Data Centers in North America

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North America’s data center landscape is anchored by Northern Virginia’s “Data Center Alley” in Loudoun County, where an estimated 70% of global internet traffic passes through daily and, as of 2025, the region hosted close to 50 million square feet of data center space and more than 4,900 megawatts of commissioned power. But the center of gravity is shifting: as of mid-2026, Texas has cemented itself as the top state for data centers with 26 GW of existing and under-construction capacity versus Virginia’s 13 GW, while so-called “frontier markets” like West Texas, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana and the Carolinas now account for 77% of all capacity under construction across the region. The region-wide numbers are staggering: North America had roughly 47 GW of commissioned capacity by the end of 2025 (a 12x increase from 2015), 66 GW under construction as of mid-2026 (95% pre-committed), and vacancy has held at just 1% for three consecutive years amid record demand from hyperscalers, neoclouds, and AI companies.

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AI Data Centers in North America

The most concrete example of AI-optimized infrastructure in North America is xAI's Colossus complex straddling the Tennessee-Mississippi border near Memphis. xAI converted a dormant former Electrolux appliance factory into an AI training plant in a matter of months, using liquid-cooled Supermicro racks packed with NVIDIA H100/H200 GPUs and NVIDIA's Spectrum-X networking fabric, and by early 2026 the cluster had grown into a three-building, roughly 2.6-million-square-foot complex approaching 2 GW of capacity with hundreds of thousands of GPUs, including capacity leased to rivals like Anthropic. Other gigawatt-scale AI campuses under development elsewhere in the region as of 2026 include OpenAI/Oracle's Stargate site in Abilene, Texas, Meta's Hyperion campus in Louisiana, and Microsoft's Fairwater AI facility near Atlanta, reflecting a broader industry shift toward purpose-built, power-intensive AI training facilities distinct from traditional colocation data centers.

Common Questions

What is "Data Center Alley" and why is it so important?

Data Center Alley refers to the dense cluster of facilities in Loudoun County, Virginia (centered on Ashburn), which grew out of the relocation of the MAE-East internet exchange there in the late 1990s and Equinix's first data center nearby in 1998. Analysts estimate that roughly 70% of global internet traffic passes through the area daily, and Northern Virginia as a whole hosts over 300 data centers alongside 117 colocation sites and 31 internet exchanges.

What are the classic "carrier hotel" buildings in North America?

The two most historically significant are 60 Hudson Street in Manhattan (the former Western Union telegraph building, now a dense interconnection hub with tenants like Digital Realty, HudsonIX, DataBank, NYI, and Lumen) and One Wilshire in Los Angeles (a 664,000-square-foot building now also known as CoreSite LA1, serving as the core exchange point for trans-Pacific data).

Is Texas really overtaking Virginia as the top data center market?

By capacity under development, yes: as of mid-2026 Texas held 26 GW of existing and under-construction capacity, well ahead of Virginia's 13 GW, driven by Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, though Northern Virginia still leads on live, commissioned capacity today.

Is there AI-specific data center infrastructure in North America?

Yes — the clearest example is xAI's Colossus cluster near Memphis, Tennessee, a set of repurposed industrial buildings (including a former Electrolux appliance plant) that xAI converted into a liquid-cooled, GPU-dense AI training complex using Supermicro racks and NVIDIA Spectrum-X networking, reportedly reaching hundreds of thousands of GPUs and expanding toward roughly 2 GW of capacity by early 2026.

How are Canada and Mexico factoring into the North American market?

Canada's colocation market was projected to hit about USD 4.22 billion in 2026 (growing ~16.5% annually), helped by data-sovereignty rules and Montreal's cheap hydroelectric power, while Mexico's smaller but faster-growing market (around USD 1.2 billion in 2025) is being driven by nearshoring under the USMCA, concentrated in Mexico City and Monterrey despite grid constraints tied to state utility CFE.

Are there colocation providers in North America?

Yes — we've identified 107 colocation providers with a presence in North America, of which 1 is an AI colocation provider. See the company list above, and contact a provider directly to confirm current availability.

Are there cloud providers in North America?

Yes — we've identified 60 cloud providers with a presence in North America, of which 3 are AI cloud providers. See the company list above, and contact a provider directly to confirm current availability.

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