Press kit
Press kit and data for journalists
Standing figures, licensing and contact details for reporters, researchers and analysts using Data Center Census. Everything here is generated from the same dataset the site is built from, last updated Nov 6, 2026.
Who runs the Census, and how it is funded: About the Census.
Free embeds for reporters
Drop a county card, project scale card or hearing countdown into your story. Every figure links to its source, carries an “as of” date and updates itself when the record changes; each card also comes as a PNG. Find your county or project →
Working on a story? The newsroom has this week’s leads (hearings, new moratoriums, lawsuits and decisions), quotable figures with their method, and a local angle for every state. Get it weekly with the tip sheet RSS.
Figures you can quote today
| Figure | Value | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked projects | 186 | Major U.S. data center projects with a sourced record |
| States covered | 36 | States with at least one tracked project |
| Published capacity | 143.98 GW | Sum of published planned capacity, for projects that publish one |
| Under construction | 48 | Projects recorded as under construction |
| Operating | 14 | Projects recorded as operating |
| Proposed or approved | 89 | Projects awaiting or holding local approval |
| Cancelled or denied | 21 | Projects recorded as cancelled or denied |
| Dated changes | 1,066 | Sourced, dated events across all projects |
| Sources cited | 1,340 | Filings, notices and reports behind the records |
| Moratorium actions | 121 | Local and state pauses, extensions, rejections and reversals |
| Court cases | 38 | Lawsuits recorded against tracked projects |
These update on every publish. If you are working to a deadline, quote the figure together with the date above.
How to describe the Census
Data Center Census is an independent, sourced record of major U.S. data center projects: where they are, who is building them, what they will use, and what local governments and courts have decided. Every figure on the site links to the filing, notice or report it came from.
Short version for a sentence of attribution: “Data Center Census, an independent tracker of U.S. data center projects.”
What it is not
It is not a count of every data center in the country. It covers major projects that have been researched and sourced, not smaller colocation or enterprise facilities, and announced figures are promises by developers rather than verified outcomes. The methodology page sets out what is included, how status is assigned and how corrections are handled.
Data and formats
- Full dataset (JSON)
- Spreadsheet (CSV)
- Map layer (GeoJSON)
- Exact published records (JSON)
- RSS: all changes · per-state and per-topic feeds
- Embeddable trackers
Licensing and reuse
Figures and records may be quoted and republished with attribution to Data Center Census and a link to the page you took them from. Source documents remain the property of their publishers; we link to them rather than reproducing them. Charts and tables may be screenshotted for editorial use.
Contact
Questions, corrections and data requests: corrections@datacentercensus.com. Corrections are handled the same way for everyone: send the source, and the record is updated or annotated.
Reports and trackers worth linking
- U.S. data centers in Q4 2026 — quarterly data report
- U.S. data centers in Q3 2026 — quarterly data report
- Moratorium tracker — 121 local and state pauses
- Lawsuit tracker — court cases over tracked projects
- Power and generation tracker — utilities, gas plants and grid operators
- Tax break tracker — abatements, exemptions and community payments
- Local rules tracker — ordinances, noise limits and state laws
- Hearings calendar — upcoming votes and public hearings
Cite this page
Last updated Nov 6, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Press kit. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/press |
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| MLA | “Press kit.” Data Center Census, Nov 6, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/press. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/press |
Republishing a figure or table? Attribute it to Data Center Census with a link to this page. The underlying data is downloadable as JSON and CSV; the press kit has standing figures and contact details.