And maps so you can see exactly where they are going 

Tools: Built w/ React + TypeScript. The chart is raw SVG with data baked into JSON, no D3 or charting libraries. Facility records are joined to county-level income and 2024 presidential results for the demographic/political comparisons.

Sources: Cleanview visible data-center table for planned capacity; public facility trackers including FracTracker, TrackDataCenters, and IM3/Data Center Atlas for facility locations/statuses; BEA 2024 county income per capita; 2024 county presidential election returns from Wikipedia were used too.

Methodology: Compared existing U.S. data centers against the proposed/planned pipeline. “Existing” means operating facilities; “proposed” includes proposed, approved, under-construction, and expanding projects where facility trackers identify a non-operating buildout. Median income is county income per capita for the county containing each facility. County politics is 2024 presidential margin, shown as D+/R+. My biggest caveat here though: **Capacity is based on what I found reporting on, not all data centers have accurate reporting of their plans, so totals are best understood as a floor. The real number is likely higher.**

If anyone is interested in a raw dataset, dm me, happy to see what others do with the data. It was a bitch to pull and organize it.

Proposed AI data centers need 9× more energy and are being planned in poorer, more Republican counties [OC]