Where AI's physical infrastructure lives — and what it costs your community in water, power, and land. Click any marker to learn more.
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| Name / Operator | Location | Status | Capacity | Water Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta AI Data Center – Montgomery Meta |
Montgomery, AL
Montgomery County |
Under Construction | — | — |
| Google Mesa Data Center Google |
Mesa, AZ
Maricopa County |
Operating | 180 MW | Colorado River / Salt River Project |
| Microsoft Phoenix Data Center Campus Microsoft |
Goodyear, AZ
Maricopa County |
Operating | 500 MW | Colorado River / Salt River Project |
| Microsoft Phoenix Proposed Campus Expansion Microsoft |
Surprise, AZ
Maricopa County |
Proposed | 300 MW | Colorado River / New River water system |
| Digital Realty Project Bunkhouse – Georgia Digital Realty | Atlanta, GA | Planned | 1,830 MW | — |
| Google Council Bluffs Data Center Google |
Council Bluffs, IA
Pottawattamie County |
Operating | 200 MW | Missouri River / Metropolitan Utilities District |
| Microsoft Iowa Data Center Campus Microsoft |
West Des Moines, IA
Dallas County |
Operating | 400 MW | Raccoon River / Iowa American Water |
| Meta DeKalb Data Center Meta |
DeKalb, IL
DeKalb County |
Operating | 200 MW | Kishwaukee River / City of DeKalb water system |
| Amazon Proposed Indiana Data Centers Amazon Web Services |
Whitestown, IN
Boone County |
Proposed | 500 MW | White Lick Creek watershed / Indiana American Water |
| AWS Project Rainier – New Carlisle Campus Amazon Web Services |
New Carlisle, IN
St. Joseph County |
Operating | 2,400 MW | — |
| Google Fort Wayne AI Campus Google |
Fort Wayne, IN
Allen County |
Operating | 1,200 MW | Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) |
| Meta Data Center – Jeffersonville Meta |
Jeffersonville, IN
Clark County |
Operating | — | — |
| Meta Lebanon Campus – LEAP District Meta |
Lebanon, IN
Boone County |
Under Construction | 1,540 MW | — |
| Meta Hyperion AI Data Center – Richland Parish Meta |
Richland Parish, LA
Richland Parish |
Under Construction | 5,000 MW | — |
| Oracle Saline Township AI Data Center (Michigan) Oracle |
Saline Township, MI
Washtenaw County |
Under Construction | — | DTE Energy |
| Meta Data Center – Rosemount Meta |
Rosemount, MN
Dakota County |
Operating | — | — |
| Google Kansas City Project Mica Campus Google |
Kansas City, MO
Clay County |
Under Construction | 700 MW | Evergy grid |
| Google Project Spade – New Florence (Montgomery County) Google |
New Florence, MO
Montgomery County |
Under Construction | 1,200 MW | — |
| AWS Mississippi – Madison County Hyperscale Campus Amazon Web Services |
Canton, MS
Madison County |
Under Construction | 1,300 MW | — |
| AWS Mississippi – Warren County Data Center Campus Amazon Web Services |
Vicksburg, MS
Warren County |
Planned | — | Entergy Mississippi |
| xAI MACROHARDRR Southaven Data Center xAI |
Southaven, MS
DeSoto County |
Operating | 500 MW | — |
| AWS Richmond County AI Innovation Campus Amazon Web Services |
Rockingham, NC
Richmond County |
Under Construction | 1,000 MW | — |
| Microsoft Boyd Farms Data Center – Catawba Microsoft |
Catawba, NC
Catawba County |
Under Construction | 270 MW | — |
| Google Lincoln Nebraska Data Center Google |
Lincoln, NE
Lancaster County |
Operating | — | — |
| Google Nebraska Mega-Campus (Lincoln Phase 2) Google |
Lincoln, NE
Lancaster County |
Planned | 2,700 MW | Proposed natural gas plant |
| Google Omaha Data Center Campus Google |
Omaha, NE
Douglas County |
Operating | — | OPPD grid |
| Google Papillion Data Center Google |
Papillion, NE
Sarpy County |
Under Construction | 150 MW | Missouri River / Metropolitan Utilities District |
| OpenAI Stargate – Doña Ana County, New Mexico OpenAI / Oracle |
Las Cruces, NM
Doña Ana County |
Under Construction | — | — |
| Google Reno Data Center Google |
Reno, NV
Washoe County |
Operating | 130 MW | Truckee River / Truckee Meadows Water Authority |
| Switch Las Vegas SuperNAP Switch |
Las Vegas, NV
Clark County |
Operating | 650 MW | Colorado River / Southern Nevada Water Authority |
| Amazon Web Services Ohio Region Amazon Web Services |
Dublin, OH
Franklin County |
Operating | 600 MW | Scioto River / Columbus Division of Power |
| Google Columbus Data Center Google |
New Albany, OH
Licking County |
Operating | 150 MW | City of New Albany water system |
| Google Project BOSC – Lima, Ohio (American Township) Google |
Lima, OH
Allen County |
Planned | — | — |
| Meta Project Prometheus – New Albany Campus Meta |
New Albany, OH
Licking County |
Under Construction | 1,500 MW | — |
| OpenAI Stargate – Lordstown, Ohio OpenAI / SoftBank |
Lordstown, OH
Trumbull County |
Under Construction | — | — |
| Google Mayes County Data Center Google |
Pryor, OK
Mayes County |
Operating | 300 MW | Pryor Lake / Grand River Dam Authority |
| Google Project Spring – Sand Springs (Tulsa area) Google |
Sand Springs, OK
Creek County |
Planned | — | — |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) Oregon Region Amazon Web Services |
Boardman, OR
Morrow County |
Operating | 800 MW | Columbia River |
| Meta Prineville Data Center Meta |
Prineville, OR
Crook County |
Operating | 350 MW | Ochoco Irrigation District / groundwater |
| Amazon Web Services Proposed Nuclear-Powered Campus Amazon Web Services |
Berwick, PA
Columbia County |
Proposed | 960 MW | Susquehanna River (Susquehanna Steam Electric Station) |
| AWS AI Innovation Campus – Falls Township Amazon Web Services |
Falls Township, PA
Bucks County |
Under Construction | — | — |
| AWS AI Innovation Campus – Salem Township Amazon Web Services |
Salem Township, PA
Luzerne County |
Under Construction | 960 MW | Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (nuclear) |
| Google Berkeley County Data Center Google |
Moncks Corner, SC
Berkeley County |
Operating | 200 MW | Lake Moultrie / Berkeley County Water and Sanitation |
| Meta AI Data Center – Aiken County Meta |
Graniteville, SC
Aiken County |
Under Construction | — | — |
| xAI Colossus 1 Memphis Supercluster xAI |
Memphis, TN
Shelby County |
Operating | 150 MW | — |
| Google Midlothian Data Center Google |
Midlothian, TX
Ellis County |
Operating | 200 MW | Ennis Municipal Water Supply |
| Meta AI Data Center – El Paso Meta |
El Paso, TX
El Paso County |
Under Construction | 1,000 MW | — |
| Meta AI Data Center – Temple Meta |
Temple, TX
Bell County |
Operating | — | ERCOT grid renewable energy |
| Meta Fort Worth Data Center Meta |
Fort Worth, TX
Tarrant County |
Operating | 300 MW | Trinity River / Fort Worth Water Department |
| Microsoft San Antonio Data Centers Microsoft |
San Antonio, TX
Bexar County |
Operating | 400 MW | Edwards Aquifer / San Antonio Water System |
| OpenAI Stargate – Shackelford County (Vantage Campus) OpenAI / Vantage Data Centers |
Albany, TX
Shackelford County |
Under Construction | 1,400 MW | — |
| OpenAI Stargate Data Center – Abilene OpenAI / Oracle / SoftBank |
Abilene, TX
Taylor County |
Operating | 1,200 MW | — |
| Meta Eagle Mountain Proposed Data Center Meta |
Eagle Mountain, UT
Utah County |
Proposed | 400 MW | Utah Lake / Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District |
| Stratos Project (O'Leary Digital, Hansel Valley) O'Leary Digital |
UT
Box Elder County |
Planned | — | Existing on-site agricultural/ranching water rights (developer claim, not independently verified) |
| Amazon Web Services Northern Virginia Expansion Amazon Web Services |
Manassas, VA
Prince William County |
Under Construction | 2,000 MW | Occoquan Reservoir / Prince William County Service Authority |
| AWS Caroline/Spotsylvania County Virginia Campus Amazon Web Services |
Bowling Green, VA
Caroline County |
Under Construction | 770 MW | — |
| Microsoft Boydton East Coast Data Center Microsoft |
Boydton, VA
Mecklenburg County |
Operating | 1,086 MW | Dominion Energy Virginia grid |
| Northern Virginia Data Center Cluster (Data Center Alley) Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, Meta |
Ashburn, VA
Loudoun County |
Operating | 4,500 MW | Potomac River watershed / Loudoun Water utility |
| Microsoft Quincy Data Centers Microsoft |
Quincy, WA
Grant County |
Operating | 600 MW | Columbia River / Grant County PUD |
| Meta AI Data Center – Beaver Dam Meta |
Beaver Dam, WI
Dodge County |
Under Construction | 220 MW | — |
| Microsoft Project Fairwater AI Data Center Microsoft |
Mount Pleasant, WI
Racine County |
Operating | 3,300 MW | — |
| Microsoft Wisconsin Data Center Campus Microsoft |
Mount Pleasant, WI
Racine County |
Under Construction | 500 MW | Lake Michigan / Racine Water and Wastewater Utility |
| Oracle Stargate Data Center – Wisconsin Oracle / Vantage Data Centers |
Port Washington, WI
Ozaukee County |
Under Construction | 1,300 MW | — |
| Google West Virginia Data Center – Putnam County (Buffalo) Google |
Buffalo, WV
Putnam County |
Planned | — | Kanawha River |
| Meta AI Data Center – Cheyenne Meta |
Cheyenne, WY
Laramie County |
Under Construction | — | — |
| AWS Spain – Aragón AI Mega Campus Amazon Web Services | Zaragoza, ES | Planned | 1,000 MW | — |
| CloudHQ Querétaro AI Mega Campus CloudHQ | Querétaro, MX | Under Construction | 900 MW | — |
| Data Center Valley – Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ministry of AI and Digital Development | Ekibastuz, KZ | Under Construction | 1,000 MW | — |
| Elea Rio AI City – Rio de Janeiro Elea Data Centers | Rio de Janeiro, BR | Under Construction | 1,500 MW | — |
| G42 Stargate UAE–US AI Campus G42 / OpenAI / NVIDIA / Cisco / Oracle | Abu Dhabi, AE | Under Construction | 5,000 MW | — |
| Google Germany Data Center – Dietzenbach (New Build) Google | Dietzenbach, DE | Planned | — | — |
| Google Saint-Ghislain Data Center – Expansion Google | Saint-Ghislain, BE | Under Construction | — | Industrial canal (chilled water cooling) |
| Google Visakhapatnam AI Hub – Phase 1 Google / AdaniConneX | Visakhapatnam, IN | Under Construction | 1,000 MW | — |
| Microsoft Azure Germany Expansion – Frankfurt/Magdeburg Microsoft | Frankfurt, DE | Under Construction | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure Sweden Central Campus Microsoft | Gävle, SE | Operating | 500 MW | Vattenfall (100% carbon-free) |
| Microsoft Azure UAE Data Center – G42/Khazna Expansion Microsoft / G42 | Abu Dhabi, AE | Under Construction | 200 MW | — |
| Microsoft Azure UK Data Center Expansion Microsoft | London, GB | Under Construction | — | — |
| NEOM Oxagon AI Data Center Campus NEOM / DataVolt | Oxagon, SA | Planned | 1,500 MW | — |
| Oracle Japan AI Data Centers Oracle | Tokyo, JP | Under Construction | — | — |
| Romania Black Sea AI Gigafactory – Constanța EU EuroHPC / Romanian Consortium | Constanța, RO | Planned | 1,500 MW | Black Sea |
| Scala AI City – Rio Grande do Sul Scala Data Centers | Eldorado do Sul, BR | Operating | 4,750 MW | — |
| SK Group – AWS Ulsan AI Data Center SK Group / Amazon Web Services | Ulsan, KR | Planned | 1,000 MW | — |
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