AWS New Florence 1.2GW Project Green Data Center
Status: Under Construction (Equipment mobilized and grading active as of Spring 2026) | Location: New Florence, Missouri 63363
Project Overview
Project Green is a monumental $35 billion hyperscale data center mega-campus being developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in New Florence, Missouri. Moving into active spring construction in early 2026, the development spans approximately 1,000 acres positioned directly north of the Interstate 70 corridor. The campus represents a massive, multi-decade capital investment program designed to massively scale AWS's core cloud and advanced machine learning infrastructure footprint in the central United States. To facilitate the sprawling 21-building layout, infrastructure developer NorthPoint Development is executing major regional civil upgrades, including elevating local roadways out of 100-year floodplains and engineering an elevated rail bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railway. The megaproject runs parallel to a newly announced, adjacent $15 billion Google data center, firmly establishing rural Montgomery County as a principal tech hub, despite mounting local transparency and environmental pushback.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | AWS New Florence 1.2GW Project Green Data Center |
| Location | New Florence, Missouri 63363 |
| Status | Under Construction (Equipment mobilized and grading active as of Spring 2026) |
| Commissioning | Phase 1 Building 1 Go-Live: Mid-2027; Continuous multi-phase expansion through 2052 |
| Total IT Load | ~900 MW to 1,000 MW at operational scale |
| Total Capacity | 1,200 MW (1.2 GW) estimated master-planned grid connection footprint |
| Tier Level | Tier III Equivalent (Hyperscale concurrently maintainable standard architecture) |
| Project Type | Greenfield Megascale Cloud & Core AI Infrastructure Campus |
City Profile
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| City Name | New Florence |
| Population | 650 |
| Urban Agglomeration | 4.5 million+ (Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area influence) |
| City GDP | Primarily supported by local agriculture, small businesses, and regional trade |
| Per Capita Income | Approximately USD 24,000 |
| City Tier | Tier 4 City |
| Key Strengths | Strategic location along Interstate 70, agricultural economy, small-town community, regional transportation access, affordable living |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Amazon Web Services |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Montgomery County Commission / Montgomery County Water District |
| Construction Contractor | To Be Announced (Civil site preparation equipment actively mobilized by NorthPoint) |
| MEP Engineering | CDM Smith (Water/Infrastructure Engineering Consultants); Geosyntec Consultants |
| Network Connectivity | Redundant national long-haul dark fiber loops crossing the St. Louis metropolitan transit zone |
| Power Infrastructure | Ameren Missouri |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | Up to 1.2 GW capacity supported by major utility-grade on-site switching stations |
| UPS Redundancy | 4/3 Distributed Block Redundant configuration integrated with containerized high-capacity backup batteries |
| Cooling System | Advanced air-cooled chiller systems utilizing on-site non-potable wells, engineered alongside dedicated stormwater retention ponds to prevent deep aquifer exhaustion |
| Connectivity | Hyper-diverse, concrete-encased sub-surface fiber routing vaults providing fault-tolerant paths |
| PUE Target | 1.15 annual average (Aligned with AWS's global hardware efficiency directives) |
| Energy Mix | Tied directly to Ameren Missouri’s regional grid; operationalized under long-term utility infrastructure funding pacts designed to guard local utility transmission lines against residential rate spikes |
Milestones
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| Announcement | Initial development filings made under "Project Green" in late 2025; finalized Jan 2026 |
| Construction Start | Spring 2026 (Active land disturbance, grading, and heavy vehicle road layout prep) |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Mid-2027 (Delivery of the first operational data center building) |
| Full Buildout | Long-term phased expansion covering 21 planned buildings across Phase 1 (8 buildings) and Phase 2 (13 buildings) running through 2052 |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | $35 Billion USD (Structured as the single largest multi-decade infrastructure commitment in the area) |
| Funding | Direct corporate cash capital deployment and balance sheet allocation from Amazon.com, Inc. |