Operating AI data centers
Data centers serving AI workloads today. A further 81 operating sites are under review and not shown.
Status: preliminary and in progress. Figures will change as they are verified.
Exhibit 1
Ten largest operating AI data centers by IT load, MW. Select a data center to open its profile.
Exhibit 2
Median months from ground-break to first power, by company, live AI campuses; companies with two or more campuses. Select a company to see the campuses behind its median.
Exhibit 3
Months from ground-break to first power, by IT load of the first phase brought online, live AI campuses. Hover over a point for the campus; select it to open the profile.
Exhibit 4
Live AI IT load by company, MW, with cumulative share of the total
Exhibit 5
Takeaways so far
All operating AI data centers
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Upcoming AI data centers
Data centers that are rumoured, announced, permitted, in early works or under construction, and are AI or likely AI.
Status: preliminary and in progress. Power is not shown for upcoming sites.
Exhibit 6
Ten largest AI data centers under construction, ranked by reported campus capacity. Select a data center to open its profile.
Exhibit 7
Upcoming AI data centers by country and project status, number of sites, top 12 countries
Exhibit 8
Upcoming AI data centers by US state, number of sites. Select a state to list its sites.
Exhibit 9
Upcoming AI data centers by type of builder, number of sites, split by AI classification
Exhibit 10
Takeaways so far
All upcoming AI data centers
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What's next
Guidance needed.
- Visit or speak with a few sites, utilities and county offices to verify what the data show.
- Compare announced online dates with the dates sites actually came online.
- Expand the list of data centers, starting with the 81 operating sites held for review.
- Estimate power ourselves for a sample of sites.
- Test published third-party estimates against filings and against each other.
- Project AI data center supply for the next six quarters.
Appendix
Data sources
How the site's data were built
Data Collection: Parameters and Their Fill Rates
Each data center is described by parameters of three kinds: those retrieved from public announcements and filings, those observed or deduced from satellite imagery, and those estimated with a model. This section shows how complete each parameter is today.
Status: preliminary and in progress.
Exhibit 11