AI is driving a data-center power boom. Here are some of the biggest US projects being built.

The Meta El Paso Data Center on Aug. 13, 2026, in El Paso, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesData centers and artificial intelligence have become a part of everyday conversation for Americans.Data center energy consumption has entered those conversations, too.The largest planned AI campuses could require more than 10 gigawatts of electricity.Some Americans have new next-door neighbors: data centers.The US has been building these computing facilities for decades, but development has ramped up dramat