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Planned power plants from the U.S. government's own inventory, matched to the data center projects they sit next to, with planned capacity by state and the grid and interconnection news that decides which projects get built.

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The build-out right now

Real output from Spezia, read from the same data the tool uses. Every line links to its source.

The build-out right nowLive · checked Nov 9, 2026
U.S. projects tracked
1,047
Approved or under construction
408
Capacity on those projects
204.6 GW
States with active projects
41
By stage
  • Announced343
  • Approved118
  • Under construction290
  • Operational91
  • Blocked or paused27
Most active states
  • TX84 active
  • VA25 active
  • IN20 active
  • MS15 active
  • CO14 active

1,047 project files, with owners, builders and trades, are inside.

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What you get

  • Plants tied to data centers

    Planned generation within reach of a tracked project, or judged to serve data center load.

  • Capacity by state

    Where new megawatts are planned, by fuel and by year.

  • The grid news

    Interconnection queues, utility deals and regulator decisions from the last 30 days.

How it works

  1. 1Open Power.
  2. 2Check planned capacity in your states.
  3. 3Open a plant or a grid story for the source.

Who uses it

Questions about Power and grid watch

What is the source for the plants?

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's monthly inventory of planned and operating generators.

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Research from this data

Analysis written from what Power and grid watch tracks, with the sources and the day each figure was read.

  • Power and the gridAnalysis
    56%of 1 GW+ projects are stuck mainly on power

    Gigawatt data centers are 2.7 times as likely to be stuck on power

    Power is the main limit on 56% of U.S. data center projects of 1 GW or more, against 21% of small ones. The data, and what utilities are doing.

  • Power and the gridAnalysis
    432planned power plants within 40 km of a data center project

    432 planned power plants sit within 40 km of a data center project

    83.8 GW of planned U.S. power capacity sits within 40 km of a tracked data center project, and 42% of it is gas. EIA data, matched to the tracker.

  • The AI build-outGuide
    47AI data center terms in plain words

    AI data center glossary: 47 terms in plain words

    47 AI data center terms in plain words: MW and GW, critical IT load, interconnection, behind-the-meter power, EPC, commissioning, capex and more.

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  • Data center map

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    Every tracked project on the map, by stage and size.

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    Releases, benchmarks and an outlook for the next 3 to 24 months.

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