Amazon Web Services (AWS) has filed plans for a 36-building data center campus at the Homer City Energy Campus in Pennsylvania. AWS first revealed its interest in the area in August while discussing potential development with Homer City Redevelopment. The proposed campus will span 1,100 acres across Center and Blacklick Townships in Indiana County, around 50 miles east of Pittsburgh. It will include six sites: Bruner, Helen, Green, West, Harvey/Gaston, and Rura.
AWS plans to build 36 two-story data centers, each spanning 225,000 sq ft (20,903 sqm), along with offices, storage, substations, security infrastructure, and backup power generation. The campus is expected to create 1,500-2,000 jobs, with average salaries of $80,000-$100,000.
Construction will take place in four phases, starting in December 2026, with the final phase beginning in January 2032. Full completion is targeted for June 2036. Knighthead Capital Management is financing the project, which will be powered by a 4.5GW natural gas plant being developed by Homer City Redevelopment.
The site previously hosted the 2GW Homer City Generating Station, Pennsylvania’s largest coal plant, which operated from 1969 to 2023. Plans for the new gas plant were announced last year, with data centers identified as a key customer. Most of the gas plant’s output will power the data center campus, while more than 1GW will be supplied to the grid.
AWS has also committed to a “community benefits agreement” to mitigate local impacts and provide tangible benefits to the community.
The site previously hosted Pennsylvania’s largest coal plant, a 2GW facility that operated from 1969 to 2023. A new gas plant is planned to primarily power the data center campus, with more than 1GW also supplied to the grid. AWS will establish a community benefits agreement, while Amazon plans to invest around $20 billion across Pennsylvania data centers.
