AWS Project Galaxy — Sidney, OH

Economics

Investment

$3B

Jobs

75 permanent

Energy & water

Energy source

Grid · Utility: AES Ohio (Dayton Power and Light)

Cooling

Evaporative

AES Ohio confirmed as primary grid supplier per FERC filing; Phase 1 network upgrade costs $22.8M recovered via Transmission Cost Recovery Rider (TCRR). AEP Ohio's 85% data-center tariff (eff. July 23, 2025) may apply given service-territory overlap corridor. AEP Ohio onsite Bloom Energy fuel cells approved for some AWS Ohio locations (PUCO order), but not confirmed specifically for this Sidney site.

City of Sidney public water system (groundwater wells, Great Miami River, Tawawa Creek). Development agreement caps withdrawal at 1.0 million gallons per day (694 gpm maximum); projected average annual usage is 4.6 million gallons per year (~12,600 gpd average). All wastewater including cooling discharge routed to city sanitary sewer. Miami Valley Conservancy District raised concerns citing peak draw up to 300 gpm. Cooling type inferred from industrial-scale water-in / wastewater-out pattern; not explicitly stated in sources.

Public subsidies

• 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
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