Monthly report
U.S. data centers in January 2025
In January 2025, the Data Center Census recorded 12 dated changes at 12 tracked projects across 9 states.
Final report for January 2025, published February 1, 2025. Last data change: . Page rebuilt .
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- Dated changes
- 12
- Projects with a first milestone
- 5
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Court cases filed
- 0
The month in one paragraph
In January 2025, the Data Center Census recorded 12 dated changes at 12 tracked projects across 9 states. 5 projects have their earliest dated milestone in the month. Events recorded include 3 approvals. That is 5 more than the 7 changes recorded in December 2024.
Counts describe what was recorded in this tracker, from published filings, notices and reports. They are not a measure of everything that happened in the industry, and a month’s counts can rise later if sources dated in it are added.
Compared with December 2024
| Measure | January 2025 | December 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dated changes recorded | 12 | 7 | +5 |
| Projects with a change | 12 | 6 | +6 |
| States | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| Projects with first milestone | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Approval events | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Denial events | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cancellation events | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction or operations starts | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Moratorium actions | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Court cases filed | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hearings and votes held | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hearings and votes upcoming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Projects with their first milestone in January 2025
| Project | First milestone | Status now |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services Butts County data center campus Jackson, Butts County, GA | Jan 7, 2025 | Approved |
| Project Horizon Fort Stockton, Pecos County, TX | Jan 13, 2025 | Proposed |
| QTS Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA | Jan 28, 2025 | Under construction |
| Avemore Data Park Villa Rica, Carroll County, GA | Jan 31, 2025 | Approved |
| Eco-Yotta Oneonta Data Center Oneonta, Otsego County, NY | Jan 31, 2025 | Proposed |
A project appears here when its earliest dated timeline entry is in this month. It does not mean it was announced publicly that month.
Every dated change
| Date | What changed | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 | MDE issues permit-to-construct for Aligned's emergency generators Maryland Department of the Environment | Quantum Frederick Adamstown, Frederick County, MD · Under construction |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Cedar Rapids City Council approves development agreement with QTS City of Cedar Rapids Approval | QTS Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA · Under construction |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Texas accessibility filing registered for interior improvements to the 270,900 sq ft Building 1 shell, estimated at $214.3 million Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation | PowerCampus Dallas Lancaster, Dallas County, TX · Under construction |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Castle Rock Township sues Farmington, saying the city breached an Orderly Annexation Agreement Blandin on Broadband (citing Sun This Week) | Farmington Technology Park Farmington, Dakota County, MN · Approved |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Pecos County establishes the Longfellow Renewable Energy Reinvestment Zone Pecos County, Texas | Project Horizon Fort Stockton, Pecos County, TX · Proposed |
| Jan 10, 2025 | AWS selects Jefferson Township as its first data center location outside the Columbus region, with a $5 billion commitment through 2030 Ohio Tech News | AWS Fayette County Data Center Campus Jeffersonville, Fayette County, OH · Approved |
| Jan 7, 2025 | AWS announces at least $11 billion investment in Butts and Douglas counties Amazon | Amazon Web Services Butts County data center campus Jackson, Butts County, GA · Approved |
| Jan 7, 2025 | Planning Commission unanimously recommends denial after five-hour hearing Virginia Business | Balico data center campus and gas plant Chatham, Pittsylvania County, VA · Denied |
| Jan 2025 | Villa Rica City Council approves a technology park overlay district, 4-1 Times-Georgian Approval | Avemore Data Park Villa Rica, Carroll County, GA · Approved |
| Jan 2025 | Eco-Yotta Inc. purchases the County Road 9 property WBNG | Eco-Yotta Oneonta Data Center Oneonta, Otsego County, NY · Proposed |
| Jan 2025 | Mesa Planning and Zoning Board approves the project ABC15 / Phoenix Business Journal Approval | Project Borealis Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ · Approved |
| Jan 2025 | Stafford Technology LC sells the roughly 500-acre property for $302.3 million to an entity representing Stack Infrastructure Fredericksburg Free Press | Stafford Technology Campus Stafford County, VA · Under construction |
How this report is made
Generated from the Census records at build time. It lists dated timeline events, hearings, lawsuit filing dates and moratorium actions that fall in the month; each links to its project record and source. A month-only date belongs to its month. Entries dated only to a year are not placed in a month. Approval, denial, cancellation and construction counts are made by reading the wording of each dated event, so one event can count in more than one group, and a vote on a related item can be miscounted; open the linked record to read the source. Nothing is estimated.
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Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
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