AWS Plans Massive Data Center Campus in Pennsylvania, Creating Up to 2,000 Jobs

October 10, 2026
AWS Plans Massive Data Center Campus in Pennsylvania, Creating Up to 2,000 Jobs
  • Amazon Web Services is planning a large-scale data center campus, the Homer City Energy Campus, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, spanning 1,100 acres and 36 buildings across six sites.

  • Construction will unfold in four stages from December 2026 to January 2032, with the final stage kicking off then.

  • The project is expected to generate 1,500 to 2,000 jobs, offering average annual salaries between $80,000 and $100,000.

  • A new 4.5 gigawatt natural gas generation facility will power the data centers.

  • Beyond data centers, plans include offices, storage facilities, electrical substations, security infrastructure, and generation equipment to support operations.

  • The campus will occupy six areas in Center and Blacklick townships, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, with each data center building comprising two floors, roughly 70 feet tall and about 225,000 square feet.

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