A Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery and Cleanview data shows that the United States now has nearly 100 hyperscale data centers (at least 100 MW each), with 120 under construction and 460 more planned. Roughly 40% were built on previously developed land, while the remainder replaced farmland, shrubland, and forest, and construction is pushing into rural areas due to AI power demands. For a financial institution, the visible physical build-out and its pace provide independent, ground-level confirmation that announced hyperscaler and developer projects are materializing, reinforcing the supply-side reality behind AI infrastructure capex claims.
172 other tracked developments touching the same claims.