CoreWeave · Dalton, Georgia

CoreWeave Dalton 1 & 2

40MW

The power of 32,000 US homes.

Drawing power since Feb 2026.

Capital cost
$1.1B
Chips
B300
Users
OpenAI (unconfirmed)
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Power over time

facility power · 4 milestones
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  1. 3 Jun 2024 — According to a few sources, Core Scientific announced that they're rebuilding their existing Dalton 1 (and we're assuming 2) datacenter to run AI using CoreWeave's GPUs, of which contract was first signed on this date. According to the press release, "The site modifications are expected to commence early in the second half of 2024 and achieve operational status in the first half of 2025."
  2. 1 May 2025 — Core Scientific investor presentation clearly shows Dalton 1 with a cleared pad on this month for construction. Source: https://investors.corescientific.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001140361-25-039864/0001140361-25-039864.pdf
  3. 29 Aug 2025 — Based on Satellite imagery, Dalton 1 is still under construction. The building appears mostly roofed except for the entrance area, and there are no cooling units or backup generators installed yet.
  4. 20 Feb 2026 40 MW Building 1 is operational, given it was announced completed 4 months ago and looks completed in satellite imagery. All cooling/mechanical rows are installed, with no obvious active building construction visible.

Gas and nuclear lead the two grids that serve Whitfield County

net generation by fuel · Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Southern Company Services, Inc. - Trans SOCO · balancing authority

  1. Gas 49%
  2. Coal 18%
  3. Nuclear 25%
  4. Wind 0%
  5. Solar 5%
  6. Hydro 2%
  7. Other 1%

Tennessee Valley Authority TVA · balancing authority

  1. Gas 33%
  2. Coal 16%
  3. Nuclear 41%
  4. Wind 0%
  5. Solar 2%
  6. Hydro 7%
  7. Other <1%

The utilities that serve Whitfield County, GA, report to 2 grids; the data does not show which one feeds the site. Each grid is a balancing authority. Generation only; imports are excluded. Every grid behind an AI site.

No new plant is planned in Whitfield County

power plants in Whitfield County · EIA-860M, September 2026

In service in Whitfield County today: 1 MW. Since January 2023: 0 MW added, 0 MW retired. A plant in the same county does not mean it feeds the site. Power plants near every AI site.

Sources

selected by Epoch AI
  1. Core Scientific page
  2. SEC filing with power utility information
  3. DCD article
  4. Core Scientific presentation

Data: Epoch AI, “AI data centers”, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 22 Oct 2026. Facility power adds cooling and other overhead to the IT power the servers draw. Placed at the centre of Dalton. Grid: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Hourly Electric Grid Monitor (Form EIA-930), public domain, retrieved 16 Oct 2026; utilities by county from Form EIA-861 and the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder, public domain. Power plants: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, public domain, inventory as of September 2026. All sources.