This ranking identifies states with the highest ratios of recently tracked data center signals to total pipeline activity. Kentucky leads with 36 of its 40 total signals identified in the last 30 days, followed by Iowa with 36 of 45 signals showing similar recent identification velocity. Mississippi demonstrates concentrated tracking with 33 of its 34 total signals captured within the past month. The 10 states listed generated 271 signals in the last 30 days out of 315 total tracked projects. These markets span diverse geographies from the Southeast to Mountain West regions. The data reflects DCWeeklyIntel's tracking of development signals across permitting, power infrastructure, and construction stages.
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| # | State | Last 30d | Total | Velocity % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 36 | 40 | 90% | pipeline → |
| 2 | Iowa | 36 | 45 | 80% | pipeline → |
| 3 | Mississippi | 33 | 34 | 97% | pipeline → |
| 4 | Nebraska | 32 | 32 | 100% | pipeline → |
| 5 | Louisiana | 31 | 38 | 82% | pipeline → |
| 6 | Nevada | 27 | 33 | 82% | pipeline → |
| 7 | Florida | 21 | 31 | 68% | pipeline → |
| 8 | West Virginia | 20 | 24 | 83% | pipeline → |
| 9 | Kansas | 18 | 19 | 95% | pipeline → |
| 10 | Oregon | 17 | 19 | 89% | pipeline → |
Recent signals from Kentucky
TeraWulf Prices Upsized $900 Million Common Stock Offering to Fund Kentucky...
TeraWulf· Hawesville, Kentucky
TeraWulf has announced a $900 million common stock offering to fund construction of a new data center campus in Hawesville, Kentucky. The company is expanding its data center portfolio with this significant facility development in a secondary market location. This represents a substantial investment in Kentucky's data center infrastructure, potentially creating opportunities for construction contractors, equipment suppliers, and other vendors in the region. The project appears to be in early stages with funding secured, making it an immediate opportunity for business development engagement.
Unknown Developer Enters Data Center Market in KY
unknown data center operator· Kentucky
An unidentified data center operator made a $26 million purchase offer to Kentucky farmers for land intended for data center development, but the farmers rejected the offer. The mystery buyer's identity remains unknown, making it difficult to assess which hyperscaler or data center developer was behind the attempted acquisition. This rejected deal in Kentucky suggests strong interest from data center operators in expanding into new markets, potentially due to land scarcity in traditional data ce
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Signal volume reflects what DCWeeklyIntel has tracked. Tracking coverage expands over time; velocity figures reflect identification pace, not necessarily project origination pace.