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Data center capacity announced in April 2026

In April 2026, 17,000 MW of new U.S. data center capacity was announced across 2 projects; West led with 9,000 MW.

Strata, March 2010 to April 2026Stacked layers, one for each month from March 2010 to April 2026 in which U.S. data center capacity was announced, oldest at the bottom. A layer's thickness is the megawatts announced that month and its colours show the region. In all, 85,067 MW across 43 projects.March 2010: 65 MW across 1 project. West 100%.January 2019: 212 MW across 1 project. West 100%.June 2021: 2,400 MW across 1 project. Mid-Atlantic & Northeast 100%.May 2023: 240 MW across 1 project. West 100%.August 2023: 1,420 MW across 2 projects. Mid-Atlantic & Northeast 58%, Southeast 42%.November 2023: 300 MW across 1 project. South Central 100%.January 2024: 60 MW across 1 project. South Central 100%.March 2024: 708 MW across 1 project. Midwest 100%.April 2024: 110 MW across 1 project. Southeast 100%.May 2024: 1,550 MW across 1 project. Midwest 100%.June 2024: 250 MW across 1 project. Southeast 100%.August 2024: 300 MW across 1 project. West 100%.December 2024: 900 MW across 1 project. Southeast 100%.January 2025: 1,300 MW across 1 project. Midwest 100%.February 2025: 3,510 MW across 2 projects. West 70%, Midwest 30%.March 2025: 2,675 MW across 3 projects. Mid-Atlantic & Northeast 11%, Southeast 89%.April 2025: 4,400 MW across 1 project. Mid-Atlantic & Northeast 100%.June 2025: 17,300 MW across 2 projects. South Central 98%, Southeast 2%.July 2025: 4,000 MW across 3 projects. West 68%, Midwest 25%, Mid-Atlantic & Northeast 8%.August 2025: 2,400 MW across 2 projects. West 42%, South Central 58%.September 2025: 1,200 MW across 1 project. South Central 100%.October 2025: 6,817 MW across 5 projects. Midwest 56%, South Central 44%.November 2025: 1,250 MW across 2 projects. Midwest 18%, South Central 82%.December 2025: 1,000 MW across 1 project. Midwest 100%.February 2026: 1,500 MW across 2 projects. Midwest 67%, Mid-Atlantic & Northeast 33%.March 2026: 12,200 MW across 2 projects. Midwest 82%, Southeast 18%.April 2026: 17,000 MW across 2 projects. West 53%, Southeast 47%.
Hover or focus a layer to read its month, megawatts and regional split.
Strata as of the end of April 2026: 27 monthly layers.

Which regions announced capacity in April 2026?

RegionMW announcedProjectsShare
West9,000153%
Southeast8,000147%

Which projects were announced in April 2026?

2 projects state a capacity and sit in this month. Each has a sourced announcement date in that month. Capacity figures are those on each record when the site was last built.

ProjectStateCapacityAnnounced
Stratos ProjectUtah9,000 MW2026-04-24
Monarch Compute CampusWest Virginia8,000 MW2026-04-20

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Last updated Oct 29, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APAData Center Census. (2026). Strata edition: April 2026. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/strata/2026-04
MLA“Strata edition: April 2026.” Data Center Census, Oct 29, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/strata/2026-04.
Linkhttps://datacentercensus.com/strata/2026-04

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