Google Omaha · Omaha, NE
Last change recorded — · Last checked 2026-10-05
OwnerGoogle
UsersGoogle DeepMind
IT power, end of 2026237 MW
Planned end state395 MW
First power2024-04-08
Build-out complete2028-07-23 (est.)
Power pathNo data yet
Binding stepNo data yet
First power vs announcedNo announced date on record
Full build-out vs announcedNo announced date on record
Utility / power partnersOmaha Public Power District (verify)
Recorded readiness — 0 of 5 applicable milestones have a dated public record
○ Land○ Permits○ Grid supply· Generation○ Water· Financing◐ Construction
Gate to first power — target 2024-04-08 (estimate) · path: unknown, generic steps assumed · each step must finish its lead time before the target
1 of 1 required steps have a public date. Red = recorded date past the rule-based deadline · grey "no public date" = required step without a record · green = on record in time · context steps never colour.
| Step | Must finish by | Others did it | Known date | Status | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building ready for IT | 2024-04-08 (0 mo before) | 2 mo after (n=7) | 2028-07-23 plan | plan 51 mo past the deadline | Build-out complete (Epoch estimate) · ◐ |
This site is energized; lights only show how its recorded steps compared with the lead times.
Lead-time assumptions
- Site secured 15 months before first power — Land under control and campus announced. Rarely binding; shown for context.
- Permits in hand 0 months before first power — Final air and siting permits. Operators often energize on standard or temporary authorisations and receive the major permit later; flagged only when the permit lands more than 6 months after first power or is missing for an on-site plant.
- Grid supply agreed 9 months before first power — Interconnection or large-load agreement approved. Observed median 7 months before first power; the physical works (substation, lines) run in parallel with construction.
- Substation and lines energized 2 months before first power — Utility delivery point live; final tests before the load is taken.
- New generation online 1 months before first power — Utility plant or on-site plant generating; needed just before energization when the grid cannot carry the load alone.
- Major equipment on site 6 months before first power — Turbines, transformers, switchgear delivered; installation and commissioning take the remaining months.
- Construction started 24 months before first power — Groundbreaking of the building that gives first power. Observed 4-26 months for recent AI campuses; Meta's redesigned campuses took 35-58.
- Building ready for IT 0 months before first power — First building ready for IT. 'Complete' or 'opened' is usually reported after first power; flagged only beyond 3 months.
- Full build-out complete -12 months before first power — All announced buildings operational. Comes after first power by design; context only.
- Water supply secured 12 months before first power — Water rights, municipal agreement or desalination contract in hand. Context only; one of the feasibility items.
- Financing closed 12 months before first power — Project financing, anchor lease or committed capital announced. Context only; not applicable when the owner is a hyperscaler building on its balance sheet.
Dated steps (from the sources; later dates are plans)
Build-out timeline (Epoch AI; dated status notes with IT power; rows after today are estimates)
2021-11-25—Land clearing begins.
2024-04-0879 MWBuilding 1 operational, based on it being 6 months after roof was complete, infrastructure looked complete for 5 months.
2024-07-2979 MWBuilding 2 has 3 cooling towers installed.
2024-11-19158 MWBuilding 2 is operational, based on it being 8 months since the roof was complete, and surrounding infrastructure looks just completed (finishing the cooling towers).
2025-03-16158 MWConfirmation that there's no obvious construction happening for Building 2. Building 3 roof started.
2025-04-21158 MWConfident that Building 2 is operational
2025-10-21158 MWBuilding 3 has all backup generators in place but they are still being installed. Two cooling towers have fans on them, with more underway. To the south of Building 3, more land has been cleared and there's a new carpark
2026-05-15158 MWBuilding 3 appears almost complete, with only minimal construction work and equipment remaining. The cooling towers are spaced apart in an unusual way, but there's no obvious sign that more will be installed before opera
2026-06-30237 MWBuilding 3 is operational (estimate). Based on there being minimal construction work as of May 15.
2028-01-23 est.316 MWBuilding 4 is operational. Expect a 4th building because there's enough land cleared for it. Assuming the foundation starts at the end of May 2026 and it takes a similar time to Building 3 from foundation to operational
2028-07-23 est.395 MWBuilding 5 is operational. We expect a 5th building because there's enough land cleared for one. We assume a roughly 6-month delay after Building 4.
Recorded fact building ready for it has a recorded date later than the rule-based deadline for a 2024-04-08 first power.
Calculated requirement Energized; watch the build-out timeline for the next buildings.
Sources (Epoch AI selection): Draft basis of air permit with details of cooling towers · 2025 Environmental Report
Epoch AI, 'AI data centers', epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers (CC BY 4.0); coordinates from GeoNames cities500 (CC BY 4.0) and hand-entered places; overrides in tools/project_overrides.csv with their own sources. Campuses outside the Epoch dataset come from tools/campuses.csv (public reporting, source per row). Data retrieved 2026-10-05. Report a correction to contact@ailoadmap.com (campus id google-omaha; include the row and a source link).