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How to read the datacenter record: which stage a project is in, which megawatts a filing means, and how long each step takes.

4 articles · updated 2026-11-07

  1. Start here

    Method · 9 min · 2026-11-06

    Announced isn't built: reading a datacenter's stage from the record

    Five stages, the document that proves each one, and where it usually lives.

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  2. Megawatts · 7 min · 2026-11-07

    Data center megawatts: IT load vs utility load

    A data center MW figure can mean IT load, grid capacity requested or generation. How to tell which one a filing reports before you model it.

  3. Stages · 8 min · 2026-11-07

    How long it takes to build a data center, by stage

    Build time for a data center, stage by stage, from filing to energization. Each range is tied to the document that starts or stops the clock.

  4. Pipeline · 7 min · 2026-11-07

    Phantom data centers: the record test

    Why grid queues fill with data centers that never get built, and the five public records that separate a real project from a speculative request.

Every megawatt, with its filing

Wattlas tracks the record behind each project. In private build, Texas first.

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