Updated Jul. 15, 2026

Google Arcola

Arcola, Virginia, United States

Google Arcola is an operational AI data center hosting an estimated 157k H100-equivalent chips — supported by 77 MW of IT power — at a capital cost of $2.9 B. The timeline of IT power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery, our cooling equipment power model, chip availability, and chip efficiency.

OWNER Google STATUS Operational
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Satellite view of Google Arcola

Satellite imagery

Latest: Jun. 16, 2026 · 3 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

157k H100-eq

3.11e20 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

77 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

77 MW

CURRENT COST

$2.9 B

PROJECTED COST

$2.9 B

HardwareUnknown

CoolingEvaporative cooling tower

Buildout

Oct 1, 20240K H100e
Oct 1, 2024

Building 1 foundation started

Sep 8, 2025

Building 1 roof complete, cooling towers in progress.

Apr 9, 2026

Building 1 appears almost complete, with minimal construction activity.

Jun 16, 2026

Building 1 is operational, based off of colored motion artifacts from cooling towers.

Compute
157kH100-eq
IT Power
77MW
Cost
$2.9B

Sources

  1. Google Investing $1B To Improve Northern Virginia Data Centers (via Aterio)

Read more about our methodology.