Data center updates
Every update in the Data Center Index, newest first and grouped by month. Corrections and retractions stay visible. For the buildout in one place, see the Data Center Tracking Index.
November 2026
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Nevada regulators reportedly approve 510 MW behind-the-meter gas plant for Switch data centers
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approved a 510 MW behind-the-meter gas plant on about 20 acres at the former Sierra Biofuels site in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, with Switch as primary user. The report describes nine Siemens SGT-800 turbines and says the plant still needs a construction air permit from NDEP. Single secondary source; the approval date (reported as a Tuesday) and vote details are not confirmed against the PUCN docket. Verify.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal · This Is Reno · Data Center Index
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PPL raises capital plan to $25B, proposes 645 MW Kentucky gas plant, cites 14.7 GW Kentucky load pipeline
Utility Dive reports PPL raised its 2027-2030 capital plan to $25 billion, $2 billion above the prior plan, mainly for a proposed 645 MW Kentucky gas plant targeted for Q2 2032 with a CPCN filing expected in Q1 2027. PPL cites 14.7 GW of potential Kentucky load growth through 2032, including 12.8 GW from data centers, and 35.3 GW of advanced-stage Pennsylvania data center projects. Its Invitium venture signed a letter of intent with QTS for about 2 GW of generation for a Salem Township data center.
Sources: Utility Dive · Data Center Index
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SpaceX confirms plan for 6 GW campus in Cochise County, Arizona; zoning hearing Dec 9
A 6 GW, nine-building campus on about 750 acres near Willcox, Arizona, is proposed under Tombstone Resources LLC; Baxtel reports SpaceX confirmed it is behind the project at a Nov 4 community meeting. KJZZ reports Arizona Electric Power Cooperative would supply wholesale power, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative would provide retail service, backup would come from 90 MW of gas generators, and more than 1,000 people have signed a petition against it. The county Planning and Zoning Commission hearing is Dec 9. Baxtel's figures of $50 billion and four 1.5 GW phases are its own reporting.
Sources: KJZZ · Baxtel · Data Center Index
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Google announces $17B Wyoming data center near Cheyenne with 702 MW AEP fuel cell plant
Google announced a $17 billion investment in its first Wyoming data center in Laramie County, near Cheyenne. Google's post cites a 702 MW fuel cell development with carbon capture, contracted with AEP and built with Bloom Energy, with Tallgrass Energy and Black Hills Energy as partners; CO2 would go to Tallgrass's Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub. Google did not state the data center's capacity; Baxtel reports earlier figures of up to 2.7 GW and a 2031 build-out target.
Campus: Google Project Tembo
Sources: Google · Baxtel · Data Center Index
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Riot leases entire 910 MW Corsicana, Texas campus in ~$28B, 15-year deal
Riot Platforms said on Nov 4 it executed a 15-year triple-net powered land lease for 910 MW of critical IT capacity at its Corsicana campus, worth about $28 billion over the initial term. Delivery is phased: 400 MW in Sept 2027, 200 MW in Jan 2028 and 310 MW in July 2028, and rent is payable on the full 910 MW whether or not it is used. Riot's release calls the tenant a leading frontier AI lab; Baxtel reports, citing Riot's 10-Q, that it is Anthropic (not confirmed in the release).
Campus: Riot Platforms Corsicana
Sources: Riot Platforms · Baxtel · Data Center Index
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Google backstops TeraWulf debt for Anthropic-leased Justified campus in Hawesville, Kentucky
TeraWulf said on Nov 4 that Google signed credit support agreements for anticipated project financing of its Justified Data Campus in Hawesville, Kentucky, tied to about $19 billion of lease commitments from Anthropic. TeraWulf also signed a Fluor EPC agreement for three buildings, with phased ready-for-service dates from late 2027 through Q2 2028. The release does not give a MW figure for Justified; Baxtel reports Kentucky regulators approved service for up to 482 MW in August.
Sources: TeraWulf · Baxtel · Data Center Index
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Fermi says TensorWave lease for Project Matador did not close by Oct 31 deadline
Fermi said on Nov 3 that the Oct 31 closing date passed without an extension and the closing conditions were not fully met, so the 222 MW TensorWave lease is not yet effective. Neither party has exercised a right to terminate. Remaining conditions include guaranties, work letters and project-level financing; Fermi said it expects to discuss the talks on its earnings call the following week.
Campus: Fermi America Project Matador (HyperGrid)
Sources: Fermi (ACCESS Newswire) · Data Center Index
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Voters back data center limits in 40 of 41 local ballot measures across 10 states
Baxtel, citing Ballotpedia's tally, reports voters limited data centers or rejected pro-development proposals in 40 of 41 local measures on Nov 3, with 21 in Ohio. Examples include bans in Hubbard and Granville, Ohio, a permanent ban above 10 MW in Emporia, Kansas, and moratoriums in Wells and Wiscasset, Maine. Results are unofficial, and the Washington Post counted a lower figure (at least 38 jurisdictions). Upcoming votes: Clarksville, Arkansas (Dec 1) and Mandan, North Dakota (Dec 15).
Sources: Baxtel · Electric Choice · Data Center Index
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Trenton, Ohio voters approve a 25 MW cap on data centers, blocking annexation for a 1,000 MW Amazon campus
Trenton voters approved Issue 17 on Nov 3 with about 80% support in unofficial Butler County results (results not yet certified). The charter amendment bars data centers above 25 MW in city limits, which blocks the city's plan to annex about 600 acres for a 1,000 MW Amazon campus. WVXU reports a 250 MW Prologis project in the city's industrial park is now in question; the article does not say what happens to it. Prologis helped fund the opposition campaign.
Sources: WVXU · WCPO · Data Center Index
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PSEG and Constellation plan a 200 MW Salem nuclear uprate; PSEG's data center deals are not yet final
PSEG's third-quarter presentation shows a planned 200 MW uprate at the jointly owned Salem nuclear plant in New Jersey (2,280 MW installed), which would support a recently announced nuclear power purchase agreement with Google. PSEG's CEO said the company is still developing terms with large-load customers around its roughly 3.8 GW nuclear fleet, so no further deals are final. Salem 1's refueling outage will be extended after inspectors found degradation of the reactor vessel's thermal shield.
Sources: Utility Dive · Data Center Index
October 2026
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Dominion reports 54.9 GW of data center capacity in contracting stages, up 6.3 GW since December
In its third-quarter 2026 results, Dominion Energy said it has 54.9 GW of data center capacity in various stages of contracting in Virginia, up 6.3 GW (13%) from December 2025. Per slide figures reported by Investing.com, this splits into 12.2 GW under electric service agreements, 9.8 GW under construction letters of authorization and 32.8 GW under engineering letters of authorization; the CFO said on the call that over 12 GW is under electric service agreements. The CEO said the NextEra merger is still expected to close in the second half of 2027, with Virginia evidentiary hearings starting Nov 17 and a final order due by Jan 11, 2027. This supersedes the 53.8 GW reported in July.
Sources: Dominion Energy · The Motley Fool · Investing.com · Data Center Index
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FirstEnergy's Maidsville gas plant awaits a West Virginia PSC ruling; 7.9 GW of large load contracted
FirstEnergy's third-quarter release says it expects a final West Virginia Public Service Commission order on its proposed Maidsville combined-cycle gas plant in the fourth quarter of 2026, with Siemens turbines reserved for 2030 delivery, and reports 7.9 GW of contracted large-load demand plus about 4 GW in active negotiation. Baxtel reports a broader 26 GW data center pipeline, including 6 GW in West Virginia; that figure is not in FirstEnergy's release. The Dominion Post reported the plant at 1,200 MW and about $2.7 billion, and Baxtel reports the PSC has received 662 letters against it, nearly all form letters.
Sources: FirstEnergy (SEC Form 8-K) · Baxtel · Data Center Index
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PJM refiles its data center backstop procurement; results now expected May 10, 2027, not Dec 2, 2026
FERC's Sept 29, 2026 order accepted PJM's reliability backstop procurement for filing but suspended it for five months, to Feb 28, 2027, set a paper hearing and opened a Section 206 proceeding. Utility Dive reports PJM filed a revised plan on Oct 29 aiming to start the procurement March 1, with the bid window closing March 28, the target set April 28 and results posted May 10. Utility Dive also reports a Jefferies note that PPL Electric, FirstEnergy and AES Ohio cut near-term large-load forecasts by 6.5 GW, which could shrink the original 6.8 GW target to about 630 MW, while a Charles River Associates analysis found a possible shortfall of about 11.5 GW by 2030.
Sources: FERC (via PJM) · Utility Dive · Data Center Index
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Prometheus Hyperscale drops its 1.25 GW Casper, Wyoming campus
Prometheus said on Oct 28 it will not build the planned 1,250 MW, gas-powered campus on 940 acres of Falls Ranch land east of Casper. Falls Ranch says the project will continue under a new, unnamed developer. Prometheus had not filed a county permit application, and it still plans its Evanston, Wyoming campus.
Sources: Baxtel · Data Center Index
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Michigan economic group pitches a 700 MW data center near Lansing; the host township objects
LEAP and Lighthouse Sustainability pitched a campus of up to 700 MW, reported at $10 billion or more, on 423 acres in Delhi Township. No application is filed and no end user is named. The township learned of it from the media, ended its LEAP membership and is under a data center moratorium until April 2027. It is on the watch list and not included in the index totals.
Sources: Baxtel · WKAR / Michigan Public · Data Center Index
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TerraWatt proposes a data center campus at the former Alton Steel site
TerraWatt has a contingent deal to buy the 381-acre Alton Steel site in Alton, Illinois. Rezoning and an Ameren Illinois load study are still pending. Added to the index as DC-086 (proposed, 200 MW).
Campus: TerraWatt Alton (former Alton Steel)
Sources: St. Louis Public Radio · DatacenterDynamics · Data Center Index
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Digital Realty picks Kokomo, Indiana for a 1 GW campus
Digital Realty plans about 1 GW of IT load (1.5 GW of power) on 476 acres in Kokomo, served by Duke Energy Indiana, with build-out to 2033. Added as DC-085 (announced).
Campus: Digital Realty Kokomo campus
Sources: Baxtel · DatacenterDynamics · Data Center Index
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Taylor, Texas approves a 1 GW gas-powered data center campus
Taylor's city council voted 5-0 to annex the 664-acre site and approve a development agreement for the Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse campus. It will run on on-site gas generation, off the ERCOT grid, with first power in the first half of 2028. Added as DC-087.
Campus: Taylor Technology Campus
Sources: KUT (Austin NPR) · Baxtel · Data Center Index
August 2026
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Georgia Power signs a 3.2 GW contract for OpenAI's Project Camellia
A 25-year, 3.2 GW service contract with service from 2028, 1 GW of it flexible. The index moved the campus to Approved and raised its expected 2030 load to 626 MW.
Campus: OpenAI Project Camellia
Sources: Utility Dive · Data Center Index
July 2026
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Microsoft's 2 GW Pecos campus will run on a co-located Chevron gas plant
A 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron keeps the campus off the grid at launch. The index now rates it 4 of 4 bolts on gas, at about 129 MMcf/d of added gas burn.
Campus: Microsoft Pecos Campus (Project Kilby)
Sources: Orrick · Data Center Index