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AI Buildout Roundup — 2026 · Week 21

303 public construction-phase signals tracked this week across the AI infrastructure buildout.

Signals this week
303
Sectors
12
By sector
Data Center · 104Oil & Gas · 59Power · 43Alternative Fuels · 23Industrial Manufacturing · 22Terminals · 14Battery Supply Chain · 11Metals & Mining · 10Semiconductor · 7Pharmaceutical & Biotech · 5Chemical · 4Food & Beverage · 1
Signals
XAI $15 Billion Per Year AI Rental to Anthropic Details
Announcement· xai· May 24, 2026
Oracle to fund cleanup of abandoned oil and gas wells in New Mexico
Announcement· oracle· May 24, 2026
Hut 8 to fund Louisiana water system expansion tied to AI campus
Expansion· May 24, 2026
Large data center planned near Luke Air Force Base
Announcement· May 24, 2026
STV-Turner JV to manage construction of $10B NYC bus terminal
Announcement· aecom· May 24, 2026
Fleet breaks ground on data center outside Reno, Nevada
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
$1.7 Billion Contract Awarded for Virtual Border Wall in Big Bend
Announcement· May 24, 2026
Minnesota Power, community leaders mark groundbreaking for new Little Falls Service Center
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
SK Innovation breaks ground on $2.3b Vietnam LNG project
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
XAI $15 Billion Per Year AI Rental to Anthropic Details
Announcement· May 24, 2026
Hut 8 to fund Louisiana water system expansion tied to AI campus
Announcement· May 24, 2026
Hut 8 Commits $16 Million to Expand Water Infrastructure in West Feliciana Parish
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
Burns & McDonnell taps tradesworkers for preconstruction, AI vetting
Announcement· May 24, 2026
Construction starts jumped in April as more project types broke ground
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
SpaceX IPO filing reveals Anthropic set to pay Musk's firm $1.25bn a month to rent xAI data center space
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
Fleet breaks ground on data center outside Reno, Nevada
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
Chevron wants a Texas tax break for a data center power plant that would emit more CO2 than Jamaica
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
Glen-Ed Food Pantry Begins Construction on New Facility
Announcement· May 24, 2026
Brightstar Resources Targets FID for Laverton Processing Plant Construction
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
Alec Engineering And Contracting Awarded $1.7 Billion Sphere Abu Dhabi Construction Contract
Announcement· May 24, 2026
$1.7 Billion Contract Awarded for Virtual Border Wall in Big Bend
Announcement· May 24, 2026
Minnesota Power, community leaders mark groundbreaking for new Little Falls Service Center
Announcement· May 24, 2026
SK Innovation breaks ground for 3.3 tln-won LNG project in Vietnam
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
SK Innovation breaks ground on $2.3b Vietnam LNG project
Construction Start· May 24, 2026
Zoning (Commercial) — 42376 PATRIOT PARK DR — Loudoun County, VA — $8.8M
Announcement· May 24, 2026
Stillwater Critical flags Montana rhodium, resource upside
Announcement· iron mountain· May 24, 2026
Building (Commercial) — 42376 PATRIOT PARK DR — Loudoun County, VA — $8.8M
Announcement· May 24, 2026
World’s Fourth-Largest Economy Challenges Trump On Offshore Wind
Expansion· May 23, 2026
xAI Selling $1.5 Billion of Compute to Anthropic Each Month
Announcement· xai· May 23, 2026
Hellmann and MAS Holdings open new fashion logistics hub in Sri Lanka
Expansion· May 23, 2026
Construction begins on Microporous plant at Berry Hill megasite
Construction Start· May 23, 2026
$1.7B contract awarded ‘for border wall in Big Bend’ amid public confusion over construction plans
Announcement· May 23, 2026
$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans
Announcement· May 23, 2026
New $1.7 billion contract in Big Bend National Park won't be used for border wall, CBP says
Announcement· May 23, 2026
$1.7 billion contract awarded ‘for border wall in Big Bend’ amid public confusion over construction plans
Announcement· May 23, 2026
UPDATE | $1.7 Billion Contract Awarded For Big Bend Border Wall Construction
Announcement· May 23, 2026
Construction begins on $600 million electronics component plant
Construction Start· May 23, 2026
Southside leaders break ground on $1.6B Microporous facility, bringing 1,800 jobs to the region
Construction Start· May 23, 2026
Us: Technip Energies Receives Full Notice To Proceed On Major Epc Contract With Commonwealth Lng In The United States
EPC Award· commonwealth lng· May 23, 2026
OCI Holdings breaks ground on 480MWh battery storage project in Texas
Construction Start· May 23, 2026
Construction begins on Microporous plant at Berry Hill megasite
Construction Start· May 23, 2026
Construction Begins at 313-Unit Weehawken Complex with Performing Arts Center
Announcement· May 23, 2026
Construction begins on $1B Microporous facility, bringing 2,000 jobs to Pittsylvania Co.
Announcement· May 23, 2026
UK NAO Flags Delivery Model Risks for Sizewell C Nuclear Plant
Construction Start· May 23, 2026
$1.7B contract awarded ‘for border wall in Big Bend’ amid public confusion over construction plans
Announcement· May 23, 2026
$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans
Announcement· May 23, 2026
New $1.7 billion contract in Big Bend National Park won't be used for border wall, CBP says
Announcement· May 23, 2026
$1.7 billion contract awarded ‘for border wall in Big Bend’ amid public confusion over construction plans
Announcement· May 23, 2026
UPDATE | $1.7 Billion Contract Awarded For Big Bend Border Wall Construction
Announcement· May 23, 2026
Construction begins on $600 million electronics component plant
Announcement· May 23, 2026