Texas set to overtake Virginia as top US data center state, with most projects still early-stage
asusarla · x · 2026-11-04
Citing BloombergNEF analyst Derrick Flakoll: Texas is on track to overtake Virginia as the dominant US data center state. A BNEF/DC Byte chart breaks down IT capacity (GW) by state, project stage, and developer experience:
- Texas leads with 60+ GW in the pipeline, mostly committed or early-stage projects that haven't broken ground yet — meaning many could still be stopped
- Georgia and Virginia follow at roughly 40 GW each
- Notably, Texas' pipeline is dominated by first-time data center developers rather than experienced operators
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