Operational
Google New Albany
Google · New Albany, United States
Google New Albany is a operational data center project in New Albany, United States. This record brings together its location, estimated IT capacity, construction timeline, water-disclosure gaps and original sources.
Epoch AI · Checked 2026-09-15 · Owner confidence: confident
AI data center listed by Epoch AI.
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453 MW
Source observation: 2026-08-16
Site water use
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Project timeline
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Building 5 is operational. Estimated from the high-res image from May.
Building 5 has all cooling towers installed, and all other components look complete, but there is still light work around the building. Based on that, we estimate 3 more months until operational.
Building 5 has more cooling towers installed but not complete, and the roof is almost complete.
Water vapor from cooling towers is present across Building 1-4, confirming their operation. Building 5 roof is still incomplete, but most backup generators and 5 cooling towers have been installed.
Building 4 is operational, based on all cooling units and tanks installed, minimal construction work around the building. Building 5 roof is half complete. About half of the backup generators are in place. One cooling tower is partly built.
Building 3 is operational, based on all cooling units and tanks installed, minimal construction work around the building. Building 4 still has some work around the cooling towers. Work is underway on Building 5 - some walls and a few backup generators are in place.
Building 2 is operational. Google Earth imagery shows 6 cooling towers installed as of 2024-04-20, and a final 7th unit appeared as of 2024-09-13, with minimal construction around the building. Building 3 roof is also complete.
Building 1 is operational. Based on ~7 months since roof being completed, and cooling towers being installed sometime within that period. Building 2 roof is complete.
Location
1101 Beech Rd SW, New Albany, OH 43054
View the surrounding area ↗Sources & further reading
- Epoch AI — dataset and methodology ↗
- Draft basis of air permit for Google Omaha, a similar data center ↗
- 2025 Environmental Report ↗
Dataset attribution: Epoch AI, CC BY.
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Frequently asked questions about Google New Albany
Where is Google New Albany?
Google New Albany is listed at 1101 Beech Rd SW, New Albany, OH 43054. The project is in New Albany, United States.
How much power does Google New Albany use?
The latest source-backed estimate in this atlas is 453 MW of operating IT capacity, observed for 2026-08-16. This is an estimate of computing capacity, not metered annual electricity consumption.
How much water does Google New Albany use?
No verified site-level water withdrawal or consumption figure has been added to this atlas. A missing figure means the value is not verified here, not that the project uses no water.