Compute tracker

Where the inference actually happens

A model's ethics grade is downstream of concrete steel, turbines and watersheds. These are the clusters behind the answers.

Tracked capacity

8.82 GW

Clusters

8

Est. water draw

7.0B gal/yr

High grid strain

3 sites

Data Center Alley

Multiple (AWS, Digital Realty, Equinix) · Loudoun County, Virginia

4200

MW

Mixed evaporative / air Mixed grid (gas-heavy) high grid strainlow drought risk
Est. water use
5.0B gal/yr
Region
US Mid-Atlantic

Densest compute corridor on earth; utility rate impacts under review.

Stargate Abilene

OpenAI / Oracle / Crusoe · Abilene, Texas

1200

MW

Closed-loop Gas + wind hybrid moderate grid strainhigh drought risk
Est. water use
15M gal/yr
Region
US Southwest

Closed-loop design cuts water draw sharply in a drought-prone basin.

Colossus

xAI · Memphis, Tennessee

1150

MW

Evaporative On-site methane turbines + grid high grid strainmoderate drought risk
Est. water use
1.2B gal/yr
Region
US Southeast

On-site gas turbines drew Clean Air Act scrutiny; sited near Boxtown.

Mount Pleasant

Microsoft · Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin

900

MW

Closed-loop / adiabatic Grid + renewable PPAs moderate grid strainlow drought risk
Est. water use
45M gal/yr
Region
US Midwest

Design targets near-zero water for most of the year.

Prineville

Meta · Prineville, Oregon

500

MW

Evaporative Grid + solar PPAs moderate grid strainhigh drought risk
Est. water use
300M gal/yr
Region
US Pacific Northwest

High desert siting raises aquifer concerns.

The Dalles

Google · The Dalles, Oregon

400

MW

Evaporative Hydro-heavy grid moderate grid strainmoderate drought risk
Est. water use
450M gal/yr
Region
US Pacific Northwest

Water use litigated and eventually disclosed after press challenge.

Clonee & Dublin West

Meta · Dublin, Ireland

350

MW

Air-cooled / free cooling Irish grid + wind PPAs high grid strainlow drought risk
Est. water use
30M gal/yr
Region
EU West

Grid connection moratorium pressure in the Dublin region.

Marseille MRS

Mistral / OVHcloud · Marseille, France

120

MW

River-water heat exchange French nuclear-heavy grid low grid strainlow drought risk
Est. water use
5M gal/yr
Region
EU South

Lowest carbon intensity per megawatt in the tracker.