Epoch AI current positive-capacity facilities ranked by estimated total facility MW, with 2025-dollar capex and calculated H100-equivalent compute beside every row.
Datacenters
Planned AI data center capacity by state
20 places ranked by planned facility power.
6,934.3 MW
Texas ranks first
Planned facility power
20
Places ranked
of 51 tracked; the rest are below the quality bar
Oct 20
Snapshot recorded
2026
All 20 places by planned facility power
Texas leads at 6,934.3 MW; the middle of the board sits at 1,201.5.
- Ahead of second place
- 2,919.3
- Held by the top three
- 42%
- Middle of the board
- 1,201.5
- Below half the leader
- 18 of 20
Rank, name and planned facility powerMiddle 1,201.5
- 1Texas6,934.3 MW
- 2Wisconsin4,015 MW
- 3Indiana3,345 MW
- 4New Mexico2,723 MW
- 5Ohio2,662 MW
- 6Louisiana2,203 MW
- 7Tennessee2,065 MW
- 8Iowa1,901 MW
- 9Mississippi1,827 MW
- 10Michigan1,383 MW
- 11Virginia1,020 MW
- 12Nebraska813 MW
- 13North Dakota520 MW
- 14Alabama465 MW
- 15New York441 MW
- 16Utah411 MW
- 17Pennsylvania336 MW
- 18Wyoming249 MW
- 19Oklahoma181 MW
- 20South Carolina168 MW
planned centers: 1 on 10 of 20 rows · owners: 1 on 14 of 20 rows · 60% confidence across rows.
| Rank | Name | Planned facility power | State | Planned CapEx | Planned H100e | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Texas | 6,934.3 MW | TX | $189.9B | 10.9M H100e | This rank |
| 02 | Wisconsin | 4,015 MW | WI | $119.9B | 7.2M H100e | This rank |
| 03 | Indiana | 3,345 MW | IN | $105.62B | 4.7M H100e | This rank |
| 04 | New Mexico | 2,723 MW | NM | $74.55B | 6M H100e | Showing |
| 05 | Ohio | 2,662 MW | OH | $77.43B | 3.1M H100e | This rank |
| 06 | Louisiana | 2,203 MW | LA | $61.82B | 4.1M H100e | This rank |
| 07 | Tennessee | 2,065 MW | TN | $58B | 1.8M H100e | This rank |
| 08 | Iowa | 1,901 MW | IA | $52.81B | 4.3M H100e | This rank |
| 09 | Mississippi | 1,827 MW | MS | $57.69B | 1.3M H100e | This rank |
| 10 | Michigan | 1,383 MW | MI | $37.43B | 2.9M H100e | This rank |
| 11 | Virginia | 1,020 MW | VA | $26.56B | 667.5K H100e | This rank |
| 12 | Nebraska | 813 MW | NE | $25.68B | 1.6M H100e | This rank |
| 13 | North Dakota | 520 MW | ND | $15.15B | 505.3K H100e | This rank |
| 14 | Alabama | 465 MW | AL | $13.56B | 407.5K H100e | This rank |
| 15 | New York | 441 MW | NY | $14.32B | 527.1K H100e | This rank |
| 16 | Utah | 411 MW | UT | $11.52B | 347K H100e | This rank |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | 336 MW | PA | $9.89B | 378K H100e | This rank |
| 18 | Wyoming | 249 MW | WY | $7.84B | 236K H100e | This rank |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 181 MW | OK | $5.8B | 198.1K H100e | This rank |
| 20 | South Carolina | 168 MW | SC | $4.89B | 147K H100e | This rank |
Why this rank
New Mexico on Planned AI Data Center Capacity by State
Snapshot of Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC · Link to this snapshot
Some explanation inputs are unavailable. Not published: the evidence frozen with this snapshot.
Sums the latest future-milestone facility MW in Epoch AI by explicit source-provided U.S. state.
4
Rank on this board
2,723 MW
Score
6
Inputs behind the score
60% confidence · 1 of 1 components evidenced
What the score is built from
1 of 1 evidencedEvery component evidenced · 1 evidence record each
| Component | Value | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Planned facility power by state MW | 2723 | 2,723 |
Unchanged since the previous snapshot
No change in rankNo component moved since the previous snapshot.
Where each number comes from
11 public recordsPlanned facility capital costPlanned capex by state 2025 · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC74,551,776,000 USD_202560% confidence
- Source
- Rank.ai Epoch planned-capacity state rollup
- Grade
- B
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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Planned AI data centersPlanned data center count by state · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC2 centers60% confidence
- Source
- Rank.ai Epoch planned-capacity state rollup
- Grade
- B
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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Planned facility powerPlanned facility power by state MW · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC2,723 MW60% confidence
- Source
- Rank.ai Epoch planned-capacity state rollup
- Grade
- B
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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Planned H100-equivalent computePlanned H100E by state · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC5,972,713.492 H100e60% confidence
- Source
- Rank.ai Epoch planned-capacity state rollup
- Grade
- B
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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Distinct disclosed ownersPlanned owner count by state · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC2 owners60% confidence
- Source
- Rank.ai Epoch planned-capacity state rollup
- Grade
- B
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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Facility capital costSource center:data center meta los lunas:4ddff292 1afe 4b4a bd44 80bed4cef389 · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC$8.26B60% confidence
- Source
- Epoch AI open datasets
- Grade
- A
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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Facility powerSource center:data center meta los lunas:51019e53 717d 4904 999f 9a087d4ba102 · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC273 MW60% confidence
- Source
- Epoch AI open datasets
- Grade
- A
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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H100-equivalent computeSource center:data center meta los lunas:cc28ac39 cf93 4cb1 9ff6 56494c1f430e · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC869,125.821 H100e60% confidence
- Source
- Epoch AI open datasets
- Grade
- A
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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Facility capital costSource center:data center OpenAI stargate new mexico:4ddff292 1afe 4b4a bd44 80bed4cef389 · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC$66.29B60% confidence
- Source
- Epoch AI open datasets
- Grade
- A
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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Facility powerSource center:data center OpenAI stargate new mexico:51019e53 717d 4904 999f 9a087d4ba102 · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC2,450 MW60% confidence
- Source
- Epoch AI open datasets
- Grade
- A
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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H100-equivalent computeSource center:data center OpenAI stargate new mexico:cc28ac39 cf93 4cb1 9ff6 56494c1f430e · observed Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC5,103,587.671 H100e60% confidence
- Source
- Epoch AI open datasets
- Grade
- A
- Freshness
- fresh
- Locator
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