datacenters.json

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  "lastUpdated": "2026-05-06",
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      "name": "Mesa, Arizona",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ (Redhawk campus)",
      "lat": 33.42,
      "lng": -111.83,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Google",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": 1.0,
      "power_source": "grid (SRP 230kV)",
      "expected_completion": "2030",
      "campus_size_acres": 187,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Three-phase campus ~750,000 sq ft; Phase 1 operational July 2025. Google must reach $800M in expenditures and 500,000 sq ft by 2027 under a GPLET agreement.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-breaks-ground-on-mesa-data-center-campus-in-arizona/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Hillsboro, Oregon",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Hillsboro, Washington County, OR (North Industrial Area)",
      "lat": 45.52,
      "lng": -122.99,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Google",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": null,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable",
      "expected_completion": null,
      "campus_size_acres": 429,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Google has advanced plans to expand its sprawling Oregon campus near Portland; Hillsboro hosts 18 data center sites totaling ~429 acres across multiple operators.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.costar.com/article/1934080842/google-advances-plan-to-expand-sprawling-data-center-campus-near-portland-oregon"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "The Dalles, Oregon",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "The Dalles, Wasco County, OR (Columbia River Gorge campus)",
      "lat": 45.6,
      "lng": -121.18,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Google",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": 0.6,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Google's fourth data center in The Dalles - a 290,000 sq ft facility costing up to $600M. Google has invested over $1.8B in Oregon facilities since 2006.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-to-upgrade-its-original-data-center-in-oregon/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Rosemount, Minnesota",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Rosemount, Dakota County, MN (UMore Park)",
      "lat": 44.75,
      "lng": -93.07,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Meta",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": 0.8,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 280,
      "jobs": 100,
      "notes": "715,000 sq ft LEED Gold facility on 280 acres; Meta's 19th US data center, optimized for AI workloads powered by 100% renewable energy.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-to-open-800m-data-center-in-rosemount-minnesota/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "Jeffersonville, Indiana",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Jeffersonville, Clark County, IN (River Ridge Commerce Center)",
      "lat": 38.28,
      "lng": -85.73,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Meta",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 1000,
      "investment_usd_b": 10.0,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 619,
      "jobs": 4000,
      "notes": "Originally announced at $800M, Meta broke ground in February 2026 on a $10B expansion targeting 1 GW capacity. 619-acre LEED Gold certified site with 50-year tax exemption.",
      "sources": [
        "https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/usa/2026/04/10b-meta-indiana-data-centre-campus-to-create-4000-construction-jobs"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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    {
      "id": 6,
      "name": "Cheyenne, Wyoming",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY (High Plains Business Park)",
      "lat": 41.14,
      "lng": -104.82,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Meta",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": 0.8,
      "power_source": "mixed (natural gas + future renewables)",
      "expected_completion": "2027",
      "campus_size_acres": 960,
      "jobs": 100,
      "notes": "715,000 sq ft campus on 960 acres announced July 2024. Meta partnered with Laramie County Conservation District for Crow Creek restoration.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-officially-announces-data-center-in-cheyenne-wyoming/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 7,
      "name": "Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, TX (Irving, Mansfield, Red Oak, Plano)",
      "lat": 32.89,
      "lng": -97.04,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Multiple (DataBank, Aligned, Equinix, PowerHouse/Provident, Meta)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 1800,
      "investment_usd_b": 4.7,
      "power_source": "grid (ERCOT); wind",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 768,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "DFW is one of the fastest-growing US data center markets; PowerHouse/Provident's 768-acre campus alone targets 1.8 GW. Texas is on track to overtake Virginia as the world's largest market by 2030.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.powerhousedata.com/news/powerhouse-and-provident-partner-to-develop-hyperscale-data-center-campus-in-dallas-fort-worth-metroplex"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 8,
      "name": "Silicon Valley, California",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Santa Clara / San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA",
      "lat": 37.39,
      "lng": -122.04,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "Multiple (Vantage, Prologis/Goodman, Equinix, Digital Realty)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 97,
      "investment_usd_b": null,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable (Silicon Valley Power)",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": 46,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Silicon Valley faces acute power scarcity; activity shifting from Santa Clara to San Jose. Goodman Group's 97 MW campus is the largest new planned campus.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.cbre.com/insights/books/north-america-data-center-trends-h2-2025/silicon-valley-data-center-market"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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    {
      "id": 9,
      "name": "Storey County, Nevada",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Storey County, NV (Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, near Reno)",
      "lat": 39.54,
      "lng": -119.57,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Vantage Data Centers / Novva Data Centers",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 284,
      "investment_usd_b": 3.0,
      "power_source": "grid (mixed renewable)",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 137,
      "jobs": 1200,
      "notes": "Vantage NV1: 224 MW across four multi-story buildings on ~137 acres, $3B investment, designed for AI densities 360-720W/sq ft. First building opening Q2 2026.",
      "sources": [
        "https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-invests-3-billion-to-deliver-ai-campus-in-growing-nevada-market/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 10,
      "name": "Phoenix, Arizona",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Phoenix Metro Area, AZ (Glendale, Mesa, Pinal County)",
      "lat": 33.45,
      "lng": -112.07,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Multiple (EdgeCore, Aligned, Vermaland/La Osa, Google)",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 3000,
      "investment_usd_b": 33.0,
      "power_source": "mixed (gas + solar + battery)",
      "expected_completion": "2035",
      "campus_size_acres": 3300,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Phoenix ranks #2 in the US with 4.2 GW planned. Vermaland's La Osa project in Pinal County (3,300 acres, $33B, 3 GW) is the landmark proposal.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/land-developer-vermaland-plans-33bn-data-center-in-arizona/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 11,
      "name": "Austin, Texas",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Austin / Central Texas corridor (Bastrop County, Williamson County)",
      "lat": 30.27,
      "lng": -97.74,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "Multiple (EdgeConneX/Rackspace, Skybox/Prologis, SB Energy/Stargate)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 600,
      "investment_usd_b": 1.44,
      "power_source": "grid (ERCOT); solar",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 1458,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Austin-San Antonio corridor has 7,823 MW planned vs 1,154 MW operational. EdgeConneX's $1.44B Cedar Creek campus (140 acres, Bastrop County) is the flagship project.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.govtech.com/products/bastrop-county-texas-welcomes-440m-data-center"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 12,
      "name": "Milan-Fort Worth, Texas",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Milan, Tarrant County, TX (near Fort Worth)",
      "lat": 32.65,
      "lng": -97.2,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": null,
      "status": "planned",
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      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": null,
      "sources": [],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 13,
      "name": "Doña Ana County, New Mexico",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM (near El Paso border)",
      "lat": 32.3,
      "lng": -106.78,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "STACK Infrastructure / BorderPlex Digital Assets (Oracle partner)",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": 165.0,
      "power_source": "fuel cell microgrid",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": 2500,
      "notes": "Project Jupiter: $165B total investment - one of the most ambitious data center proposals globally. Initial phase of four buildings targets operations before end of 2026 using a fuel cell microgrid.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/stack-joins-multi-billion-dollar-data-center-microgrid-project-in-new-mexico/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 14,
      "name": "Madison, North Carolina",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Madison, Rockingham County, NC (NC-1 campus, 96 acres)",
      "lat": 36.38,
      "lng": -79.96,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "WhiteFiber / Nscale (tenant)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 200,
      "investment_usd_b": 1.0,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 96,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "WhiteFiber's NC-1 opened December 2025 with 24 MW scalable to 200 MW. Nscale signed a 10-year, 40 MW deal worth ~$865M; Rockingham County received over $1B in investment.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nscale-agrees-865m-deal-for-40mw-of-space-at-whitefiber-data-center-in-north-carolina/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 15,
      "name": "Piketon, Ohio",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Piketon, Pike County, OH (former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, DOE site)",
      "lat": 39.0,
      "lng": -83.02,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "mega",
      "operator": "SoftBank / SB Energy (PORTS Technology Campus)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 10000,
      "investment_usd_b": 500.0,
      "power_source": "natural gas (9.2 GW new plant, world's largest)",
      "expected_completion": "2030",
      "campus_size_acres": 3700,
      "jobs": 35000,
      "notes": "The proposed world's largest AI data center at 10 GW on 3,700 acres of former Cold War uranium enrichment land. Groundbreaking March 2026. Phase 1 (800 MW) targets early 2028; part of Japan's $550B US investment commitment.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/softbank-eyes-10gw-data-center-at-former-doe-nuclear-enrichment-site-in-ohio/",
        "https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/special-report-details-worlds-largest-ai-data-center-portsmouth-site"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 16,
      "name": "Sunbury, Ohio",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Sunbury, Delaware County, OH (Sunbury Business and Technology Park)",
      "lat": 40.24,
      "lng": -82.86,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Amazon Web Services (AWS)",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": 2.0,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2034",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": 50,
      "notes": "450,000 sq ft Phase 1 building; construction beginning January 2028. Brings AWS Ohio total investment to $10B. Community reinvestment area agreement with Delaware County.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-plans-2bn-data-center-campus-in-sunbury-ohio/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 17,
      "name": "Port Washington, Wisconsin",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI (Lighthouse campus, 672 acres)",
      "lat": 43.38,
      "lng": -87.88,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Vantage Data Centers (Stargate - OpenAI / Oracle end users)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 902,
      "investment_usd_b": 15.0,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": 672,
      "jobs": 5000,
      "notes": "Groundbreaking December 2025. $15B, 902 MW, 672-acre campus with four single-story data centers totaling 2.5M sq ft. Part of the OpenAI/Oracle Stargate initiative; peak construction employment of 5,000 workers in 2027.",
      "sources": [
        "https://vantage-dc.com/news/openai-oracle-and-vantage-data-centers-announce-stargate-data-center-site-in-wisconsin/",
        "https://biztimes.com/groundbreaking-held-as-construction-begins-on-15b-port-washington-data-center/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 18,
      "name": "Millsie County, Texas",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Milam County, TX (northeast of Austin)",
      "lat": 31.51,
      "lng": -97.45,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "SB Energy / OpenAI (Stargate)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 1200,
      "investment_usd_b": 1.0,
      "power_source": "solar + battery storage",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy building OpenAI's 1.2 GW Stargate data center. OpenAI and SoftBank jointly invested $1B (each $500M) in SB Energy. Solar and integrated storage supply power.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/softbanks-sb-energy-to-build-and-operate-openais-12gw-stargate-data-center-in-milam-county-texas/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 19,
      "name": "Lordstown, Ohio",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Lordstown, Trumbull County, OH (former Foxconn EV plant, 6.2M sq ft)",
      "lat": 41.18,
      "lng": -80.85,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "SoftBank / OpenAI (Stargate)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 300,
      "investment_usd_b": 3.0,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "SoftBank acquired the former Foxconn EV plant for $375M in August 2025 and is converting it into an AI data center and modular data center manufacturing facility. Combined with Milam County, targets ~1.5 GW by 2027.",
      "sources": [
        "https://openai.com/index/five-new-stargate-sites/",
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/openai-announces-five-more-us-stargate-data-centers-with-oracle-and-softbank/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 20,
      "name": "New Albany, Ohio",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "New Albany, Licking County, OH (1500 Beech Road)",
      "lat": 40.08,
      "lng": -82.79,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "Meta (Project Prometheus)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 1000,
      "investment_usd_b": 10.0,
      "power_source": "natural gas (dedicated 200 MW gas plant)",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Meta's Prometheus is designed to be the world's first gigawatt-capable data center using five rapid deployment tent-like structures. A dedicated 200 MW gas peaker plant approved by Ohio regulators.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/new-albany/meet-prometheus-worlds-highest-capacity-data-center-slated-to-open-in-ohio-in-2026/",
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ohio-regulators-approve-construction-of-200mw-gas-power-plant-to-serve-meta-data-center-in-new-albany-ohio/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 21,
      "name": "Lauderdale County, Mississippi",
      "country": "United States",
      "exact_location": "Meridian, Lauderdale County, MS",
      "lat": 32.35,
      "lng": -88.68,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Compass Datacenters",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 320,
      "investment_usd_b": 10.0,
      "power_source": "grid (Mississippi Power, ~500 MW supply)",
      "expected_completion": "2033",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Eight-building, 8-year campus each with 250,000 sq ft and 40 MW IT capacity; $10B total investment. Mississippi Power must supply ~500 MW for the full buildout.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/compass-datacenters-breaks-ground-on-10bn-campus-in-meridian-mississippi/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 22,
      "name": "Genesee, Alberta",
      "country": "Canada",
      "exact_location": "Genesee, Parkland County, Alberta (Capital Power Genesee Generating Station)",
      "lat": 53.24,
      "lng": -114.43,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Capital Power (Polaris @ Genesee Energy Campus)",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 1500,
      "investment_usd_b": null,
      "power_source": "natural gas (Genesee Generating Station, 1,800 MW)",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Capital Power signed a binding MOU for 250 MW electricity supply with an unnamed investment-grade data center developer. Longer-term campus plans reach 1.0-1.5 GW.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.capitalpower.com/pgec/",
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/capital-power-signs-250mw-power-supply-deal-with-data-center-developer-in-alberta-canada/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 23,
      "name": "Querétaro, Mexico",
      "country": "Mexico",
      "exact_location": "Querétaro, Querétaro State (near Querétaro International Airport)",
      "lat": 20.59,
      "lng": -100.39,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "Multiple (ODATA/Aligned, CloudHQ, KIO Networks, Ascenty, Equinix, Microsoft Azure)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 400,
      "investment_usd_b": 4.8,
      "power_source": "mixed (grid + dedicated gas/renewables)",
      "expected_completion": "2027",
      "campus_size_acres": 130,
      "jobs": 7200,
      "notes": "Querétaro concentrates 65% of Mexico's installed data center capacity with 26 projects under development. ODATA energized 200 MW in February 2025; CloudHQ announced $4.8B, six-building campus.",
      "sources": [
        "https://odatacolocation.com/en/blog/imprensa/odata-announces-the-launch-of-its-largest-data-center-in-mexico-with-300mw-of-it-capacity/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 24,
      "name": "São Paulo, Brazil",
      "country": "Brazil",
      "exact_location": "São Paulo State (Tamboré/Barueri, Santana de Parnaíba, Sumaré)",
      "lat": -23.55,
      "lng": -46.63,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Multiple (Scala Data Centers, V.tal/Tecto, Aurea Finvest)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 800,
      "investment_usd_b": 1.13,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable (100% renewable via PPAs)",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": 1500,
      "notes": "São Paulo holds 42% of Brazil's data center market. Scala's Tamboré campus is Latin America's largest at 600 MW across 17 data centers. Country targets $7B+ in AI data center investment.",
      "sources": [
        "https://scaladatacenters.com/en/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 25,
      "name": "Santiago, Chile",
      "country": "Chile",
      "exact_location": "Santiago Metropolitan Region (Padre Hurtado, Huechuraba, Quilicura)",
      "lat": -33.46,
      "lng": -70.65,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "Multiple (AWS, Microsoft Azure Chile Central, Equinix, Ascenty)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 344,
      "investment_usd_b": 4.0,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "AWS is investing $4B+ to launch a three-AZ Chile Region by late 2026. Microsoft launched Azure Chile Central in Quilicura in mid-2025. 344 MW of new capacity projected for Chile 2026-2031.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250507585471/en/Amazon-to-Invest-More-Than-%244-Billion-to-Launch-Infrastructure-Region-in-Chile"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
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      "id": 26,
      "name": "Patagonia, Argentina",
      "country": "Argentina",
      "exact_location": "Patagonia region, Argentina (precise site undisclosed)",
      "lat": -45.0,
      "lng": -69.0,
      "region": "Americas",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "OpenAI / Sur Energy (Stargate Argentina)",
      "status": "announced",
      "announced_power_mw": 500,
      "investment_usd_b": 25.0,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable (Patagonian wind + hydro)",
      "expected_completion": "2027",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "First Stargate project in Latin America; OpenAI and Sur Energy signed an LOI for a 500 MW data center with $25B investment. First 100 MW phase expected 2027.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/openai-plans-500mw-data-center-in-argentina/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 27,
      "name": "Stockholm, Sweden",
      "country": "Sweden",
      "exact_location": "Strängnäs, approximately 90 km west of Stockholm",
      "lat": 59.33,
      "lng": 18.07,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Brookfield Asset Management",
      "status": "announced",
      "announced_power_mw": 750,
      "investment_usd_b": 9.9,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable (hydropower, wind)",
      "expected_completion": "2040",
      "campus_size_acres": 86,
      "jobs": 3000,
      "notes": "Brookfield signed a land allocation agreement in June 2025 to develop up to 750 MW near Stockholm, leveraging Sweden's cool climate and near-100% renewable grid. 10-15 year buildout.",
      "sources": [
        "https://bam.brookfield.com/press-releases/brookfield-advance-ai-infrastructure-sweden-through-sek-95-billion-investment"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 28,
      "name": "Northumberland, United Kingdom",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "exact_location": "Cambois, Blyth, Northumberland (former Blyth Power Station site)",
      "lat": 55.2,
      "lng": -2.08,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "QTS Data Centers (owned by Blackstone)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 720,
      "investment_usd_b": 12.7,
      "power_source": "grid (renewable transition planned)",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 247,
      "jobs": 1000,
      "notes": "One of the UK's largest ever inward investments: 720 MW campus across ten data center buildings. Reserved Matters planning approval December 2025; Phase A completion targeted for autumn 2026.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-starts-site-preparation-for-13bn-northumberland-uk-data-center/",
        "https://q.com/data-centers/cambois/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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    {
      "id": 29,
      "name": "Greater London / FLAP-D",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "exact_location": "Greater London (Slough, Hayes, Park Royal, East London, Docklands, Essex)",
      "lat": 51.51,
      "lng": -0.13,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "Multiple (Colt DCS, Ada Infrastructure, Digital Reef, Microsoft, Google, CoreWeave)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 600,
      "investment_usd_b": 30.0,
      "power_source": "grid (renewable-backed PPAs)",
      "expected_completion": "2029",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "London is Europe's largest data center market with 2.45 GW installed capacity. ~302 MW in active pipeline. Growth expanding beyond traditional Slough/Hayes clusters due to power constraints.",
      "sources": [
        "https://w.media/special-feature-london-still-going-strong-as-europes-data-center-powerhouse/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 30,
      "name": "Helsinki, Finland",
      "country": "Finland",
      "exact_location": "Helsinki metropolitan area (Espoo, Nurmijärvi, Kirkkonummi)",
      "lat": 60.17,
      "lng": 24.94,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Multiple (Microsoft, DayOne, Google, atNorth)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 560,
      "investment_usd_b": null,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable (nuclear, wind, hydro) + district heating",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Helsinki leads Finland's data center boom. Microsoft building a new datacenter region in Southern Finland; DayOne developing a 560 MW campus in Nurmijärvi. Waste heat integrated into district heating networks.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/dayone-consolidates-finland-expansion-with-560-mw-data-center-development"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 31,
      "name": "Brandenburg, Germany",
      "country": "Germany",
      "exact_location": "Brandenburg an der Havel region, state of Brandenburg",
      "lat": 52.41,
      "lng": 12.53,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "Amazon Web Services (AWS) - European Sovereign Cloud",
      "status": "operational",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": 8.5,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable (wind, solar)",
      "expected_completion": "2025",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": 2800,
      "notes": "AWS European Sovereign Cloud launched its first region in Brandenburg in early 2026, backed by a €7.8 billion 15-year investment. Physically separate from other AWS infrastructure for EU data sovereignty.",
      "sources": [
        "https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/aws-plans-to-invest-e7-8b-into-the-aws-european-sovereign-cloud-set-to-launch-by-the-end-of-2025/"
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      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 32,
      "name": "North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany",
      "country": "Germany",
      "exact_location": "Bergheim, Bedburg, and Elsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia (Rheinisches Revier, near Cologne)",
      "lat": 51.43,
      "lng": 7.66,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "Microsoft (Azure) - Dataland cluster",
      "status": "under-construction",
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      "investment_usd_b": 3.5,
      "power_source": "wind (100% green wind power)",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": 94,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Microsoft's Dataland cluster in the former Rhenish coal-mining district across three sites. Ground broken at Bergheim in March 2026; all three sites will draw up to 520 MW via new 110kV grid lines.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-breaks-ground-on-data-center-in-bergheim-germany/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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    {
      "id": 33,
      "name": "Groningen, Netherlands",
      "country": "Netherlands",
      "exact_location": "Winschoten (Hoogebrug 3) and Eemshaven, Groningen province",
      "lat": 53.22,
      "lng": 6.57,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "Google",
      "status": "operational",
      "announced_power_mw": 479,
      "investment_usd_b": 1.1,
      "power_source": "wind (479 MW wind PPA, >90% carbon-free)",
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      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": 700,
      "notes": "Google opened its Winschoten data center in Groningen in November 2025. Total Google investment in the Netherlands now stands at €3.8 billion across all Dutch facilities.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2025-11-18-Google-Opens-Data-Center-in-Winschoten-to-Help-Power-the-AI-Economy-in-The-Netherlands"
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      "added": "2026-05-06"
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    {
      "id": 34,
      "name": "Dublin, Ireland",
      "country": "Ireland",
      "exact_location": "Dublin (Blanchardstown, Clondalkin, greater Dublin area)",
      "lat": 53.35,
      "lng": -6.27,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Multiple (Equinix, AWS, Microsoft, Vantage Data Centers)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 300,
      "investment_usd_b": 3.38,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable (80% on-site renewables required by 2025 CRU rules)",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Ireland lifted its data center moratorium in December 2025, requiring 80% renewable self-supply. Equinix broke ground on DB7x in Blanchardstown in March 2026. Grid constraints redirecting new capacity to Cork and Limerick.",
      "sources": [
        "https://newsroom.equinix.com/2026-03-20-Equinix-begins-construction-on-new-data-center-in-Dublin"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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    {
      "id": 35,
      "name": "London, United Kingdom",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "exact_location": "London - Hayes Digital Park, Royal Docks, Havering, Essex",
      "lat": 51.5,
      "lng": -0.12,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Multiple (Colt DCS, Ada Infrastructure, Digital Reef, Microsoft, Google, CoreWeave, Nscale)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 810,
      "investment_usd_b": 5.0,
      "power_source": "grid (renewable-backed)",
      "expected_completion": "2029",
      "campus_size_acres": 300,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "London pipeline exceeds 800 MW across multiple active projects; Ada Infrastructure's 210 MW Royal Docks campus, Digital Reef's 600 MW Havering campus, and Colt's £2.5B Hayes Digital Park expansion are the major builds.",
      "sources": [
        "https://datacentreinsight.co.uk/2025/12/29/2026-the-year-the-uks-ai-infrastructure-moves-into-full-acceleration/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 36,
      "name": "Paris, France",
      "country": "France",
      "exact_location": "Île-de-France (Bruyères-le-Châtel, Villebon-sur-Yvette, Rungis near Paris)",
      "lat": 48.86,
      "lng": 2.35,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "MGX / Bpifrance / Mistral AI / NVIDIA (JV); also Colt DCS",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 1400,
      "investment_usd_b": 2.58,
      "power_source": "nuclear (proximity to EDF nuclear facilities)",
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      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Flagship: 1.4 GW AI campus JV between UAE-based MGX, Bpifrance, Mistral AI, and NVIDIA - Europe's largest planned AI facility - with construction starting H2 2026. Colt DCS separately investing €2.58B in a three-DC campus.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/mgx-bpifrance-nvidia-and-mistral-ai-plan-14gw-paris-data-center-campus/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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    {
      "id": 37,
      "name": "Madrid, Spain",
      "country": "Spain",
      "exact_location": "Madrid Sur and greater Madrid metropolitan area",
      "lat": 40.42,
      "lng": -3.7,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "Multiple (Echelon Iberdrola Digital Infra, Digital Realty, AVAIO Digital, EDGNEX/DAMAC)",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 400,
      "investment_usd_b": 2.3,
      "power_source": "solar (photovoltaic + Iberdrola renewable supply)",
      "expected_completion": "2030",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": 1500,
      "notes": "Madrid is one of Europe's fastest-growing data center markets, projected to reach 613 MW capacity by 2026 - over 300% growth. Echelon Iberdrola's 144 MW Madrid Sur campus (€2B+ JV) is the headline project.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.iberdrola.com/press-room/news/detail/echelon-iberdrola-digital-infra-created-invest-more-2-billion-euros-data-centres-spain"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 38,
      "name": "Lisbon, Portugal",
      "country": "Portugal",
      "exact_location": "Carnaxide (Oeiras), Prior Velho (Loures), Castanheira do Ribatejo, Lisbon Metropolitan Area",
      "lat": 38.72,
      "lng": -9.14,
      "region": "Europe",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "Multiple (AtlasEdge, Equinix, Merlin Properties / Edged Energy, Digital Realty)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 200,
      "investment_usd_b": 0.5,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable (solar, wind)",
      "expected_completion": "2027",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Lisbon emerging as a key European hub due to subsea cable proximity and abundant renewables. Total Portugal pipeline exceeds 1,800 MW. AtlasEdge secured €253M in green financing for a Carnaxide campus.",
      "sources": [
        "https://atlasedge.com/lisbon-becoming-strategic-data-center-hub/"
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      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 39,
      "name": "Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates",
      "country": "United Arab Emirates",
      "exact_location": "Masdar City technology zone, Abu Dhabi, UAE",
      "lat": 24.47,
      "lng": 54.37,
      "region": "EMEA",
      "size": "mega",
      "operator": "G42 / OpenAI / Oracle / NVIDIA / SoftBank / Cisco (Stargate UAE)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 5000,
      "investment_usd_b": 30.0,
      "power_source": "solar, nuclear, natural gas",
      "expected_completion": "2030",
      "campus_size_acres": 6400,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "World's largest AI campus outside the US, spanning ~10 square miles in Abu Dhabi. First 200 MW phase scheduled for Q3 2026. UAE AI minister confirmed total cost exceeds $30 billion.",
      "sources": [
        "https://openai.com/index/introducing-stargate-uae/",
        "https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/01/26/stargate-uae-data-centre-to-cost-more-than-30bn-ai-minister-says/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 40,
      "name": "Riyadh, Saudi Arabia",
      "country": "Saudi Arabia",
      "exact_location": "Riyadh and Dammam, Saudi Arabia",
      "lat": 24.69,
      "lng": 46.72,
      "region": "EMEA",
      "size": "mega",
      "operator": "HUMAIN (Public Investment Fund subsidiary)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 6600,
      "investment_usd_b": 23.0,
      "power_source": "grid (renewable transition planned)",
      "expected_completion": "2034",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Saudi Arabia's national AI infrastructure company targets 1.9 GW by 2030 and 6.6 GW by 2034. Partners include AWS ($5B), AMD ($10B), and NVIDIA (up to 600,000 GPUs). Twin 100 MW campuses broke ground in Riyadh and Dammam in 2025.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/saudi-arabias-ai-co-humain-looking-for-us-data-center-equity-partner-targets-66gw-by-2034-with-subsidized-electricity/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 41,
      "name": "NEOM / Oxagon, Saudi Arabia",
      "country": "Saudi Arabia",
      "exact_location": "Oxagon industrial cluster, NEOM, Tabuk Province, Red Sea coast",
      "lat": 28.2,
      "lng": 35.21,
      "region": "EMEA",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "DataVolt (in partnership with NEOM)",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 1500,
      "investment_usd_b": 5.0,
      "power_source": "wind and solar (net-zero; Red Sea seawater cooling)",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Region's first net-zero AI data center campus, powered entirely by NEOM's renewable energy and cooled with Red Sea seawater. 1.5 GW phased campus leverages Oxagon's direct access to subsea fiber cables.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.neom.com/en-us/newsroom/datavolt-signs-agreement-with-neom",
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/datavolt-plans-15gw-data-center-campus-in-neoms-oxagon/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 42,
      "name": "Doha, Qatar",
      "country": "Qatar",
      "exact_location": "Doha, Qatar",
      "lat": 25.29,
      "lng": 51.53,
      "region": "EMEA",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Brookfield Asset Management / QAI (Qatar Investment Authority)",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 100,
      "investment_usd_b": 20.0,
      "power_source": "natural gas (Qatar is one of the world's largest LNG producers)",
      "expected_completion": null,
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "$20B joint venture announced December 2025; initial 100 MW integrated AI compute center in Doha with co-investment rights in global AI infrastructure. Backed by the Government of Qatar.",
      "sources": [
        "https://bam.brookfield.com/press-releases/brookfield-and-qai-form-20-billion-strategic-investment-partnership-ai"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 43,
      "name": "Lagos, Nigeria",
      "country": "Nigeria",
      "exact_location": "Lekki corridor, Lagos, Nigeria",
      "lat": 6.52,
      "lng": 3.38,
      "region": "EMEA",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "Kasi Cloud Ltd. (backed by Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 100,
      "investment_usd_b": 0.25,
      "power_source": "grid with up to 95% renewable/carbon-free energy target",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Nigeria's first AI-focused hyperscale data center engineered for high-density AI workloads at Tier IV reliability. Located adjacent to submarine cable landing stations on the Lekki corridor - West Africa's primary interconnection hub.",
      "sources": [
        "https://techcabal.com/2026/02/05/a-first-look-at-kasi-clouds-100mw-ai-data-centre-in-lagos/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 44,
      "name": "Nairobi, Kenya",
      "country": "Kenya",
      "exact_location": "Mombasa Road, Nairobi (NBOX1, 4.3 acres); second campus at Tilisi, Nairobi (11 acres)",
      "lat": -1.29,
      "lng": 36.82,
      "region": "EMEA",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "iXAfrica Data Centres",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 76,
      "investment_usd_b": 0.05,
      "power_source": "grid (over 90% of Kenya's electricity is renewable - geothermal, hydro, wind)",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 11,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "East Africa's largest carrier-neutral hyperscale data center; selected by Oracle to host Kenya's first OCI public cloud region. The 20 MW NBOX1 expansion financed by Rand Merchant Bank.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/kenyas-ixafrica-secures-financing-for-20mw-expansion-to-data-center/",
        "https://ixafrica.co.ke/ixafrica-data-centres-collaborates-with-oracle-to-deliver-kenyas-first-oracle-cloud-region/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 45,
      "name": "Johannesburg, South Africa",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "exact_location": "Isando Campus, Ekurhuleni (east of Johannesburg), Gauteng",
      "lat": -26.2,
      "lng": 28.04,
      "region": "EMEA",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Teraco Data Environments",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 40,
      "investment_usd_b": 0.44,
      "power_source": "grid + 120 MW utility-scale solar PV",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Teraco's JB7 is a 40 MW hyperscale addition bringing the Isando Campus to 110 MW critical power. Funded by an R8B (~$442M USD) syndicated loan via Absa. Teraco has a longer-term target of 500 MW total capacity.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.teraco.co.za/news/teraco-announces-jb7-and-a-new-r8-billion-syndicated-loan/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
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      "id": 46,
      "name": "Cape Town, South Africa",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "exact_location": "Cape Town, Western Cape",
      "lat": -33.93,
      "lng": 18.42,
      "region": "EMEA",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "Cavaleros Group (Cosmas Data Cities) / Equinix / Teraco",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 580,
      "investment_usd_b": null,
      "power_source": "grid (Eskom)",
      "expected_completion": null,
      "campus_size_acres": 247,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Multiple hyperscale operators converging on Cape Town: Cavaleros Group planning 360 MW campus on 100 hectares, Equinix targeting 160 MW, Teraco planning 60 MW expansion. Combined 580 MW demand would equal 34% of Cape Town's current electricity supply.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-28-new-data-centres-set-to-swallow-34-of-cape-towns-current-electricity-supply/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 47,
      "name": "Seoul, South Korea",
      "country": "South Korea",
      "exact_location": "Seoul metropolitan area (including Incheon, Ansan, Bupyeong-gu)",
      "lat": 37.57,
      "lng": 126.98,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Multiple (Digital Edge, DCI/Koramco, Kakao Corp)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 638,
      "investment_usd_b": 7.0,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Seoul hosts over 520 MW operational capacity with 638 MW in active development. Korea's AI data center boom is driven by a $30B hyperscaler-chaebol race; 450 MW of new national capacity added in Q4 2025.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.seoulz.com/korea-ai-data-center-2026/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 48,
      "name": "Jeollanam-do, South Korea",
      "country": "South Korea",
      "exact_location": "Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province)",
      "lat": 34.86,
      "lng": 126.99,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "mega",
      "operator": "Fir Hills Inc / Stock Farm Road (SFR), co-founded by LG tycoon Brian Koo",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 3000,
      "investment_usd_b": 35.0,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": 10000,
      "notes": "Planned as the world's largest AI data center by capacity at 3 GW, with MoU signed with Jeollanam-do Governor in February 2025. $35B investment commitment. Jeollanam-do is pacing the fastest regional capacity additions in Korea at 23.05% CAGR.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/worlds-largest-mega-data-center-planned-for-south-korea-in-usd35bn-project"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 49,
      "name": "Tokyo, Japan",
      "country": "Japan",
      "exact_location": "Inzai, Chiba Prefecture (AirTrunk TOK1 campus); Ariake, central Tokyo (ESR/Flow Digital)",
      "lat": 35.69,
      "lng": 139.69,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "mega",
      "operator": "AirTrunk (TOK1, 300+ MW); ESR (60 MW Ariake); Flow Digital Infrastructure (TK7, 30 MW)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 390,
      "investment_usd_b": 1.24,
      "power_source": "grid, solar-ready",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": 32,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "AirTrunk's TOK1 campus in Inzai is Japan's largest hyperscale campus targeting 300+ MW across 7 buildings; JP¥191.6bn ($1.24B) green loan secured March 2026. AWS, Microsoft, and Oracle combined pledged $26B to Japan.",
      "sources": [
        "https://airtrunk.com/airtrunk-powers-the-cloud-in-japan-opening-300mw-tokyo-hyperscale-data-centre/",
        "https://technode.global/2026/03/10/airtrunk-secures-1-24b-green-loan-for-hyperscale-data-center-campus-in-tokyo/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 50,
      "name": "Fukushima, Japan",
      "country": "Japan",
      "exact_location": "Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture",
      "lat": 37.75,
      "lng": 140.47,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Multiple (SuperX AI, government-subsidized operators)",
      "status": "operational",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": null,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable (solar, wind; 100% clean power subsidy requirement)",
      "expected_completion": "2025",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Fukushima attracting data centers as part of regional economic revival post-2011 disaster, leveraging abundant renewable energy and government subsidies requiring 100% clean power use. First of two planned DCs in Okuma completed 2025.",
      "sources": [
        "https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/fukushima-data-centers-aim-to-spark-economic-revival-in-disaster-hit-region"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 51,
      "name": "Ulsan, South Korea",
      "country": "South Korea",
      "exact_location": "Mipo National Industrial Complex, Ulsan Metropolitan City",
      "lat": 35.54,
      "lng": 129.31,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "SK Telecom, SK Ecoplant, AWS (Amazon Web Services)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 103,
      "investment_usd_b": 6.5,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2029",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Korea's largest AI data center: AWS committed ~$4B with SK Group contributing an additional $2.5B. Groundbreaking August 29, 2025 on a former SK Chemicals site. Phase 1 delivers 41 MW by November 2027; full 103 MW by February 2029.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sk-group-and-aws-break-ground-for-data-center-in-ulsan-korea/",
        "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10564870"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 52,
      "name": "Shanghai, China",
      "country": "China",
      "exact_location": "Shanghai, multiple districts (strict 50 MW cap per facility, PUE 1.3 requirement)",
      "lat": 31.23,
      "lng": 121.47,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "large",
      "operator": "Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Huawei Cloud, GDS Holdings",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": null,
      "investment_usd_b": null,
      "power_source": "grid (strict PUE 1.3 efficiency rules)",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Shanghai targeted 5 new data centers in 2025 to push AI computing capacity beyond 100 exaflops. China began piloting fully foreign-owned data centers in designated areas, potentially opening the market to global operators.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3320813/shanghai-targets-5-new-data-centres-2025-china-boosts-ai-computing-capacity"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 53,
      "name": "Hong Kong",
      "country": "China",
      "exact_location": "Tseung Kwan O (primary hub, ~41% of white space); Kwai Chung; New Territories, Northern Metropolis",
      "lat": 22.32,
      "lng": 114.17,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Goodman Group (GHKDC, 180 MW across 6 DCs); Vantage Data Centers (18 MW); Sunevision / iAdvantage",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 200,
      "investment_usd_b": 2.7,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2027",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Hong Kong hyperscale market at $2.08B in 2025, forecast to reach $6.33B by 2031. ~440 MW to be added 2026-2031. Real-estate prices driving vertical data center designs. Goodman GHKDC $2.7B partnership is the largest single investment vehicle.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/14/3218477/28124/en/Hong-Kong-Data-Center-Market-Investment-Analysis-Report-2026-2031-Tseung-Kwan-O-Remains-the-Central-Hub-for-Data-Center-Development-Accounting-for-Nearly-41-0-of-Existing-White-Spa.html"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 54,
      "name": "Taipei, Taiwan",
      "country": "Taiwan",
      "exact_location": "Taipei (Neihu district); Taoyuan (~60km from Taipei, fastest-growing)",
      "lat": 25.04,
      "lng": 121.56,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "AWS (first Taiwan cloud region, launched June 2025); Vantage Data Centers + Taiwan Mobile (16 MW Taoyuan); Empyrion Digital (TW1, Neihu, 7 MW); Foxconn (AI DC with NVIDIA GB300)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 16,
      "investment_usd_b": 5.0,
      "power_source": "grid, solar",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "AWS launched its first Taiwan cloud region in June 2025 with $5B investment. Taiwan's position as the global semiconductor hub is accelerating AI data center co-location demand. Taipei holds 60.92% of island capacity.",
      "sources": [
        "https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-expands-its-asia-pacific-footprint-to-taipei-with-16mw-data-center-development/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 55,
      "name": "Hanoi, Vietnam",
      "country": "Vietnam",
      "exact_location": "Hoa Lac High-Tech Park, Hanoi (Viettel campus); also CMC Duy Tan Data Centre, Hanoi",
      "lat": 21.03,
      "lng": 105.85,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "Viettel (Hoa Lac High-Tech Park, 140 MW); CMC Corporation",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 140,
      "investment_usd_b": 1.0,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2030",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Viettel's $1B Hoa Lac High-Tech Data Center broke ground April 2025 - Vietnam's largest data center project at 140 MW and 10,000 racks. Hanoi growing at 12.58% CAGR (2026-2031); country draws $7B+ in AI DC investment.",
      "sources": [
        "https://en.vietnamplus.vn/viettel-breaks-ground-on-large-scale-data-centre-in-vietnam-post317990.vnp"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 56,
      "name": "Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam",
      "country": "Vietnam",
      "exact_location": "Tan Phu Trung Industrial Park, Ho Chi Minh City",
      "lat": 10.82,
      "lng": 106.63,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "Multiple (Viettel 140 MW, CMC Telecom $250M 120 MW, ST Telemedia/VNG 60 MW, G42/Microsoft/FPT $2B AI Factory)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 200,
      "investment_usd_b": 2.0,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2027",
      "campus_size_acres": 25,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Ho Chi Minh City accounts for 46% of Vietnam's installed data center capacity. The $2B G42-Microsoft-FPT AI Factory and a $2B KBC/AIC campus targeting 200 MW and 100,000 GPUs signal the city's emergence as a Southeast Asia AI hub.",
      "sources": [
        "https://vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-breaks-ground-on-first-data-center-exceeding-100mw-2394651.html"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 57,
      "name": "Manila, Philippines",
      "country": "Philippines",
      "exact_location": "New Clark City, Tarlac (ENDECGROUP Narra Technology Park, 116 acres); Metro Manila region also active",
      "lat": 14.6,
      "lng": 120.98,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "small",
      "operator": "ENDECGROUP / Narra Technology Park Development Inc. (300 MW); Alibaba Cloud (second PH region)",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 300,
      "investment_usd_b": 2.7,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 116,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "ENDECGROUP's $2.7B Narra Technology Park in Tarlac will be the Philippines' largest hyperscale data center at 300 MW across three 100 MW phases. Philippines DICT outlined plans for an 18 GW national data center expansion to lead ASEAN.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php/articles/1226666",
        "https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/25/dict-outlines-massive-18gw-data-center-expansion-to-lead-asean"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 58,
      "name": "Johor Bahru, Malaysia",
      "country": "Malaysia",
      "exact_location": "Johor Bahru, Johor State (multiple campuses across the region)",
      "lat": 1.49,
      "lng": 103.74,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "mega",
      "operator": "AirTrunk (JHB1-4, 700+ MW, $6.8B); STACK Infrastructure (220 MW); Empyrion Digital (200+ MW); ZDATA Group; ByteDance, Microsoft, AWS, Google all active",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 1400,
      "investment_usd_b": 20.3,
      "power_source": "grid, mixed renewable",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Johor Bahru is Southeast Asia's fastest-growing data center hub: 487 MW live, 324 MW under construction, 1.4 GW committed, 3.4 GW in early-stage pipeline. Total hyperscaler commitments in Malaysia exceed MYR 90.2B ($20.3B). Policy support and proximity to Singapore drive massive buildout.",
      "sources": [
        "https://airtrunk.com/airtrunk-doubles-down-in-malaysia-with-two-new-hyperscale-campuses-in-johor-bahru/",
        "https://fortune.com/asia/2025/04/17/malaysia-ai-data-centers-johor/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 59,
      "name": "Jakarta, Indonesia",
      "country": "Indonesia",
      "exact_location": "Greater Jakarta (Bekasi Regency - GIIC for PDG JC3; multiple sites across West Java)",
      "lat": -6.21,
      "lng": 106.85,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Princeton Digital Group (JC3 120 MW + JC4 240 MW); Digital Edge CGK (500 MW); DAMAC/EDGNEX ($2.3B, 144 MW); EdgeConneX",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 500,
      "investment_usd_b": 4.3,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2027",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Jakarta is APAC's cost-competitive hyperscale hub at $8-9M/MW construction cost. PDG broke ground on its $1B JC3 campus in 2025 and acquired additional land (JC4, 240 MW) in May 2026; Digital Edge's 500 MW CGK campus could scale to 1 GW.",
      "sources": [
        "https://princetondg.com/newsroom/princeton-digital-group-breaks-ground-on-milestone-usd-1-billion-120-mw-greater-jakarta-campus/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 60,
      "name": "Sydney, Australia",
      "country": "Australia",
      "exact_location": "Eastern Creek, Western Sydney (NextDC S7); Macquarie Park / Western Sydney (Macquarie Data Centres, Stockland/Fife campus)",
      "lat": -33.87,
      "lng": 151.21,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "NextDC (S7, 650 MW, OpenAI partnership); Macquarie Data Centres (150 MW); Stockland + Fife Capital (168 MW); DigCo (sovereign)",
      "status": "planned",
      "announced_power_mw": 650,
      "investment_usd_b": 4.62,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable",
      "expected_completion": "2030",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "NextDC's $4.62B S7 Eastern Creek mega campus (up to 650 MW) announced December 2025 in partnership with OpenAI is Australia's largest-ever data center project. Australia pulled A$6B in data center investment in a single week in late 2025.",
      "sources": [
        "https://datacentremagazine.com/news/how-will-nextdc-ai-campus-drive-openai-for-australia",
        "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/australias-macquarie-data-centres-plans-new-150mw-campus-in-sydney/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 61,
      "name": "Melbourne, Australia",
      "country": "Australia",
      "exact_location": "Fishermans Bend, Melbourne (NextDC M4); North-west Melbourne (AirTrunk MEL2)",
      "lat": -37.81,
      "lng": 144.96,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "NextDC (M4, 150 MW liquid-cooled AI Factory, $1.32B); AirTrunk (MEL2, 354+ MW, A$5B+ investment)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 354,
      "investment_usd_b": 3.5,
      "power_source": "mixed renewable",
      "expected_completion": "2028",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Melbourne is Australia's fastest-growing data center market. NextDC's $1.32B M4 AI Factory (final approval January 2026, 150 MW liquid-cooled) and AirTrunk's MEL2 (354+ MW, A$5B+ total Melbourne investment) are the flagship projects.",
      "sources": [
        "https://airtrunk.com/airtrunk-expands-australian-platform-with-a-second-hyperscale-data-centre-campus-in-melbourne/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 62,
      "name": "Delhi, India",
      "country": "India",
      "exact_location": "Noida, Uttar Pradesh (130 MW across 12 plants; primary NCR hub); Gurugram, Haryana",
      "lat": 28.66,
      "lng": 77.23,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Sify Technologies; AdaniConneX; CtrlS; Iron Mountain / Web Werks",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 100,
      "investment_usd_b": null,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2027",
      "campus_size_acres": null,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Delhi-NCR (primarily Noida) holds 152 MW operational capacity at 10% of India's national share. Cloud majors AWS, Microsoft, and Google are locking in capacity as hyperscale demand accelerates ahead of India's projected 2 GW milestone by 2026.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.sifytechnologies.com/data-center/noida02-data-center/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 63,
      "name": "Mumbai, India",
      "country": "India",
      "exact_location": "Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra (BOM1 campus); also central Mumbai",
      "lat": 19.08,
      "lng": 72.88,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Digital Edge + NIIF + AGP (BOM1, 300 MW); Equinix (40 MW); L&T (40 MW); ESR (MU1, 60 MW)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 300,
      "investment_usd_b": 0.1,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 8,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Mumbai expected to account for 57% of new data center supply in India. Digital Edge's 300 MW BOM1 campus in Navi Mumbai (backed by NIIF sovereign fund) is the flagship project; ESR entered India's data center market in 2026 with 60 MW MU1 facility.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.linesight.com/projects/hyperscale-data-centre-navi-mumbai-india/"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 64,
      "name": "Bangalore, India",
      "country": "India",
      "exact_location": "Electronic City, Bengaluru (NTT Bengaluru 4); North Bengaluru (STT GDC, Yotta, Colt/RMZ)",
      "lat": 12.97,
      "lng": 77.59,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "NTT Data (Bengaluru 4, 67.2 MW IT load, INR 2,400 cr); Colt Data Center Services + RMZ Digital ($1.7B JV); STT GDC; Yotta",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 100,
      "investment_usd_b": 0.29,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2027",
      "campus_size_acres": 8.5,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "NTT's Bengaluru 4 campus (announced December 2025, 67.2 MW across three buildings on 8.5 acres in Electronic City) is the anchor project. Colt + RMZ's $1.7B JV targets AI-driven hyperscale demand.",
      "sources": [
        "https://services.global.ntt/en-us/services-and-products/global-data-centers/global-locations/india/bengaluru-4-campus"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    },
    {
      "id": 65,
      "name": "Hyderabad, India",
      "country": "India",
      "exact_location": "Hyderabad, Telangana (CtrlS 40-acre campus; Microsoft India South Central region; AdaniConneX)",
      "lat": 17.39,
      "lng": 78.49,
      "region": "Asia-Pacific",
      "size": "medium",
      "operator": "Microsoft (India South Central, $17.5B India commitment); AdaniConneX (48 MW); CtrlS (600+ MW IT load planned)",
      "status": "under-construction",
      "announced_power_mw": 600,
      "investment_usd_b": 17.5,
      "power_source": "grid",
      "expected_completion": "2026",
      "campus_size_acres": 40,
      "jobs": null,
      "notes": "Hyderabad / Telangana accounts for ~45% of India's total data center investment commitments. Microsoft's India South Central cloud region going live mid-2026 will be its largest India hyperscale region. CtrlS's 40-acre campus plans 600+ MW IT load.",
      "sources": [
        "https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/2025/12/09/microsoft-invests-us17-5-billion-in-india-to-drive-ai-diffusion-at-population-scale/",
        "https://www.ctrls.com/press-release-ctrls-unveils-plans-for-new-datacenter-park-on-a-40-acre-land-parcel-near-hyderabad"
      ],
      "added": "2026-05-06"
    }
  ]
}