Data Center Record.

The sourced public record of data center development.

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By the numbers

Every figure on this page is computed from the published records when the site is built. Where a record disclosed nothing, it adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Nothing here is estimated.

Counted on

Our count

15 records

Published project records with a named site and a dated source

The index

252 events

Dated, sourced events on the record: status changes and jurisdiction actions

The timeline

278 statements

Public statements recorded as said, with speaker, date and source

Speakers

9 regions

States and provinces with a published record, of 63 monitored

By state

rumored
4
proposed
2
waiting on permits
4
approved
2
being built
3
All records
15

13.4 GW

Disclosed capacity across 4 of 15 records; 11 have not disclosed it

Every record, CSV

How the count is made

2 depth records (full timeline, every fact sourced, reviewed) and 13 skeleton (bulk extracted from one source, unreviewed, labeled as such). 1 region at depth, 8 at skeleton only. The count is select status, count(*) from projects where published, by tier. The count will read low until coverage is complete; a small number with a stated scope beats a large one with none. How records are counted.

What has been disclosed in the published record

FigureDisclosed totalDisclosedNot disclosedBasis
Power13.45 GW4114 the developer's figure
Water, stated per day4,000,000 gallons a day1131 someone else's estimate
Water, stated per year250,000 gallons a year1131 the developer's figure
Permanent jobsNot disclosed015
Tax each year$40,000,000 to $44,000,0001141 the developer's figure

Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends. Nothing here is modeled or estimated by the record.

By what the facilities are for

UseRecordsPowerWaterJobsTax each year
AI, type not stated29.25 GW250,000 gallons a yearNot disclosed$40,000,000 to $44,000,000
Cloud19 GWNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosed
Government and defense19 GWNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosed
Not disclosed134.2 GW4,000,000 gallons a dayNot disclosedNot disclosed

A record that lists several uses counts once under each; 1 does here. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.

What the facilities are for

UseFacilitiesShare of facilitiesAttributed MWShare of attributed MW
AI, type not stated213%250 MW2%
Cloud17%Not disclosed
Government and defense17%Not disclosed
Not disclosed1387%4.2 GW31%
Split between uses not disclosed19 GW67%
Capacity not disclosed1173%Not disclosed

15 facilities in the published record. 1 lists more than one use and counts under each, so the facility column can sum past the total. Capacity is attributed to a use only where a source states the share, or where a facility lists a single use. Nothing is divided by estimate.

Who counts data centers

Who counts data centers, and what each count includes
Who countedTheir countWhat it countsScope
Data Center Record 15 Published project records, every one with a named site and a dated source, counted by a query on the public table as of September 13, 2026 United States and Canada, every status, depth and skeleton records. Download and count it yourself
Statista, Number of data centers worldwide by country (April 2026) 4,423 facilities data centers in the United States, 2026 Facilities counted by Statista for the United States; the counting rule and the underlying list are not published. As of April 14, 2026.
Aterio, US Data Center Database (September 2026) 6,986 facilities data centers in the active US pipeline, 2026 Facilities Aterio tracks as operational (2,084), under construction (814) or announced (4,088); its full database also lists facilities outside the active pipeline. As of 2026-09-03. The page is updated continuously and read 6,984 (2,086 operational, 816 under construction, 4,082 announced) of 7,861 facilities on 2026-09-05.
Cleanview, US Data Center Map (September 2026) 3,436 facilities data centers in the United States, operating plus planned, 2026 Operating facilities plus planned projects on Cleanview's US data center tracker: 1,306 operating and 2,082 planned. As quoted 2026-09-04; the tracker is updated monthly and read 3,445 (1,306 operating, 2,091 planned) later the same day.