Data center comparison
Microsoft Fairwater Data Center vs Nscale Barstow AI Data Center
Announced-vs-energized capacity, lifecycle, developer, and location for two AI data center campuses, side by side and individually sourced.
Side by side
| Microsoft Fairwater Data Center | Nscale Barstow AI Data Center | |
|---|---|---|
| Announced capacity | 0.45 GW | 0.70 GW |
| Energized capacity | 0.37 GW | not recorded |
| Announced-to-energized gap | 0.08 GW | 0.70 GW |
| Lifecycle | partially energized | under construction |
| Developer | Microsoft / OpenAI | Nscale |
| Location | Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, United States | Barstow, Texas, United States |
| Grid | MISO | ERCOT |
| Acreage | not recorded | not recorded |
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Common questions
Which is bigger, Microsoft Fairwater Data Center or Nscale Barstow AI Data Center?
By announced capacity, Nscale Barstow AI Data Center is larger: 0.70 GW versus 0.45 GW. Announced figures are claims, not built capacity.
Which is further along, Microsoft Fairwater Data Center or Nscale Barstow AI Data Center?
Microsoft Fairwater Data Center is partially energized; Nscale Barstow AI Data Center is under construction. Energized capacity: 0.37 GW versus not recorded. DEPLOY tracks the announced-to-energized gap, so "further along" means more energized, not more announced.
Where are Microsoft Fairwater Data Center and Nscale Barstow AI Data Center?
Microsoft Fairwater Data Center is in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, United States; Nscale Barstow AI Data Center is in Barstow, Texas, United States. Each record on DEPLOY is sourced and dated.
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