{"schemaVersion":1,"graphics":[{"kind":"key-number","id":"proposal-watch-records","title":"Data-center projects in the proposal watch","value":1418,"unit":"project records","context":"Proposed, under-construction and blocked or paused data-center projects in the United States that Data Center Watch tracks, each linked to its sources.","asOf":"2026-09-15","sources":[{"label":"Data Center Watch project records","url":"https://datacenterwatch.ai/projects"},{"label":"FracTracker Alliance, Open U.S. Data Centers Tracker","url":"https://fractracker.org/2026/04/open-u-s-data-centers-tracker/"},{"label":"Ringmast4r ATLAS, Global Data Center Map","url":"https://github.com/Ringmast4r/Global-Data-Center-Map"}],"qualifications":["These are records in Data Center Watch's proposal watch, compiled from FracTracker Alliance's tracker (927 records), Ringmast4r ATLAS city-level placements (462) and local reporting (29). It is not a census of every U.S. project.","A source confirms the status of 955 records; the status of the other 463 is inferred from the dataset."],"description":"Data-center projects in the proposal watch: 1,418 project records. Proposed, under-construction and blocked or paused data-center projects in the United States that Data Center Watch tracks, each linked to its sources. As of September 15, 2026. Source: Data Center Watch project records; FracTracker Alliance, Open U.S. Data Centers Tracker; Ringmast4r ATLAS, Global Data Center Map. These are records in Data Center Watch's proposal watch, compiled from FracTracker Alliance's tracker (927 records), Ringmast4r ATLAS city-level placements (462) and local reporting (29). It is not a census of every U.S. project. A source confirms the status of 955 records; the status of the other 463 is inferred from the dataset.","url":"https://datacenterwatch.ai/graphics/proposal-watch-records"},{"kind":"chart","mode":"comparison","id":"proposal-watch-by-status","title":"Projects in the proposal watch by status","unit":"project records","points":[{"label":"Proposed","value":1140},{"label":"Under construction","value":134},{"label":"Blocked or paused","value":144}],"asOf":"2026-09-15","sources":[{"label":"Data Center Watch project records","url":"https://datacenterwatch.ai/projects"},{"label":"FracTracker Alliance, Open U.S. Data Centers Tracker","url":"https://fractracker.org/2026/04/open-u-s-data-centers-tracker/"},{"label":"Ringmast4r ATLAS, Global Data Center Map","url":"https://github.com/Ringmast4r/Global-Data-Center-Map"}],"qualifications":["These are records in Data Center Watch's proposal watch, compiled from FracTracker Alliance's tracker (927 records), Ringmast4r ATLAS city-level placements (462) and local reporting (29). It is not a census of every U.S. project.","A source confirms the status of 955 records; the status of the other 463 is inferred from the dataset."],"description":"Bar chart comparing, Projects in the proposal watch by status, in project records. Proposed: 1,140; Under construction: 134; Blocked or paused: 144. As of September 15, 2026. Source: Data Center Watch project records; FracTracker Alliance, Open U.S. Data Centers Tracker; Ringmast4r ATLAS, Global Data Center Map. These are records in Data Center Watch's proposal watch, compiled from FracTracker Alliance's tracker (927 records), Ringmast4r ATLAS city-level placements (462) and local reporting (29). It is not a census of every U.S. project. A source confirms the status of 955 records; the status of the other 463 is inferred from the dataset.","url":"https://datacenterwatch.ai/graphics/proposal-watch-by-status"},{"kind":"chart","mode":"comparison","id":"mapped-records-by-dataset","title":"Mapped location records by source dataset","unit":"location records","points":[{"label":"Curated local reporting and manual records","value":104},{"label":"IM3 / OpenStreetMap baseline","value":902},{"label":"FracTracker-derived project and facility records","value":1313},{"label":"Ringmast4r ATLAS leads","value":1349},{"label":"PeeringDB facility leads","value":796},{"label":"ATLAS city-level approximate backlog placements","value":2898}],"asOf":"2026-09-08","sources":[{"label":"IM3 Open Source Data Center Atlas","url":"https://data.msdlive.org/records/p147s-4h760"},{"label":"FracTracker Alliance, Data Centers in the United States","url":"https://fractracker.org/2026/04/open-u-s-data-centers-tracker/"},{"label":"Ringmast4r ATLAS, Global Data Center Map","url":"https://github.com/Ringmast4r/Global-Data-Center-Map"},{"label":"PeeringDB facilities","url":"https://www.peeringdb.com/"},{"label":"Data Center Watch map","url":"https://datacenterwatch.ai/map"}],"qualifications":["Counts are records as imported from each dataset after duplicates within that dataset were removed; the same facility can appear in more than one dataset.","City-level placements (2,898) are approximate locations, not site coordinates. Ringmast4r ATLAS contributes 1,349 North American records with coordinates."],"description":"Bar chart comparing, Mapped location records by source dataset, in location records. Curated local reporting and manual records: 104; IM3 / OpenStreetMap baseline: 902; FracTracker-derived project and facility records: 1,313; Ringmast4r ATLAS leads: 1,349; PeeringDB facility leads: 796; ATLAS city-level approximate backlog placements: 2,898. As of September 8, 2026. Source: IM3 Open Source Data Center Atlas; FracTracker Alliance, Data Centers in the United States; Ringmast4r ATLAS, Global Data Center Map; PeeringDB facilities; Data Center Watch map. Counts are records as imported from each dataset after duplicates within that dataset were removed; the same facility can appear in more than one dataset. City-level placements (2,898) are approximate locations, not site coordinates. Ringmast4r ATLAS contributes 1,349 North American records with coordinates.","url":"https://datacenterwatch.ai/graphics/mapped-records-by-dataset"},{"kind":"fact-sheet","id":"project-jupiter-fact-sheet","title":"Project Jupiter fact sheet","subject":"Project Jupiter, Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, New Mexico","status":"Under construction (confirmed by a source)","facts":[{"label":"Location","value":"Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, New Mexico"},{"label":"Company, as listed","value":"Open AI/Oracle"},{"label":"Size, as listed in the source dataset","value":"700 MW reported; Mega campus (>1,000 MW); 3,000,000 sq ft; 1400 acres; expected online 2026"},{"label":"Power","value":"Source reviewed September 9, 2026: Oracle says an updated air-quality application replaces the earlier gas-turbine and diesel design with a Bloom fuel-cell microgrid. Bloom separately describes up to 2.45 GW of fuel-cell capacity for the campus. These are planned onsite-generation/project-power figures, not confirmed utility load, energized capacity, or data-center IT load; tariff, interconnection, fuel-supply, and ratepayer records remain separate questions."},{"label":"Water","value":"Source reviewed September 9, 2026: Oracle's updated Project Jupiter power-plan announcement says the fuel-cell microgrid is expected to avoid public drinking water for power generation and data-center cooling and requires only minimal water for power-generation startup fill. The company statement does not publish a facility withdrawal, consumption, cooling, service, or wastewater quantity; those records remain open."},{"label":"Money","value":"Source dataset project_cost field reports $165 billion; public funding records still need local review."}],"asOf":"2026-09-15","sources":[{"label":"FracTracker Alliance: Open U.S. Data Centers Tracker","url":"https://fractracker.org/2026/04/open-u-s-data-centers-tracker/"},{"label":"ArcGIS source row: Project Jupiter dataset attributes","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/4yjifSiIG17X0gW4/arcgis/rest/services/Data_Centers/FeatureServer/0/query?where=OBJECTID%3D5898&outFields=*&f=html"},{"label":"El Paso Matters: Dona Ana Billion Dollar Data Center Santa Teresa El Paso Water Meta","url":"https://elpasomatters.org/2025/08/27/dona-ana-billion-dollar-data-center-santa-teresa-el-paso-water-meta/"},{"label":"El Paso Matters: Project Jupiter Data Center Santa Teresa New Mexico El Paso Texas Water Electricity","url":"https://elpasomatters.org/2025/09/10/project-jupiter-data-center-santa-teresa-new-mexico-el-paso-texas-water-electricity/"},{"label":"KFOX14: Residents Demands Transparency For 165 Billion Santa Teresa Data Center New Mexico NM Dona Ana County Project Jupiter Borderplex Digital","url":"https://kfoxtv.com/newsletter-daily/residents-demands-transparency-for-165-billion-santa-teresa-data-center-new-mexico-nm-dona-ana-county-project-jupiter-borderplex-digital"},{"label":"El Paso Matters: Project Jupiter Data Center Santa Teresa Approved Dona Ana Commissioners","url":"https://elpasomatters.org/2025/09/19/project-jupiter-data-center-santa-teresa-approved-dona-ana-commissioners/"},{"label":"Bloomberg: AI Data Center Gets Approval For 165 Billion Phantom Debt Deal","url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-19/ai-data-center-gets-approval-for-165-billion-phantom-debt-deal"},{"label":"El Paso Matters: Stargate Open AI Oracle Project Jupiter Data Center Dona Ana New Mexico El Paso Texas","url":"https://elpasomatters.org/2025/09/25/stargate-open-ai-oracle-project-jupiter-data-center-dona-ana-new-mexico-el-paso-texas/"},{"label":"Data Center Dynamics: Groups Sue To Stall Data Center Project In Doña Ana County New Mexico","url":"https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/groups-sue-to-stall-data-center-project-in-do%C3%B1a-ana-county-new-mexico/"},{"label":"Data Center Dynamics: Oracle Revealed As Tenant Of Project Jupiter Data Center Campus In New Mexico","url":"https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/oracle-revealed-as-tenant-of-project-jupiter-data-center-campus-in-new-mexico/"},{"label":"New Mexico Environmental Law Center: NM Orgs Demand Public Transparency And Access Concerning Project Jupiter Air Quality Permits","url":"https://nmelc.org/2026/01/20/nm-orgs-demand-public-transparency-and-access-concerning-project-jupiter-air-quality-permits/"},{"label":"Empower New Mexico: Empower New Mexico source","url":"https://empowernm.org/"},{"label":"Facebook community group: IndivisibleLASCRUCES","url":"https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndivisibleLASCRUCES/"},{"label":"Bloom Energy: Communities Are Right to Ask About the Water Use of AI Infrastructure","url":"https://www.bloomenergy.com/blog/communities-are-right-to-ask-about-the-water-use-of-ai-infrastructure/"},{"label":"Bloom Energy: Bloom Energy and Oracle expand partnership to deploy up to 2.8 GW","url":"https://www.bloomenergy.com/news/bloom-energy-and-oracle-expand-strategic-partnership-to-deploy-up-to-2-8-gw-to-accelerate-ai-infrastructure-build-out/"},{"label":"Oracle: Public Review Opens for Updated Project Jupiter Power Plan (June 3, 2026)","url":"https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/public-review-opens-for-updated-project-jupiter-power-plan-2026-06-03/"}],"qualifications":["Media Monitoring lead with medium location confidence. Use the linked sources to verify status, public money, NDA/secrecy, water, and power details before treating this as a fully documented local record."],"description":"Fact sheet, Project Jupiter, Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Status: Under construction (confirmed by a source). Location: Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, New Mexico Company, as listed: Open AI/Oracle Size, as listed in the source dataset: 700 MW reported; Mega campus (>1,000 MW); 3,000,000 sq ft; 1400 acres; expected online 2026 Power: Source reviewed September 9, 2026: Oracle says an updated air-quality application replaces the earlier gas-turbine and diesel design with a Bloom fuel-cell microgrid. Bloom separately describes up to 2.45 GW of fuel-cell capacity for the campus. These are planned onsite-generation/project-power figures, not confirmed utility load, energized capacity, or data-center IT load; tariff, interconnection, fuel-supply, and ratepayer records remain separate questions. Water: Source reviewed September 9, 2026: Oracle's updated Project Jupiter power-plan announcement says the fuel-cell microgrid is expected to avoid public drinking water for power generation and data-center cooling and requires only minimal water for power-generation startup fill. The company statement does not publish a facility withdrawal, consumption, cooling, service, or wastewater quantity; those records remain open. Money: Source dataset project_cost field reports $165 billion; public funding records still need local review. As of September 15, 2026. Source: FracTracker Alliance: Open U.S. Data Centers Tracker; ArcGIS source row: Project Jupiter dataset attributes; El Paso Matters: Dona Ana Billion Dollar Data Center Santa Teresa El Paso Water Meta; El Paso Matters: Project Jupiter Data Center Santa Teresa New Mexico El Paso Texas Water Electricity; KFOX14: Residents Demands Transparency For 165 Billion Santa Teresa Data Center New Mexico NM Dona Ana County Project Jupiter Borderplex Digital; El Paso Matters: Project Jupiter Data Center Santa Teresa Approved Dona Ana Commissioners; Bloomberg: AI Data Center Gets Approval For 165 Billion Phantom Debt Deal; El Paso Matters: Stargate Open AI Oracle Project Jupiter Data Center Dona Ana New Mexico El Paso Texas; Data Center Dynamics: Groups Sue To Stall Data Center Project In Doña Ana County New Mexico; Data Center Dynamics: Oracle Revealed As Tenant Of Project Jupiter Data Center Campus In New Mexico; New Mexico Environmental Law Center: NM Orgs Demand Public Transparency And Access Concerning Project Jupiter Air Quality Permits; Empower New Mexico: Empower New Mexico source; Facebook community group: IndivisibleLASCRUCES; Bloom Energy: Communities Are Right to Ask About the Water Use of AI Infrastructure; Bloom Energy: Bloom Energy and Oracle expand partnership to deploy up to 2.8 GW; Oracle: Public Review Opens for Updated Project Jupiter Power Plan (June 3, 2026). Media Monitoring lead with medium location confidence. Use the linked sources to verify status, public money, NDA/secrecy, water, and power details before treating this as a fully documented local record.","url":"https://datacenterwatch.ai/graphics/project-jupiter-fact-sheet"},{"kind":"fact-sheet","id":"project-liberty-fact-sheet","title":"Project Liberty fact sheet","subject":"Project Liberty, Marion, South Carolina","status":"Blocked or paused (confirmed by a source)","facts":[{"label":"Location","value":"Marion, South Carolina"},{"label":"Company, as listed","value":"Stream"},{"label":"Size, as listed in the source dataset","value":"Hyperscale (100-999 MW); 2,000,000 sq ft; 400 acres; expected online 2027"},{"label":"Power","value":"Source review September 9, 2026: Data Center Dynamics reported that Stream withdrew Project Liberty after community opposition and utility power-timing constraints. The dataset's scale label remains unclassified, not confirmed requested, approved, energized, generation, or data-center IT-load capacity."},{"label":"Water","value":"Source review September 9, 2026: public reporting describes environmental concerns, but no reviewed source discloses Project Liberty's water source, withdrawal, consumption, cooling, or wastewater quantities. The dataset's closed-loop label remains an unverified project-design lead."},{"label":"Money","value":"Source dataset project_cost field reports $2.4 billion; public funding records still need local review."}],"asOf":"2026-09-15","sources":[{"label":"FracTracker Alliance: Open U.S. Data Centers Tracker","url":"https://fractracker.org/2026/04/open-u-s-data-centers-tracker/"},{"label":"ArcGIS source row: Project Liberty dataset attributes","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/4yjifSiIG17X0gW4/arcgis/rest/services/Data_Centers/FeatureServer/0/query?where=OBJECTID%3D5970&outFields=*&f=html"},{"label":"streamdatacenters.com: Project Liberty","url":"https://www.streamdatacenters.com/project-liberty/"},{"label":"Post and Courier: Article Fce64b6c 7e65 4d99 Ba9a 4d1dc70d28e5","url":"https://www.postandcourier.com/pee-dee/news/marion-county-stream-data-center/article_fce64b6c-7e65-4d99-ba9a-4d1dc70d28e5.html"},{"label":"wmbfnews.com: Marion County Data Center Qa Draws Concerns Over Energy Costs Local Hiring","url":"https://www.wmbfnews.com/2026/02/25/marion-county-data-center-qa-draws-concerns-over-energy-costs-local-hiring/"},{"label":"capitalbnews.org: Secret Data Center Deal Marion County South Carolina","url":"https://capitalbnews.org/secret-data-center-deal-marion-county-south-carolina/"},{"label":"Data Center Dynamics: Stream Data Centers Pulls Out Of 800m South Carolina Data Center Says Utility Power Would Take Too Long","url":"https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/stream-data-centers-pulls-out-of-800m-south-carolina-data-center-says-utility-power-would-take-too-long/"},{"label":"More Than Just Parks: Project Liberty: data center in Marion, SC","url":"https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/project-liberty-sc--ac5992d4-4099-4211-a0f9-1c1a26ddb7d1"}],"qualifications":["Crowdsourced lead with high location confidence. Use the linked sources to verify status, public money, NDA/secrecy, water, and power details before treating this as a fully documented local record."],"description":"Fact sheet, Project Liberty, Marion, South Carolina. Status: Blocked or paused (confirmed by a source). Location: Marion, South Carolina Company, as listed: Stream Size, as listed in the source dataset: Hyperscale (100-999 MW); 2,000,000 sq ft; 400 acres; expected online 2027 Power: Source review September 9, 2026: Data Center Dynamics reported that Stream withdrew Project Liberty after community opposition and utility power-timing constraints. The dataset's scale label remains unclassified, not confirmed requested, approved, energized, generation, or data-center IT-load capacity. Water: Source review September 9, 2026: public reporting describes environmental concerns, but no reviewed source discloses Project Liberty's water source, withdrawal, consumption, cooling, or wastewater quantities. The dataset's closed-loop label remains an unverified project-design lead. Money: Source dataset project_cost field reports $2.4 billion; public funding records still need local review. As of September 15, 2026. Source: FracTracker Alliance: Open U.S. Data Centers Tracker; ArcGIS source row: Project Liberty dataset attributes; streamdatacenters.com: Project Liberty; Post and Courier: Article Fce64b6c 7e65 4d99 Ba9a 4d1dc70d28e5; wmbfnews.com: Marion County Data Center Qa Draws Concerns Over Energy Costs Local Hiring; capitalbnews.org: Secret Data Center Deal Marion County South Carolina; Data Center Dynamics: Stream Data Centers Pulls Out Of 800m South Carolina Data Center Says Utility Power Would Take Too Long; More Than Just Parks: Project Liberty: data center in Marion, SC. Crowdsourced lead with high location confidence. Use the linked sources to verify status, public money, NDA/secrecy, water, and power details before treating this as a fully documented local record.","url":"https://datacenterwatch.ai/graphics/project-liberty-fact-sheet"}]}