Monthly report
U.S. data centers in March 2026
In March 2026, the Data Center Census recorded 51 dated changes at 47 tracked projects across 20 states.
Final report for March 2026, published April 1, 2026. Last data change: . Page rebuilt .
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- Dated changes
- 51
- Projects with a first milestone
- 5
- Moratorium actions
- 9
- Court cases filed
- 0
The month in one paragraph
In March 2026, the Data Center Census recorded 51 dated changes at 47 tracked projects across 20 states. 5 projects have their earliest dated milestone in the month. Events recorded include 11 approvals, 2 denials, 1 cancellation, 1 construction or operations start. 9 moratorium actions were recorded, 9 of them adopted, extended or announced. That is 4 more than the 47 changes recorded in February 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 February 2026
| Measure | March 2026 | February 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dated changes recorded | 51 | 47 | +4 |
| Projects with a change | 47 | 41 | +6 |
| States | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Projects with first milestone | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| Approval events | 11 | 8 | +3 |
| Denial events | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cancellation events | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Construction or operations starts | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Moratorium actions | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| Court cases filed | 0 | 5 | −5 |
| Hearings and votes held | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hearings and votes upcoming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Projects with their first milestone in March 2026
| Project | First milestone | Status now |
|---|---|---|
| Sabey Decatur Technology Park Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | Mar 18, 2026 | Approved |
| Fleet Data Centers TRIC campuses (South Valley and Peru Ridge) Storey County, NV | Mar 20, 2026 | Proposed |
| PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH | Mar 20, 2026 | Under construction |
| Perry Township Data Center Canton, Stark County, OH | Mar 24, 2026 | Under construction |
| Natelli data center, U.S. 158 Vance County, NC | Mar 31, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | Virginia Court of Appeals affirms voiding of rezonings Virginia Business | Prince William Digital Gateway Gainesville, Prince William County, VA · Cancelled |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Board of Supervisors votes unanimously to begin a curative amendment process for data center zoning, which does not affect this pending project. The Philadelphia Inquirer | Sentinel / Green Fig Data Center Malvern, Chester County, PA · Paused |
| Mar 30, 2026 | City Council approves development agreement with CRG, 6-2 St. Louis Public Radio Approval | CRG Festus Data Center Festus, Jefferson County, MO · Approved |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Fermi America files a second 5 GW clean air permit application with TCEQ Fermi America (PR Newswire) | Fermi America Project Matador Amarillo, Carson County, TX · Under construction |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Meta raises stated investment to more than $10B Meta Data Centers | Meta El Paso Data Center El Paso, El Paso County, TX · Under construction |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Planning Commission reworking regulations; moratorium remains in effect WAVE / WDRB | Project Lincoln Oldham County, KY · Cancelled |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Superior Court order dismissing the Pumpkin Center petition with prejudice is signed and filed WRDW | Pumpkin Technology Campus Harlem, Columbia County, GA · Approved |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Columbia County Superior Court dismissal orders filed (White Oak order signed March 19) WRDW | White Oak Technology Park Appling, Columbia County, GA · Approved |
| Mar 24, 2026 | BOPU revokes the company's industrial discharge privileges for fill-and-flush operations Cowboy State Daily | Meta Cheyenne Data Center Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY · Under construction |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Perry Township trustees approve the Community Reinvestment Area tax break agreement for the data center The Canton Repository (via AOL) Approval | Perry Township Data Center Canton, Stark County, OH · Under construction |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Yorkville City Council approves Project Steel, with only Alderman Rusty Corneils voting no Shaw Local Approval | Project Steel Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL · Approved |
| Mar 23, 2026 | County Board votes 15-13 to table the conditional use permit NPR Illinois | CyrusOne Sangamon County Data Center Waverly, Sangamon County, IL · Approved |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Environmental Hearing Board denies Homer City Generation's motion to consolidate the two permit appeals Lehigh Daily Denial | Homer City Energy Campus Homer City, Indiana County, PA · Under construction |
| Mar 22, 2026 | The campus is reported still under construction KCUR | Google Kansas City Data Center (Hunt Midwest Business Center) Kansas City, Clay County, MO · Under construction |
| Mar 22, 2026 | The campus is reported actively under construction near Smithville KCUR | Project Mica Kansas City, Clay County, MO · Under construction |
| Mar 20, 2026 | CalMatters reports NV Energy will not renew power supply to Liberty Utilities' ~49,000 Lake Tahoe customers (contract ending May 2027), citing its own resource needs CalMatters | Fleet Data Centers TRIC campuses (South Valley and Peru Ridge) Storey County, NV · Proposed |
| Mar 20, 2026 | DOE, SoftBank and SB Energy announce 10 GW data center campus and 9.2 GW gas generation at the Portsmouth site U.S. Department of Energy | PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH · Under construction |
| Mar 19, 2026 | City Council approves project 8-1 (Councilwoman Suzanna Ibarra dissenting) Shaw Local (The Herald-News) Approval | Joliet Technology Center Joliet, Will County, IL · Approved |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Metropolitan Development Commission approves the project's variances Mirror Indy Approval | Sabey Decatur Technology Park Indianapolis, Marion County, IN · Approved |
| Mar 17, 2026 | A roughly 11-hour Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission hearing at Union High School draws over 1,000 attendees on both Franklin County data-center rezoning requests and proposed county data-center rules; the commission defers a decision Columbia Missourian / Missourian.com | Gateway Digital Campus Villa Ridge, Franklin County, MO · Approved |
| Mar 17, 2026 | The roughly 11-hour Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission hearing on both Franklin County data-center proposals draws over 1,000 attendees; a decision is deferred Columbia Missourian / Missourian.com | Meramec Valley Technology Park Pacific, Franklin County, MO · Approved |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Google and DTE Energy confirm Google as the company behind the project; Google commits to a contested case at the MPSC Michigan Advance | Project Cannoli Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI · Approved |
| Mar 16, 2026 | City Council public hearing on the proposal (lawsuit alleges residents were denied due process) Shaw Local (The Herald-News) Denial | Joliet Technology Center Joliet, Will County, IL · Approved |
| Mar 16, 2026 | KMUW reports Monarch Energy and NextEra Energy are pursuing 1,000+ acres in western Sedgwick County KMUW | West Sedgwick County data center land acquisitions Sedgwick County, KS · Rumored |
| Mar 14, 2026 | Date of Amazon's air construction permit application cover letter; the application covers 483 generators Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Air Pollution Control Program | AWS Project Green New Florence, Montgomery County, MO · Approved |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Oneonta Town Board introduces a 12-month moratorium on data center construction and schedules a public hearing WBNG | Eco-Yotta Oneonta Data Center Oneonta, Otsego County, NY · Proposed |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Community groups and residents file suit in Stokes County Superior Court challenging the January rezoning Southern Environmental Law Center | Project Delta Walnut Cove, Stokes County, NC · Approved |
| Mar 12, 2026 | County holds listening town hall on data centers Sedgwick County | West Sedgwick County data center land acquisitions Sedgwick County, KS · Rumored |
| Mar 11, 2026 | City Council vote at 12:51 a.m. after a meeting that began at 7 p.m. March 10 Shaw Local | Project Cardinal Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL · Approved |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Township board approves a draft data center moratorium Planet Detroit Approval | Project Cherry Blossom Frenchtown Township, Monroe County, MI · Proposed |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Construction of the center off Hands Mill Highway is underway SC Daily Gazette | QTS York County Data Center Campus Lake Wylie, York County, SC · Under construction |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Mississippi DEQ board approves 41 turbines (1.2 GW) to power Colossus 2 and planned Colossus 3 DatacenterDynamics Approval | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Under construction |
| Mar 5, 2026 | City of Fayetteville prohibits new data centers in every zoning district via Ordinance 26-0-12 City of Fayetteville, GA | Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA · Operating |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Developer withdraws annexation and rezoning applications WUNC Cancellation | New Hill Digital Campus Apex, Wake County, NC · Cancelled |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Pre-development agreement for Project Cornmaze becomes public DCD | Project Cornmaze Beloit, Rock County, WI · Proposed |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Residents gather to raise questions about water use, light pollution and farmland WHIO-TV | Project Galaxy (AWS Sidney data center) Sidney, Shelby County, OH · Approved |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Lancium and Crusoe brief Abilene leaders; construction expected to run through Q1 2027 KTXS | Stargate Abilene Abilene, Taylor County, TX · Operating |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Linn County announces Google will pursue development in Palo through annexation instead of under the county's data center ordinance Iowa Public Radio | Google Palo data center campus Palo, Linn County, IA · Proposed |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Carroll County Board of Commissioners approves a 100-day moratorium on data center permits in unincorporated areas, 7-0 Times-Georgian Approval | Avemore Data Park Villa Rica, Carroll County, GA · Approved |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Google announces plans for the Hermantown data center City of Hermantown | Google Hermantown Data Center Hermantown, St. Louis County, MN · Proposed |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Permit filed for $659.3M, four-story building adjacent to Colossus 2 Action News 5 | xAI Colossus 2 Memphis, Shelby County, TN · Under construction |
| Mar 2026 | Cloverleaf's chief development officer tells the village administrator a northeast Wisconsin project would be comparable in size to the first phase of the Port Washington data center Wisconsin Public Radio | Cloverleaf, Village of Wrightstown Wrightstown, Brown County, WI · Rumored |
| Mar 2026 | Lansing Planning Commission approves the proposal, sending it to City Council Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Approval | Deep Green Lansing data center Lansing, Ingham County, MI · Cancelled |
| Mar 2026 | Wind-powered portion of the campus sold to Ensign Infrastructure, which becomes the large load in the co-location application Latitude Media | Goodnight Campus Claude, Armstrong County, TX · Under construction |
| Mar 2026 | Monrovia Town Council votes 3-2 to begin exploring annexation of land east of town including the site Indiana Public Media | Google Morgan County Data Center Monrovia, Morgan County, IN · Under construction |
| Mar 2026 | Vance County Planning Board unanimously approves the Natelli rezoning request DatacenterDynamics Approval | Natelli data center, U.S. 158 Vance County, NC · Proposed |
| Mar 2026 | Groundbreaking ceremony held WOUB Public Media Construction or operations start | PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH · Under construction |
| Mar 2026 | Township board adopts six-month moratorium on additional data center proposals WDIV ClickOnDetroit | Project Flex New Hudson, Oakland County, MI · Approved |
| Mar 2026 | Trenton City Planning Commission unanimously approves Prologis' site plan WVXU Approval | Project Mila Trenton, Butler County, OH · Under construction |
| Mar 2026 | Phase 1 reported topped out DCD | Stargate Milam County Burlington, Milam County, TX · Under construction |
| Mar 2026 | Valara asks SCDES to add natural gas combustion turbines to its air permit SC Daily Gazette | Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC · Under construction |
Moratorium actions
| Jurisdiction | Action | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Wixom Michigan · six months | Adopted | Mar 24, 2026 | City of Wixom |
| Henry Township Ohio | Adopted | reported Mar 13, 2026 | BG Independent News |
| Weston Township Ohio | Adopted | reported Mar 13, 2026 | BG Independent News |
| Lyon Township Michigan | Adopted | Mar 2, 2026 | Charter Township of Lyon |
| Carroll County Georgia · 100 days | Adopted | Mar 2026 | Times-Georgian |
| Fulton County Indiana · one year | Adopted | Mar 2026 | WNDU |
| Lake Township Ohio · one year | Adopted | Mar 2026 | BG Independent News |
| Plain Township Ohio | Adopted | Mar 2026 | BG Independent News |
| Portage Township Ohio | Adopted | Mar 2026 | BG Independent News |
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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