AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna)
960 MW AI data center in Salem Township, PA, United States: under construction.
- Capacity: 960 MW
- Location: Salem Township, PA, United States
- Developer: Amazon Web Services
- Status: under construction
- Energy source: Nuclear (PPA) + Grid
AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna) is a 960 MW AI data center project located in Salem Township, PA, United States, currently under construction. It is being built by Amazon Web Services. Its energy source is listed as Nuclear (PPA) + Grid. 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
AWS's Salem Township campus in Pennsylvania pairs up to 960 MW of data center capacity with nuclear power bought from Talen Energy's neighboring plant, with contracted power ramping up in 120 MW increments. Construction started in 2025, and the site is slated for both training and inference workloads.
Public companies linked to AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna)
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Amazon (AMZN), developer · hyperscaler
- Talen Energy (TLN), energy supplier · energy · high DC exposure
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Frequently asked questions
- What is AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna)?
- AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna) is an AI data center project in Salem Township, Pennsylvania tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is under construction.
- Where is AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna)?
- AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna) is in Salem Township, Pennsylvania. Every tracked Pennsylvania campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/pennsylvania.
- How big is AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna)?
- Data Center Index tracks AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna) at 960 MW. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it.
- Who is building AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna)?
- Amazon Web Services is developing AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna).
- Which public companies are linked to AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna)?
- Data Center Index links 2 tracked public companies to AWS Salem Township Innovation Campus (Susquehanna): Amazon (AMZN), Talen Energy (TLN). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Aws Ai Innovation Campuses Pennsylvania (aidci · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- AI Data Center Index facility profile: Amazon Nuclear Powered Data Center Acquisition (aidci · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- Times Leader (timesleader.com · press · 2026-08-22)
- Amazon gets zoning approval for massive data center campus in Luzerne County (phillyvoice.com · press · 2024-05-30)
- Data Center Frontier (datacenterfrontier.com · press · 2024-03-06)
- Fox56 (fox56.com · press · 2026-08-22)
- Utility Dive (utilitydive.com · press · 2025-06-11)
- Talen Energy 8-K (SEC) (sec.gov · filing · 2025-06-11)