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Rockingham, NC · Richmond County County · 34.944°N 79.775°W

Amazon Web Services Richmond County Data Center Campus

Amazon Web Services

Under constructionAI-specificConfirmed

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

Community sentiment

Supported

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 Carolina

Status history

  1. Proposed

    AWS announced $10 billion investment; largest single capital project in North Carolina history

  2. 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.

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