Salem Township, PA · Luzerne County · 41.095°N 76.145°W
AWS Cumulus Data Center Campus, Salem Township
Amazon Web Services
Key facts
- Location
- Salem Township, PA, Luzerne County
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Powered by
- Nuclear (Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Talen Energy PPA)
- Announced
- 2021-07
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Investment
- $650M
- Land
- 1,200 acres
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Nuclear · Utility: Talen Energy
- Cooling
- Evaporative
- Water use
- 0.06 MGD
10-year PPA from adjacent 2.5GW Susquehanna nuclear plant; 2025 expanded agreement for up to 1,920MW by 2032. AWS acquired Talen's Cumulus campus for $650M (acquisition price; full campus buildout cost separate).
0.060 MGD (30-day average) per Amazon's SRBC consumptive-use application, covering evaporative cooling for Buildings 2 and 3 of the initial phase (Building 1 has no consumptive use); water is drawn from an on-site production well, not the Susquehanna River directly. Full 960 MW build-out demand is not stated in the application.
Public subsidies
- Pennsylvania Computer Data Center Equipment sales-and-use tax exemption (Amazon approved)Pennsylvania · 2025
- Pennsylvania targeted workforce-development investment tied to the Amazon data-center deal (statewide; covers both PA Amazon campuses)$10MPennsylvania · 2025
Community sentiment
Local sentiment is divided per Salem Township officials. The township signed nondisclosure agreements with data-center developers, drawing transparency criticism from a state legislator, and there has been significant residential turnover near the site (homes bought out). No organized litigation specific to this campus was identified.
Big money, enforced silence play roles in Pennsylvania's data-center pushStatus history
- Proposed
Talen Energy announces Cumulus Data Center campus with AWS as anchor tenant adjacent to Susquehanna Steam Electric Station
AWS Acquires Talen's Nuclear Data Center Campus in Pennsylvania - Under construction
First 48MW hyperscale building (300,000 sq ft) completed by Talen
AWS Acquires Talen's Nuclear Data Center Campus in Pennsylvania - Under construction
AWS acquires full 960MW campus from Talen Energy for $650M; phased 120MW-increment buildout to continue through 960MW or optionally capped at 480MW
AWS Acquires Talen's Nuclear Data Center Campus in Pennsylvania
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
- Data Center DynamicsRetrieved:
- Talen Energy Investor RelationsRetrieved:
- Susquehanna River Basin Commission / Three Mile Island AlertRetrieved:
- Technical.lyRetrieved:
- The Center Square (via Black Chronicle)Retrieved:
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