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AWS Richmond County

Under Construction

Amazon Web Services · Rockingham, NC

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Summary

AWS Richmond County by Amazon Web Services in Rockingham, NC is planned at 1.0 GW and about $10 billion, and is under construction, with a 2028 target as of September 2026. It ranks 35th of 54 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 0.9% of the 109.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is malachi.energy estimate; the investment figure is developer-stated campus cost. Confidence is medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus. It is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in North Carolina.

Key figures

Planned capacity

1.0 GW

Malachi.Energy estimate

Announced investment

$10 billion

Developer-stated campus cost

Status

Under construction

As of September 2026

Target year

2028

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Malachi.Energy estimate
Investment basis
Developer-stated campus cost
Confidence
Medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is developer-stated campus cost and is comparable across projects.
Primary source
NC DEQ, June 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-09-14. Re-checked at every data refresh.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

AWS's $10B data center complex in Richmond County, North Carolina, adjacent to a 2.24 GW Duke Energy plant.

Location

Site
Rockingham, NC
Coordinates
34.94, -79.77
State directory
Data centers in North Carolina (26 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in North Carolina

This is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in North Carolina.

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). AWS Richmond County (Rockingham, NC). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-09-14. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/aws-north-carolina

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  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {AWS Richmond County (Rockingham, NC)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-09-14. Capacity basis: Malachi.Energy estimate. Investment basis: Developer-stated campus cost.},
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: malachi.energy estimate. Investment basis: developer-stated campus cost. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.