Updated Jul. 15, 2026

Google New Albany

New Albany, Ohio, United States

Google New Albany is an operational AI data center hosting an estimated 352k H100-equivalent chips, scaling toward a projected 616k H100-equivalent chips — supported by 339 MW of IT power, rising to 453 MW — at a capital cost of $12.8 B, rising to $17.2 B. We estimate that it uses Google TPU v5e, Google TPU v5p, Google TPU v6e, and Google TPU v7 chips. 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 USER Google DeepMind
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Satellite view of Google New Albany

Satellite imagery

Latest: May 18, 2026 · 5 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

352k H100-eq

6.96e20 8-bit OP/s

PROJECTED

616k H100-eq

1.22e21 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

339 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

453 MW

CURRENT COST

$12.8 B

PROJECTED COST

$17.2 B

HardwareGoogle TPU v5e, Google TPU v5p, Google TPU v6e, Google TPU v7

CoolingEvaporative cooling tower

Buildout

Apr 20, 202434K H100e
Apr 20, 2024

Building 1 is operational. Based on ~7 months since roof being completed, and cooling towers being installed sometime within that period. Building 2 roof is complete.

Compute
34kH100-eq
IT Power
68MW
Cost
$2.6B
Sep 13, 2024

Building 2 is operational. Google Earth imagery shows 6 cooling towers installed as of 2024-04-20, and a final 7th unit appeared as of 2024-09-13, with minimal construction around the building. Building 3 roof is also complete.

Compute
82kH100-eq
IT Power
147MW
Cost
$5.6B
Jun 1, 2025

Building 3 is operational, based on all cooling units and tanks installed, minimal construction work around the building. Building 4 still has some work around the cooling towers. Work is underway on Building 5 - some walls and a few backup generators are in place.

Compute
193kH100-eq
IT Power
226MW
Cost
$8.6B
Oct 14, 2025

Building 4 is operational, based on all cooling units and tanks installed, minimal construction work around the building. Building 5 roof is half complete. About half of the backup generators are in place. One cooling tower is partly built.

Compute
352kH100-eq
IT Power
339MW
Cost
$12.8B
Jan 18, 2026

Water vapor from cooling towers is present across Building 1-4, confirming their operation. Building 5 roof is still incomplete, but most backup generators and 5 cooling towers have been installed.

Compute
352kH100-eq
IT Power
339MW
Cost
$12.8B
Mar 12, 2026

Building 5 has more cooling towers installed but not complete, and the roof is almost complete.

Compute
352kH100-eq
IT Power
339MW
Cost
$12.8B
May 18, 2026

Building 5 has all cooling towers installed, and all other components look complete, but there is still light work around the building. Based on that, we estimate 3 more months until operational.

Compute
352kH100-eq
IT Power
339MW
Cost
$12.8B
Aug 16, 2026

Building 5 is operational. Estimated from the high-res image from May.

Compute
616kH100-eq
IT Power
453MW
Cost
$17.2B

Sources

  1. Draft basis of air permit for Google Omaha, a similar data center

Read more about our methodology.