2026 U.S. Data Center Portfolio Expands as AI, Cloud Demand and Upcoming Capacity Fuel Investment Opportunities

Dublin, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "U.S. Existing & Upcoming Data Center Portfolio" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The USA Data Center Market Portfolio Database provides comprehensive Excel-based analysis of the nation's colocation data center landscape. The product covers 1,164 existing colocation data centers and 631 upcoming facilities, enabling investors, operators, contractors, infrastructure providers, consultants, corporations, and government agencies to evaluate capacity, development pipelines, investment activity, and regional market opportunities.

The database includes data center portfolio intelligence across Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

USA Data Center Market Highlights

More than 820 upcoming colocation and hyperscale self-built data center projects are expected to add over 150 GW of capacity across the United States. Numerous announced and planned developments remain dependent on grid connections and power availability.

Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia, Indiana, Nevada, and Ohio collectively represent more than 70% of upcoming US data center capacity.

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Google continue to expand US data center campuses in response to rising demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure and high-density computing capacity.

Cryptocurrency mining companies are entering the high-performance computing market by developing HPC data centers and repositioning existing power-intensive assets.

QTS Realty Trust, Digital Realty, CyrusOne, Aligned Data Centers, COPT Defense Properties, Equinix, Switch, and NTT DATA rank among the leading US data center operators by capacity.

Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Oregon, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Minnesota are each attracting data center investments exceeding $1 billion.

Existing Data Center Portfolio Analysis

The database provides detailed coverage of 1,164 operational colocation facilities. It includes existing white-floor space, rack capacity, operating timelines, design standards, redundancy configurations, and IT load capacity as of March 2026.

Market snapshot

Region, country, and city

Facility address

Operator or owner

Data center and campus name

Core-and-shell and white-floor area

IT load and power capacity

Rack capacity

Year of operation

Tier I-IV design standards

Power and cooling redundancy

Upcoming Data Center Development Pipeline

The product also analyzes 631 upcoming colocation data centers, including projects under construction, announced developments, planned facilities, and recently opened assets. Coverage includes future capacity additions scheduled between 2026 and 2038, along with project-level investment and infrastructure expenditure data.

Investment snapshot

Region, country, and city

Investor or developer

Planned white-floor area

Planned IT load capacity

Total investment in US dollars

Electrical infrastructure investment

Mechanical infrastructure investment

General construction services investment

Announcement year

Development status

Actual or expected opening year

Strategic Market Applications

The USA data center database supports market entry planning, site selection, competitor benchmarking, investment analysis, capacity forecasting, sales strategy, and infrastructure demand assessment. Its facility-level data allows users to compare established data center markets with emerging investment destinations while monitoring the expansion strategies of hyperscale cloud providers, colocation operators, and high-performance computing developers.

Target Audience

Data center real estate investment trusts

Data center owners, operators, and developers

Construction contractors and engineering firms

Electrical, mechanical, cooling, and power infrastructure providers

New market entrants and institutional investors

Consulting, advisory, and research firms

Corporate organizations and government agencies

Delivered in Excel format, the database offers structured, actionable intelligence on the US colocation data center market. It provides a consolidated view of existing supply, upcoming capacity, capital investment, facility specifications, and development activity across major and emerging data center locations throughout the United States.

Key Topics Covered

1. About the Database

2. Scope & Assumptions

3. Definitions

4. Snapshot: Existing & Upcoming Data Center Facility

5. Existing Data Center Database

6. Upcoming Data Center Facility

7. Existing vs. Upcoming Capacity (Infographics)

8. Colocation Pricing

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

123.Net

1606 Corp.

1623 Farnam

24shells

365 Data Centers

5C Data Centers

910Telecom

Accelerated Data Works

Access US

ACS Group

Ada Infrastructure

Aligned Data Centers

American Tower

Amnetsystems

AMP Capital (Expedient)

Amp Z

Anthropic and Fluidstack

Aphorio Carter

Applied Digital

APR Energy

Archer Datacenters

Ardent Data Centers (Northern Group)

Arizona Land Consulting (ALC)

Ark Data Center

Ascent

ATI Solutions

Atlas Agro

Atlas Capital Group

Atlas Compute

Atlas Development LLC

Atmoss LLC

Aurum Capital Ventures

AVAIO Digital

Beale Infrastructure

Belltown Power

Beltline Energy

bigbyte.cc

Bitfarms

BlackChamber Group

BlueBird Network

Bluehill Data Services

Blueprint Data Center

BluSky AI Inc

Bolingbroke Technology Center

Buckley Bros Holdings LLC

Byrd Farms LLC

C Spire

Caro.net

Carrier One

Cascade Divide