Continental Comparison
North America vs Europe
North America dominates global AI compute capacity through hyperscaler concentration in Virginia, Texas, and the Pacific Northwest. Europe is catching up through sovereign AI programs, Nordic green energy advantages, and data sovereignty requirements.
Scale Comparison
Status Breakdown
North America
Operational49
Under Construction26
Planned15
Announced6
Europe
Operational59
Planned16
Under Construction12
Announced3
Energy Mix
North America
Renewable28
Unknown13
Mixed10
Energy procurement not disclosed at facility level9
Nuclear7
Fossil / Gas4
Nuclear power supply3
Hydroelectric3
Clean and renewable energy matched2
Nuclear / PJM grid supply1
Fossil / Gas with CCS1
Grid interconnection with battery, solar, wind, backup gas turbines, and closed-loop cooling1
Clean energy matched1
Zero-emission and renewable energy matched1
Grid / utility infrastructure1
Renewable-power design intent and cool-climate efficiency1
Grid / 400 kV substation1
Renewable energy matched at AWS region level1
Renewable / grid1
Facility-level energy not disclosed1
Clean energy procurement; backup diesel disclosed1
Grid / renewable PPAs1
Clean power colocation1
Renewable energy matching1
Grid with Microsoft renewable-energy procurement commitments1
On-site fuel-cell microgrid1
Europe
Renewable46
Unknown14
Hydroelectric9
Mixed7
French low-carbon grid4
Grid3
Nuclear + renewables (proposed)1
Nuclear1
Low-carbon French grid (nuclear/hydro)1
Fossil / Gas1
Grid (public–private partnership)1
Grid (low-carbon with heat reuse)1
Renewable energy matched1
Top Operators in North America
Meta16 facilities
Amazon Web Services14 facilities
Microsoft13 facilities
Google13 facilities
NVIDIA7 facilities
Top Operators in Europe
Microsoft17 facilities
Google11 facilities
EuroHPC JU7 facilities
NVIDIA7 facilities
Amazon Web Services6 facilities
Largest in North America
Frequently asked questions
- How does North America compare to Europe?
- North America: 96 facilities, 57.8 GW capacity. Europe: 90 facilities, 20.6 GW capacity.
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