AWS Richmond County

Under Construction

Amazon Web Services · Rockingham, NC

Maintained and reviewed by Malachi Rein, LEED AP BD+CDataset version 2026-10-03

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 October 2026. It ranks 33rd of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 0.9% of the 106.2 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.

Planned capacity

1.0 GW

Malachi.Energy estimate

Announced investment

$10 billion

Developer-stated campus cost

Status

Under construction

As of October 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
Nearest high-voltage transmission: The campus sits under 0.1 miles from the nearest 230 kV transmission line, owned by Duke Energy Progress - (Nc), per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. 21 line segments rated 230 kV or higher pass within 5 miles of the campus, the highest at 500 kV. Source: HIFLD
Location basis: Public address, geocoded. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: NC DEQ, joint public hearing on Amazon data center and Duke Energy air quality permits in Richmond County.
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: September 2026, dataset version 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

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: 34.84, -79.73
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 2026-10-03. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/aws-north-carolina

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  title = {AWS Richmond County (Rockingham, NC)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-10-03. 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 2026-10-03. Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.