AWS AI Innovation Campuses (Salem and Falls Townships, PA)
1.8 GW AI data center in Salem Township, PA, United States — under construction.
- Capacity: 1.8 GW
- Location: Salem Township, PA, United States
- Developer: Amazon Web Services
- Status: under construction
- Energy source: Nuclear
AWS AI Innovation Campuses (Salem and Falls Townships, PA) is a 1.8 GW AI data center project located in Salem Township, PA, United States, currently under construction. It is being built by Amazon Web Services. Power for the facility is sourced from Nuclear. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across PA, United States — covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is investing $20 billion to develop AI Innovation Campuses across Salem Township and Falls Township in Pennsylvania. These facilities are designed to anchor the massive compute requirements of AWS's generative AI platforms, including Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q. The Salem Township site is strategically located near the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station nuclear plant, leveraging direct power purchase agreements to secure consistent baseload carbon-free energy. At full scale, the campuses are projected to draw up to 1.8 GW of power.
Linked public companies
- Amazon (AMZN) — developer