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Amazon Web Services data center in Richmond County

Richmond County, North Carolina · Amazon Web Services

News reports describe a proposed data center in Richmond County, North Carolina. The sources link it to Amazon Web Services. Reported figures include a $10 billion investment.

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Where it stands

  1. Possible
  2. Proposed
  3. Filed
  4. Approved
  5. Under construction
  6. Operational

A developer or official has publicly described the project, but nothing has been filed. GroundCurrent last updated this stage on Sep 20, 2026.

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What this would mean locally

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Timeline

How this project has unfolded

  1. Reported→Proposed

    Proposal reported

    “NC regulators denied Duke Energy’s $584 million gas turbine proposal near Hamlet, citing unanswered questions about data center demand and who would pay for the project.”

    Source: Duke Energy Sherwood H. Smith gas turbine near Amazon campus (power, not a new DC campus) · Richmond County / Hamlet area, North Carolina (wral.com)

Claims and evidence

What we know, and how we know it

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News reporting links Amazon Web Services to this project.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 20, 2026

Reported· Single source

Estimated investment: $10 billion.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 20, 2026

Reported· Single source

Described as a data center project in news reports or government records.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 20, 2026

Reported· Single source

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