Quarterly report
U.S. data centers in Q4 2025
What changed in the U.S. data center record in Q4 2025: 83 dated changes at 57 tracked projects across 25 states, plus 2 moratorium actions and 0 court cases filed. Every figure below is computed from the Census record and links to its source.
- Changes recorded
- 83
- Projects affected
- 57
- States
- 25
- Moratorium actions
- 2
The quarter in one paragraph
The Census tracked 138 major U.S. data center projects in 35 states as of Sep 22, 2026, with 122.02 GW of published capacity across the projects that publish one. In Q4 2025 we recorded 83 dated changes at 57 projects: 40 rules and votes, 20 AI buildout, 12 court, 9 power and grid. 2 moratorium actions were recorded in 1 states. 6 projects recorded construction starting. 8 projects with activity this quarter now sits cancelled, denied or paused.
Counts describe what was recorded in this tracker during the quarter, from published filings, notices and reports. They are not a measure of everything that happened in the industry.
Where the activity was
| State | Changes | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 13 | 8 |
| Michigan | 11 | 4 |
| Georgia | 7 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | 4 |
| Indiana | 5 | 4 |
| Ohio | 4 | 4 |
| Iowa | 3 | 2 |
| Missouri | 3 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 | 1 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 1 |
What the changes were about
| Topic | Changes |
|---|---|
| Rules & votes | 40 |
| AI buildout | 20 |
| Courts | 12 |
| Power & grid | 9 |
Topics overlap: one vote on a power agreement counts in both categories.
Largest projects with activity in Q4 2025
| Project | Status | Capacity | Latest change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fermi America Project Matador Amarillo, Carson County, TX | Under construction | 17 GW | Dec 5, 2025 — Fermi America announces electric service agreement with Southwestern Public Service Company for up to 200 MW |
| Homer City Energy Campus Homer City, Indiana County, PA | Under construction | 4.4 GW | Dec 18, 2025 — Clean Air Council, PennFuture and Sierra Club appeal the permit to the Environmental Hearing Board; young residents file a separate appeal |
| Project Horizon Fort Stockton, Pecos County, TX | Proposed | 2 GW | Nov 10, 2025 — Pecos County Commissioners Court agenda includes a tax abatement agreement with Poolside Inc. |
| Project Cardinal Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL | Approved | 1.8 GW | Nov 10, 2025 — City approves the project via Ordinance No. 2025-78 |
| Vantage Frontier Campus Albany, Shackelford County, TX | Under construction | 1.4 GW | Dec 15, 2025 — Vantage holds groundbreaking ceremony |
| Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI | Under construction | 1.38 GW | Dec 18, 2025 — MPSC approves DTE contracts with Oracle subsidiary Green Chile Ventures, with conditions |
| Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI | Under construction | 1.3 GW | Dec 17, 2025 — Groundbreaking held as construction begins |
| Project Marvel Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL | Approved | 1.2 GW | Nov 18, 2025 — Bessemer City Council gives final approval to the Project Marvel rezoning |
| Stargate Abilene Abilene, Taylor County, TX | 1.2 GW | Nov 2025 — Crusoe tops out final (eighth) building | |
| QTS Cedar Rapids Data Center Campus Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA | Under construction | 1.05 GW | Dec 2, 2025 — City Council unanimously approves amended agreement raising anticipated investment to $1.75B |
Moratorium actions in Q4 2025
| Jurisdiction | Action | Length | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Township Michigan · township |
Adopted Nov 2025 |
six months | Establishment and use of data centers. WHMISource excerpt“The Howell Township Board unanimously enacted six-month moratorium on the establishment and use of data centers” |
| Springfield Township (Oakland County) Michigan · township |
Adopted Dec 2025 |
180 days | Data center plans may not be accepted for review, considered, approved or otherwise allowed. GovTech (The Detroit News)Source excerpt“The Springfield Township Board of Trustees last month approved a 180-day moratorium that prohibits data center plans from being 'accepted for review, considered, approved, or otherwise allowed' during its duration.” |
How this report is made
Everything above is generated from the Census dataset at build time: the dated events, project records, moratorium entries and court cases, each of which was recorded from a published source that is linked on the project or tracker page. Nothing is estimated or modeled. Because the record grows as projects are researched, a quarter’s counts can rise after the fact; the report is regenerated on every publish, and the date below is the current one.
Reporters and researchers are welcome to use these figures. The underlying data is downloadable as JSON, CSV and GeoJSON, and the press kit has the standing numbers, wording and contact details.
Cite this page
Last updated Sep 22, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). U.S. data centers in Q4 2025: quarterly data report. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/reports/2025-q4 |
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| MLA | “U.S. data centers in Q4 2025: quarterly data report.” Data Center Census, Sep 22, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/reports/2025-q4. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/reports/2025-q4 |
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