Monthly report
U.S. data centers in August 2025
In August 2025, the Data Center Census recorded 23 dated changes at 18 tracked projects across 13 states.
Final report for August 2025, published September 1, 2025. Last data change: . Page rebuilt .
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- Dated changes
- 23
- Projects with a first milestone
- 4
- Moratorium actions
- 1
- Court cases filed
- 1
The month in one paragraph
In August 2025, the Data Center Census recorded 23 dated changes at 18 tracked projects across 13 states. 4 projects have their earliest dated milestone in the month. Events recorded include 5 approvals, 1 denial, 1 cancellation. 1 moratorium action was recorded, 1 of them adopted, extended or announced. 1 court case was filed. That is 3 more than the 20 changes recorded in July 2025.
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 July 2025
| Measure | August 2025 | July 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dated changes recorded | 23 | 20 | +3 |
| Projects with a change | 18 | 17 | +1 |
| States | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Projects with first milestone | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| Approval events | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| Denial events | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Cancellation events | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Construction or operations starts | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Moratorium actions | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Court cases filed | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Hearings and votes held | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hearings and votes upcoming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Projects with their first milestone in August 2025
| Project | First milestone | Status now |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Wilmington data center Wilmington, Clinton County, OH | Aug 7, 2025 | Approved |
| Compass Statesville Statesville, Iredell County, NC | Aug 18, 2025 | Approved |
| Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI | Aug 19, 2025 | Under construction |
| Lake Hawkeye Lansing, Tompkins County, NY | Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | CoreWeave signs additional 150 MW lease, bringing Polaris Forge 1 to 400 MW Applied Digital | Polaris Forge 1 Ellendale, Dickey County, ND · Operating |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Google announces Chesterfield data center as part of $9 billion Virginia investment Virginia Business | Google Chesterfield County data center campuses Chesterfield County, VA · Under construction |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Beale and TEP file special power agreement with Arizona Corporation Commission AZ Luminaria | Project Blue Tucson, Pima County, AZ · Under construction |
| Aug 22, 2025 | City Council unanimously adopts one-year citywide moratorium on data center applications Spectrum News | Project Cumulus St. Charles, St. Charles County, MO · Cancelled |
| Aug 21, 2025 | City reports planning commission approval of the 1,500-acre, 15-building plan City of Lebanon Approval | Meta Lebanon Data Center Lebanon, Boone County, IN · Under construction |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Metropolitan Development Commission approves rezoning 8-1 Mirror Indy Approval | Google Franklin Township data center Indianapolis, Marion County, IN · Cancelled |
| Aug 20, 2025 | LPSC approves Entergy Louisiana's three combined-cycle gas plants (~3,000 MW) and transmission for the data center Entergy Approval | Meta Hyperion Holly Ridge, Richland Parish, LA · Under construction |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Common Council approves Final Development Agreement with Vantage Data Centers City of Port Washington Approval | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Developer withdraws proposal ahead of City Council vote St. Louis Post-Dispatch (via GovTech) Cancellation | Project Cumulus St. Charles, St. Charles County, MO · Cancelled |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Vantage announces $25B Frontier campus Vantage Data Centers | Vantage Frontier Campus Albany, Shackelford County, TX · Under construction |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Compass proposes a five-building campus on Stamey Farm Road DatacenterDynamics | Compass Statesville Statesville, Iredell County, NC · Approved |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Fluidstack adds 160 MW CB-5 lease; Google backstop rises to about $3.2 billion TeraWulf | Lake Mariner Somerset, Niagara County, NY · Operating |
| Aug 15, 2025 | WVDEP issues air quality construction permit R13-3713 after 1,605 written comments Parsons Advocate | Ridgeline Facility Thomas, Tucker County, WV · Approved |
| Aug 14, 2025 | TeraWulf signs 200+ MW, 10-year hosting agreements with Fluidstack; Google backstops $1.8 billion TeraWulf | Lake Mariner Somerset, Niagara County, NY · Operating |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Wilmington City Council approves annexation of the project site Clinton County Port Authority (Choose Clinton County) Approval | AWS Wilmington data center Wilmington, Clinton County, OH · Approved |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Tucson City Council votes to end annexation negotiations, cutting off Tucson Water AZ Luminaria | Project Blue Tucson, Pima County, AZ · Under construction |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Land clearing begins, per Epoch AI Epoch AI | Vantage Frontier Campus Albany, Shackelford County, TX · Under construction |
| Aug 2025 | A neighboring homeowner and business owner files a private nuisance lawsuit against Amazon over construction impacts Virginia Mercury | Amazon Web Services Louisa County campuses Louisa, Louisa County, VA · Under construction |
| Aug 2025 | Residents turn in 957 signatures to put the rezoning on the ballot (561 required) Bridge Michigan | Augusta Township Data Center (Thor Equities) Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Denied |
| Aug 2025 | Statesville Planning Board votes 6-0 to recommend the rezoning GovTech (The Charlotte Observer) | Compass Statesville Statesville, Iredell County, NC · Approved |
| Aug 2025 | City Council votes 5-2 in favor but short of required supermajority; request denied Community Impact Denial | Highlander SM One data center San Marcos, Hays County, TX · Denied |
| Aug 2025 | TeraWulf secures a long-term lease at the former Cayuga Power Plant site Ithaca Times | Lake Hawkeye Lansing, Tompkins County, NY · Proposed |
| Aug 2025 | Circuit Court Judge Kimberly Irving voids rezonings over improper public notice Virginia Business | Prince William Digital Gateway Gainesville, Prince William County, VA · Cancelled |
Moratorium actions
| Jurisdiction | Action | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of St. Charles Missouri · one year | Adopted | Aug 2025 | Spectrum News |
Court cases filed
| Case | Project | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Newsom v. Amazon (private nuisance) U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia (Charlottesville) · filed Aug 2025 Virginia Mercury | Amazon Web Services Louisa County campuses | pending |
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.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). U.S. data centers in August 2025. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/reports/2025-08 |
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| MLA | “U.S. data centers in August 2025.” Data Center Census, Oct 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/reports/2025-08. |
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