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Last Update: 10/26/2026 at 11:33 PM EST
Amazon’s U.S. Data Center Expansion
Coverage from KPRC Click2Houston, WLBT, and others
Amazon and AWS are developing data-center campuses at distinct locations in the United States to support cloud computing and related infrastructure needs.
The Montgomery County, Missouri, plans illustrate the scale and local dimensions of this expansion: a major campus investment, construction and permanent jobs, new water infrastructure, and arrangements with Ameren Missouri intended to address electricity costs. Cooling plans also emphasize air cooling, water efficiency, recycling, and irrigation improvements. These projects bring infrastructure and economic commitments together with practical questions about land, energy, water, and how local communities share in the benefits.
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Amazon is building a phased, 13-building AWS data center campus on nearly 3,000 acres near Boling, Texas, over the next several years.
9/10/2026 • Community & Local Opposition • General
Madison County Mississippi approved an accelerated plan to repay a $215 million state loan using Amazon Web Services fee-in-lieu revenue starting in 2027.
7/6/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Amazon announced a $10 billion data center campus for June 15, 2026 in Montgomery County, Missouri, with Ameren Missouri electric service cost coverage and planned community and water-efficiency initiatives.
6/18/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Amazon will build a $10 billion data center in Montgomery County, Missouri, near I-70, with a June 23 public open house scheduled.
6/15/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Amazon plans a 10 billion dollar data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri, after December 2025 tax abatement approval, amid a February lawsuit and a June 23 public open house.
6/15/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Amazon Web Services was operating five data centers and building seven more at its Madison County campus near Canton, Mississippi, as of spring 2026.
9/24/2026 • Community & Local Opposition • General
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Amazon announced a $10 billion data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri, with Ameren Missouri cost allocation, community funding, and water line transfer plans.
6/16/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Amazon announced a multi-billion-dollar data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri, aiming for 138 MW of carbon-free capacity and low-water cooling for AI infrastructure.
6/16/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Amazon announced a multi-billion-dollar Montgomery County, Missouri data center campus with outside-air cooling, water recycling plans, and planned local infrastructure upgrades.
6/16/2026 • Market Demand & Investment • General
Amazon will begin paying discounted fees from five Canton data centers in January, directing millions toward Mississippi schools while Madison County residents debate project impacts.
8/25/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
About AmazonAmazon announced a multi-billion dollar data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri, with Ameren Missouri power cost containment and low annual water use.
6/15/2026 • Project Finance & Incentives • General
Amazon Web Services announced on August 18, 2026, plans for a $6 billion data center campus at Resilient Technologies Park in Shreveport, Louisiana.
8/18/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Amazon and Louisiana officials announced an expansion adding a third data center at Resilient Tech Park in Shreveport, with new water and grid infrastructure commitments.
8/18/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Amazon is adding a third data center campus at Resilient Technology Park in Shreveport, Louisiana, raising planned Northwest Louisiana investment to $18 billion and funding related utility improvements.
8/18/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General
Amazon announced a 10 billion dollar data center campus for Montgomery City, Missouri, while residents questioned projected water and electricity use.
6/15/2026 • Infrastructure & Site Development • General