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Capacity, status, permit, grid-request and construction changes over the last three years, each with its source. A change means the same source reported a new value later; two sources disagreeing is not a change. Follow a facility, company, utility, state or ISO by email, or subscribe to the feed in any RSS reader.
Each change is tagged by evidence: ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. filing, deed, permit or grid recordAnnouncedStated by the company or reported in the press; not yet backed by a filing or grid record. company or press claimEst.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. satellite, model or map inferenceHow levels are assigned
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- Aug 31, 2026Meta Prometheus · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 368 MW → 496 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 478 MW → 645 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 6 → 11
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Buildings 7-10 (tents) are operational, based on infrared drone video from RAAD (raad.com) captured on this date. The video suggests that 138.8 MW of nameplate turbine capacity is operating at the Socrates South power…
Source: Epoch AI - May 28, 2026Meta Prometheus · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 095-112218-00.000 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - May 23, 2026OpenAI Stargate Abilene · TX
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 211 MW → 421 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 295 MW → 590 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 2 → 4
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Buildings 3 and 4 are estimated to be operational. On April 22nd, Oracle posted that "In Abilene, 200MW is already operational". This suggests that there was still only Building 1 and 2 operational. Since Buildings 3 …
Source: Epoch AI - May 18, 2026Google New Albany · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Status: Operating + expanding → Operating
Source: Epoch AI - May 18, 2026Meta Prometheus · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 368 MW → 496 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 478 MW → 645 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 6 → 11
Source: Epoch AI - May 1, 2026Google Columbus · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 216 MW → 303 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 260 MW → 364 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 3 → 4
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 4 operational. No more visible construction, and since only 3 fans needed to be installed since Feburary, operational date was likely soon after. Building 5 roof almost complete.
Source: Epoch AI - Mar 12, 2026AWS New Albany · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 113 MW → 213 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 136 MW → 255 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 5 → 9
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Middle campus Buildings 10, 12, 13, and 14 appear complete/likely operational. Building 11 is still installing backup generators, so it is not counted as operational. Based on satellite imagery, northern campus Buildi…
Source: Epoch AI - Mar 9, 2026AWS New Albany · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 095-111408-00.000 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Jan 18, 2026Meta Prometheus · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 76 MW → 368 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 99 MW → 478 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 1 → 6
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Buildings 2-6 are operational, based on all equipment being in place, the paved ground, and minimal construction equipment by the buildings. Buildings 7-11 all have some kind of power or cooling equipment lining their…
Source: Epoch AI - Dec 24, 2025OpenAI Stargate Abilene · TX
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 105 MW → 211 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 147 MW → 295 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 1 → 2
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 2 is fully operational. This exact date corresponds to the expected completion date of "Four (4) data hall spaces and an administrative office build-out" according to a TDLR filing, but this date is also cons…
Source: Epoch AI - Dec 2, 2025STACK New Albany · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 222-004355 (no sale price disclosed).
- Oct 14, 2025Google New Albany · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 222 MW → 333 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 267 MW → 400 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 3 → 4
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 4 is operational, based on all cooling units and tanks installed, minimal construction work around the building. Building 5 roof is half complete. About half of the backup generators are in place. One cooling…
Source: Epoch AI - Oct 14, 2025Meta Prometheus · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 0 → 1
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Status: Under construction → Operating + expanding
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 1 is operational, based on there being minimal construction work and cars in the main carpark. Building 2 still has some construction work around the building. Building 18 roof is complete. The on-site power …
Source: Epoch AI - Oct 1, 2025Google Columbus · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 130 MW → 216 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 156 MW → 260 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 2 → 3
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 3 operational. Surrounding roads finished, no more visible construction.
Source: Epoch AI - Sep 26, 2025OpenAI Stargate Abilene · TX
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 0 → 1
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Status: Under construction → Operating + expanding
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 1 is fully operational around this date. The first phase was "live" on September 30 according a Crusoe announcement. While the first phase consists of Building 1 and 2, the language doesn't outright confirm t…
Source: Epoch AI - Jun 1, 2025Google New Albany · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 144 MW → 222 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 173 MW → 267 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 2 → 3
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 3 is operational, based on all cooling units and tanks installed, minimal construction work around the building. Building 4 still has some work around the cooling towers. Work is underway on Building 5 - some…
Source: Epoch AI - Apr 9, 2025AWS New Albany · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 095-111756-00.024 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Mar 1, 2025Google Columbus · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 65 MW → 130 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 78 MW → 156 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 1 → 2
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 2 operational. Parking complete, no more visible construction.
Source: Epoch AI - Feb 13, 2025AWS New Albany · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 095-111648-00.000 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Dec 1, 2024AWS New Albany · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 0 → 5
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Status: Under construction → Operating + expanding
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Buildings 5-9 (eastern campus) operational. New Albany’s Dec. 2024 report lists AWS partial occupancy for 5 buildings at the eastern campus. Note that we're only including roughly 44% of all the New Albany campuses IT…
Source: Epoch AI - Sep 13, 2024Google New Albany · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current IT capacity: 67 MW → 144 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Current facility power: 80 MW → 173 MW
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 1 → 2
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 2 is operational. Google Earth imagery shows 6 cooling towers installed as of 2024-04-20, and a final 7th unit appeared as of 2024-09-13, with minimal construction around the building. Building 3 roof is also…
Source: Epoch AI - Aug 20, 2024Vantage Building 1 · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 095-111756-00.009 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Aug 20, 2024Vantage Building 2 · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 095-111756-00.009 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Aug 20, 2024Vantage Building 3 · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 095-111756-00.009 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Aug 15, 2024Amazon Web Services · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 050-002806 (no sale price disclosed).
- Aug 15, 2024Amazon Web Services · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 050-002806 (no sale price disclosed).
- Aug 15, 2024Unnamed data center · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 050-002806 (no sale price disclosed).
- Aug 15, 2024Unnamed data center · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 050-002806 (no sale price disclosed).
- Jun 6, 2024QTS NAL 2 DC1 · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 094-107502-00.003 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Jun 6, 2024QTS NAL 2 DC2 · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 094-107502-00.004 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Jun 6, 2024QTS NAL1 DC1 · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 094-106404-00.011 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Jun 6, 2024QTS NAL1 DC2 · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 094-106404-00.010 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - May 31, 2024OpenAI Stargate Abilene · TX
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Construction started: Land clearing begins for northern two buildings (Building 1-2)
Source: Epoch AI - Apr 20, 2024Google New Albany · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Construction started: Building 1 is operational. Based on ~7 months since roof being completed, and cooling towers being installed sometime within that period. Building 2 roof is complete.
Source: Epoch AI - Apr 1, 2024Google Columbus · OH
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Buildings operational: 0 → 1
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Status: Under construction → Operating + expanding
- Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.New capacity online: Building 1 operational. No visible construction and roads/parking complete around the building. Building 2 chillers are beginning construction. Foundation work begins for Building 3.
Source: Epoch AI - Dec 21, 2023Amazon Web Services · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 095-111618-04.000 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor - Dec 21, 2023Amazon Web Services · OH
- ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.Land acquired: Deed/transfer recorded for parcel 095-111618-04.000 (no sale price disclosed).
Source: Licking County, OH — Auditor