Monthly report
U.S. data centers in May 2026
In May 2026, the Data Center Census recorded 53 dated changes at 41 tracked projects across 21 states.
Final report for May 2026, published June 1, 2026. Last data change: . Page rebuilt .
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- Dated changes
- 53
- Projects with a first milestone
- 3
- Moratorium actions
- 5
- Court cases filed
- 3
The month in one paragraph
In May 2026, the Data Center Census recorded 53 dated changes at 41 tracked projects across 21 states. 3 projects have their earliest dated milestone in the month. Events recorded include 8 approvals, 1 cancellation. 5 moratorium actions were recorded, 5 of them adopted, extended or announced. 3 court cases were filed. That is 17 fewer than the 70 changes recorded in April 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 April 2026
| Measure | May 2026 | April 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dated changes recorded | 53 | 70 | −17 |
| Projects with a change | 41 | 54 | −13 |
| States | 21 | 31 | −10 |
| Projects with first milestone | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Approval events | 8 | 15 | −7 |
| Denial events | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cancellation events | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Construction or operations starts | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Moratorium actions | 5 | 7 | −2 |
| Court cases filed | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Hearings and votes held | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| Hearings and votes upcoming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Projects with their first milestone in May 2026
| Project | First milestone | Status now |
|---|---|---|
| Holder Industrial Park Holder, Citrus County, FL | May 1, 2026 | Cancelled |
| Amazon Web Services data center campus, Madison and St. Clair townships Butler County, OH | May 31, 2026 | Proposed |
| Treetop East Fishkill Data Center East Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY | May 31, 2026 | Rumored |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | IREN announces NVIDIA partnership on AI-ready design; about 300 construction workers on site KTXS | IREN Sweetwater data center campus Sweetwater, Fisher County, TX · Under construction |
| May 28, 2026 | Permit filed with Ohio EPA covering wetlands and stream impacts on private land WOUB Public Media | PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH · Under construction |
| May 28, 2026 | Arizona water officials' approval of the two wells is reported AZPM Approval | Project Blue Tucson, Pima County, AZ · Under construction |
| May 28, 2026 | County Attorney Stephen R. Hadfield rejects referendum applications, calling the resolutions administrative rather than legislative Utah News Dispatch | Stratos Project Box Elder County, UT · Proposed |
| May 27, 2026 | Local reporting counts about ten data center proposals under discussion in the Massena area, with this one furthest along WWNY 7 News | North Country Colocation Services Massena Expansion Massena, St. Lawrence County, NY · Proposed |
| May 27, 2026 | Developer's attorney submits final site plan response letter threatening legal action over delays WXYZ | Project Flex New Hudson, Oakland County, MI · Approved |
| May 27, 2026 | An AI-generated flyer circulating on Long Island sparks confusion and concern about a possible Brookhaven data center proposal News 12 Long Island | WF Industrial Yaphank Data Center Yaphank, Suffolk County, NY · Proposed |
| May 23, 2026 | Silt fence failure during site work floods properties of six residents (May 23-24) Charleston Gazette-Mail | Monarch Compute Campus Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV · Under construction |
| May 23, 2026 | Buildings 3-4 become operational, bringing IT power to about 421 MW, per Epoch AI satellite analysis Epoch AI | Stargate Abilene Abilene, Taylor County, TX · Operating |
| May 22, 2026 | KTNV reported, citing county assessor records, that Switch had bought more than 300 acres in the Apex area for about $200 million. The city said it had no plans to share. KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas | Switch Core 2.0 Phase 1 Campus North Las Vegas, Clark County, NV · Proposed |
| May 21, 2026 | Prime breaks ground on three buildings; Buildings 1–3 secured by a leading hyperscaler Prime Data Centers | Prime Phoenix Campus Avondale, AZ · Under construction |
| May 20, 2026 | CyrusOne signs state incentive MOU requiring $500 million investment by March 2031 Illinois Times | CyrusOne Sangamon County Data Center Waverly, Sangamon County, IL · Approved |
| May 20, 2026 | Fleet and Tract break ground on a 2 million sq ft data center along USA Parkway with Gov. Joe Lombardo in attendance KOLO 8 News Now | Fleet Data Centers TRIC campuses (South Valley and Peru Ridge) Storey County, NV · Proposed |
| May 19, 2026 | Residents speak against a possible data center at the second of four planned community discussions at Wrightstown Village Hall Wisconsin Public Radio | Cloverleaf, Village of Wrightstown Wrightstown, Brown County, WI · Rumored |
| May 19, 2026 | Logan County Board votes 6-4 for a 12-month data center moratorium Illinois Times | Logan Prairie Data Center Latham, Logan County, IL · Proposed |
| May 19, 2026 | Board of Trustees meeting on the project; development agreement dated May 20 Charter Township of Van Buren | Project Cannoli Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI · Approved |
| May 19, 2026 | City Council votes 7-1 to amend code defining data centers separately from warehouses, effectively banning them Mid Rivers Newsmagazine | Project Cumulus St. Charles, St. Charles County, MO · Cancelled |
| May 19, 2026 | The borough said Switch had told it of its plans but had not yet filed a formal application, and it outlined its review steps. WPXI | Switch Big Beaver data center campus Big Beaver, Beaver County, PA · Proposed |
| May 18, 2026 | First Alert 4 reports on continued community feedback sessions covering both Franklin County data-center proposals First Alert 4 (KMOV) | Gateway Digital Campus Villa Ridge, Franklin County, MO · Approved |
| May 18, 2026 | Residents and Joliet Residents For Responsible Growth sue city and developers in Will County Shaw Local (The Herald-News) | Joliet Technology Center Joliet, Will County, IL · Approved |
| May 18, 2026 | St. Lawrence County Planning Board chairman Vance Fleury calls the site plan premature, with too many unanswered questions; an earlier version described about 2.6 million gallons a day of river withdrawals and three buildings of 562,000, 612,000 and 400,000 sq ft NNY360 / Watertown Daily Times Cancellation | North Country Colocation Services Massena Expansion Massena, St. Lawrence County, NY · Proposed |
| May 18, 2026 | Canton City Council approves the tax break agreement The Canton Repository (via AOL) Approval | Perry Township Data Center Canton, Stark County, OH · Under construction |
| May 18, 2026 | QTS's plans for 17 new data centers across RIC4 and RIC5 are reported WTVR CBS 6 (Richmond BizSense) | QTS Richmond campus expansion (RIC4 and RIC5) Sandston, Henrico County, VA · Approved |
| May 17, 2026 | The Canton Repository describes the Amazon data center in Perry Township as under construction The Canton Repository (via AOL) | Perry Township Data Center Canton, Stark County, OH · Under construction |
| May 15, 2026 | NV Energy states data centers did not influence the Liberty decision and it will serve Liberty until Greenlink West is in place KTVN 2News | Fleet Data Centers TRIC campuses (South Valley and Peru Ridge) Storey County, NV · Proposed |
| May 14, 2026 | Five Fort Meade residents file two lawsuits saying the city did not properly review whether the data center is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood The Citrus Tea | Fort Meade Hyperscale Data Center Fort Meade, Polk County, FL · Approved |
| May 13, 2026 | Fayette County publishes fact sheet saying QTS monthly water use is under 1% of county water production Fayette County, Georgia | Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA · Operating |
| May 13, 2026 | Planning Commission approves site plan for substation/switching station Planet Detroit Approval | Project Cannoli Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI · Approved |
| May 13, 2026 | Fayette County issues statement on QTS construction water use Fayette County | QTS Fayetteville data center campus Fayetteville, Fayette County, GA · Operating |
| May 12, 2026 | Fortune publishes report linking NV Energy's Tahoe supply exit to data center demand Fortune | Fleet Data Centers TRIC campuses (South Valley and Peru Ridge) Storey County, NV · Proposed |
| May 7, 2026 | Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Senate Bill 484, which adds state oversight of large data centers, including requirements for large water-use permits ABC Action News (tampabay28.com) | Fort Meade Hyperscale Data Center Fort Meade, Polk County, FL · Approved |
| May 7, 2026 | Wisconsin Public Service Commission approves a modified version of Alliant Energy's one-off power supply contract with the Meta subsidiary Wisconsin Watch Approval | Meta Beaver Dam Data Center Beaver Dam, Dodge County, WI · Under construction |
| May 7, 2026 | Lysander Town Board adopts a six-month moratorium at a meeting more than 350 residents attend to oppose the project Rockefeller Institute of Government | Ranalli Lysander Data Center Lysander, Onondaga County, NY · Rumored |
| May 5, 2026 | Cloverleaf confirms to FOX 11 that Wrightstown is an area it is looking at FOX 11 (WLUK) | Cloverleaf, Village of Wrightstown Wrightstown, Brown County, WI · Rumored |
| May 5, 2026 | WVDEP inspection documents dust cloud; department issues warning Charleston Gazette-Mail | Monarch Compute Campus Point Pleasant, Mason County, WV · Under construction |
| May 5, 2026 | Residents file appeal and declaratory judgment petition in Coweta County Superior Court against the county and Atlas Development The Citizen | Project Sail Newnan, Coweta County, GA · Approved |
| May 4, 2026 | City Council tables the resolution on the tax abatement and development agreements after a public hearing City of Hermantown | Google Hermantown Data Center Hermantown, St. Louis County, MN · Proposed |
| May 4, 2026 | Box Elder County Commission unanimously approves two resolutions (MIDA interlocal agreement and consent to adding private land to project area) amid protests by roughly 1,100 attendees Utah News Dispatch Approval | Stratos Project Box Elder County, UT · Proposed |
| May 1, 2026 | Citrus County enacts a one-year moratorium on new data centers; the pre-moratorium proposal remains under discussion Spectrum News | Holder Industrial Park Holder, Citrus County, FL · Cancelled |
| May 1, 2026 | IREN announces energization of the 1.4 GW Sweetwater 1 site IREN | IREN Sweetwater data center campus Sweetwater, Fisher County, TX · Under construction |
| May 2026 | St. Clair Township enacts a 12-month moratorium on data centers WVXU | Amazon Web Services data center campus, Madison and St. Clair townships Butler County, OH · Proposed |
| May 2026 | Amazon submits its proposal to Calvert County Maryland Matters | Calvert Technology Center Lusby, Calvert County, MD · Cancelled |
| May 2026 | City Council approves rezoning of 830 acres around midnight after a packed meeting FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth Approval | Compass Datacenters Red Oak second campus Red Oak, Ellis County, TX · Approved |
| May 2026 | City Council votes 4-1 to approve a tax abatement for the project FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth Approval | Compass Datacenters Red Oak second campus Red Oak, Ellis County, TX · Approved |
| May 2026 | NV Energy enters large load electric service agreement with Fleet subsidiary SV RNO Property Owner 1, LLC This Is Reno / Nevada Current | Fleet Data Centers TRIC campuses (South Valley and Peru Ridge) Storey County, NV · Proposed |
| May 2026 | Imperial Irrigation District rejects developer's water application KPBS | Imperial Data Center Imperial, Imperial County, CA · Paused |
| May 2026 | Tent buildings 7-11 operating, per Epoch AI Epoch AI | Meta Prometheus New Albany, Franklin and Licking counties, OH · Operating |
| May 2026 | Panattoni informs local government it is taking over the project DCD | Project Cornmaze Beloit, Rock County, WI · Proposed |
| May 2026 | The group suing over Project Cardinal files another lawsuit targeting the Project Steel campus WSPY News | Project Steel Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL · Approved |
| May 2026 | Uinta County planning commission unanimously recommends zoning and conditional use permit approvals Cowboy State Daily Approval | Prometheus Hyperscale Evanston Campus Evanston, Uinta County, WY · Approved |
| May 2026 | Stack holds a topping-out ceremony for the first building on the campus Fredericksburg Free Press | Stafford Technology Campus Stafford County, VA · Under construction |
| May 2026 | The East Fishkill supervisor publicly rejects the prospect of a large data center in the town; local outlets report that rumors of a proposal are premature Mid Hudson News | Treetop East Fishkill Data Center East Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY · Rumored |
| May 2026 | Commission unanimously extends interim control through 2026-09-11 KMUW | West Sedgwick County data center land acquisitions Sedgwick County, KS · Rumored |
Moratorium actions
| Jurisdiction | Action | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan County Illinois | Adopted | May 19, 2026 | Illinois Times |
| Town of Lysander New York · 6 months | Adopted | May 7, 2026 | Rockefeller Institute of Government |
| City of Durham North Carolina · 60 days | Adopted | May 4, 2026 | WRAL |
| Harnett County North Carolina · 12 months | Adopted | May 4, 2026 | WRAL |
| Citrus County Florida · one year | Adopted | May 1, 2026 | Spectrum News |
Court cases filed
| Case | Project | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Meade residents' petition for writ of certiorari and complaint (Stonebridge approval) Tenth Judicial Circuit, Polk County (Nos. 2026CA-002488 and 2026CA-003001) · filed May 14, 2026 The Citrus Tea | Fort Meade Hyperscale Data Center | pending |
| Bockrath et al. v. Coweta County and Atlas Development LLC Coweta County Superior Court · filed May 5, 2026 The Citizen | Project Sail | pending |
| Preserve Our Yorkville and Community lawsuit over Project Steel rezoning · filed May 2026 WSPY News | Project Steel Data Center Campus | 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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