Data center project · Madison County, Mississippi

Amazon Web Services Madison County data centers

Under construction · AWS's $10B-plus data center buildout in Madison County, backed by a 2024 special-session incentive law. Also known as: Project Atlas.

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Status
Under construction · as of July 29, 2026
Location
Madison County (Canton area) · Madison County
Status note
Five data centers to begin fee-in-lieu payments in 2027; a separate AWS site in Clinton (Hinds Co.) opened June 9, 2026.
Power
Not reported
Not found
Investment
$10B (2024), plus a later announced $15B
Developer and team
Amazon Web Services
End user
AWS
Utility
Entergy Mississippi
Incentives
S.B. 2001 (2024 special session): $44M appropriations, $215M county loan, permanent equipment sales tax exemption; Madison County fee-in-lieu tied to benchmarks of 700 jobs and $10B invested
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Jan. 25, 2024 Legislature passed the AWS incentive package in a special session. (Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jan. 26, 2024; Mississippi Today, July 29, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Brief entry; MW and the status of individual buildings were not checked. Coordinates are approximate.

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