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AI Load Growth Tracker
Hyperscaler expansion, data center pipeline, semiconductor footprint and the compute demand reshaping U.S. power markets.
Hyperscaler Expansion
Microsoft
AZURE / OPENAIAnchoring Wisconsin Mt. Pleasant and Ohio New Albany campuses; PPAs across PJM West.
ANNOUNCED CAPEX
$80B+ FY25
KEY REGIONS
WI · OH · WA · VA
Heavy MISO and PJM East buildouts; advanced nuclear PPA execution.
ANNOUNCED CAPEX
$75B FY25
KEY REGIONS
IA · NE · OH · VA
AWS
TRAINIUM / BEDROCKMississippi $10B campus + Indiana New Carlisle build; co-located nuclear thesis active.
ANNOUNCED CAPEX
$100B+ FY25
KEY REGIONS
VA · MS · IN · OR
Meta
LLAMA / GENAIHyperion LA — multi-GW campus; ERCOT generation-adjacent siting.
ANNOUNCED CAPEX
$60–65B FY25
KEY REGIONS
LA · OH · TX
Oracle
OCI / OPENAIAbilene Stargate; ERCOT-anchored co-development with OpenAI/SoftBank.
ANNOUNCED CAPEX
$25B+ FY25
KEY REGIONS
TX · WI · UT
OpenAI
STARGATEStargate gigascale campuses; first phase Abilene online 2025–2026.
ANNOUNCED CAPEX
$500B program
KEY REGIONS
TX · OH · NM
SOURCE · U.S. Energy Information Administration · ISO IRPs · Public hyperscaler disclosures