US Opens Thousands of Acres of Public Land to AI Data Centers, With 35 Projects Planned
US opens thousands of acres of public land to AI data centers; land records show 35 planned projects, TechRadar reports.
The count of 35 planned developments was attributed by TechRadar to land records. The report frames the acreage involved in the thousands, indicating that a large share of the infrastructure being planned to serve AI computing is being sited on publicly held land rather than on private industrial property.
The report did not identify the specific parcels, the agencies or landowners that administer them, the developers behind the projects, or a construction timetable. It also did not say how much of the land has been approved for use, how much electricity the facilities would draw, or how many of the 35 projects have moved past the planning stage.
Because the figures come from land records rather than from announcements by developers or public agencies, the status of individual projects could not be confirmed from the material available. The reported scale of the land involved, and the number of planned developments, are the only specifics provided; the report gave no further detail on which sites are furthest along or when construction might begin.