Powering AI: The U.S. Data Center Buildout Report (2026)

The Definitive Map of the AI Power Boom
AI's explosive growth runs on one thing the world is suddenly short of: electricity.
This report shows exactly where the data centers are landing, how much power they
need, and which grid bottlenecks will decide who wins — in one decision-ready PDF.
35+ pages of clean analysis, original maps, and ranked tables — built entirely from
public U.S. EIA, Berkeley Lab, and ERCOT data, synthesized so you don't have to
spend a week pulling interconnection queues yourself.
What you'll learn
• Where AI data centers are concentrating — the top 15 metros, mapped and ranked
• The power supply racing to keep up — gas, nuclear, solar + storage by region
• The interconnection bottleneck — queue sizes, wait times, and what's stuck
• Regional deep-dives — Texas, Virginia, Arizona, Ohio & Georgia, each with maps,
stats, and a buildout risk rating
• A 12-month outlook — five scenarios for where the next wave lands
Who it's for
Energy analysts · data-center site selectors · infrastructure & real-estate
investors · equipment and cooling vendors · consultants and journalists who need a
citable, visual, ready-to-use source.
Choose your edition
• Report (PDF) — the full 35+ page report
• Report + Dataset — adds power plants, queues & clusters as CSV/GeoJSON
• Report + Dataset + Quarterly — four editions across the year, always current
Instant download. Built from public data. Independent and unaffiliated.