# AWS Cumulus Data Center Campus, Salem Township

> Under construction: a 960 MW data center in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact.

Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-cumulus-data-center-campus-salem-township-pa-dc_8421c066c6f0  
Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-cumulus-data-center-campus-salem-township-pa-dc_8421c066c6f0.md  
Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records

Amazon Web Services is building a 960 MW data center in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (under construction). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** Amazon Web Services (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026)
- **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026)
- **Reported capacity:** 960 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026)
- **Site area:** 1,200 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported investment:** $650.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported jobs:** 1,000 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** 2021-07 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026)
- **Construction start reported:** 2023-01 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026)
- **City:** Salem Township (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026)
- **County:** Luzerne (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026)
- **State:** Pennsylvania (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Utility:** Talen Energy (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Power source:** Nuclear (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Cooling:** Evaporative (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 12, 2026)
- **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Incentives reported:** Pennsylvania Computer Data Center Equipment sales-and-use tax exemption (Amazon approved) (Pennsylvania); Pennsylvania targeted workforce-development investment tied to the Amazon data-center deal (statewide; covers both PA Amazon campuses) (Pennsylvania) $10.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)

## What each source reports

| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compute Atlas | AWS Cumulus Data Center Campus, Salem Township | Under construction | 960 MW |

## Questions this page answers

### Is AWS Cumulus Data Center Campus, Salem Township under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 12, 2026) reports it as under construction.

### Who is building AWS Cumulus Data Center Campus, Salem Township?

Amazon Web Services is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### Which carriers serve AWS Cumulus Data Center Campus, Salem Township?

No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does.

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## Latest updates

- [Construction start reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-acquires-talens-nuclear-data-center-campus-in-pennsylvania/). Reported for 2024-03.
- [Construction start reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-acquires-talens-nuclear-data-center-campus-in-pennsylvania/). Reported for 2023-01.
- [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-acquires-talens-nuclear-data-center-campus-in-pennsylvania/). Reported for 2021-07.

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## What this record does not show

- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

## Sources

- [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-acquires-talens-nuclear-data-center-campus-in-pennsylvania/) · as of Sep 12, 2026 · record aws-cumulus-salem-township-pa
- [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-acquires-talens-nuclear-data-center-campus-in-pennsylvania/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Talen Energy Investor Relations (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://ir.talenenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/talen-energy-expands-nuclear-energy-relationship-amazon) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Susquehanna River Basin Commission / Three Mile Island Alert (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.tmia.com/sites/tmia.com/files/media/Amazon%20Testimony,%20(8_1_24)-2.pdf) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Technical.ly (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://technical.ly/civics/amazon-data-centers-tax-break/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [The Center Square (via Black Chronicle) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://blackchronicle.com/mid-atlantic/pennsylvania/big-money-enforced-silence-play-roles-in-pennsylvanias-data-center-push/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Measured AI (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://measuredai.substack.com/p/amazon-susquehanna-data-center-campus) · as of Sep 12, 2026
- [Times Leader (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.timesleader.com/news/1752841/developers-tout-impacts-of-3-data-center-campuses-zoning-meeting-set-for-wednesday-on-4-3-glenbrook-group-project) · as of Sep 12, 2026
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/aws-cumulus-data-center-campus-salem-township-pa) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 145280496748272

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "AWS Cumulus Data Center Campus, Salem Township", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-cumulus-data-center-campus-salem-township-pa-dc_8421c066c6f0, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.