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AWS Pennsylvania

Operational

Amazon Web Services · Salem Township, PA

Maintained and reviewed by Malachi Rein, LEED AP BD+CDataset version

Summary

AWS Pennsylvania by Amazon Web Services in Salem Township, PA is planned at 1.9 GW and about $20 billion, and is operational, with a 2032 target as of September 2026. It ranks 17th of 54 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 1.8% of the 109.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is utility, iso, or government filing; the investment figure is multi-site or statewide commitment. Confidence is medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus. It is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in Pennsylvania.

Key figures

Planned capacity

1.9 GW

Utility, ISO, or government filing

Announced investment

$20 billion

Multi-site or statewide commitment

Status

Operational

As of September 2026

Target year

2032

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Utility, ISO, or government filing
Investment basis
Multi-site or statewide commitment
Confidence
Medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is not developer-stated campus cost, so it is listed as announced rather than comparable spend.
Primary source
Times Leader, August 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 hyperscale campus beside the Susquehanna nuclear plant with a 1.9 GW Talen Energy PPA. The first building has served load since 2023 and three were operational by August 2026; up to 20 buildings at full build, with the PPA ramping to 1,920 MW by 2032.

Location

Site
Salem Township, PA
Coordinates
41.56, -76.16
State directory
Data centers in Pennsylvania (46 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Pennsylvania

This is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in Pennsylvania.

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). AWS Pennsylvania (Salem Township, PA). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-09-14. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/aws-pennsylvania

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  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {AWS Pennsylvania (Salem Township, PA)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-09-14. Capacity basis: Utility, ISO, or government filing. Investment basis: Multi-site or statewide commitment.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/aws-pennsylvania}
}

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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: utility, iso, or government filing. Investment basis: multi-site or statewide commitment. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.