The 20 Largest Data Centers Being Developed in North America

This map shows the 20 largest data centers under development in North America, measured by planned power capacity in gigawatts. The projects span Texas, the Midwest, Appalachia and Western Canada, and together represent one of the most significant new sources of electricity demand on the continent. While hyperscalers remain central to the story, the balance between hyperscalers and developers/co-locators is shifting in notable ways.

Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and OpenAI appear across multiple sites, often anchoring demand with multi-gigawatt commitments. Yet, many of the largest campuses are being built by infrastructure developers, energy companies and specialist data-center operators rather than by Big Tech companies alone. In effect, AI demand is catalyzing a new class of power-intensive real-estate platforms.

The scale is striking: A single 5-to-10-gigawatt campus rivals the output of multiple large power stations. The two largest are the Hypergrid and Project Jade.

The 11-gigawatt Hypergrid being developed by Fermi America in Amarillo, Texas will use a combination of gas, nuclear, solar, batteries and grid power. The 10-gigawatt Project Jade data center being developed by Crusoe and Tallgrass Energy will use gas-fired generation, paired with fuel cells, carbon capture.

Big picture: Energy, not semiconductors, is proving to be the main constraint on AI growth. As the geography of AI infrastructure takes shape, the energy system is being reshaped alongside it.