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Amazon Web Services Richmond County campus

Under construction · Amazon's $10 billion cloud and AI campus near Hamlet is under construction after state air permits for hundreds of diesel generators were approved.

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Status
Under construction · as of Sept. 2026
Location
Off Airport Road near Hamlet · Richmond County
Power
Not reported
About 1 GW of power needed, as reported by WUNC; the air-permit application lists 1,600 MW of backup diesel generation, which is generating capacity, not the campus's power demand.
Land
650 acres
Investment
$10 billion (company and governor)
Developer and team
Amazon Web Services
End user
Amazon Web Services
Utility
Duke Energy
Incentives
Richmond County: annual cash grants for 20 years equal to portions of real and personal property taxes, contingent on job and investment thresholds (approved June 3, 2025, as reported)
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Sept. 16, 2026 WUNC reported that state officials had approved both air permits, covering 645 generators in all, and that the campus would need about 1 gigawatt of power. (WUNC, Sept. 16, 2026)
  2. July 30, 2026 More than 200 people attended the state air-permit hearing in Rockingham. (WUNC / WFAE, July 30, 2026; WUNC, Sept. 16, 2026)
  3. June 29, 2026 The Division of Air Quality scheduled a hearing on draft Title V permits; Amazon's application describes 21 buildings backed by 1,600 MW of diesel generation, and Duke Energy sought a separate permit for 57 temporary generators on the site. (WFAE (via WHQR), June 29, 2026)
  4. Oct. 30, 2025 Amazon held a groundbreaking for the campus off Airport Road, describing 20 buildings to be built over about seven years and paying for a new Hamlet fire substation, trucks and two years of firefighter salaries. (WSOC-TV, Oct. 30, 2025)
  5. June 4, 2025 Gov. Josh Stein announced Amazon's plan to invest $10 billion in a cloud computing and AI campus in Richmond County with at least 500 jobs. (Office of the Governor of North Carolina, June 4, 2025)
  6. June 3, 2025 Richmond County commissioners approved an incentive package of yearly cash grants for 20 years tied to portions of the property taxes the campus pays, contingent on jobs and investment, as reported by the Richmond Observer and AP. (ABC11 (WTVD) / Associated Press, June 4, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage differs by source: WUNC reports 650 acres; North State Journal reported roughly 1,200 acres. 650 is shown.
  • The state incentive terms and the county grant agreement were not pulled.
  • WUNC reported that Duke's proposed large-load tariff would not apply to customers that signed contracts by June 1, 2026, which may include this project.

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