# AWS Project Atlas – Madison County Mega Site (Canton)

> Under construction: a 1000 MW data center in Madison County, Mississippi, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact.

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Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records

Amazon Web Services is building a 1000 MW data center in Madison County, Mississippi (under construction). 2 sources report 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), EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** Amazon Web Services (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **Reported capacity:** 1000 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026)
- **Site area:** 927 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported investment:** $10.00B (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:** 2024 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **Construction start reported:** 2026 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026)
- **City:** Ridgeland (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **County:** Madison (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **State:** Mississippi (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Utility:** Entergy Mississippi (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Power source:** Solar (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Cooling:** Closed loop (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 10, 2026)
- **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Incentives reported:** Project Atlas – Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act package (Mississippi); Fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement (Madison County) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **EPA air permit:** Major Emissions (EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **EPA compliance status:** Violation Identified (EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)

## What each source reports

| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compute Atlas | AWS Costas Property Campus (Ridgeland) | Under construction | Not reported |
| Compute Atlas | AWS Project Atlas – Madison County Mega Site (Canton) | Under construction | 1000 MW |
| EPA ECHO | Amazon.com Services LLC - JAN1 | Operating | Not reported |

## Questions this page answers

### Is AWS Project Atlas – Madison County Mega Site (Canton) under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 10, 2026) and Compute Atlas (Sep 9, 2026) reports it as under construction. The sources disagree: EPA ECHO reports operating.

### Who is building AWS Project Atlas – Madison County Mega Site (Canton)?

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 Project Atlas – Madison County Mega Site (Canton)?

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

### How do contractors on AWS Project Atlas – Madison County Mega Site (Canton) get paid sooner?

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## Latest updates

- [Construction start reported](https://magnoliatribune.com/?p=118379). Reported for 2026.
- [Reported as announced](https://magnoliatribune.com/?p=118379). Reported for 2024.
- [Construction start reported](https://magnoliatribune.com/?p=118379). Reported for 2024.

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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) · US EPA Facility Registry Service via ECHO (public domain). 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://magnoliatribune.com/?p=118379) · as of Sep 10, 2026 · record aws-costas-ridgeland-ms
- [Magnolia Tribune (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://magnoliatribune.com/?p=118379) · as of Sep 10, 2026
- [Mississippi Free Press (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.mississippifreepress.org/madison-county-denies-amazons-valuation-appeal-for-canton-data-centers-preserving-millions-in-tax-revenue/) · as of Sep 10, 2026
- [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-confirmed-as-company-behind-10bn-mississippi-data-center-development/) · as of Sep 9, 2026 · record aws-project-atlas-madison-county-ms
- [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-confirmed-as-company-behind-10bn-mississippi-data-center-development/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [About Amazon (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-25-billion-mississippi-data-centers) · as of Sep 9, 2026
- [Site Selection Magazine (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://siteselection.com/amazon-delivers-record-package-to-mississippi/) · as of Jul 17, 2026
- [Mississippi Free Press (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.mississippifreepress.org/amazons-canton-data-center-promises-prosperity-for-neighbors-its-bringing-dust-noise-and-pollution-fears/) · as of Sep 9, 2026
- [Mississippi Free Press (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.mississippifreepress.org/madison-county-denies-amazons-valuation-appeal-for-canton-data-centers-preserving-millions-in-tax-revenue/) · as of Sep 9, 2026
- [EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)](https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110071424758) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 110071424758
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/aws-project-atlas-madison-county-mega-site-canton-ms) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 179527040662796

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "AWS Project Atlas – Madison County Mega Site (Canton)", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-project-atlas-madison-county-mega-site-canton-ms-dc_a347657c7d0c, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.