# AWS Project Galaxy — Sidney, OH > Under construction: a 1500 MW data center in Shelby County, Ohio, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-project-galaxy-sidney-oh-oh-dc_4708dfb34f1c Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-project-galaxy-sidney-oh-oh-dc_4708dfb34f1c.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Amazon Web Services is building a 1500 MW data center in Shelby County, Ohio (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), Server Country project record (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), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 7, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 1500 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 7, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $3.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 75 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** Apr 27, 2026 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** 2026 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 7, 2026) - **Expected completion:** 2028-12 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **City:** Sidney (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **County:** Shelby (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **State:** Ohio (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), 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:** AES Ohio (Dayton Power and Light) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** Grid power (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:** Likely AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 7, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Incentives reported:** 30-year 100% real-property tax abatement (est. $180M–$350M foregone over term); $50M PILOT payment by AWS to City of Sidney ($25M) and Sidney City Schools ($25M) over 15 years (Sidney, OH / Shelby County) (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 Project Galaxy — Sidney, OH | Under construction | 1500 MW | | Server Country | AWS Project Galaxy Sidney Data Center | Proposed | Not reported | ## Questions this page answers ### Is AWS Project Galaxy — Sidney, OH under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Jul 7, 2026) reports it as under construction. The sources disagree: Server Country reports proposed. ### Who is building AWS Project Galaxy — Sidney, OH? Amazon Web Services is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### When is AWS Project Galaxy — Sidney, OH expected to finish? Server Country reports expected completion in Dec 2028. That is a reported target, not a schedule. ### Which carriers serve AWS Project Galaxy — Sidney, OH? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on AWS Project Galaxy — Sidney, OH get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2028-12. - **Apr 27, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) - [Construction start reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-secures-tax-break-for-3bn-data-center-campus-in-sidney-ohio/). Reported for 2026. - [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-secures-tax-break-for-3bn-data-center-campus-in-sidney-ohio/). Reported for 2025. ## Related records - [AWS - Round Rock Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-round-rock-data-center-tx-dc_8dfe2e65260c): Same operator - [AWS Arlington Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-arlington-data-center-campus-or-dc_4c9460b74819): Same operator - [AWS Butts County Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-butts-county-data-center-campus-ga-dc_52116210328f): Same operator - [AWS Clinton Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-clinton-data-center-ms-dc_670fd8ea9cab): Same operator - [AWS Cumulus Data Center Campus, Salem Township](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-cumulus-data-center-campus-salem-township-pa-dc_8421c066c6f0): Same operator - [5C Data Centers CMH01](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-data-centers-cmh01-oh-dc_55d03911030a): Same state - [5C Group / Vultr Data Center (Prime Ohio)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/5c-group-vultr-data-center-prime-ohio-oh-dc_245a0d28883b): Same state - [AWS Fayette County (Jefferson Township)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-fayette-county-jefferson-township-oh-dc_0ec32d682ef9): Same state - [AWS New Albany (Beech/Miller Road Campus)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-new-albany-beech-miller-road-campus-oh-dc_d539d7edc901): Same state - [AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-sprigg-township-data-center-campus-buck-canyon-oh-dc_318532ae3884): Same state ## 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) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (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/amazon-secures-tax-break-for-3bn-data-center-campus-in-sidney-ohio/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 · record aws-galaxy-sidney-oh - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-secures-tax-break-for-3bn-data-center-campus-in-sidney-ohio/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Stop Ohio Data Centers (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://stopohiodatacenters.org/shelby-county) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Baxtel (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://baxtel.com/data-center/amazon-project-galaxy) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Utility Dive (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ohio-ratepayer-occ-ferc-amazon-data-center-aes/733169/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [City of Sidney, OH (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.sidneyoh.com/526/Proposed-Data-Center-FAQ) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0982 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/aws-project-galaxy-sidney-oh-oh) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 78103438380828 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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