Data centers are clustered in regions where power grids face heat-driven strain and warnings of future stress.
Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are rapidly building data centers amid the AI boom. Our interactive map shows where they are.
The US data center boom is uneven, with 67 under construction and development concentrated in a few states nationwide.
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States have awarded millions in tax breaks and subsidies for data centers, according to Good Jobs First.
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