Weekly brief · 2026-W40 · data as of Sep 30, 2026
This week in US data centers
5 sourced changes in the last 30 days (a quiet week): 0 confirmed, 0 announced, 5 estimated. Plus 1 new large interconnection-queue filings in the last 30 days.
The numbers
- Tracked facilities
- 1,954
- MW online (floor)
- 18 GW
- Announced MW
- 57.44 GW
- With a power figure
- 11%
Changes in totals mix real-world change with growing coverage. MW figures are floors.
What changed (last 30 days)
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- Sep 6, 2026Google Pryor (North)OKEstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.
Current IT capacity: 53 MW → 368 MW
Source: Epoch AI
- Sep 6, 2026Google Pryor (North)OKEstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.
Current facility power: 63 MW → 442 MW
Source: Epoch AI
- Sep 6, 2026Google Pryor (North)OKEstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.
Buildings operational: 1 → 2
Source: Epoch AI
- Sep 6, 2026Google Pryor (North)OKEstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.
Status: Operating + expanding → Operating
Source: Epoch AI
- Sep 6, 2026Google Pryor (North)OKEstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.
New capacity online: Building 2 is operational, confirmed via RAAD drone imagery of spinning cooling tower fans on September 8th.
Source: Epoch AI
New interconnection-queue filings (last 30 days)
Data-center load requests, and generation requests of 300 MW or more, as published by each ISO/RTO. Applications, not commitments.
- Sep 1, 2026 · MISO J4281 unknown generation481 MW ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record.