Charts & facts · not the weekday brief

Charts and facts from the public record

A short hub on cited U.S. data-center electricity ranges, who shows up in the public record, how to see construction in filings, facts versus myths, the permit-to-press path, and queue-era docket patterns. Every chart has a source line. Uncertain numbers are ranges. We do not invent annual series, $/kW, or a proprietary MW ledger.

Calculators that turn those facts into clocks live on Tools. Adapters are on Sources.

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  The public arc of U.S. data-center power

  2024 and 2030 published TWh ranges, EIA 2050 server band, ERCOT request-vs-peak contrast — no invented years.

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  From permit stack to press cycle

  Educational data-center permit timeline: pre-app, hearing, overlay, large-load study, then recap.

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  Queue-era facts that keep showing up in dockets

  ERCOT 438 GW of requests vs an 85.5 GW peak, Batch Zero ~205 GW, and ≥75 MW teaching notes.

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  Who the big players are (through the public record)

  Four categories that show up in 8-Ks, permits, and dockets — not a scraped MW league table.

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  Who’s building now — how to see it in filings

  Where under-construction and proposed campuses appear first: county packets, PUC dockets, ERCOT large-load, FERC 205s, 8-Ks.

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  Data center facts vs myths (public-number edition)

  Six public-number corrections: electricity share, queues, crypto, jobs, water, and why trade press is late.