Updated Jun. 26, 2026

Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle

New Carlisle, Indiana, United States

Anthropic-Amazon New Carlisle is an operational AI data center in New Carlisle, IN, USA, with AI chips owned by Amazon and used by Anthropic. It hosts about 687k H100-equivalent chips, scaling toward a projected 1,748k H100-equivalent chips — supported by an estimated 1,092 MW of IT power, rising to 2,310 MW — at an estimated capital cost of $34.5 B, rising to $72.9 B. We estimate that it uses Amazon Trainium2 chips. The timeline of power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery, regulatory filings, chip efficiency, and third-party reporting. New Carlisle is part of the Anthropic–Amazon Project Rainier collaboration and, like many other Amazon data centers, forgoes external cooling infrastructure in favor of direct air-based cooling.

OWNER Amazon STATUS Operational USER Anthropic PROJECT Project Rainier
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Satellite imagery

Latest: Jun. 2, 2026 · 5 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

687k H100-eq

1.36e21 8-bit OP/s

PROJECTED

1,748k H100-eq

3.46e21 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

1,092 MW

PROJECTED POWER

2,310 MW

CURRENT COST

$34.5 B

PROJECTED COST

$72.9 B

HardwareAmazon Trainium2

CoolingUnknown

Buildout

Feb 9, 20240

Land clearing begins in the northern section

Jun 10, 2024

Land clearing begins in the southern section

May 10, 2025

Roof complete on building 11

Jun 23, 2025

Buildings 1-7 are operational. Based on all of the roofs being completed for over 5 months.

Compute
300kH100-eq
Power
478MW
Cost
$15.1B
Sep 26, 2025

Roof complete on building 16. Generators are being installed for buildings 8-15. In the north, Building 17 and 18 are under construction. To the south of buildings 8-16, a concrete pad is visible, and an expanded car park next to it.

Compute
300kH100-eq
Power
478MW
Cost
$15.1B
Oct 17, 2025

Confirmation that nearly 500,000 chips are operational, which fits buildings 1-7. In an interview, AWS CEO says "they're already running...about 500,000 [Trainium2] chips in Indiana today".

Compute
300kH100-eq
Power
478MW
Cost
$15.1B
Dec 23, 2025

Buildings 8-11 are operational, given it's been over 7 months since their roofs were complete, and the backup generators and roof chimneys look complete. The roof is almost complete for Building 17 and 18.

Compute
471kH100-eq
Power
751MW
Cost
$23.7B
Feb 9, 2026

Buildings 12-16 still have a few generators that look incomplete, so they are unlikely to be operational just yet. Buildings 17-18 still have ongoing roof work, no generators. Just south of Buildings 9-16, the outlines of a site for Buildings 19-32 are taking shape.

Compute
471kH100-eq
Power
751MW
Cost
$23.7B
Mar 23, 2026

Buildings 12-16 are operational. Based on how long previous buildings took, when they were in a similar state to Buildings 12-16 in December.

Compute
687kH100-eq
Power
1,092MW
Cost
$34.5B
Jun 3, 2026

Buildings 17-18 fully roofed but still having surrounding generators/cooling under construction. Cleared land for buildings 19-32 is still bare, with no building foundations visible yet. Based on satellite imagery.

Compute
687kH100-eq
Power
1,092MW
Cost
$34.5B
Oct 19, 2026
Projected

Buildings 17-18 are operational. This is an estimate based on a rule of thumb of "operational 5 months after roof is complete", assuming the roofs took one more month after 2025-12-23. Also added four more months to account for commissioning and adjacent cooling units not being complete yet.

Compute
819kH100-eq
Power
1,244MW
Cost
$39.3B
Mar 17, 2028
Projected

Buildings 19-32 are operational. This is an estimate based on how long Buildings 1-16 took to become operational. In May 2026, the foundation of several buildings and a substation was visible at the site of Buildings 19-32. Buildings 1-16 took 1 year and 10 months to go from a similar state to operational. So we add 1 year and 10 months to May 2026 to get this date estimate. The power capacity is based on an air quality permit filed in May 2026, and the compute capacity is based on Trainium3 chips.

Compute
1,748kH100-eq
Power
2,310MW
Cost
$72.9B

Sources

  1. Air Construction Permit application for the northern portion
  2. Backup diesel generator referenced in the permit
  3. Announcement of Project Rainier coming online
  4. Air permit for Buildings 19-32, suggesting expansion to 2.3 GW total facility power

Read more about our methodology.