Megawatt Index: public records on what AI data centers use, and who pays for it
Meta Data Center Water Use by Facility
Water withdrawal that Meta reports for each of its data centers in its 2025 Environmental Data Index, with the year, unit and source page.
Virginia Data Centers: State Air Permit Records by County
Every Virginia data center on the state DEQ's list of issued air permits, by county and city, with addresses and permit links. CSV download.
Data Centers Near Me: Lookup by State and County
Look up official data center records by state and county, see which states we cover so far, and where the public record is missing.
Meta Data Center Water Use by Facility
Water withdrawal that Meta reports for each of its data centers in its 2025 Environmental Data Index, with the year, unit and source page.
Virginia Data Centers: State Air Permit Records by County
Every Virginia data center on the state DEQ's list of issued air permits, by county and city, with addresses and permit links. CSV download.
Microsoft Data Center Water Use by Region
Water withdrawal that Microsoft reports for its data center locations in its fiscal 2025 environmental data fact sheet, with the table page.
Data Center Employers by State: Official Careers Pages
Data center operators by state with links to each company's official careers page, based on the locations each operator lists. Not a job board.
Behind-the-Meter Power for Data Centers: Project Table
What behind-the-meter power means for data centers, and a sourced table of announced on-site gas, fuel cell, nuclear and solar projects.
Data Center Cooling Types and Water Use: Published WUE by System
Water use effectiveness published for evaporative, adiabatic and air-cooled data centers, side by side, with the source and page of each figure.
Data Center Tax Incentives by State
State sales tax exemptions and other data center incentives: investment and job thresholds, duration, sunset dates and the statute. CSV download.
Data Center Moratorium and Local Rules Tracker
Counties and cities that have paused or restricted data centers through moratoriums and zoning rules, with dates, status and the official document.
Data Center Certifications and Training Directory
Data center certifications, apprenticeships and college programs for technicians, electricians and HVAC workers, with official links and published costs.
Data Center Large-Load Tariff Tracker
Utility rules for data centers and other very large loads by state: minimum demand, contract term, exit fees, collateral, status and the docket.
Google Data Center Water Use by Site
Water Google reports withdrawing, consuming and discharging at each data center location, with the year, unit and report page for every figure.
Data Centers in Texas: Official List, Tax Breaks and Abatements
Texas data centers from state records: Comptroller tax exemption registrations, county tax abatements and TCEQ air permits, by operator and county. CSV.
Data Center Power Cost Calculator
A data center's yearly power bill from its IT load, PUE and state electricity rate, and how much a 0.1 PUE improvement would save each year.
Data Center Bills Tracker: Federal and State Legislation
Federal and state bills on data center electricity costs, large-load tariffs, water and disclosure, with status, sponsor and a link to the official text.
How Much Water Does a Data Center Use? Calculator and Facility Data
Estimate a data center's daily and yearly water use as a low, mid and high range, then compare it with what operators report for their own sites.
Data Center PUE by Operator and Campus: Published Benchmarks
Published PUE and WUE for Google, AWS, Microsoft, Meta, Digital Realty and more, by fleet and campus, with the source and period of each. Calculator, CSV.
How Much Electricity Does a Data Center Use? Calculator
Enter megawatts and utilization to estimate a data center's yearly electricity use, the homes it equals, and its cost at your state's average rate.
Data Center Jobs Pay by Trade, State and Metro
Pay ranges for electricians, HVAC mechanics, network technicians and other data center trades by state and metro area, from BLS wage data.
Industrial and Commercial Electricity Rates by State
Industrial and commercial electricity rates for all 50 states and DC from EIA's latest monthly data: cheapest and priciest states, yearly change, CSV.