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Changes at the projects built for artificial intelligence: new campuses, named AI tenants and the announcements that start them. 108 dated changes at 21 tracked projects in 12 states, newest first, each with the source it came from.
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| Date | What changed | Project |
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| Sep 21, 2026 | One Hundred Miles and five residents sue the Effingham IDA and Octans GA alleging open-government law violations WTOC | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA · Proposed |
| Sep 17, 2026 | NM Supreme Court denies petitions and lifts stay KVIA | Project Jupiter Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM · Under construction |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Coastal Regional Commission's full DRI report released; county site plan consideration postponed at developer request WTOC | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA · Proposed |
| Sep 14, 2026 | ATC refiles its application for the grid upgrades serving the campus, dropping a Trenton-Saukville line segment and restarting the PSC's six-month review Wisconsin Watch | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Attorney General Raúl Torrez files responses backing emergency petitions New Mexico Department of Justice | Project Jupiter Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM · Under construction |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Satellite imagery shows Buildings 1-5 shells complete and roofed Epoch AI | Vantage Frontier Campus Albany, Shackelford County, TX · Under construction |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Chamber panel addresses resident concerns over housing, power, water and noise KACU | Stargate Abilene Abilene, Taylor County, TX · Operating |
| Aug 23, 2026 | NM Supreme Court stays air-permit proceeding and well drilling KVIA | Project Jupiter Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM · Under construction |
| Aug 17, 2026 | OpenAI announces it has joined the project under a 20-year lease, with NVIDIA investing $1.5 billion OpenAI | PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH · Under construction |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Council Republicans propose asking Amazon for $7 million; Amazon says it is not interested in revisiting the abatement WVPE | Project Rainier (AWS New Carlisle campus) New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, IN · Operating |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Nessel and environmental groups file initial briefs in consolidated appeal Michigan Advance | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Aug 7, 2026 | PSC requires ATC to restart its application for the $1.3B+ transmission line and five substations serving the campus Wisconsin Watch | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Effingham County commissioners approve Ordinance 2026-352 permitting data centers in industrial zones Effingham Herald | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA · Proposed |
| Aug 2026 | Building 12 operating, per Epoch AI Epoch AI | Meta Prometheus New Albany, Franklin and Licking counties, OH · Operating |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Mississippi DEQ sets retirement schedule for 69 temporary turbines at the Southaven plant (Aug. 18, 2026 to July 14, 2027), allowing 13 to run past the original deadline Mississippi Today | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Under construction |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Oracle says Bloom fuel cells will power campus; ~700 New Mexicans working onsite Oracle | Project Jupiter Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM · Under construction |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Development of Regional Impact (DRI) form submitted to state The Current | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA · Proposed |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Nearly 1,000 people attend public open house in Rincon, most opposing The Current | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA · Proposed |
| Jul 22, 2026 | OpenAI publicly announces Project Camellia OpenAI | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA · Proposed |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Effingham County Industrial Development Authority signs a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI affiliate Octans GA, LLC WTOC | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA · Proposed |
| Jul 2026 | CB-3 delivered, bringing AI capacity online to 102 MW TeraWulf | Lake Mariner Somerset, Niagara County, NY · Operating |
| Jul 2026 | Oracle credit rating falls to BBB-; PSC rejects We Energies request to reconsider collateral rules; Oracle challenges rules in Ozaukee County Circuit Court Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Oracle files petition in Ozaukee County Circuit Court seeking review of the PSC's data center tariff decision Ozaukee County Circuit Court (via WPR) | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Jun 15, 2026 | West Feliciana Parish Council and Industrial Development Board accept an agreement for a $10 million PILOT prepayment from Hut 8 due July 1, 2026 WBRZ | Hut 8 River Bend Campus St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, LA · Under construction |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Justice Department files motion to intervene and seek dismissal of the NAACP Clean Air Act lawsuit. Lawyer Monthly | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Under construction |
| Jun 12, 2026 | DNR issues air construction and operation permits for 45 diesel emergency generators Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Southaven residents file a federal class action against xAI and MZX Tech over turbine noise. Mississippi Today | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Under construction |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Amazon holds ribbon-cutting for campus administration building WVPE | Project Rainier (AWS New Carlisle campus) New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, IN · Operating |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Partners and Gov. Whitmer celebrate construction; first building nearing completion Oracle | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Jun 2026 | Four Republican council members ask Amazon to voluntarily return part of its tax break WVPE | Project Rainier (AWS New Carlisle campus) New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, IN · Operating |
| May 28, 2026 | IREN announces NVIDIA partnership on AI-ready design; about 300 construction workers on site KTXS | IREN Sweetwater data center campus Sweetwater, Fisher County, TX · Under construction |
| May 28, 2026 | Permit filed with Ohio EPA covering wetlands and stream impacts on private land WOUB Public Media | PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH · Under construction |
| May 23, 2026 | Buildings 3-4 become operational, bringing IT power to about 421 MW, per Epoch AI satellite analysis Epoch AI | Stargate Abilene Abilene, Taylor County, TX · Operating |
| May 2026 | Tent buildings 7-11 operating, per Epoch AI Epoch AI | Meta Prometheus New Albany, Franklin and Licking counties, OH · Operating |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Financing secured (Related Digital, Blackstone-affiliated funds, PIMCO-managed accounts) CBS Detroit | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Filing for 548,950 sq ft Freebird Phase 1 reported DCD | Stargate Milam County Burlington, Milam County, TX · Under construction |
| Apr 17, 2026 | AG Dana Nessel appeals MPSC approval to Michigan Court of Appeals Michigan Department of Attorney General | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Epoch AI review reports land cleared but no large-scale data center construction visible Epoch AI | Stargate Lordstown Lordstown, Trumbull County, OH · Under construction |
| Apr 14, 2026 | DNR public hearing on air permit (comment period Mar. 3-Apr. 14) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Apr 14, 2026 | County Commission orders review of developer statements, including on closed-loop cooling and water Doña Ana County | Project Jupiter Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM · Under construction |
| Apr 14, 2026 | NAACP files Clean Air Act lawsuit against xAI and MZX Tech; DOJ moved in June 2026 to intervene on the company’s side Scientific American | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Under construction |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Port Washington voters approve a referendum requiring voter approval of future large TIDs; it does not affect the TID already approved for the data center WUWM | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Mar 20, 2026 | DOE, SoftBank and SB Energy announce 10 GW data center campus and 9.2 GW gas generation at the Portsmouth site U.S. Department of Energy | PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH · Under construction |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Mississippi DEQ board approves 41 turbines (1.2 GW) to power Colossus 2 and planned Colossus 3 DatacenterDynamics | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Under construction |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Lancium and Crusoe brief Abilene leaders; construction expected to run through Q1 2027 KTXS | Stargate Abilene Abilene, Taylor County, TX · Operating |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Permit filed for $659.3M, four-story building adjacent to Colossus 2 Action News 5 | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Under construction |
| Mar 2026 | Groundbreaking ceremony held WOUB Public Media | PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH · Under construction |
| Mar 2026 | Phase 1 reported topped out DCD | Stargate Milam County Burlington, Milam County, TX · Under construction |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Washtenaw County judge denies a resident's motion to intervene in the consent judgment. Planet Detroit | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Residents file a mandamus complaint in Washtenaw County Circuit Court alleging the Zoning Board of Appeals failed to hold a required hearing on a data center permit. Planet Detroit | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Jan 27, 2026 | The Department of Energy ordered the data center to cut 50 MW from the grid; backup diesel generators ran and cold weather disrupted pollution controls on five of them InkFreeNews.com (Indianapolis Star / Notre Dame Gallivan Program) | Project Rainier (AWS New Carlisle campus) New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, IN · Operating |
| Jan 16, 2026 | EGLE issues a wetlands permit allowing a stream disturbance, culvert and three stormwater structures. Planet Detroit | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Application filed with Mississippi regulators for 41-turbine permit Southern Environmental Law Center | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Under construction |
| Jan 13, 2026 | EGLE issues the air quality permit for 14 diesel backup generators and a diesel firewater pump. Planet Detroit | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Jan 2026 | Buildings 2-6 operating, per Epoch AI Epoch AI | Meta Prometheus New Albany, Franklin and Licking counties, OH · Operating |
| Jan 2026 | OpenAI and SoftBank each invest $500M in SB Energy, which will build and operate the site DCD | Stargate Milam County Burlington, Milam County, TX · Under construction |
| Jan 2026 | Steel framing begins, per Epoch AI Epoch AI | Vantage Frontier Campus Albany, Shackelford County, TX · Under construction |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Parish president says parish permitting is complete; construction already under way 10/12 Industry Report | Hut 8 River Bend Campus St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, LA · Under construction |
| Dec 18, 2025 | MPSC approves DTE contracts with Oracle subsidiary Green Chile Ventures, with conditions Michigan Public Service Commission | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Hut 8 signs 15-year, 245 MW lease with Fluidstack; state and Entergy announce $10 billion project Louisiana Economic Development | Hut 8 River Bend Campus St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, LA · Under construction |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Groundbreaking held as construction begins BizTimes Milwaukee | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Vantage holds groundbreaking ceremony DCD | Vantage Frontier Campus Albany, Shackelford County, TX · Under construction |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Memphis and Shelby County Air Pollution Control Board dismisses appeals of the turbine permit as moot Action News 5 | xAI Colossus Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Operating |
| Dec 11, 2025 | DNR issues WEPA compliance determination, wetland exemptions and stormwater coverage Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Dec 2025 | Global AI buys 438-acre former Carestream property for $15.6 million KUNC | Global AI Data Center Windsor, Weld County, CO · Approved |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Microsoft publicly unveils Fairwater Atlanta as part of its AI superfactory Microsoft | Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA · Operating |
| Nov 2025 | Port Washington Common Council unanimously approves creation of Tax Incremental District No. 5 for the data center campus WPR | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Nov 2025 | Construction begins Fortune | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Nov 2025 | Crusoe tops out final (eighth) building DatacenterDynamics | Stargate Abilene Abilene, Taylor County, TX · Operating |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Vantage and Wisconsin Building Trades Council announce labor partnership for $15B+ campus Business Wire | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Oct 30, 2025 | OpenAI, Oracle and Related Digital announce Stargate site CBS Detroit | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Oct 29, 2025 | AWS activates Project Rainier; cluster fully operational with ~500,000 Trainium2 chips Data Center Knowledge | Project Rainier (AWS New Carlisle campus) New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, IN · Operating |
| Oct 17, 2025 | EGLE issues a permit waiver allowing Related Digital to begin installing generators before the final air permit. Planet Detroit | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Consent judgment filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court allowing project to proceed DatacenterDynamics | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Oct 2025 | Building 1 operating, per Epoch AI Epoch AI | Meta Prometheus New Albany, Franklin and Licking counties, OH · Operating |
| Oct 2025 | Microsoft Fairwater AI facility opens in first building Atlanta Journal-Constitution | QTS Fayetteville data center campus Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA · Operating |
| Oct 2025 | Crews begin site preparation along Hallock Young Road The Business Journal (Youngstown) | Stargate Lordstown Lordstown, Trumbull County, OH · Under construction |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Crusoe announces first phase live on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Crusoe | Stargate Abilene Abilene, Taylor County, TX · Operating |
| Sep 23, 2025 | OpenAI and Oracle name Doña Ana County a Stargate site OpenAI | Project Jupiter Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM · Under construction |
| Sep 23, 2025 | OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank name Lordstown as a Stargate site where SoftBank has broken ground on a data center OpenAI | Stargate Lordstown Lordstown, Trumbull County, OH · Under construction |
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