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Last change recorded — · Last checked 2026-10-05

OwnerGoogle
UsersGoogle DeepMind
IT power, end of 2026161 MW
Planned end state300 MW
First power2023-08-30
Build-out complete2027-06-30 (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 partnersNV Energy (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 2023-08-30 (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.

StepMust finish byOthers did itKnown dateStatusBasis
Building ready for IT2023-08-28 (0 mo before)2 mo after (n=7)2027-06-30 planplan 46 mo past the deadlineBuild-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)

2023-08-30 First powerFirst power (Epoch) · ◐
2027-06-30 plan Building ready for ITBuild-out complete (Epoch estimate) · ◐

Build-out timeline (Epoch AI; dated status notes with IT power; rows after today are estimates)

2023-08-3081 MWBuilding 1, which was first operational in 2021, has increased power capacity by about 75%. This is based on the expansion of the dry cooling array from 4 to 7 columns (seen on [Google Earth](https://earth.google.com/web
2025-03-1181 MWBuilding 2 now has generators in place, but there is still a crane and construction work present.
2025-06-30161 MWBuilding 2 is operational. Based on a [Google Earth image](https://earth.google.com/web/@39.49733738,-119.43113543,1552.05877612a,1467.7067385d,35y,0h,0t,0r/) showing complete building shell, mechanical equipment and gen
2025-09-28161 MWBuilding 3 foundation is underway. Building 2 exterior looks totally clean/landscaped.
2026-04-13161 MWBuilding 3 has a partially complete shell, electrical and mechanical equipment. Building 4 foundation is underway.
2027-06-30 est.300 MWBuilding 3 is estimated to be operational. We estimate the operational date by analogy to the time that Building 1 took to go from a foundation to being operational. The power capacity is based on the number of generator

Recorded fact building ready for it has a recorded date later than the rule-based deadline for a 2023-08-30 first power.

Calculated requirement Energized; watch the build-out timeline for the next buildings.

Sources (Epoch AI selection): Air quality permit application listing emergency generators and a small "R&D" fuel cell plant · Aterio · Google data center page

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-storey-county; include the row and a source link).