Totals only include facilities with a reported or estimated figure; most sites don't disclose power, so these are floors, not market size estimates. Online = operating sites; pipeline = remaining planned MW at sites under construction or planned. Average industrial electricity price: 8.42¢/kWh (EIA).
AI data center capacity over time
Facility power at satellite-tracked AI campuses (Epoch AI timelines), quarterly
Construction pipeline by expected completion
MW from phases with a projected completion date
Power reality
Announced capacity vs. what grid records, construction and operation document. Facility-level sums; sources differ in coverage.
- Announced465 MW
- Interconnection requests—
- Contracted / approved—
- Under construction266 MW
- Operational397 MW
Bucketed by the midpoint of each site's evidence-based window. Windows are ranges, not forecasts.
No large gaps in this scope.
Largest operators & owners
Online + pipeline MW at linked facilities
- Meta397 MW + 266 MW · 5 sites
- Google— · 3 sites
- Alabama Supercomputer Authority— · 1 sites
Largest customers & end users
Tenants and workload owners, where sourced
- Meta397 MW + 266 MW · 2 sites
Utility exposure
Most likely retail utility by location (approximate)
- Alabama Power CO199 MW + 266 MW · 4 sites
- Tennessee Valley Authority198 MW + 0 MW · 1 sites
- City of Huntsville - (Al)— · 5 sites
- North Alabama Electric Coop— · 3 sites
Grid operators (ISO / RTO)
By facility location
- None (non-RTO region)397 MW + 266 MW · 13 sites
Largest facilities
By online + pipeline MW
| Facility | Status | Online | Pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Montgomery | Operating + expanding | 199 MW | 266 MW |
| Meta Huntsville | Operating | 198 MW | — |
Facilities by status
- Operating12
- Operating + expanding1