Quarterly report
U.S. data centers in Q1 2026
What changed in the U.S. data center record in Q1 2026: 162 dated changes at 97 tracked projects across 28 states, plus 18 moratorium actions and 6 court cases filed. Every figure below is computed from the Census record and links to its source.
- Changes recorded
- 162
- Projects affected
- 97
- States
- 28
- Moratorium actions
- 18
The quarter in one paragraph
The Census tracked 186 major U.S. data center projects in 36 states as of Nov 6, 2026, with 143.98 GW of published capacity across the projects that publish one. In Q1 2026 we recorded 162 dated changes at 97 projects: 94 rules and votes, 25 power and grid, 25 court, 16 AI buildout. 18 moratorium actions were recorded in 6 states. 2 projects recorded construction starting. 16 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 | 20 | 13 |
| Georgia | 19 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 8 |
| Missouri | 14 | 6 |
| Michigan | 14 | 6 |
| Indiana | 10 | 6 |
| Illinois | 8 | 5 |
| Ohio | 7 | 6 |
| South Carolina | 7 | 4 |
| North Carolina | 6 | 4 |
| Virginia | 4 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 4 |
| New York | 4 | 2 |
| Kansas | 4 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 3 | 2 |
What the changes were about
| Topic | Changes |
|---|---|
| Rules & votes | 94 |
| Energy & grid | 25 |
| Courts | 25 |
| AI buildout | 16 |
Topics overlap: one vote on a power agreement counts in both categories.
Largest projects with activity in Q1 2026
| Project | Status | Capacity | Latest change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fermi America Project Matador Amarillo, Carson County, TX | Under construction | 17 GW | Mar 27, 2026 — Fermi America files a second 5 GW clean air permit application with TCEQ |
| PORTS-Pike Technology Campus Piketon, Pike County, OH | Under construction | 10 GW | Mar 20, 2026 — DOE, SoftBank and SB Energy announce 10 GW data center campus and 9.2 GW gas generation at the Portsmouth site |
| Meta Hyperion Holly Ridge, Richland Parish, LA | Under construction | 5 GW | Feb 25, 2026 — LPSC declines to investigate Meta's financing arrangement with Blue Owl Capital for the data center |
| Comanche Circle Tolar, Hood County, TX | Approved | 5 GW | Feb 10, 2026 — Commissioners reject six-month moratorium 3-2 |
| GW Ranch Fort Stockton, Pecos County, TX | Proposed | 5 GW | Feb 1, 2026 — Local TV reports the permit and the developer's expectation of power in the first half of 2027 |
| Homer City Energy Campus Homer City, Indiana County, PA | Under construction | 4.4 GW | Mar 23, 2026 — Environmental Hearing Board denies Homer City Generation's motion to consolidate the two permit appeals |
| Project Tembo Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY | Approved | 2.7 GW | Jan 6, 2026 — Laramie County commissioners unanimously approve the Project Jade site plans |
| Project Kilby Pecos, Reeves County, TX | Proposed | 2.67 GW | Mar 31, 2026 — Bloomberg Línea reports Microsoft is in exclusive talks with Chevron and Engine No. 1 over a power plant near Pecos priced at about $7 billion |
| Meta Maysville campus Maysville, Mason County, KY | Approved | 2.2 GW | Mar 23, 2026 — Local press reports that a zoning map amendment application for a hyperscale data center has been submitted, seeking to change about 2,080 acres from agricultural to industrial use |
| Project Phoenix Shippingport, Beaver County, PA | Under construction | 2 GW | 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 |
Moratorium actions in Q1 2026
| Jurisdiction | Action | Length | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Georgia · county |
Adopted Mar 2026 |
100 days | Permits related to data centers and other new technology. Times-GeorgianSource excerpt“The commissioners initially approved a 100-day moratorium on permits related to data centers and other new technology at the board's March 3 meeting.” |
| Hood County Texas · county |
Rejected Feb 2026 |
six months | Proposed six-month moratorium covering new industrial permits, such as those for data centers and factories. KERA NewsSource excerpt“the six-month moratorium on new industrial permits, including data centers and factories, 3-2” |
| Hood County Texas · county |
Rejected Feb 2026 |
— | Proposal would have paused new large-scale development for a time so county leaders could study impacts on water, infrastructure and public health; per the headline, the county instead sought an attorney general's opinion on its authority. KERA NewsSource excerpt“temporarily halted new large-scale development while county leaders studied potential impacts on water, infrastructure and public health” |
| Solon Township Michigan · township |
Adopted Feb 2026 |
six months | Acceptance of any data center proposals by the township. FOX 17Source excerpt“prevent the township from accepting any data center proposals during that period” |
| Fulton County Indiana · county |
Adopted Mar 2026 |
one year | Data center construction in the county, effective immediately. WNDUSource excerpt“Fulton County commissioners voted 2-1 on Monday night to approve a one-year moratorium on data center construction, effective immediately.” |
| Dearborn County Indiana · county |
Adopted Feb 2026 |
— | Processing of rezoning requests for data centers, commercial solar and battery storage facilities. WVXUSource excerpt“The Dearborn County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a moratorium on the processing of rezoning applications for commercial solar, battery storage facilities and data centers.” |
| Monclova Township Ohio · township |
Adopted Feb 17, 2026 |
12 months | Resolution 02172026-01, adopted 3-0, temporarily bars approving, establishing or constructing any data center in the township. Monclova TownshipSource excerpt“Laux moved to approve Resolution 02172026-01, Imposing Temporary Moratorium on the Approval, Establishment, or Construction of any Data Center Within Monclova Township for a Period of 12 Months.” |
| Freedom Township Ohio · township |
Adopted Jan 2026 |
— | Temporary moratorium on data centers; the township fiscal officer said trustees wanted time to research data center impacts and gather resident input. BG Independent NewsSource excerpt“Freedom Township officials adopted a moratorium in January.” |
| Lake Township Ohio · township |
Adopted Mar 2026 |
one year | One-year moratorium, said to have been adopted in response to word that a possible data center site in the township was for sale. BG Independent NewsSource excerpt“Earlier this week, Lake Township officials adopted "a one-year moratorium," reportedly in response to information about a potential data center site for sale in the township.” |
| Plain Township Ohio · township |
Adopted Mar 2026 |
— | Temporary moratorium on data centers; a trustee said the township acted after residents voiced concerns the previous month. BG Independent NewsSource excerpt“Also this week, Plain and Portage townships adopted moratoriums.” |
| Portage Township Ohio · township |
Adopted Mar 2026 |
— | Temporary moratorium on data centers; a trustee said the township had been approached about a possible site for a data center or wind farm. BG Independent NewsSource excerpt“Also this week, Plain and Portage townships adopted moratoriums.” |
| Henry Township Ohio · township |
Adopted reported Mar 13, 2026 |
— | Temporary moratorium on data centers, per the township fiscal officer. BG Independent NewsSource excerpt“Henry Township fiscal officer Matt Davis said his township adopted a moratorium.” |
| Weston Township Ohio · township |
Adopted reported Mar 13, 2026 |
— | Temporary moratorium on data centers, per a township trustee. BG Independent NewsSource excerpt“Weston Township Trustee Randy Tolles said his township also adopted a moratorium.” |
| Lyon Township Michigan · township |
Adopted Mar 2, 2026 |
— until Sep 8, 2026 |
Moratorium on the issuance of approvals and permits for data processing centers, retitled at adoption to add large land users; the adopting motion ran it through Sept. 8, 2026. Charter Township of LyonSource excerpt“extend the moratorium through September 8, 2026” |
| City of Wixom Michigan · city |
Adopted Mar 24, 2026 |
six months | Resolution imposing a temporary moratorium on establishing, permitting, considering, approving, locating, constructing or installing any data centers in the city. City of WixomSource excerpt“On March 24, 2026, City Council approved a Resolution Imposing a Temporary Moratorium for a period of six (6) months on the establishing, permitting, consideration, approval, location, construction, and/or installation of any data centers in the City of Wixom.” |
| Big Rapids Charter Township Michigan · township |
Adopted Feb 23, 2026 |
one year | Temporary moratorium on the permitting, approval, construction and installation of all data centers in the township, subject to extensions by resolution of six months or less, or until the township adopts data center regulations. Big Rapids Charter TownshipSource excerpt“The Township enacts a temporary moratorium on the permitting, consideration, approval, location, erection, construction, review, and/or installation of all Data Centers in the Township for one year, subject to six month or less extensions by resolution” |
| Lenox Township Michigan · township |
Adopted Feb 2, 2026 |
four months | Moratorium on new data center development, effective Feb. 2, 2026, with the option of one additional four-month extension. Charter Township of LenoxSource excerpt“The Township adopted a four-month moratorium, with the option for one additional four-month extension if necessary.” |
| Baltimore County Maryland · county |
Adopted Feb 3, 2026 |
one year until Jan 1, 2027 |
Blocks the county from issuing data center permits while the Planning Board studies environmental and economic impacts; triggered by a proposal to convert a vacant Social Security Administration building in Woodlawn into a data center. The Baltimore BannerSource excerpt“A year and a half ago, when someone said data center, what we thought in our minds did not include what we found out now: the impact on infrastructure, the impact on water, the impact on power.” |
Court cases filed in Q1 2026
| Case | Project | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crosby and Singleton v. Colleton County South Carolina state court, Colleton County · filed Jan 9, 2026 | Project Boulder | pending |
| Arizona Attorney General appeal of Arizona Corporation Commission approval of TEP–Beale energy supply agreement Maricopa County Superior Court · filed Feb 19, 2026 | Project Blue | pending |
| Preserve Montgomery County v. Montgomery County and Missouri Department of Economic Development Cole County Circuit Court · filed Feb 2026 | AWS Project Green | pending |
| 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 | Pumpkin Technology Campus | appealed |
| Gregory Berns et al. lawsuit against Spalding County (Wallace Jackson zoning) Superior Court of Spalding County · filed Feb 17, 2026 | 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 | Wallace Jackson Data Center Campus | pending |
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.
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Last updated Nov 6, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). U.S. data centers in Q1 2026: quarterly data report. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/reports/2026-q1 |
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| MLA | “U.S. data centers in Q1 2026: quarterly data report.” Data Center Census, Nov 6, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/reports/2026-q1. |
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