Powertracker, 29 GW of announced AI capacity mapped to host counties
Powertracker.io is a public map that tracks AI and hyperscaler data-center sites across the United States. It currently monitors 144 sites in 36 states, with a significant number of proposed sites awaiting local government approval. The map provides insights into electricity demand, economic context, and various metrics related to the data centers.
- ▪Powertracker.io tracks 144 AI and hyperscaler data-center sites across 36 US states.
- ▪The announced and proposed load sums to roughly 91 GW, with about 40 GW operational or under construction.
- ▪Top operators include Meta, Google, and Microsoft, with Texas having the highest number of tracked sites.
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What powertracker shows powertracker.io is a live, public map of the United States that places every known AI and hyperscaler data-center site on top of the electricity and economic context around it. Every overlay is sourced from a public, machine-readable feed and refreshed on a tracked cadence. Key facts (May 2026) powertracker.io tracks 144 AI and hyperscaler data-center sites across 36 US states: 108 operational, under-construction, or fully announced, plus 36 proposed sites pending local-government approval (zoning vote, special-use permit, county-commission decision, state-regulator sign-off).
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