://www.pecva.org/region/fauquier/gigaland-new-packaging-same-harmful-impacts/; Date: 2026; 2026-07-10]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Dulles South Innovation Center", "state": "Virginia", "city": "Gainesville area", "county": "Prince William County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Sanders Lane Assemblage I, LLC", "operators": "Sanders Lane Assemblage I, LLC", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-07-13", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Also known as Dulles Cloud South. Prince William County supervisors unanimously rejected the proposal after a July 2026 public hearing. The proposal covered about 1,940 acres near Sanders Lane, Logmill Road, Sudley Road, and Bull Run Creek by the Loudoun County border and could have totaled 43 million square feet of data center space. County staff had recommended denial because the site was outside the county data center overlay district and was zoned/reserved for residential and agricultural uses. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/county-officials-deny-application-for-2000-acre-data-center-campus-in-virginia/; https://wtop.com/prince-william-county/2026/07/prince-william-co-supervisors-deny-2000-acre-dulles-south-data-center-plans/; Date: 2026-07-13; 2026-07-08]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Digital Realty 301 Virginia Street Seattle Data Center", "state": "Washington", "city": "Seattle", "county": "King County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Digital Realty; Clise Properties", "operators": "Digital Realty; Clise Properties", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-29", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2026-06-05 that Digital Realty filed plans for a new data center at 301 Virginia Street/1930 3rd Avenue, a former Bed Bath & Beyond site owned by Clise Properties. The plan would demolish the existing retail building and parking garage and build a six-story data center with R&D lab, office, and retail space on a 58,000-square-foot site; demolition and construction could start in 2027. Digital Realty described the assessed project as a highly connected, network-dense facility rather than an AI data center. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digital-realty-plans-data-center-in-seattle-washington/; Date: 2026-06-05]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Colossus Starbucks Center Seattle Data Center", "state": "Washington", "city": "Seattle", "county": "King County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Colossus Data Center Advisors; Nitze-Stagen & Co.", "operators": "Colossus Data Center Advisors; Nitze-Stagen & Co.", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": 20.0, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-06", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2026-06-24 that Colossus Data Center Advisors filed to develop a sub-20 MW data center at 2401 Utah Avenue South in the Starbucks Center in Seattle's Sodo area. The proposal would reuse a vacant former Amazon Fresh retail/distribution space, occupy about 20,000 square feet in one building and 25,600 square feet in the main building, and had no secured tenant according to building owners cited by local press. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/20mw-data-center-proposed-in-starbucks-seattle-hq-building-in-washington/; Date: 2026-06-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Pacland 3625 First Avenue South Seattle Data Center", "state": "Washington", "city": "Seattle", "county": "King County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Undisclosed developer; Pacland", "operators": "Undisclosed developer; Pacland", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-27", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on 2026-06-24 that engineering consultant Pacland submitted preliminary plans in April 2026 for a data center at 3625 First Avenue South in Seattle's Sodo neighborhood. The proposal would total up to 320,000 square feet across four stories; the public report did not identify the developer, investment, or power capacity. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/20mw-data-center-proposed-in-starbucks-seattle-hq-building-in-washington/; Date: 2026-06-24]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Milwaukee Midtown Center Computing Facility", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Milwaukee", "county": "Milwaukee County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "AFS Milwaukee LLC; Gorman & Company", "operators": "AFS Milwaukee LLC; Gorman & Company", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-05-12", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Proposed data processing/computer services/computer research facility in the former Walmart building at 5825 W. Hope Avenue, occupying about 19,000 square feet of a 160,000-square-foot building as part of a broader self-storage redevelopment. Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service reported on July 7, 2026 that the developer planned to remove the computational research facility from the redevelopment proposal after local opposition, leaving the Midtown Center redevelopment to proceed without the data-center component. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-walmart-in-milwaukee-wisconsin-could-become-data-center/; https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/07/07/update-computing-facility-pulled-from-midtown-center-development-proposal/; Date: 2026-05-12; 2026-07-07]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Cloverleaf Carlton / Kewaunee County Data Center Prospect", "state": "Wisconsin", "city": "Carlton", "county": "Kewaunee County", "region": null, "status": "canceled", "sponsors": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "operators": "Cloverleaf Infrastructure", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": null, "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Data Center Dynamics reported on February 13, 2026 that Cloverleaf Infrastructure had dropped plans to develop farmland outside Carlton in Kewaunee County into a data-center-ready site after local opposition. Cloverleaf had informed town officials in late 2025 and the decision was confirmed in early 2026. The article also noted Cloverleaf had recently walked away from another Wisconsin site near Greenleaf. [Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloverleaf-walks-away-from-data-center-site-project-in-kewaunee-wisconsin/; Date: 2026-02-13]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" }, { "projectName": "Wind River Reservation Data Center Feasibility Study", "state": "Wyoming", "city": "Unknown", "county": "Fremont County", "region": null, "status": "planned", "sponsors": "Northern Arapaho Tribe; Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries; Wind River Internet; Wyoming Business Council", "operators": "Northern Arapaho Tribe; Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries; Wind River Internet; Wyoming Business Council", "tenants": null, "totalSquareFeet": null, "powerCapacityMW": null, "itLoadMW": null, "investmentUSD": null, "sizeNotes": null, "announcedDate": "2026-04-16", "constructionStartDate": null, "expectedCompletionDate": null, "actualCompletionDate": null, "numberOfPhases": null, "purpose": null, "renewableEnergy": null, "pueTarget": null, "waterCooling": null, "certifications": null, "sustainabilityNotes": null, "economicImpact_jobs": null, "economicImpact_taxRevenue": null, "economicImpact_notes": null, "incentives_type": null, "incentives_value": null, "challenges": null, "notes": "Wyoming Business Council awarded the Northern Arapaho Tribe a $50,000 Business Ready Community Planning Grant for a Wind River Reservation data center feasibility study. The grant agreement says the Tribe, through Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries, will develop a strategic plan for a large climate-controlled data center on the Wind River Reservation. Planning-grant dollars are not treated as data-center construction capex. [Source: https://county10.com/wyoming-business-council-awards-50k-grant-to-northern-arapaho-tribe-for-data-center-feasibility-study/ | https://wyoleg.gov/InterimCommittee/2026/02-2026062202-04_WBCBRCRecipientList.pdf; Date: 2026-04-16; 2026-06]", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17" } ]