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Primary-source project tracking with business implications and original disclosures. Selected coverage, not a facility census or stock ranking.

Equinix · MX3x

Announced

Equinix lists MX3x in its expansion timeline, targeting Q2 2027.

Disclosed participants
EQIX · Operator ↗

Business milestones to watch: Track delivery changes, customer commitments and rent commencement.

Project details and original disclosures

Single facility · Equinix · Developer / operator

Cloud and digital services; AI use is not separately quantified

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: A future opening date is not leased revenue. Track the hyperscale project separately from retail colocation.

Announcement tracked
See dated source or observation below
Expected availability
Q2 2027 target
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-09-27 (page observed) · Announced · Equinix ↗

eStruxture · CAL-3

Under construction

The facility page describes CAL-3 as being built, with a fall 2026 launch target and 90 MW total power.

Disclosed participants

No listed participant linked by these sources.

Business milestones to watch: Opening, customer acceptance and the start of rental cash flow.

Project details and original disclosures

Single facility · eStruxture · Developer / operator

Designed for high-density / AI workloads

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: Total power is not IT load. High-density design alone does not establish contracted AI revenue.

90 MW · Planned · Total power; not IT load

Announcement tracked
See dated source or observation below
Expected availability
Fall 2026 target
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-09-27 (page observed) · Under construction · eStruxture ↗

IREN · Childress Horizon 1–4

Partially delivered

Horizon 1 was accepted by Microsoft. The August results show Horizon 2 in commissioning and Horizon 3–4 targeting Q4 delivery.

Disclosed participants
IREN · Cloud services provider ↗
MSFT · Contract customer ↗

Business milestones to watch: Next IREN results: check remaining deliveries and subsequent acceptance, recognized AI revenue, capex and financing costs. Horizon 3–4 target Q4 delivery; delays can defer receipts.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · IREN · Cloud services provider

Dedicated AI cloud capacity for Microsoft

Customer acceptance → service billing → cash after financing

Investment implications · analysis: Acceptance is stronger evidence than an order announcement. The five-year $9.7bn contract covers all four deployments, not current-year revenue or Horizon 1 alone.

200 MW · Planned · IT load

Announcement tracked
2026-08-13
Expected availability
Four 50 MW IT phases; Horizon 1 accepted, Horizon 2 commissioning, Horizon 3–4 targeting Q4 2026 delivery (August update).
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-08-27 · Partially delivered · IREN / SEC ↗

Nebius · Microsoft / Vineland

Contract capacity delivered

The August shareholder letter reports delivery of all Microsoft contract capacity tranches. This is a contract delivery milestone, not confirmation that every Vineland building is complete.

Disclosed participants
NBIS · Cloud services provider ↗
MSFT · Contract customer ↗

Business milestones to watch: Next Nebius results: reconcile Microsoft service revenue and cash collection with capex and financing; do not use group ARR as Vineland revenue.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · Nebius · Cloud services provider

Dedicated AI infrastructure under the Microsoft agreement

Contract tranches → delivered services → cash conversion

Investment implications · analysis: Reported delivery reduces one execution uncertainty. Customer concentration, depreciation and funding still affect returns; contract delivery is not proof of profitability.

Announcement tracked
2025-09-08
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-08-12 · Contract capacity delivered · Nebius / SEC ↗

Hyperion · Richland Parish

Under construction

The July expansion plan increases the long-term target. Announced compute capacity is not operating capacity.

Disclosed participants
META · Project sponsor / intended user ↗
ETR · Entergy Louisiana · power agreement ↗

Business milestones to watch: Meta and utility disclosures: verify power commissioning, phased operation and cost recovery; a 5 GW plan is not live load.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · Meta · Project sponsor / intended user

AI-optimized computing infrastructure

Power buildout → AI capacity → business monetization

Investment implications · analysis: Meta is the spender; Entergy Louisiana participates in power provision. For investors, construction spend and regulated returns follow different timelines.

5 GW · Planned · Issuer-described compute capacity; not normalized to IT load

More than US$50 billion · regional expansion investment, not a supplier order

Announcement tracked
2024-12
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2024-12 · Under construction · Meta ↗
  2. 2026-07-13 · Under construction · Meta ↗

QTS / Lancium · Hall County

Announced

QTS announced a campus on Lancium land, with QTS responsible for design, construction and operations.

Disclosed participants

No listed participant linked by these sources.

Business milestones to watch: Track construction starts, power commitments and disclosed tenants.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · QTS · Developer / operator

Cloud and digital services; AI use is not separately quantified

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: A development announcement signals future procurement, not confirmed orders for listed suppliers.

More than US$10bn expected regional capital investment; not supplier orders

Announcement tracked
2026-07-13
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-07-13 · Announced · QTS ↗

Stargate · Abilene

Partially delivered

Early AI workloads were confirmed in 2025; Oracle still described construction in June 2026. Full-campus delivery is not established.

Disclosed participants
ORCL · Cloud infrastructure provider ↗

Business milestones to watch: Track delivered buildings, accepted compute capacity and remaining construction obligations.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · Oracle / OpenAI · Oracle: cloud infrastructure; OpenAI: workload customer

AI-specific infrastructure

Phased infrastructure delivery → OCI compute service → customer revenue

Investment implications · analysis: OCI capacity can generate revenue in phases; do not assign the entire Stargate investment or capacity to Abilene.

Announcement tracked
2025-09-23
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2025-09-23 · Partially delivered · OpenAI ↗
  2. 2026-06-25 · Partially delivered · Oracle ↗

Fairwater · first Mount Pleasant facility

Operating

Microsoft confirmed the first facility was operational. This does not include the second facility under construction.

Disclosed participants
MSFT · Developer / operator ↗

Business milestones to watch: Track utilization and paying workloads at the operating facility.

Project details and original disclosures

Single facility · Microsoft · Developer / operator

AI training infrastructure

Compute delivery → Azure capacity → paying workloads

Investment implications · analysis: The first facility can serve workloads; investment returns depend on utilization and revenue relative to depreciation and operating costs.

US$3.3 billion · initial investment

Announcement tracked
2025-09-18
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Operation confirmed; exact start date not disclosed
  1. 2025-09-18 · Under construction · Microsoft ↗
  2. 2026-04-15 · Commissioning · Microsoft Local ↗
  3. 2026-06-23 · Operating · Microsoft ↗

DataBank · Red Oak expansion

Under construction

A $650m financing increase supports the fourth building. A separate $800m corporate revolver is not site construction spending.

Disclosed participants

No listed participant linked by these sources.

Business milestones to watch: Track fourth-building delivery, signed leases and rent commencement.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · DataBank · Developer / operator

Cloud and digital services; AI use is not separately quantified

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: Financing enables delivery but does not confirm leases or rental income.

60 MW · Planned · IT load · Fourth building only; incremental IT capacity

US$650m incremental construction financing; campus financing totals US$2.65bn

Announcement tracked
2026-06-15
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-06-15 · Under construction · DataBank ↗

Q01 · Building B

Under construction

An expansion building at the existing Q01 campus. Counted separately from the operating campus, with no duplication of campus capacity.

Disclosed participants

No listed participant linked by these sources.

Business milestones to watch: QScale updates: seek a delivery date and named tenants; delays postpone rental cash flow.

Project details and original disclosures

Single facility · QScale · Developer / operator

Designed for AI and HPC hosting

Construction → energized space → tenant acceptance

Investment implications · analysis: AI-ready design signals potential equipment demand. QScale is private; no listed supplier contract is established by this source.

60 MW · Planned · IT load

$700 million · Building B; currency not specified in this release

Announcement tracked
2026-06-04
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project

Expansion within Q01; existing campus capacity excluded.

  1. 2026-06-04 · Under construction · QScale ↗

Google · Meitner Energy Center

Under construction

Google and Intersect announced construction of a data center with co-located energy generation.

Disclosed participants
GOOGL / GOOG · Operator ↗

Business milestones to watch: Track energy commissioning, data-center delivery and workload ramp.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · Google · Developer / operator

Cloud and digital services; AI use is not separately quantified

Power and facilities → Google services / Cloud capacity → monetization

Investment implications · analysis: Co-located energy may reduce grid dependence; it does not prove lower computing costs or a specific supplier order.

Announcement tracked
2026-06-04
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-06-04 · Under construction · Google ↗

Stargate · The Barn, Michigan

Under construction

OpenAI announced groundbreaking with Oracle, Related Digital and Walbridge for a planned 1 GW campus.

Disclosed participants
ORCL · Cloud infrastructure partner ↗

Business milestones to watch: Track power availability, phased handover and customer acceptance.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · Oracle / OpenAI · Oracle: cloud infrastructure; OpenAI: customer; Related Digital / Walbridge: development and construction

AI-specific infrastructure

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: Groundbreaking starts a delivery cycle; it is not commissioned capacity or recognized cloud revenue.

1 GW · Planned · Issuer capacity; IT / total-power basis not specified

Announcement tracked
2026-06-01
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-06-01 · Under construction · OpenAI ↗

CoreSite · DE3

Commissioning

The June community update schedules generator testing and commissioning. It does not confirm completion or opening.

Disclosed participants
AMT · American Tower · parent of CoreSite ↗

Business milestones to watch: Seek completion and customer handover evidence after the commissioning update.

Project details and original disclosures

Single facility · CoreSite · Developer / operator

Cloud and digital services; AI use is not separately quantified

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: Commissioning is a prerequisite for tenant handover and recurring rent.

Announcement tracked
See dated source or observation below
Expected availability
June 2026 original target; this source does not confirm opening
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-06 · Commissioning · CoreSite ↗

Microsoft Canada expansion program

Program in progress

A multi-year, multi-site program. The April update describes implementation, not completion of every site.

Disclosed participants
MSFT · Program sponsor / cloud operator ↗

Business milestones to watch: Microsoft site updates: verify H2 2026 capacity delivery site by site; separate new spending from the 2023–2027 total.

Project details and original disclosures

Regional program · Microsoft · Program sponsor / cloud operator

Cloud and AI infrastructure expansion

National investment → site delivery → cloud services

Investment implications · analysis: A multi-year commitment signals demand for construction and equipment; supplier revenue requires a named contract and delivery.

CAD19 billion · 2023–2027 national program

Announcement tracked
2025-12-09
Expected availability
New capacity from H2 2026 (forecast)
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2025-12-09 · Announced · Microsoft ↗
  2. 2026-04-07 · Program in progress · Microsoft ↗

Digital Realty · US hyperscale fund

Program in progress

A US hyperscale fund closed with $3.25bn equity commitments. Digital Realty retains 20% of the portfolio and manages the fund.

Disclosed participants
DLR · Fund manager / 20% portfolio interest ↗

Business milestones to watch: Track capital deployment, leasing and the company share of cash flow.

Project details and original disclosures

Regional program · Digital Realty · Fund manager / 20% portfolio interest

Cloud and digital services; AI use is not separately quantified

Equity commitments → development and leasing → attributable rent and management fees

Investment implications · analysis: Evaluate proportional rental earnings and fees, not the full fund value as company revenue.

Announcement tracked
2026-03-30
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-03-30 · Program in progress · Digital Realty ↗

Cologix · MTL8

Operating

The operator confirmed MTL8 was in service and announced CAD240m of senior financing.

Disclosed participants

No listed participant linked by these sources.

Business milestones to watch: Track leased capacity, customer starts and debt servicing.

Project details and original disclosures

Single facility · Cologix · Developer / operator

Designed for high-density / AI workloads

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: Debt finances capacity; it is not tenant revenue. The operator is private.

21 MW · Planned · Issuer capacity; IT / total-power basis not specified · Announced delivery capacity; not evidence all 21 MW is live

CAD240m senior financing; not revenue

Announcement tracked
2026-03-05
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Operation confirmed; exact start date not disclosed
  1. 2026-03-05 · Operating · Cologix ↗

Google · Wilbarger County

Under construction

A new Texas data center is under construction, with energy and water measures disclosed alongside it.

Disclosed participants
GOOGL / GOOG · Operator ↗

Business milestones to watch: Track confirmed energization and service availability.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · Google · Developer / operator

Cloud and digital services; AI use is not separately quantified

Power and facilities → Google services / Cloud capacity → monetization

Investment implications · analysis: Construction expands potential service capacity; regional investment is not site revenue.

Announcement tracked
2026-02-24
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-02-24 · Under construction · Google ↗

Meta · Lebanon

Under construction

Meta announced groundbreaking for a planned 1 GW campus. Its investment scope also includes the surrounding community.

Disclosed participants
META · Operator ↗

Business milestones to watch: Track power delivery and commissioning before treating planned capacity as operating load.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · Meta · Developer / operator

Designed for AI workloads and core products

Capital spending → internal computing capacity → core products and AI services

Investment implications · analysis: Meta is the capital spender. No supplier benefit is assigned without a named contract.

1 GW · Planned · Issuer capacity; IT / total-power basis not specified

More than US$10bn planned investment including surrounding community

Announcement tracked
2026-02-11
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-02-11 · Under construction · Meta ↗

AWS · Project Rainier

Operating

Amazon reports Rainier operational for Anthropic. The cluster spans multiple US data centers; Indiana is one location.

Disclosed participants
AMZN · Cloud services provider ↗

Business milestones to watch: Amazon earnings: track AWS growth, operating income and capex together; project usage alone does not establish return on invested capital.

Project details and original disclosures

Regional program · Amazon / AWS · Cloud services provider

AI training and model workloads for Anthropic

Custom chips → active workloads → AWS economics

Investment implications · analysis: Active workloads validate use of the cluster. The cited disclosures do not separate Rainier profit; its custom-chip strategy is not automatically an NVIDIA order.

Announcement tracked
2025-10-29
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Operation confirmed; exact start date not disclosed
  1. 2026-02-05 · Operating · Amazon ↗

CyrusOne · DFW7

Under construction

DFW7 is under construction, using adjacent transmission and substation infrastructure through Eolian.

Disclosed participants

No listed participant linked by these sources.

Business milestones to watch: Track energization and tenant-ready delivery of DFW7 itself.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · CyrusOne · Developer / operator

Cloud and digital services; AI use is not separately quantified

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: Existing power infrastructure can shorten delivery; battery-site operation does not mean the data center is operational.

Announcement tracked
2026-01-13
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2026-01-13 · Under construction · CyrusOne ↗

ODATA · QR04

Operating

ODATA announced the launch of QR04 for cloud and AI demand. This does not establish full utilization.

Disclosed participants

No listed participant linked by these sources.

Business milestones to watch: Track leased capacity, actual utilization and incremental expansion.

Project details and original disclosures

Single facility · ODATA / Aligned · Developer / operator

Cloud and digital services; AI use is not separately quantified

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: The operating site can earn hosting revenue; private ownership means no direct operator stock is identified here.

Announcement tracked
2025-08-14
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Operation confirmed; exact start date not disclosed
  1. 2025-08-14 · Operating · ODATA / Aligned ↗

CoreWeave · Lancaster

Announced

CoreWeave announced an equipment investment of up to $6bn as tenant. The cited announcement does not confirm opening.

Disclosed participants
CRWV · Tenant / AI cloud operator ↗

Business milestones to watch: Seek site delivery and tenant acceptance disclosures, then compare revenue with financing and depreciation.

Project details and original disclosures

Campus · CoreWeave · Tenant / AI cloud operator; site developed by Chirisa and Machine Investment Group

AI-specific infrastructure

Infrastructure → customer acceptance → recurring revenue

Investment implications · analysis: Equipment spending precedes customer revenue; financing, acceptance and utilization determine returns.

100 MW · Planned · Issuer capacity; IT / total-power basis not specified · Initial 100 MW; potential expansion to 300 MW total

Up to US$6bn equipment investment intent; not spending already incurred

Announcement tracked
2025-07-15
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
Not established for the full project
  1. 2025-07-15 · Announced · CoreWeave ↗

AWS Mexico (Central)

Operating

A cloud region with three Availability Zones, not one building. Serves general cloud and AI/ML workloads.

Disclosed participants
AMZN · Cloud operator ↗

Business milestones to watch: AWS results and region updates: track customer adoption; regional profitability is not separately disclosed here.

Project details and original disclosures

Cloud region · AWS / Amazon · Cloud operator

AI/ML services within a general-purpose cloud region

Cloud availability → customer adoption → service revenue

Investment implications · analysis: Regional availability enables sales, but the country investment commitment cannot be assigned to AI revenue or a single supplier.

More than US$5 billion · Mexico commitment over 15 years, not one facility

Announcement tracked
2025-01-14
Expected availability
Not specified in these sources
Confirmed operating date
2025-01-14
  1. 2025-01-14 · Operating · AWS ↗
Coverage and interpretation

Stages reflect the cited disclosures, not continuous site monitoring. We do not advance projects merely because a forecast date has passed. Campus, facility, cloud-region and multi-site program records cannot be added together as a facility count. Planned capacities have different definitions and are not totaled.

Company-role labels describe disclosed participation, not ownership percentages or a confirmed contract for every supplier in the directory. Research questions are editorial analysis.

Data-center development lifecycle

Data-center development lifecycle

Development involves site selection, permits and power, construction, equipment deployment, commissioning and operations. Stages can overlap, with schedules dependent on project conditions.