AI Data Centers
Where the listed neoclouds (Applied Digital, CoreWeave, IREN, Nebius Group, TeraWulf) and the hyperscalers (Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Oracle, SpaceX) build AI data centers: how much capacity is announced, contracted, under construction and live - and where projects slip or meet resistance. Every figure links its source, a shared campus counts once, and estimates are marked.
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Neoclouds GPU clouds and AI-infrastructure landlords
Hyperscalers cloud and AI giants that build for themselves
Infrastructure partners hosts and landlords of the companies above
Server load vs. grid power - what's the difference?
Grid power (also called gross or utility power) is what a data center draws from the power grid. Server load (also called IT load) is the part that actually reaches the computers - the AI chips, servers and network. The difference goes into cooling, power conversion and the rest of the building.
- In this tracker, 7 project phases publish both figures: grid power is 1.3× to 1.5× the server load (typically 1.5×).
- Companies usually publish only one of the two. Site pages always show the published figure. To compare companies anyway, the Statistics tab converts the missing measure at the typical ratio above and marks those figures with ~ - an estimate, because the ratio differs from site to site.
- Reading tip: server load says how much AI computing a site can run; grid power says how much the power grid has to deliver.
- Operational
- Partly operational
- Under construction
- Contracted / power secured
- Announced
- Delayed
- Reported problem
- Bubble = planned size, as server load (grid-power-only sites converted for the bubble size)
Data centers on the map 114
Every publicly located AI data center of all companies. The map shows exactly these rows; open a row (or a bubble) for its phases, dates and sources.
Each row: name and place · who owns, builds, runs, rents or uses it · planned size and what of it is live, in server load (power for the computers) or grid power (what the site draws, incl. cooling), as the company publishes it · status and next target date.
Reported problems 81 open · 20 resolved
Problems that news and filings report for the data centers of all companies: grid and power, permits, local opposition, water, financing, construction delays. Each row names the problem, the data center and where it is, and the companies behind the site with their roles. Few reports is not the same as few problems.
| Problem | Data center | Companies | Severity | Status | Affected | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google withdrew Franklin Township (Indianapolis) rezoning after council and resident oppositionLocal opposition | Indianapolis (Franklin Township), Indiana, United States (approx.) | AlphabetDeveloper: Alphabet | Critical | Confirmed | - | 22 Sep 2025 |
| Horizon 2-4 delivery to Microsoft slips from Q4 2026 into January (possibly February) 2027Construction delay | Childress, Texas, United States (approx.) | IRENOwner, operator: IREN · End customer: Microsoft, NVIDIA | High | Confirmed | - | 5 Nov 2026 |
| NJDEP fines Vineland site operator DataOne $1.07M for 62 unpermitted gas generatorsEnvironment | Vineland, New Jersey, United States (approx.) | Nebius GroupOwner, operator: DataOne · Tenant: Nebius Group · End customer: Microsoft | High | Confirmed | - | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Air permit for on-site Bloom fuel-cell microgrid stalled (Supreme Court stay, hearing vacated, no new date)Permits / zoning | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States (approx.) | OracleDeveloper: BorderPlex Digital Assets · Tenant: Oracle · End customer: OpenAI | High | Confirmed | - | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Vineland schedule risk: analyst/press reports of delays, Microsoft tightens oversightConstruction delay | Vineland, New Jersey, United States (approx.) | Nebius GroupOwner, operator: DataOne · Tenant: Nebius Group · End customer: Microsoft | High | Disputed | 140 MW | 10 Aug 2026 |
| New York Executive Order 62 pauses state permits for data centers of 50 MW or morePermits / zoning | Lansing, New York, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner: Cayuga Operating Company · Developer: TeraWulf | High | Disputed | 320 MW | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Charles County has not created a zoning path for data centersPermits / zoning | Morgantown (Charles County), Maryland, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner: GenOn Holdings · Developer: TeraWulf | High | Reported | 800 MW | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Court halted Pine Island construction over environmental review; settlement requires new MPCA-supervised reviewPermits / zoning | Pine Island, Minnesota, United States (approx.) | AlphabetEnd customer: Alphabet | High | Confirmed | - | 26 May 2026 |
| Seven additional Entergy gas plants for Hyperion expansion still awaiting LPSC approval (final vote expected December 2026)Grid / power | Louisiana (Richland Parish), United States (approx.) | Meta PlatformsOwner: Blue Owl Capital · Owner, developer, tenant: Meta Platforms | High | Reported | - | 15 Apr 2026 |
| NAACP Clean Air Act suit over mobile gas turbines powering COLOSSUS IILegal | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | SpaceXDeveloper: SpaceX | High | Confirmed | - | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Lawsuits by Oxmoor Valley neighbors and Greater Birmingham Humane Society challenge zoning approvalLegal | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Nebius GroupOwner, operator: Nebius Group | High | Reported | 300 MW | 9 Apr 2026 |
| CoreWeave-Poolside Project Horizon arrangement fell apartCustomer | Fort Stockton (area), Texas, United States (approx.) | CoreWeaveDeveloper: Poolside · Tenant: CoreWeave | High | Confirmed | 250 MW | 4 Apr 2026 |
| Organised local opposition and petitions against the Lansing / Cayuga Lake data centerLocal opposition | Lansing, New York, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner: Cayuga Operating Company · Developer: TeraWulf | High | Confirmed | 320 MW | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Town of Lansing zoning fight: moratorium withdrawn in 2025, application found incomplete, board now drafting a data center banPermits / zoning | Lansing, New York, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner: Cayuga Operating Company · Developer: TeraWulf | High | Reported | 320 MW | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Landowners and advocacy groups sue LPSC over 'Lightning Directive' fast-track used for Meta power plants and transmissionLegal | Louisiana (Richland Parish), United States (approx.) | Meta PlatformsOwner: Blue Owl Capital · Owner, developer, tenant: Meta Platforms | Medium | Reported | - | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Satellite analysis flags missing generators/cooling at Horizon 4; unverified report of a generator fireConstruction delay | Childress, Texas, United States (approx.) | IRENOwner, operator: IREN · End customer: Microsoft, NVIDIA | Medium | Reported | 50 MW | 5 Nov 2026 |
| MCEA and residents sue over Hermantown environmental review (AUAR)Legal | Hermantown, Minnesota, United States (approx.) | AlphabetDeveloper: Alphabet | Medium | Reported | - | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Residents' lawsuit against Goochland technology overlay district that makes data centers by-rightLegal | Virginia, United States (approx.) | AlphabetDeveloper: Alphabet | Medium | Reported | - | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Badajoz: building authorisation still pending; first operations moved from end-2027 to 2028Permits / zoning | Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain (approx.) | IRENOwner, developer: IREN | Medium | Reported | 170 MW | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Muskie 1 GW power expansion awaits Kentucky PSC approval and brings large ratepayer and collateral commitmentsGrid / power | Grayson, Kentucky, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner, developer: TeraWulf | Medium | Reported | 500 MW | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Minnesota Attorney General challenges Xcel–Google electric service agreement at the PUCGrid / power | Pine Island, Minnesota, United States (approx.) | AlphabetEnd customer: Alphabet | Medium | Reported | - | 1 Oct 2026 |
| County fact sheet shows Delta Forge 2 completion by end-2028, later than company's 1H 2028 deliveryConstruction delay | Brookwood, Alabama, United States (approx.) | Applied DigitalDeveloper: Applied Digital · Tenant: Unnamed U.S.-based tier-one / high investment-grade hyperscaler | Medium | Unclear | 210 MW | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Lancaster RAGE appeal of phase-2 approval; court stays zoning hearingLegal | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | CoreWeaveOwner: LPE 01 Propco LLC · Developer: Blue Owl Capital, Chirisa Technology Parks, Machine Investment Group · Tenant: CoreWeave | Medium | Reported | - | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Resident sues to cancel $3.2B in Birmingham tax abatementsFinancing | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Nebius GroupOwner, operator: Nebius Group | Medium | Reported | - | 11 Sep 2026 |
| ERCOT Batch Zero and Texas governor-ordered audit of large-load interconnectionsGrid / power | Sweetwater, Texas, United States (approx.) | IRENOwner, developer: IREN | Medium | Reported | 2 GW | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Challenge to emergency water authorization for a new wellWater | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States (approx.) | OracleDeveloper: BorderPlex Digital Assets · Tenant: Oracle · End customer: OpenAI | Medium | Reported | - | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Pecos expansion (~200 MW leasable) in ERCOT Batch Zero 'Studied Load' during governor-ordered auditGrid / power | Pecos, Texas, United States (approx.) | Core ScientificDeveloper, operator: Core Scientific · Tenant: Advanced Micro Devices | Medium | Reported | 200 MW | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Helios expansion capacity caught in ERCOT Batch Zero audit / community impact reviewGrid / power | Afton, Texas, United States (approx.) | Galaxy DigitalOwner, developer, operator: Galaxy Digital · Tenant: CoreWeave | Medium | Reported | - | 21 Aug 2026 |
| City of Vineland stop-work orders on fuel-cell installation and LNG tank (August 2026)Permits / zoning | Vineland, New Jersey, United States (approx.) | Nebius GroupOwner, operator: DataOne · Tenant: Nebius Group · End customer: Microsoft | Medium | Reported | - | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Lake Hawkeye start pushed from 2027 to approximately 2029Construction delay | Lansing, New York, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner: Cayuga Operating Company · Developer: TeraWulf | Medium | Confirmed | 320 MW | 5 Aug 2026 |
| CB-4 and CB-5 (336 MW for Fluidstack) pushed back; leases amended to data-hall-by-data-hall commencementConstruction delay | Barker, New York, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner, developer, operator: TeraWulf · Tenant: Core42, Fluidstack | Medium | Confirmed | 336 MW | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Agreed order with MDEQ: all 69 temporary turbines to be removed by July 2027Environment | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | SpaceXDeveloper: SpaceX | Medium | Confirmed | - | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Campus to start on Duke Energy bridge power (57 temporary engines) before grid connectionGrid / power | Hamlet, North Carolina, United States (approx.) | AmazonOwner, developer: Amazon | Medium | Confirmed | - | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Polaris Forge 3 power: MDU service agreement needs PSC approval; expansion power tied to related-party Base Electron gas plantGrid / power | Center, North Dakota, United States (approx.) | Applied DigitalDeveloper: Applied Digital · Tenant: Unnamed U.S.-based tier-one / high investment-grade hyperscaler | Medium | Reported | - | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Southaven residents' class action over turbine noise and vibrationLocal opposition | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | SpaceXDeveloper: SpaceX | Medium | Reported | - | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Advocacy-group and resident opposition and political scrutiny of the Morgantown planLocal opposition | Morgantown (Charles County), Maryland, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner: GenOn Holdings · Developer: TeraWulf | Medium | Reported | - | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Union County residents oppose Kenilworth data center; redevelopment agreement pendingLocal opposition | Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States | CoreWeaveOwner, developer, tenant: CoreWeave | Medium | Reported | - | 18 May 2026 |
| Oliver County data center moratorium, repeal and pending rezoning for Polaris Forge 3Permits / zoning | Center, North Dakota, United States (approx.) | Applied DigitalDeveloper: Applied Digital · Tenant: Unnamed U.S.-based tier-one / high investment-grade hyperscaler | Medium | Reported | 300 MW | 1 May 2026 |
| Pittsburg County residents oppose Kiowa 'Project Emerald'; tax incentive districts tabledLocal opposition | Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States (approx.) | IRENOwner, developer: IREN | Medium | Confirmed | 1.6 GW | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Colossus water recycling plant paused; restart committed by Q1 2027Water | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | SpaceXOwner, operator: SpaceX · End customer: Anthropic, PBC | Medium | Confirmed | - | 9 Apr 2026 |
| AG Nessel and environmental groups appeal MPSC approval of DTE's 1.4 GW contractsGrid / power | Saline Township, Michigan, United States (approx.) | OracleDeveloper: Related Digital · Tenant: Oracle · End customer: OpenAI | Medium | Reported | 1.4 GW | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Report that Blue Owl could not place debt for Lancaster; companies say fully fundedFinancing | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | CoreWeaveOwner: LPE 01 Propco LLC · Developer: Blue Owl Capital, Chirisa Technology Parks, Machine Investment Group · Tenant: CoreWeave | Medium | Disputed | - | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Residents sue Hobart over permit and rezoning for Amazon data centerLocal opposition | Hobart, Indiana, United States (approx.) | AmazonDeveloper: Amazon | Medium | Reported | - | 8 Feb 2026 |
| Article 78 lawsuit against the Lansing ZBA's 'general processing facility' classificationLegal | Lansing, New York, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner: Cayuga Operating Company · Developer: TeraWulf | Medium | Reported | 320 MW | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Morgantown acquisition still not closedOther | Morgantown (Charles County), Maryland, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner: GenOn Holdings · Developer: TeraWulf | Medium | Confirmed | 800 MW | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Cayuga Lake water-withdrawal permit and cooling-water plans contestedWater | Lansing, New York, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner: Cayuga Operating Company · Developer: TeraWulf | Medium | Reported | - | 28 Jan 2026 |
| El Paso Electric's 366 MW McCloud gas plant for Meta contested; ALJs recommend denial unless ratepayers are shieldedGrid / power | El Paso, Texas, United States (approx.) | Meta PlatformsOwner: BlackRock · Owner, developer, tenant: Meta Platforms | Medium | Reported | - | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Dewatering for next data shells: 35M gallons/day request tabled indefinitely; earlier dry-well complaintsWater | New Carlisle, Indiana, United States (approx.) | AmazonOwner, operator: Amazon · End customer: Anthropic, PBC | Medium | Reported | - | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Securities class action against CoreWeave over third-party developer (Core Scientific) delaysLegal | Denton, Texas, United States (approx.) | CoreWeaveOwner: City of Denton · Developer, operator: Core Scientific · Tenant: CoreWeave · End customer: OpenAI | Medium | Reported | - | - |
| Cherokee County noise and resource concerns; county drafting high-impact land-use ordinanceLocal opposition | Marble, North Carolina, United States (approx.) | CoreWeaveOwner, operator: Core Scientific · Tenant: CoreWeave | Low | Reported | - | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Justified final delivery moved from 'early 2028' to Q2 2028Construction delay | Hawesville, Kentucky, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner, developer: TeraWulf · Tenant: Anthropic, PBC | Low | Reported | 125.6 MW | 4 Nov 2026 |
| ELN-03 (150 MW 'Building 2') fully delivered October 2026 vs. original 'middle of 2026' targetConstruction delay | Ellendale, North Dakota, United States (approx.) | Applied DigitalOwner, developer, operator: Applied Digital · Tenant: CoreWeave | Low | Unclear | 75 MW | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Scottish Greens expected to call for moratorium on large-scale data centres; DataVita invites critics to ChapelhallLocal opposition | Chapelhall (Airdrie), North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (approx.) | CoreWeaveOwner, operator: DataVita · Tenant: CoreWeave | Low | Reported | - | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Denton City Council process for a data center moratoriumPermits / zoning | Denton, Texas, United States (approx.) | CoreWeaveOwner: City of Denton · Developer, operator: Core Scientific · Tenant: CoreWeave · End customer: OpenAI | Low | Reported | - | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Entergy sought court order to stop disclosure of Google West Memphis contract; expansion demand redactedLegal | West Memphis, Arkansas, United States (approx.) | AlphabetOwner, developer: Alphabet | Low | Reported | - | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Political backlash in Independence: councilman recalled, new data-center restrictionsLocal opposition | Independence, Missouri, United States (approx.) | Nebius GroupOwner, developer: Nebius Group | Low | Reported | - | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Oklahoma large-load tariff and groundwater cooling rules pending for KiowaPermits / zoning | Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States (approx.) | IRENOwner, developer: IREN | Low | Reported | 1.6 GW | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Vineland residents sue over constant humming noiseLocal opposition | Vineland, New Jersey, United States (approx.) | Nebius GroupOwner, operator: DataOne · Tenant: Nebius Group · End customer: Microsoft | Low | Reported | - | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Early resident objections to the Muskie campus in Kentucky Power territoryLocal opposition | Grayson, Kentucky, United States (approx.) | TeraWulfOwner, developer: TeraWulf | Low | Reported | - | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Environmental groups sue state regulators over approvals without an EISEnvironment | Port Washington, Wisconsin, United States (approx.) | OracleDeveloper: Vantage Data Centers · Tenant: Oracle · End customer: OpenAI | Low | Reported | - | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Brookwood residents' environmental and transparency concerns (Hurricane Creek, NDA, middle school proximity)Local opposition | Brookwood, Alabama, United States (approx.) | Applied DigitalDeveloper: Applied Digital · Tenant: Unnamed U.S.-based tier-one / high investment-grade hyperscaler | Low | Reported | - | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Air-quality opposition to ~645 generators; SELC argues one permit should have been requiredEnvironment | Hamlet, North Carolina, United States (approx.) | AmazonOwner, developer: Amazon | Low | Disputed | - | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Falls Township town hall: concerns over Delaware River water, generator noise, power pricesLocal opposition | Falls Township, Pennsylvania, United States (approx.) | AmazonDeveloper: Amazon | Low | Reported | - | 15 Jul 2026 |
| State AG investigating allegedly fraudulent support letters in the air permit recordLocal opposition | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States (approx.) | OracleDeveloper: BorderPlex Digital Assets · Tenant: Oracle · End customer: OpenAI | Low | Reported | - | 9 Jul 2026 |
| NJ pauses Next New Jersey Program-AI under review (CoreWeave award)Financing | Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States | CoreWeaveOwner, developer, tenant: CoreWeave | Low | Reported | - | 23 Jun 2026 |
| BC caps new power for data centres; northern BC municipalities push for higher taxes on IREN sitesGrid / power | Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada (approx.) | IRENOwner, operator: IREN | Low | Reported | - | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Pine Island water use: up to 55.5 million gallons a yearWater | Pine Island, Minnesota, United States (approx.) | AlphabetEnd customer: Alphabet | Low | Reported | - | 26 May 2026 |
| Denton residents raise utility-bill and water concerns about data centersLocal opposition | Denton, Texas, United States (approx.) | Core ScientificOwner: City of Denton · Developer, operator: Core Scientific · Tenant: CoreWeave · End customer: OpenAI | Low | Reported | - | 7 May 2026 |
| Noise and resident concerns over Polaris Forge 3 near Center/HanoverLocal opposition | Center, North Dakota, United States (approx.) | Applied DigitalDeveloper: Applied Digital · Tenant: Unnamed U.S.-based tier-one / high investment-grade hyperscaler | Low | Reported | - | 5 May 2026 |
| 830 MW of approved Helios II capacity still without a tenantCustomer | Afton, Texas, United States (approx.) | Galaxy DigitalOwner, developer, operator: Galaxy Digital · Tenant: CoreWeave | Low | Confirmed | 830 MW | 28 Apr 2026 |
| NMELC lawsuit against Dona Ana County over project approval/financing proceedsLegal | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States (approx.) | OracleDeveloper: BorderPlex Digital Assets · Tenant: Oracle · End customer: OpenAI | Low | Reported | - | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Planned 600 MW Abilene expansion moved away from Oracle/OpenAI; Microsoft leased buildings 9-10Customer | Abilene, Texas, United States (approx.) | OracleOwner: Lancium · Developer: Crusoe Energy Systems · Operator: Oracle · End customer: OpenAI | Low | Confirmed | 600 MW | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Noise from generators/substation raised at planning commissionLocal opposition | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | CoreWeaveOwner: LPE 01 Propco LLC · Developer: Blue Owl Capital, Chirisa Technology Parks, Machine Investment Group · Tenant: CoreWeave | Low | Reported | - | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Push on El Paso City Council to cancel Meta data center agreementsLocal opposition | El Paso, Texas, United States (approx.) | Meta PlatformsOwner: BlackRock · Owner, developer, tenant: Meta Platforms | Low | Unclear | - | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Boyce/Rapides Parish protests over NDAs, utility bills and environment (Delta Forge 1)Local opposition | Boyce, Louisiana, United States (approx.) | Applied DigitalOwner, developer: Applied Digital · Tenant: Unnamed U.S.-based tier-one / high investment-grade hyperscaler | Low | Reported | - | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Off-balance-sheet JV financing with residual value guarantees (Hyperion/Beignet; El Paso venture)Financing | Louisiana (Richland Parish), United States (approx.) | Meta PlatformsOwner: Blue Owl Capital · Owner, developer, tenant: Meta Platforms | Low | Reported | - | 21 Oct 2025 |
| IDEM ordered stop to work in state-regulated waters after contractor filled wetland without authorizationEnvironment | New Carlisle, Indiana, United States (approx.) | AmazonOwner, operator: Amazon · End customer: Anthropic, PBC | Low | Confirmed | - | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Reports that the Denton site's power demand strains the city's grid capacityGrid / power | Denton, Texas, United States (approx.) | CoreWeaveOwner: City of Denton · Developer, operator: Core Scientific · Tenant: CoreWeave · End customer: OpenAI | Low | Unclear | - | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Ellendale community concerns: noise, construction traffic, water trucking, annexation/eminent-domain protestLocal opposition | Ellendale, North Dakota, United States (approx.) | Applied DigitalOwner, developer, operator: Applied Digital · Tenant: CoreWeave | Low | Reported | - | 14 May 2025 |
| Second 150 MW grid increment for Colossus 1 depended on TVA approvalGrid / power | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | SpaceXOwner, operator: SpaceX · End customer: Anthropic, PBC | Low | Reported | 150 MW | 2 May 2025 |
| Criticism of Canadian public compute funding flowing to a US provider (CoreWeave)Other | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (approx.) | CoreWeaveOperator: CoreWeave · End customer: Cohere | Low | Reported | - | 20 Mar 2025 |