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U.S. data centers in February 2026
In February 2026, the Data Center Census recorded 47 dated changes at 41 tracked projects across 20 states.
Final report for February 2026, published March 1, 2026. Last data change: . Page rebuilt .
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- Dated changes
- 47
- Projects with a first milestone
- 7
- Moratorium actions
- 8
- Court cases filed
- 5
The month in one paragraph
In February 2026, the Data Center Census recorded 47 dated changes at 41 tracked projects across 20 states. 7 projects have their earliest dated milestone in the month. Events recorded include 8 approvals, 2 denials, 1 cancellation, 1 construction or operations start. 8 moratorium actions were recorded, 6 of them adopted, extended or announced. 5 court cases were filed. That is 7 fewer than the 54 changes recorded in January 2026.
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 January 2026
| Measure | February 2026 | January 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dated changes recorded | 47 | 54 | −7 |
| Projects with a change | 41 | 42 | −1 |
| States | 20 | 21 | −1 |
| Projects with first milestone | 7 | 10 | −3 |
| Approval events | 8 | 10 | −2 |
| Denial events | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Cancellation events | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Construction or operations starts | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Moratorium actions | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Court cases filed | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Hearings and votes held | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Hearings and votes upcoming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Projects with their first milestone in February 2026
| Project | First milestone | Status now |
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Orab Mega Site data center Mount Orab, Brown County, OH | Feb 3, 2026 | Rumored |
| Project Phoenix Shippingport, Beaver County, PA | Feb 3, 2026 | Under construction |
| Deep Green Lansing data center Lansing, Ingham County, MI | Feb 9, 2026 | Cancelled |
| Project Cannoli Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI | Feb 11, 2026 | Approved |
| Joliet Technology Center Joliet, Will County, IL | Feb 18, 2026 | Approved |
| Logan Prairie Data Center Latham, Logan County, IL | Feb 24, 2026 | Proposed |
| Calvert Technology Center Lusby, Calvert County, MD | Feb 28, 2026 | Cancelled |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | Final TCEQ air permit secured Cleanview | Fermi America Project Matador Amarillo, Carson County, TX · Under construction |
| Feb 25, 2026 | A special Pacific Planning and Zoning Commission meeting ends within minutes after Beltline Energy tables its city-level rezoning request, citing an inability to finalize a funding agreement First Alert 4 (KMOV) | Meramec Valley Technology Park Pacific, Franklin County, MO · Approved |
| Feb 25, 2026 | LPSC declines to investigate Meta's financing arrangement with Blue Owl Capital for the data center Union of Concerned Scientists | Meta Hyperion Holly Ridge, Richland Parish, LA · Under construction |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Resident Gregory P. Guido Jr. files a judicial review petition challenging the Pumpkin Center rezoning WRDW | Pumpkin Technology Campus Harlem, Columbia County, GA · Approved |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Gregory P. Guido Jr. files judicial review petitions challenging White Oak and Pumpkin Center rezonings WRDW | White Oak Technology Park Appling, Columbia County, GA · Approved |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Report that lenders passed on construction financing; CoreWeave says project is fully funded and moving forward LancasterOnline | CoreWeave Lancaster data center Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA · Under construction |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Logan County Board approves a 60-day data center moratorium Illinois Times Approval | Logan Prairie Data Center Latham, Logan County, IL · Proposed |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Microsoft and local officials confirm the Mega Park site will be the future home of a data center The Assembly | Microsoft Mega Park Person County, NC · Proposed |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Senate Majority Leader Chase Blasi asks county for a three-year moratorium KWCH | West Sedgwick County data center land acquisitions Sedgwick County, KS · Rumored |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Washtenaw County judge denies a resident's motion to intervene in the consent judgment. Planet Detroit Denial | Saline Township Stargate Data Center Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Under construction |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Zoning Board of Appeals votes 5-0 to recommend approval Illinois Times Approval | CyrusOne Sangamon County Data Center Waverly, Sangamon County, IL · Approved |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Arizona Attorney General files appeal in Maricopa County Superior Court challenging the ACC's approval of the TEP–Beale agreement Arizona Attorney General's Office Approval | Project Blue Tucson, Pima County, AZ · Under construction |
| Feb 18, 2026 | City Council denies land use change 5-2 in early-morning vote after a motion to postpone fails CBS Austin Denial | Highlander SM One data center San Marcos, Hays County, TX · Denied |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Public notice issued for zoning hearing (lawsuit alleges it failed to describe the data center) Shaw Local (The Herald-News) | Joliet Technology Center Joliet, Will County, IL · Approved |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Nearby residents file two lawsuits against Spalding County in Spalding County Superior Court challenging the zoning decision The Griffin Daily News | Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus Griffin, Spalding County, GA · Approved |
| Feb 13, 2026 | The 153-acre County Highway 9 property is listed for sale at $1,050,000 by Keller Williams Upstate NY Properties, All Otsego reports All Otsego | Eco-Yotta Oneonta Data Center Oneonta, Otsego County, NY · Proposed |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Google says it “will cover the full energy costs associated with powering both of the Google data center campuses” KSHB 41 | Google Kansas City Data Center (Hunt Midwest Business Center) Kansas City, Clay County, MO · Under construction |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Construction is underway on Google's second Kansas City-area data center; no completion timeline given KSHB 41 | Project Mica Kansas City, Clay County, MO · Under construction |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Meta confirms the project and holds groundbreaking; investment stated as more than $10 billion City of Lebanon Construction or operations start | Meta Lebanon Data Center Lebanon, Boone County, IN · Under construction |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Planning Commission grants preliminary site plan approval 5-2 Planet Detroit Approval | Project Cannoli Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI · Approved |
| Feb 11, 2026 | QTS and residents meet at a town hall at Belair Elementary WRDW/WAGT News 12 | QTS Augusta Data Center Campus Augusta, Augusta-Richmond County, GA · Under construction |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Commissioners reject six-month moratorium 3-2 KERA News | Comanche Circle Tolar, Hood County, TX · Approved |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Imperial County Superior Court finds the City of Imperial's amended CEQA complaint legally insufficient Calexico Chronicle | Imperial Data Center Imperial, Imperial County, CA · Paused |
| Feb 10, 2026 | QTS holds a community meeting with residents as construction continues WBTV | QTS York County Data Center Campus Lake Wylie, York County, SC · Under construction |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Residents raise concerns about the proposal at a Lansing City Council public hearing WILX | Deep Green Lansing data center Lansing, Ingham County, MI · Cancelled |
| Feb 9, 2026 | City Council places a citizen initiative requiring voter approval for projects over $450 million at the GM/JATCO site on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot Ballotpedia News Approval | Viridian Data Center Campus (former GM/JATCO site) Janesville, Rock County, WI · Cancelled |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Seven of nine Colleton County legislators sign resolution opposing the project SC Daily Gazette | Project Boulder Walterboro, Colleton County, SC · Proposed |
| Feb 5, 2026 | West Virginia Air Quality Board upholds permit over appeal by Tucker United, WV Highlands Conservancy and Sierra Club POWER Magazine | Ridgeline Facility Thomas, Tucker County, WV · Approved |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Project, previously referred to as Project Liberty, is reported as now associated with Eagle Myra, LLC WPDE | Project Liberty Marion, Marion County, SC · Cancelled |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Council member Eric Lang proposes ordinances for a 180-day pause on new data center permits Brown County Press | Mt. Orab Mega Site data center Mount Orab, Brown County, OH · Rumored |
| Feb 3, 2026 | DCD reports Aligned plans natural gas-powered data center buildings at the 660-acre Shippingport Industrial Park owned by Frontier Group of Companies DatacenterDynamics | Project Phoenix Shippingport, Beaver County, PA · Under construction |
| Feb 3, 2026 | QTS presents the project to the Augusta Commission, saying it plans to invest $2 billion WRDW/WAGT News 12 | QTS Augusta Data Center Campus Augusta, Augusta-Richmond County, GA · Under construction |
| Feb 3, 2026 | DeForest Village Board votes 7-0 to reject the annexation; QTS had withdrawn its plan amendment and rezoning applications WKOW Cancellation | QTS DeForest Data Center Campus DeForest, Dane County, WI · Cancelled |
| Feb 2026 | City approves a fill permit for the data center site ABC7 Chicago Approval | Amazon Hobart data center Hobart, Lake County, IN · Approved |
| Feb 2026 | Residents file suit seeking to block the fill permit FOX 32 Chicago | Amazon Hobart data center Hobart, Lake County, IN · Approved |
| Feb 2026 | Preserve Montgomery County files a lawsuit against the county KBIA / Columbia Missourian | AWS Project Green New Florence, Montgomery County, MO · Approved |
| Feb 2026 | Residents first learn of plans for data centers on part of the Calvert Cliffs property in Lusby, according to WJLA WJLA (7News) | Calvert Technology Center Lusby, Calvert County, MD · Cancelled |
| Feb 2026 | Commissioners reject second moratorium 3-2 and seek Attorney General opinion on authority KERA News | Comanche Circle Tolar, Hood County, TX · Approved |
| Feb 2026 | County receives first construction permit applications for grading Botetourt County, VA | Google Botetourt County Data Center Campus Botetourt County, VA · Approved |
| Feb 2026 | Google launches an informational website about the data center 21Alive (WPTA) | Google Fort Wayne data center Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN · Operating |
| Feb 2026 | Earthmovers begin shifting dirt on the site Indiana Daily Student | Google Morgan County Data Center Monrovia, Morgan County, IN · Under construction |
| Feb 2026 | Person County announces that Microsoft plans to start the data center permitting process later in the year DatacenterDynamics | Microsoft Mega Park Person County, NC · Proposed |
| Feb 2026 | Township Board unanimously approves a six-month moratorium on data center proposals FOX 17 West Michigan Approval | Project Peninsula Cedar Springs, Kent County, MI · Rumored |
| Feb 2026 | County hearing on Project Tango is postponed until April WUSF | Project Tango Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, FL · Denied |
| Feb 2026 | Board of Commissioners approves the rezoning 4-1 with larger buffers and berms WRDW Approval | Pumpkin Technology Campus Harlem, Columbia County, GA · Approved |
| Feb 2026 | County Commissioner Cathy Townsend says the developer appears to have pulled back in anticipation of new state legislation WPTV | Sentinel Grove Technology Park Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, FL · Paused |
| Feb 2026 | Board of Commissioners unanimously approves D-C data center rezoning with 65 dB noise cap; also approves Pumpkin Center, rejects Byrd Farms The Augusta Press | White Oak Technology Park Appling, Columbia County, GA · Approved |
Moratorium actions
| Jurisdiction | Action | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids Charter Township Michigan · one year | Adopted | Feb 23, 2026 | Big Rapids Charter Township |
| Monclova Township Ohio · 12 months | Adopted | Feb 17, 2026 | Monclova Township |
| Baltimore County Maryland · one year | Adopted | Feb 3, 2026 | The Baltimore Banner |
| Lenox Township Michigan · four months | Adopted | Feb 2, 2026 | Charter Township of Lenox |
| Dearborn County Indiana | Adopted | Feb 2026 | WVXU |
| Hood County Texas · six months | Rejected | Feb 2026 | KERA News |
| Hood County Texas | Rejected | Feb 2026 | KERA News |
| Solon Township Michigan · six months | Adopted | Feb 2026 | FOX 17 |
Court cases filed
| Case | Project | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory P. Guido Jr. petition for judicial review (Pumpkin Center rezoning) Columbia County Superior Court; appeal to Georgia Court of Appeals · filed Feb 25, 2026 WRDW | Pumpkin Technology Campus | appealed |
| Arizona Attorney General appeal of Arizona Corporation Commission approval of TEP–Beale energy supply agreement Maricopa County Superior Court · filed Feb 19, 2026 Arizona Attorney General's Office | Project Blue | pending |
| Gregory Berns et al. lawsuit against Spalding County (Wallace Jackson zoning) Superior Court of Spalding County · filed Feb 17, 2026 The Griffin Daily News | Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus | pending |
| Samuel Weeks and Denise Parrish lawsuit against Spalding County (Wallace Jackson zoning) Superior Court of Spalding County · filed Feb 17, 2026 The Griffin Daily News | Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus | pending |
| Preserve Montgomery County v. Montgomery County and Missouri Department of Economic Development Cole County Circuit Court · filed Feb 2026 KBIA / Columbia Missourian | AWS Project Green | 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.
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