US Data Centers 12-6-25

While an exact total is not available, numerous data centers were being built or approved for construction in the US in 2025, with some reports tracking over 550 new projects in the pipeline and others estimating more than 200 projects could break ground before the end of the year.  

Major Growth: The US data center market was experiencing significant growth in 2025, driven by AI and cloud computing.

Pipeline Projects: Several reports tracked a large number of upcoming data center projects. One noted over 550 new projects in the pipeline, including 385 colocation and 152 hyperscale facilities. Another tracked more than 200 projects with the potential to break ground in the latter half of the year.

Construction Value: ConstructConnect reported that the value of US data center construction starts for the remainder of 2025 was projected to exceed $230billion.

Dominant States: Ohio and Georgia emerged as top locations for new construction starts, with Arizona, Virginia, and Pennsylvania also showing high activity. 

In 2025, a significant number of data centers are under construction in the United States, driven largely by the demands of AI and cloud computing. Sources indicate: 

As of August 2025, there were approximately 149 data centers that broke ground during the year.

Over 550 upcoming data center projects (including colocation and hyperscale facilities) are in the pipeline, which encompasses projects that are under construction, announced, or in the planning stages awaiting grid connections.

ConstructConnect is tracking more than 200 data center projects with the potential to break ground before the end of 2025, valued at over $230 billion. 

The construction activity is concentrated in specific regions and involves major tech companies: 

Leading States: Virginia, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Nevada, Georgia, and Ohio account for a majority of the upcoming capacity.

Major Investors: Companies like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, and Google are expanding their campuses, with projects such as Amazon's $11 billion campus in Virginia and the $10 billion Meta data center in Louisiana. The "Stargate" project, a joint venture between OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle, plans to build 20 data centers nationwide.

Capacity Focus: The industry is seeing a shift toward larger, more power-intensive hyperscale facilities to support AI workloads, with a total under-construction capacity reaching over 5,242 MW across primary markets in H1 2025. 

The high demand and power constraints have led to record construction spending, which is projected to exceed $46 billion for the year 2025. 

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