AI is driving a data-center power boom. Here are some of the biggest US projects being built.
Among the largest coming data centers is a city-sized Texas campus pursuing up to 17 gigawatts of power capacity. See other giant ones planned.
The United States is experiencing a significant surge in data center construction, driven by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence. These facilities, which require vast amounts of electricity to power their servers and cooling systems, are being built at an unprecedented scale. According to a report by Berkeley Lab, data centers are projected to consume 11.8% of US electricity by 2030, nearly doubling their share of the electricity market from 2023 levels.
The largest planned AI campuses are expected to generate more than 10 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power hundreds of thousands of American homes annually.
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