Rockingham, NC · Richmond County County · 34.944°N 79.775°W
Amazon Web Services Richmond County Data Center Campus
Amazon Web Services
Key facts
- Location
- Rockingham, NC, Richmond County County
- Capacity
- —
- Powered by
- —
- Announced
- 2025-06
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Investment
- $10B
- Land
- 800 acres
- Jobs
- 500 permanent
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid · Utility: Duke Energy
Sited adjacent to Duke Energy Sherwood H. Smith Jr. energy complex (2.24 GW natural gas capacity). Per Data Center Dynamics, how the data center will be powered has not been publicly revealed; Duke Energy is the regional utility but the facility's energy arrangement is unconfirmed.
Public subsidies
- 50% property tax reduction; 65% personal property tax relief (20-year incentive package per building, contingent on $1B investment and 50 jobs by end of 2030)Richmond County, NC · 2025
Community sentiment
Groundbreaking ceremony October 31, 2025 attended by local and state officials; described as largest single capital project in NC history
Amazon breaks ground on $10bn data center complex in Richmond County, North CarolinaStatus history
- Proposed
AWS announced $10 billion investment; largest single capital project in North Carolina history
- Under construction
Official groundbreaking at Energy Way Industrial Park, Rockingham
Amazon breaks ground on $10bn data center complex in Richmond County, North Carolina
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
- Data Center DynamicsRetrieved:
- Business North CarolinaRetrieved:
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