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U.S. Data Center Construction Market Outlook Report 2026-2031 Featuring Key Investors - Apple, Applied Digital, AWS, CyrusOne, DataBank, Digital Realty, Equinix, Google, Meta, Microsoft, NTT, Vantage

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AI-based data centers utilize GPUs as they can perform massively parallel computations, train and run AI models dramatically faster, use power more efficiently for each AI task, support real-time AI inference, and enable high-density, scalable facilities
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The Southeastern U.S. is expected to be the largest market in 2031 in terms of power capacity, with a share of around 32% in 2031, followed by the Midwestern U.S.
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Texas and Arizona contribute to over 90% of the data center investments in the Southwestern U.S. region
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As computing power demands and performance expectations rise, driven by AI, IoT, and ML advancements, the need for power usage will increase, resulting in higher temperatures within IT infrastructure
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Liquid cooling is becoming a significant trend that major colocation operators are implementing and is emerging as a key differentiator for colocation providers as AI and compute-intensive workloads continue to grow
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The U.S. Data Center Construction Market was valued at USD 83.97 Billion in 2025, and is projected to reach USD 154.49 Billion by 2031, rising at a CAGR of 10.70%
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The AI industry is set to increase the size of hyperscale data centers significantly, with capacity for AI workloads expected to almost triple over the next five to six years
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Partnerships among data center operators, cooling technology vendors, chip manufacturers, and energy innovators are becoming essential for developing sustainable AI infrastructure
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Demand for data centers in the New York-New Jersey market remains high, driving vacancies down to less than 6%
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New data centers are being designed to support high-density AI-based workloads with the rising adoption of AI across several industries
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