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Analysis Data
Investment by State
CSVState-level investment totals, rankings, and project counts.
Power by State
CSVState-level power capacity data and rankings.
Top Sponsors
CSVLeading investors and project sponsors by total investment.
Mega-Projects
Mega-Projects (JSON)
JSONFiltered list of 436 major projects with at least $1 billion recorded investment or 500 MW recorded capacity.
Ranked and Status Extracts
Project Status Distribution
CSVProject counts grouped by current canonical status.
Top 50 Projects by Investment
CSVThe 50 largest records ranked by recorded investment.
Top 50 Projects by Power
CSVThe 50 largest records ranked by recorded power capacity.
Snapshot Manifest
JSONChecksums, byte sizes, and snapshot metadata as of 2026-08-24.
Data Dictionary
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| projectName | string | Official project name or identifier |
| state | string | US state where project is located |
| state_code | string | URL-friendly state identifier |
| location.city | string | City or locality |
| location.county | string | County name |
| location.region | string | Regional classification |
| status | enum | operational, under-construction, planned, announced, expansion, on-hold, canceled |
| sponsors | array | List of project sponsors/investors |
| operators | array | List of operators managing the facility |
| tenants | array | Known tenants leasing capacity |
| size.investmentUSD | number | Total announced investment in USD |
| size.powerCapacityMW | number | Peak power capacity in megawatts |
| size.totalSquareFeet | number | Total facility square footage |
| timeline.announcedDate | string | Date of public announcement |
| timeline.constructionStartDate | string | Date construction began |
| timeline.expectedCompletionDate | string | Projected operational date |
| purpose | array | Project purposes: hyperscale, ai-ml, cloud, colocation, enterprise, edge, government |
| sustainability.renewableEnergy | boolean | Renewable energy commitment |
| sustainability.pueTarget | number | Power Usage Effectiveness target |
| sources | array | Primary sources with URLs and dates |
| notes | string | Additional context and notes |
Bommarito, Jillian and Bommarito, Michael James, Data Center Policy across the 50 States: A Survey of Incentives, Land Use, and Energy Regulation (June 18, 2026). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6964278 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6964278
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- • Data updated periodically; check lastUpdated field
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Data Notes
Coverage
This database attempts to document all major datacenter projects in the United States with announced investment exceeding $10 million or power capacity exceeding 10 MW. Smaller projects, especially enterprise datacenters, may not be fully represented.
Limitations
- • "Announced" does not mean "built" — many projects are modified or canceled
- • Investment figures often include multi-phase totals that may span decades
- • Power capacity may refer to planned maximum, not current operational capacity
- • Some fields contain null/missing values where data is unavailable
Updates
The database is updated periodically as new information becomes available. The lastUpdated field in individual records indicates when that record was last modified.