Amazon Salem Township Cumulus Campus (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
DPennsylvania, US · US · Amazon Web Services (Amazon.com Inc.)
OperationalExplicit AI InfrastructureUnder Review
Environment
Water Stress
Not DisclosedND
Aquifer Stress
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Grid Carbon Intensity
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Drought Risk
Not DisclosedND
Facility
OperatorAmazon Web Services (acquired from Talen Energy, Cumulus Data Assets)
CategoryExplicit AI Infrastructure
StatusOperational
Capacity
960 MWC
Former Talen Cumulus campus next to the Susquehanna nuclear plant, bought by AWS in March 2024 with an existing facility in service. Rezoned for up to 960 MW across ~15 buildings over a decade.
Location
41.0890, -76.1490 · US
Campus AreaAdjacent to the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Luzerne County. Coordinates NOT verified from a source; geocode the Cumulus campus before publishing.
RegionPennsylvania, US
Research statusUnder Review
Evidence (1 source)
Journalism2024-03-06
Project status as of 2026-10-26
Amazon will develop an up to 960-megawatt (MW) data center at the Salem Township site in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; Talen sold its Cumulus data center campus to AWS for $650 million.
Community
Community concerns on record
Regulatory obstacle: the direct nuclear power arrangement with Talen's Susquehanna plant was reportedly rejected by federal regulators (FERC); outcome since then not confirmed.
Community flags document events recorded in public sources. They do not imply causal attribution or ongoing harm.
Researcher Notes
Added 2026-10-26 from online research; coordinates are town-level unless noted.