Data Centers investigation / Supporting project profiles

Data Center Projects: Investment, Power & Community Impact

Facility-level records supporting Data Centers: Infrastructure, Power, Water, and Public Value. Compare projects and read the findings in the main investigation; open individual profiles below for their evidence and sources.

Research reviewed September 30, 2026 · 22 selected projects and phases

Project evidence for the Data Centers investigation

This companion owns the facility-level inventory: developers, location, funding, permits, planned and connected power, construction and operating employment, tax agreements and community protections. Its distinct value is a comparable project record with a documented stage and source date.

How these records add value to the main investigation

The main Data Centers investigation applies a common public-value test across projects: need, full resource costs, enforceable protections, delivered benefits and long-term liabilities. This companion supplies the underlying records instead of maintaining a competing national verdict.

Next evidence test: reconcile each announced phase with financing, permits, construction, connected load and operating jobs. Identify who pays for new grid capacity and whether promised protections enter enforceable agreements.

The U.S. Economy investigation measures national output, productivity and household effects. Political Narrative Watch checks exact public claims. Shared project evidence must add a specific consequence or comparison; publication on another GIB page is not independent confirmation.

Scope clarified October 1, 2026. Existing project findings retain their September 30 evidence dates.

Scope of this review

This is a selected inventory, not a complete national census. Investments and power figures describe different scopes and phases; do not add them into a national total. Announced plans, projected benefits and verified operating activity are identified separately.

PROJECT EVIDENCE

Owners, technology and local impact

Explore 22 detailed project profiles covering ownership, financing, design, technology, location, power supply, community benefits, jobs, taxes, incentives, sources and unresolved questions.

Project profiles 22 detailed profiles

DC01Abilene Stargate / Oracle campusAbilene, Taylor County, Texas$15B1.2 GW

Location: Abilene, Taylor County, Texas
Latest verified status: First two buildings operating; six more under construction in June 2026
Ownership and financing: Crusoe, Blue Owl and Primary Digital Infrastructure venture. Oracle supplies computing to OpenAI.
Investment scope: USD 15 billion joint venture for this campus. Not the full Stargate pledge.
Design and construction: Crusoe develops the campus on Lancium land. Separate architect not identified.
Appearance: Eight buildings, about 4 million square feet at planned buildout.
Technology: NVIDIA GB200 racks reported in service. Closed-loop cooling.
Location rationale: Lower-cost wind resources, land and Lancium energy infrastructure.
Power and new supply: 1.2 GW planned campus capacity. Grid connection and nearby wind resources. Exact hourly energy mix not established here.
Community electricity: Crusoe says it pays required grid infrastructure costs. No quantified household electricity export commitment found.
Construction jobs: Approximately 5,000 projected in Crusoe 2024 impact reporting. Not a permanent-job count.
Long-term jobs: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Crusoe projects the original eight buildings could equal up to 32% of city and 25% of county FY2025 budgeted property-tax revenue. Forecast, not collected taxes.
Investment access: Institutional venture and supplier contracts. No public individual project offering identified.
Open questions: Actual full-campus energization, permanent staffing, annual tax collections and incentive schedules.

Project sources

DC02Abilene Microsoft / Crusoe adjacent campusAbilene, TexasNot disclosed0.672 GW

Location: Abilene, Texas
Latest verified status: Site preparation reported March 2026; first building target mid-2027
Ownership and financing: Crusoe developer; Microsoft customer. Project-specific financing not disclosed.
Investment scope: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Design and construction: Crusoe purpose-built campus. Separate architect/general contractor not named.
Appearance: Two additional buildings and dedicated power plant, adjacent to the original campus.
Technology: High-density AI computing and closed-loop non-evaporative liquid cooling.
Location rationale: Extends existing Abilene infrastructure.
Power and new supply: 900 MW onsite generating plant and battery system. Announced IT load is 672 MW; these are different measures. Fuel not specified in reviewed release.
Community electricity: Dedicated behind-the-meter power. Grid-resilience benefits asserted; no contracted household export quantity identified.
Construction jobs: Thousands projected.
Long-term jobs: Hundreds projected.
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Increased tax contributions expected; no separate dollar schedule.
Investment access: Developer financing and construction/equipment contracts.
Open questions: Plant fuel, permits, financing and project-specific tax agreement.

Project sources

crusoe.airesources/newsroom/crusoe announces new 900 mw ai factory campus in abilene texas to support microsoft ai infrastructure

DC03Frontier / StargateShackelford County, Texas$25B1.4 GW

Location: Shackelford County, Texas
Latest verified status: Construction announced; first building target second half 2026
Ownership and financing: Vantage developer. Oracle/OpenAI Stargate connection. DigitalBridge and Silver Lake named as major Vantage platform investors.
Investment scope: More than USD 25 billion campus investment announced.
Design and construction: Vantage; architect and general contractors not named in reviewed announcement.
Appearance: Ten buildings, 3.7 million square feet, 1,200-acre site.
Technology: 250 kW-plus racks, liquid cooling and closed-loop chillers.
Location rationale: Texas strategic AI market. County-specific energy/land comparison not published in reviewed release.
Power and new supply: 1.4 GW compute capacity. Project-specific generation portfolio not established here.
Community electricity: No quantified export or household power allocation found.
Construction jobs: More than 5,000 across construction and operations combined; split unavailable.
Long-term jobs: Separate count unavailable.
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Revenue and scholarships promised; no net tax schedule found.
Investment access: Institutional developer platform and supplier contracts.
Open questions: Energy procurement, separate permanent jobs and net tax benefit.

Project sources

DC04Project Jupiter / StargateDoña Ana County, New Mexico$50BNot disclosed

Location: Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Latest verified status: Construction underway; power-delivery risk reported September 24, 2026
Ownership and financing: STACK/Blue Owl development and Oracle tenancy for OpenAI. BorderPlex was an original partner; September reporting describes changed arrangements.
Investment scope: At least USD 50 billion initial commitment in county IRB documents. Separate USD 18 billion construction debt reported; not additive comparable spending.
Design and construction: STACK developer. Updated Oracle energy design uses Bloom fuel cells. Architect not identified.
Appearance: Multi-building campus; initial 400-acre phase described in county agreement.
Technology: AI computing, closed-loop cooling and onsite fuel-cell microgrid.
Location rationale: County and site selected for Stargate; complete comparative site-selection rationale not found.
Power and new supply: Fuel cells replace prior gas-turbine/diesel plan. Fuel supply, air permits and pipeline delivery remain material risks.
Community electricity: Oracle says it funds power infrastructure. Dedicated microgrid is not a promise to power surrounding homes.
Construction jobs: More than 7,000 projected by Oracle; nearly 700 New Mexico residents onsite in July.
Long-term jobs: 1,500 ongoing project-supported jobs projected; not established as all direct employees.
State tax benefit: Oracle reports USD 29.9 million state tax January-May 2026; forecasts USD 400 million construction taxes and more than USD 30 million annually in operation.
Local taxes and incentives: Forecast: USD 200 million construction taxes, more than USD 10 million annual operating taxes, plus USD 12 million annual county/school IRB payments.
Investment access: Institutional equity/debt and vendor contracts; no retail offering identified.
Open questions: Verify receipts independently, assess incentives, and resolve power timetable. USD 4.7 billion economic impact is not all tax revenue.

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DC05Lighthouse / StargatePort Washington, Wisconsin$15B1 GW

Location: Port Washington, Wisconsin
Latest verified status: Completion target 2028 in developer announcement
Ownership and financing: Vantage developer with Oracle/OpenAI. Vantage platform investors include DigitalBridge and Silver Lake.
Investment scope: More than USD 15 billion announced.
Design and construction: Vantage; separate architect/contractor not identified.
Appearance: Four buildings; 500 developed acres within 672-acre site.
Technology: Liquid cooling, closed water loop and high-density AI computing.
Location rationale: Upper Midwest digital infrastructure expansion.
Power and new supply: We Energies supply; nearly 2 GW of new energy resources planned. Annual renewable matching for remaining campus consumption.
Community electricity: Developer/utility say 30% of added energy capacity will serve other Wisconsin consumers; 70% allocated to campus.
Construction jobs: More than 4,000 projected, mostly union.
Long-term jobs: More than 1,000 projected across Vantage and Oracle.
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: At least USD 175 million infrastructure upgrades promised. This is investment, not tax revenue. Net fiscal schedule not verified.
Investment access: Institutional platform and supplier contracts.
Open questions: Actual resource deliveries, approved rate terms, incentives and net tax collections.

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DC06Milam County / StargateMilam County, TexasNot disclosed1.2 GW

Location: Milam County, Texas
Latest verified status: SB Energy selected to build and operate; facilities targeted from 2026
Ownership and financing: SB Energy builds/operates for OpenAI. OpenAI and SoftBank invested USD 1 billion in SB Energy platform; Ares preferred equity also disclosed.
Investment scope: Campus cost unavailable. Platform funding is not this campus budget.
Design and construction: OpenAI first-party design with SB Energy delivery expertise. Separate architect not named.
Appearance: Purpose-built campus; building count/area not disclosed.
Technology: AI computing with low-water design; processor deployment not specified.
Location rationale: Integrated powered-infrastructure and faster-build model.
Power and new supply: 1.2 GW lease. New generation planned; detailed mix and surplus not disclosed.
Community electricity: Ratepayer protection and grid modernization commitments. No quantified community electricity allocation.
Construction jobs: Thousands projected.
Long-term jobs: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Investment access: Institutional SB Energy platform and supplier opportunities.
Open questions: Campus financing, building plans, permanent jobs, generation and fiscal terms.

Project sources

openai.comindex/stargate sb energy partnership

DC07Lordstown / StargateLordstown, OhioNot disclosedNot disclosed

Location: Lordstown, Ohio
Latest verified status: Groundbreaking reported September 2025; 2026 operation was a target
Ownership and financing: SoftBank/OpenAI partnership. Detailed campus ownership and financing unavailable.
Investment scope: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Design and construction: SoftBank advanced data center design; named architect unavailable.
Appearance: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Technology: AI data center; project equipment list unavailable.
Location rationale: Selected in nationwide Stargate process; site-specific rationale unavailable.
Power and new supply: Do not allocate the older 1.5 GW combined Lordstown/Milam announcement to this site.
Community electricity: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Construction jobs: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Long-term jobs: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Investment access: No public individual campus investment offer identified.
Open questions: Current construction status, capacity, customer contracts and complete public fiscal record.

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DC08PORTS-Pike Technology CampusPike County, OhioNot disclosed8 GW

Location: Pike County, Ohio
Latest verified status: Phased development through 2032; first 800 MW target 2028
Ownership and financing: SB Energy builds, owns and operates under 20-year OpenAI lease. NVIDIA equity and credit support disclosed.
Investment scope: Total campus cost unavailable. NVIDIA USD 1.5 billion SB Energy investment is platform funding.
Design and construction: OpenAI/NVIDIA collaborate in design, testing and commissioning.
Appearance: Private and remediated DOE land at former Portsmouth diffusion plant. Final design pending.
Technology: NVIDIA AI infrastructure; air-cooled closed-loop water system.
Location rationale: Industrial redevelopment with existing AEP and DOE infrastructure.
Power and new supply: Initial 800 MW largely existing infrastructure; later phases need new generation including gas and transmission.
Community electricity: SB Energy commits to project-specific grid costs. No specified household export quantity.
Construction jobs: 35,000 over six-year buildout; not simultaneous peak staffing.
Long-term jobs: 2,500 projected.
State tax benefit: Hundreds of millions in lifetime state/local taxes asserted; no separate state estimate.
Local taxes and incentives: USD 80 million combined OpenAI/SB Energy community grant commitments; not taxes.
Investment access: Institutional financing and local trades/suppliers.
Open questions: Generation, permits, environmental reviews, financing and audited tax forecast.

Project sources

openai.comindex/openai joins ports pike project

DC09The Barn / StargateSaline Township, Michigan$16B1 GW

Location: Saline Township, Michigan
Latest verified status: Three buildings under construction; first nearing completion June 2026
Ownership and financing: Related Digital and Blackstone equity; debt anchored by PIMCO-managed funds. Oracle tenant for OpenAI.
Investment scope: USD 16 billion campus financing announced.
Design and construction: Related Digital developer; Walbridge general contractor. Separate architect unavailable.
Appearance: Three single-story buildings of about 550,000 square feet each; historic barn preserved.
Technology: AI computing; closed-loop air-cooled system.
Location rationale: Available site and DTE supply; comprehensive alternative-site comparison unavailable.
Power and new supply: DTE existing generation plus project-funded battery storage. Battery does not itself generate electricity.
Community electricity: Project team forecasts USD 300 million grid savings; source does not establish this as annual savings.
Construction jobs: More than 2,500 union jobs projected; over 700 workers reported June 2026.
Long-term jobs: More than 450 onsite; county-supported jobs reported separately.
State tax benefit: Project team forecasts more than USD 150 million annual combined taxes for much of two decades. State share not separated.
Local taxes and incentives: USD 14 million community commitments plus June recreation grant. Latest net fiscal assessment after abatements not verified.
Investment access: Private equity/debt financing and Walbridge supply chain.
Open questions: Validate latest abatements, separate state/local revenue and verify savings duration.

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DC10Childress Crusoe / LanciumChildress County, TexasNot disclosed1 GW

Location: Childress County, Texas
Latest verified status: Construction target Q3 2026; completion not verified
Ownership and financing: Lancium owns land and energy infrastructure. Crusoe builds and operates for unnamed hyperscaler.
Investment scope: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Design and construction: Crusoe designs/builds; Lancium secures grid connection.
Appearance: 270-acre campus; final building area unavailable.
Technology: AI accelerators and closed-loop non-evaporative liquid cooling.
Location rationale: Secured land/interconnect and established partner delivery model.
Power and new supply: 1 GW grid connection; storage planned. Specific new generating capacity unavailable.
Community electricity: Grid reliability asserted; no household export allocation.
Construction jobs: Thousands projected.
Long-term jobs: More than 100 projected.
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Water/civil infrastructure and community support commitments; no fiscal estimate.
Investment access: Developer financing and construction contracts.
Open questions: Customer identity, funding, generation mix and tax agreement.

Project sources

crusoe.airesources/newsroom/crusoe and lancium announce 1 gigawatt ai data center campus in childress texas

DC11Crusoe / Tallgrass WyomingSoutheast Wyoming; exact site not specifiedNot disclosed1.8 GW

Location: Southeast Wyoming; exact site not specified
Latest verified status: Announced development partnership; delivery date not verified
Ownership and financing: Crusoe/Tallgrass partnership; customer and financing unavailable.
Investment scope: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Design and construction: Crusoe computing infrastructure and Tallgrass energy expertise.
Appearance: Large campus; building count and area unavailable.
Technology: AI computing; detailed equipment/cooling list unavailable.
Location rationale: Access to Tallgrass gas, water and CO2 sequestration infrastructure.
Power and new supply: Gas-based energy and future renewables planned; possible carbon capture.
Community electricity: No contracted community power quantity disclosed.
Construction jobs: Jobs across multiple industries promised; no quantified split.
Long-term jobs: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Investment access: Institutional development and supply chain.
Open questions: Precise site, permits, customer, financing, capture execution and tax terms.

Project sources

tallgrass.comnewsroom/press releases/Crusoe

DC12Hyperion / Meta Richland ParishRichland Parish, Louisiana$50B5 GW

Location: Richland Parish, Louisiana
Latest verified status: Construction underway; expanded July 2026
Ownership and financing: Meta-led project; complete current campus financing structure not established here.
Investment scope: More than USD 50 billion regional investment announced.
Design and construction: Meta infrastructure team; DPR, Turner and Mortenson contractors.
Appearance: AI training campus; expanded layout not quantified in reviewed update.
Technology: Hyperion multi-gigawatt AI cluster.
Location rationale: Utility/infrastructure access, business climate and state incentives.
Power and new supply: Seven gas plants, batteries, nuclear uprates and purchased power in expanded agreement; renewable matching also promised.
Community electricity: Meta/Entergy project USD 2.65 billion customer savings over 20 years. Forecast, not realized.
Construction jobs: More than 7,500 at peak projected.
Long-term jobs: 1,000 projected.
State tax benefit: Separate net state estimate not verified.
Local taxes and incentives: Construction sales taxes have supported school bonuses. Equipment sales/use-tax rebate program applies; net lifetime benefit unavailable.
Investment access: Source Louisiana vendor portal and contractor supply chains.
Open questions: Generation delivery, actual rate savings, state/local receipts and rebates.

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DC13Fairwater first facility / MicrosoftMount Pleasant, Wisconsin$3.3BNot disclosed

Location: Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin
Latest verified status: Construction completed summer 2026 per village
Ownership and financing: Microsoft.
Investment scope: Initial USD 3.3 billion pledge.
Design and construction: Microsoft engineering; separate architect not identified here.
Appearance: Three buildings; 1.2 million square feet; 315 acres.
Technology: Large NVIDIA GPU cluster; more than 90% closed-loop liquid cooling.
Location rationale: Industrial workforce and technical education partnerships.
Power and new supply: We Energies; infrastructure prepayment and 250 MW solar project support. Solar nameplate is not campus demand.
Community electricity: No dedicated household export quantity.
Construction jobs: More than 3,000 at daily peak reported.
Long-term jobs: Village reports over 550 employees across Microsoft campus September 28, 2026.
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Microsoft redirects USD 5 million annual incentive: USD 4.9 million to village, USD 0.1 million to RCEDC. Tax relief planned from 2027.
Investment access: Microsoft public equity is indirect exposure; supplier contracts.
Open questions: Measured demand, net state collections and construction-to-operation staffing.

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DC14Fairwater second facility / MicrosoftMount Pleasant, Wisconsin$4BNot disclosed

Location: Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin
Latest verified status: Under construction; completion target 2028 per village
Ownership and financing: Microsoft.
Investment scope: Additional USD 4 billion announced in 2025, not another USD 7 billion.
Design and construction: Microsoft; separate architect not identified.
Appearance: Second facility west of first, announced similar scale.
Technology: Fairwater AI architecture; exact deployment unavailable.
Location rationale: Extends existing campus and workforce.
Power and new supply: Separate resource allocation unavailable.
Community electricity: No separate household power commitment verified.
Construction jobs: Separate count unavailable.
Long-term jobs: 2025 plan: about 800 across both completed facilities; not 800 additional.
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Same Mount Pleasant framework; do not count the annual incentive twice.
Investment access: Indirect corporate equity and supplier contracts.
Open questions: Phase-specific power, staffing, tax and equipment.

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DC15AWS Salem TownshipSalem Township, Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaNot disclosedNot disclosed

Location: Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Latest verified status: Existing campus with planned expansion
Ownership and financing: Amazon/AWS. Talen energy partner.
Investment scope: Part of at least USD 20 billion Pennsylvania pledge. Site share unavailable; do not count pledge twice.
Design and construction: AWS standards; architect/contractor unavailable.
Appearance: Campus adjacent to Susquehanna nuclear station.
Technology: Cloud and AI computing; site-specific processors/cooling unavailable.
Location rationale: Nuclear electricity access; Pennsylvania workforce and infrastructure.
Power and new supply: Talen PPA ramps to 1,920 MW across Pennsylvania by 2032; not this site load. Uprates/SMRs being explored.
Community electricity: Front-of-meter arrangement planned. New output exploration is not completed generation.
Construction jobs: Thousands across Pennsylvania plan; site split unavailable.
Long-term jobs: 1,250 statewide pledge; site split unavailable.
State tax benefit: Separate net site estimate unavailable.
Local taxes and incentives: Project-specific net fiscal schedule not verified.
Investment access: Indirect Amazon equity and construction/vendor contracts.
Open questions: Site power, cost, staffing and tax allocations.

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DC16AWS Falls TownshipFalls Township, Bucks County, PennsylvaniaNot disclosedNot disclosed

Location: Falls Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Latest verified status: Announced campus development
Ownership and financing: Amazon/AWS. NorthPoint redevelopment location identified by township.
Investment scope: Part of at least USD 20 billion Pennsylvania pledge. Site share unavailable; do not count pledge twice.
Design and construction: AWS standards; architect/contractor unavailable.
Appearance: Industrial redevelopment site; campus building count unavailable.
Technology: Cloud and AI computing; site-specific processors/cooling unavailable.
Location rationale: Existing industrial site, workforce and customer proximity.
Power and new supply: Talen PPA can serve other Pennsylvania sites; specific Falls allocation not established.
Community electricity: No quantified household electricity benefit verified.
Construction jobs: Thousands across Pennsylvania plan; site split unavailable.
Long-term jobs: 1,250 statewide pledge; site split unavailable.
State tax benefit: Separate net site estimate unavailable.
Local taxes and incentives: Project-specific net fiscal schedule not verified.
Investment access: Indirect Amazon equity and construction/vendor contracts.
Open questions: Site power, cost, staffing and tax allocations.

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DC17Meta / BlackRock El PasoNortheast El Paso, Texas$14B1 GW

Location: Northeast El Paso, Texas
Latest verified status: Under construction; capacity target from 2028
Ownership and financing: BlackRock-managed funds 80%, Meta 20%; Meta initial sole tenant.
Investment scope: About USD 14 billion long-lived infrastructure development costs. Meta also states more than USD 10 billion investment; different scopes, do not add.
Design and construction: Meta construction management; Arup independent engineering. Separate architect/general contractor not identified here.
Appearance: Multi-building campus on roughly 1,000 acres per city.
Technology: AI computing, closed-loop liquid cooling.
Location rationale: Infrastructure, skilled workforce and available city-sold industrial land.
Power and new supply: El Paso Electric grid connection and transmission/substations funded by Meta. Annual clean-energy matching promised.
Community electricity: No export allocation. City says rate effects uncertain; new gas generation under regulatory review.
Construction jobs: More than 4,000 peak projected; 2,300 onsite July 2026.
Long-term jobs: 300 projected at expanded scale.
State tax benefit: Separate state estimate unavailable.
Local taxes and incentives: City April release: more than USD 400 million city and USD 1 billion other local taxes over 25 years. Resource hub: USD 83.4 million net collections and up to USD 550 million incentives. Scopes need reconciliation.
Investment access: Institutional venture/debt, Meta indirect equity and supplier contracts.
Open questions: Reconcile city fiscal estimates; verify regulatory approvals and actual renewable supply.

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DC18Google Armstrong campusArmstrong County, TexasNot disclosedNot disclosed

Location: Armstrong County, Texas
Latest verified status: Under construction per 2026 Google announcements
Ownership and financing: Google/Alphabet. Campus-specific financing unavailable.
Investment scope: Within broader USD 40 billion Texas pledge; site allocation unavailable.
Design and construction: Google; separate architect/contractor unavailable.
Appearance: Campus; building dimensions unavailable.
Technology: Cloud/AI computing. Equipment details unavailable.
Location rationale: Texas infrastructure/workforce; county-specific comparative rationale unavailable.
Power and new supply: Texas-wide energy procurement cannot be assigned to this site.
Community electricity: No quantified household export allocation.
Construction jobs: Site count unavailable.
Long-term jobs: Site count unavailable.
State tax benefit: Separate net site estimate unavailable.
Local taxes and incentives: Project-specific fiscal schedule unavailable.
Investment access: Indirect Alphabet equity and suppliers.
Open questions: Campus power load, costs, jobs, designers and tax terms.

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DC19Google Haskell campus / Quantum co-locationHaskell County, TexasNot disclosedNot disclosed

Location: Haskell County, Texas
Latest verified status: Under construction per 2026 Google announcements
Ownership and financing: Google/Alphabet. Intersect energy partner, acquired by Google March 2026.
Investment scope: Within broader USD 40 billion Texas pledge; site allocation unavailable.
Design and construction: Google; separate architect/contractor unavailable.
Appearance: Campus; building dimensions unavailable.
Technology: Cloud/AI computing. Co-located solar and batteries.
Location rationale: Dedicated energy co-location.
Power and new supply: Quantum: 640 MW solar and 1.3 GWh batteries. Generation/storage figures are not data center demand.
Community electricity: No quantified household export allocation.
Construction jobs: Site count unavailable.
Long-term jobs: Site count unavailable.
State tax benefit: Separate net site estimate unavailable.
Local taxes and incentives: Project-specific fiscal schedule unavailable.
Investment access: Indirect Alphabet equity and suppliers.
Open questions: Campus power load, costs, jobs, designers and tax terms.

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DC20Google / AES Wilbarger campusWilbarger County, TexasNot disclosedNot disclosed

Location: Wilbarger County, Texas
Latest verified status: Construction announced February 2026
Ownership and financing: Google data center; AES owns/operates co-located generation under 20-year PPAs.
Investment scope: Site cost unavailable; broader Texas pledge not allocated.
Design and construction: Google/AES; building architect and contractors unavailable.
Appearance: Data center near new clean power plants. Dimensions unavailable.
Technology: Air cooling, reducing cooling water demand.
Location rationale: Construction-ready land, interconnection and co-located generation.
Power and new supply: AES new clean energy capacity; project MW unavailable. Texas-wide 7,800 MW procurement is not this campus supply.
Community electricity: Reduced grid pressure intended; no household export allocation.
Construction jobs: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Long-term jobs: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Investment access: Indirect corporate equity and supplier contracts.
Open questions: Campus load, energy mix, staffing, cost and tax agreement.

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DC21Google / Intersect Meitner Energy CenterGray and Roberts counties, TexasNot disclosedNot disclosed

Location: Gray and Roberts counties, Texas
Latest verified status: Construction announced June 2026
Ownership and financing: Google and its acquired Intersect business.
Investment scope: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Design and construction: Google/Intersect; architect and contractors unavailable.
Appearance: Data center and generation campus; dimensions unavailable.
Technology: Air cooling; wind, solar, batteries and onsite gas firming.
Location rationale: Dedicated power co-location and Intersect regional assets.
Power and new supply: More than 1 GW wind/solar/battery systems, with minority onsite gas supply. Not a 1 GW confirmed IT load.
Community electricity: Project-funded power and infrastructure intended to reduce grid pressure; exports not quantified.
Construction jobs: Thousands supported regionally; worker hub can house 3,500. Housing capacity is not job count.
Long-term jobs: New roles promised; number unavailable.
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Investment access: Indirect Alphabet equity and supplier contracts.
Open questions: Compute capacity, costs, job split and fiscal terms.

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DC22AWS New Carlisle campusNew Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana$11BNot disclosed

Location: New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Latest verified status: Multi-year development announced April 2024
Ownership and financing: Amazon/AWS.
Investment scope: Original USD 11 billion New Carlisle/St. Joseph County pledge. Later statewide totals are broader, not site budgets.
Design and construction: AWS; separate architect/contractor unavailable.
Appearance: Indiana Enterprise Center campus; building dimensions unavailable.
Technology: Cloud/AI infrastructure; exact equipment unavailable.
Location rationale: Industrial site and workforce development partnership.
Power and new supply: Site MW unavailable. AWS cited 600 MW-plus Indiana renewable portfolio; not a dedicated campus supply figure.
Community electricity: No quantified household power allocation found.
Construction jobs: Separate count not supplied in initial announcement.
Long-term jobs: At least 1,000 new jobs in original investment pledge; job definition/phase verification needed.
State tax benefit: Not disclosed in the reviewed sources
Local taxes and incentives: Up to USD 7 million road contribution. This is infrastructure investment, not taxes.
Investment access: Indirect Amazon equity and vendor contracts.
Open questions: Current site phase, power, direct operations staffing, incentives and taxes.

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How to read the evidence and remaining gaps

Sources are primarily company announcements and government materials, supplemented where necessary by reporting. Sponsor forecasts are retained as forecasts. A missing detail means it was not established in this review, rather than that the project has no such feature or benefit.

Current status is the latest verified information in the underlying research, not a claim that every project was reverified on the same day. Technology, construction schedules and financing may change. A separate architect is named only when established; a developer, contractor and independent engineer are different roles.

The review is intended to support the Data Centers & Power investigation. It does not assign a net benefit score where the underlying fiscal or electricity evidence is incomplete.