TECHNOLOGYjust now
Data Centers Will Continue to Be Built, Despite Midterm Elections
Big technology companies saw the tide turn against their giant A.I. projects, but they have the means to weather delays.
The New York TimesThe AI data center buildout, tracked from the source.
Data center projects, grid demand, power, policy, and capital flows across the U.S. AI infrastructure boom — aggregated from available public sources and proprietary data feeds, with every figure traceable to its source.
1,547 U.S. data centers mapped · OpenStreetMap
FrontierLive · Featured
Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle
United States · ~$39.3B capital cost
DeveloperAmazon
Capacity1,037 MW
StatusFrontier
Utility—
SourceEpoch AI
ConfidenceHigh
Announced—
View source →Live infrastructure dashboard
CAISO Grid Load
Intraday curve · 2026-11-12 live21.4 GW · now · 14:00
Power Source Breakdown
U.S. generation mix live447 GW
US now
Natural Gas 42.5% Nuclear 18.8% Coal 16% Wind 8.9% Solar 5.8% Hydro 5.2% Other 2.8%
PROJECTS
1,547as of Jun 17, 2026
What changed
Virginia leads with 342 mapped facilities.
Why it matters
Pipeline growth remains strong across key markets.
POWER
449.5 GWlive
What changed
Total U.S. grid demand of 449.5 GW (14:00) across 7 ISO markets (67% of national load) — the base data centers are a growing share of, not a data-center-only figure.
Why it matters
AI workloads are driving historic power demand.
POLICY
641live
Latest bill
OH HB999: Prohibit property tax exemptions for data centers
Why it matters
Policy risk is rising in multiple key states.
CAPITAL
$572.9Bas of Nov 12, 2026
What changed
96 frontier data centers tracked — Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle leads at 1,037 MW.
Why it matters
Capital is fueling rapid infrastructure expansion.
COMPANIES
11as of Nov 12, 2026
What changed
Frontier AI labs tracked — Anthropic valued at $965B.
Why it matters
Competition is intensifying across the ecosystem.
TECHNOLOGY
20as of Nov 12, 2026
What changed
Data Centers Will Continue to Be Built, Despite Midterm Elections.
Why it matters
New tech is enabling higher density & efficiency.
AI Infrastructure Brief
Recent data-center headlines · curated, as of Nov 12, 2026.
POWER4h ago
Datacentres are deeply unpopular. Has Sweden made one we can all love?
It is built of wood, resembles an Ikea and its power is totally renewable. Plus, it was built with the local community in mind. Is this facility in Falun the be
The GuardianPOWER18h ago
BloombergNEF warned data center gas plants could raise U.S. power emissions 10%
The report counts 181GW of announced gas-fired generation proposed alongside data centers, more than 90% of it in the U.S.
QuartzPOWER18h ago
A Texas grid operator wants the power to make data centers cut usage before grid emergencies
ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas says the change would help protect residential and everyday business customers in a scarcity event
QuartzTECHNOLOGY22h ago
Consortium to develop 400MW hyperscale AI data center in Oman
US cloud computing firm Crusoe has indicated interest as a potential off-taker for the project’s data center capacity
Data Center DynamicsCONSTRUCTIONyesterday
Kraft Group could build 900MW data center campus in Sutton, Massachusetts, investing $16 billion
Property would scale from an initial two buildings to ten by 2033
Data Center DynamicsPOWERyesterday
AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals
181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says report Developers of AI datacentres plan
The GuardianDEALyesterday
US data center construction to remain strong in 2027
JP Morgan projected AI-related capex in the US will reach at least $1.5 trillion in 2027, but stay largely flat the following year due to political pushback.
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