Updated Jul. 14, 2026

Google Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Google Lincoln is an operational AI data center in Lincoln, NE, USA, with AI chips owned by Google. It hosts an estimated 288k H100-equivalent chips, scaling toward a projected 869k H100-equivalent chips — supported by 141 MW of IT power, rising to 283 MW — at a capital cost of $5.3 B, rising to $10.7 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 Lincoln

Satellite imagery

Latest: May 11, 2026 · 2 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

288k H100-eq

5.69e20 8-bit OP/s

PROJECTED

869k H100-eq

1.72e21 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

141 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

283 MW

CURRENT COST

$5.3 B

PROJECTED COST

$10.7 B

HardwareUnknown

CoolingEvaporative cooling tower

Buildout

Jul 1, 20230
Jul 1, 2023

Land clearing begins for the site

Oct 23, 2025

Building 1 looks mostly complete: the large items like generators and substation are done. It is just missing 2 more cooling towers (4 fans). They just seem to be paving and setting up the secondary equipment so it is probably a few months away from operation. Building 2 foundation has been laid.

May 12, 2026

Building 1 operational. This is based on the fact that is no more visible equipment or construction around the building, and based on previous imagery and when construction started on the last pieces of equipment (fans). Building 2's roof is complete, with generator construction more than halfway complete and cooling construction beginning. Electrical equipment on the side of Building 2 is also around halfway complete.

Compute
288kH100-eq
IT Power
141MW
Cost
$5.3B
Oct 1, 2027

Building 2 operational. Estimated based on the construction timeline for Building 1, specifically the time to operational since the roof was complete and the time to operational since the foundation work began.

Compute
869kH100-eq
IT Power
283MW
Cost
$10.7B

Sources

  1. Army corps land use application with a useful construction plan diagram, split across 7 phases
  2. DCD article on the start of site construction
  3. Rezoning approval, stating 75 ft building height

Read more about our methodology.