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AWS Berwick

Operating + expandingAI campusCampusBerwick, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
80% profile completeness
60 claims from 15 sources
Current facility power
139 MW[1]
Likelyestimated
Planned capacity
212 MW[1]
LikelyestimatedDisputed
Floor area
Not yet sourced
Buildings (planned)
4[1]
Likelyderived
Capital cost / investment
$4.1B[1]
Likelyestimated
First operational
Sep 9, 2025[1]
Likelyderived

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Remaining capacity: H1 2027 – H2 2028
Medium confidencewindow, not a prediction
Project verification
Verified operating
Operation documented by satellite imagery.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
PPL Electric Utilities · PJM
Substation: On-site substation

Power reality

Announced
960 MW[2]
Reported by World Nuclear News
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
300 MW[3]
Reported utility / power contract
Under construction
73 MW[1]
Building 4 under construction (satellite-tracked phases)
Operational
139 MW[1]
Estimated from buildings observed operational
  • ⚠ Announced 960 MW is 3.2× the 300 MW documented by grid, construction or operating records.
  • ⚠ No permit record linked to this site yet.
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.
How the time-to-power window was estimated
Evidence used
  • Current stage: Operational (furthest stage with documented evidence)[1]
  • Stated date: Next projected milestone: 2027-08-01 (modeled/speculative)[1]
  • Required: 960 MW
Assumptions
  • From “Under construction”, large loads have typically taken 0.5–2 more years to first power (editorial range; see Methodology).
  • The window is a range of plausible outcomes under these assumptions, not a forecast. It moves as new filings, queue updates or imagery arrive.
Window: H1 2027 – H2 2028

Project verification

Development
  1. Announced2024
    News report
    • 2024 · Planned capacity reported: 960 MW[2]
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contractJun 11, 2025
    News report
    • Jun 11, 2025 · Contracted / committed power: 300 MW[3]
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionJul 1, 2021
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery
    • Jul 1, 2021 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • Jul 1, 2021 · Construction start[1]
    • Jul 1, 2021 · Land clearing begins. [Talen Energy](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/talen-energy-to-build-300mw-nuclear-powered-cryptomining-facility-and-data-center-in-us/) reported o[1]
    • Sep 9, 2025 · Reported status: expanding[1]
  3. EnergizationSep 9, 2025
    Satellite imagery
    • Sep 9, 2025 · Building 1 operational estimate. According to [Google Earth Satellite Imagery](https://earth.google.com/web/search/Berwick,+PA/@41.08459175,-76.14321499,203.05778839a,756.59305105d[1]
    • Jan 7, 2026 · Building 2 operational estimate. This is based on the progress visible in the September 2025 image. [The DEP](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pabulletin/data/vol56/56-4/56[1]
    • Aug 1, 2026 · Building 3 expected to come online sometime around August 2026, since in the May satellite image it appeared structurally complete with minimal construction surrounding it. Basing [1]
  4. OperationalSep 9, 2025
    Satellite imagery
    • Sep 9, 2025 · Building 1 operational estimate. According to [Google Earth Satellite Imagery](https://earth.google.com/web/search/Berwick,+PA/@41.08459175,-76.14321499,203.05778839a,756.59305105d[1]
    • Jan 7, 2026 · Building 2 operational estimate. This is based on the progress visible in the September 2025 image. [The DEP](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pabulletin/data/vol56/56-4/56[1]
    • Aug 1, 2026 · Building 3 expected to come online sometime around August 2026, since in the May satellite image it appeared structurally complete with minimal construction surrounding it. Basing [1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: News report, Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

  1. facility
    AWS Berwick
  2. substation
    On-site substation[1][8]
    Satellite imageryLikely
    4 substation outlines traced inside the campus on satellite imagery; OSM maps Unnamed substation 0.28 km away
  3. transmission
    Susquehanna Sub PPL to Wescosville Sub PPL 500KV[8]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.22 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
  4. utility
    PPL Electric Utilities[4]
    DocumentedConfirmed
    Named in a source
  5. ISO / RTO
    PJM[6]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: PJM
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

  • Co-located with Talen Energy's nuclear power plant[4]
    “Amazon data center collocated with Talen nuclear power plant”
    NuclearCo-locatedConfirmed

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
41.08409, -76.14661
Address
1125 Electron Ave, Berwick, PA 18603[1]Likely
County
Luzerne County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Amazon Web Services[1][2]
  3. 3. Operator
    Not identified
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Amazon Web Services[3]Likely
    Anthropic[1]Speculative
Power supply
Utility:
PPL Electric Utilities[4]
Energy partner:
Talen Energy(unreviewed)[3]Likely

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Owner
Amazon Web Services[1][2]Confirmed

“Last year, Talen announced the sale of its 960 MW Cumulus data centre campus to Amazon Web Services (AWS)”

End user
Amazon Web Services[3]Likely

“co-located AWS data center at the Susquehanna plant”

Anthropic[1]Speculative
Utility
PPL Electric Utilities[4]Confirmed

“Amazon / Data Center Salem Township, PA” Listed by EEI under this member utility.

Energy partner
Talen Energy(unreviewed)[3]Likely

“Talen Energy has entered into a 1,920-MW power purchase agreement with Amazon Web Services to supply data centers in Pennsylvania”

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
139 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated total facility power (IT plus cooling and overhead) at the latest observed milestone.

Current IT capacity
108 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated IT load currently online, based on buildings observed operational.

Planned capacity
212 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2027-08-01); not necessarily full build-out.

Sources disagree. Also reported: 960 MW[2] (likely)
Contracted / committed power
300 MW[3]LikelyAI-extracted

“Talen’s existing 300-MW co-location arrangement with AWS”

On-site / dedicated generation
Co-located with Talen Energy's nuclear power plant[4]Confirmed

“Amazon data center collocated with Talen nuclear power plant”

Estimated annual consumption
852 GWh/yr[5]Speculativeestimated

139 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
PJM[6]Likelyderived

Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.

Balancing authority
PJM[7]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Contracted / committed power
300 MW[3]LikelyAI-extracted

“Talen’s existing 300-MW co-location arrangement with AWS”

Nearest mapped substation
Unnamed substation (69 kV)[8]Likelyderived

Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.

Distance to substation
0.3 km[8]Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby
500 kV[8]Likelyderived

Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.

State avg. industrial price
11.04¢/kWh[10]Confirmed

Pennsylvania statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
13.86¢/kWh[10]Confirmed

Pennsylvania statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
5.99 GW[11]Confirmedderived

19 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Generation queued in county
563 MW[9]Confirmedderived

10 active generation interconnection requests in Luzerne County: Solar + storage 400 MW, Solar 163 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
Susquehanna Sub PPL to Wescosville Sub PPL 500KV · PPLTransmission line0.22 km500 kV[8]
Sunbury Sub PPL to Susquehanna Sub PPL 500KV · PPLTransmission line0.26 km500 kV[8]
Susquehanna 500 kV Sub - Susquehanna Junction · PPLTransmission line0.33 km230 kV[8]
500 kV lineTransmission line0.38 km500 kV[8]
Susquehanna Sub PPL 500KV · PPLTransmission line0.52 km500 kV[8]
Susquehanna Sub PPL to Shickshinny Sub PPL 500KV · PPLTransmission line0.53 km500 kV[8]
Talenenergy Susquehanna · TalenEnergy Susquehanna LLCPower plant (Nuclear)0.9 km2.49 GW[11]
Moxie Freedom Generation Plant · Moxie Freedom LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)3.4 km1.05 GW[11]
Hunlock Power Station · Hunlock Energy, LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)14.5 km125 MW[11]
Hazelton · Hazleton Generation LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)19.5 km146 MW[11]
Locust Ridge II LLC · Avangrid Power LLCPower plant (Wind)27 km102 MW[11]
St Nicholas Cogen Project · Schuylkill Energy Resource IncPower plant (Coal)29.2 km86 MW[11]
Mehoopany Wind Energy LLC · AE Power Services LLCPower plant (Wind)38.3 km141 MW[11]
Talenenergy Montour · TalenEnergy Montour LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)43.7 km1.5 GW[11]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.28 km69 kV[8]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.45 km500 kV[8]
Susquehanna Substation · PPLSubstation0.48 km500 kV[8]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.61 km69 kV[8]
PPL substation · PPLSubstation0.76 km230 kV[8]
PPL substation · PPLSubstation0.83 km500 kV[8]
Largest queued generation in this countyFuelQueue statusMWSource
Salem-Beacon Power 69 kVPJM AI2-442Solar + storageIn study · proposed 2027-12120 MW[9]
Salem - Beacon Power 69 kVPJM AI2-441Solar + storageIn study · proposed 2027-12100 MW[9]
Salem-Beacon Power 69 kVPJM AG1-279 - moved to TC1Solar + storageIn study · proposed 2022-0680 MW[9]
Salem-Beacon Power 69 kVPJM AG1-278 - moved to TC1Solar + storageIn study · proposed 2022-0660 MW[9]
White Haven 2 Tap-White Haven DC 69 kVPJM AI1-105SolarIn study · proposed 2026-1260 MW[9]
Harwood- McAdoo 69 kVPJM AH2-135SolarIn study · proposed 2025-0650 MW[9]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    Jul 1, 2021[1]
  5. First operational
    Sep 9, 2025[1]
  6. Expected completion
    Aug 1, 2027[1]
    Projected
Planned capacity
212 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2027-08-01); not necessarily full build-out.

Sources disagree. Also reported: 960 MW[2] (likely)
Buildings (planned)
4[1]Likelyderived

Count of building outlines traced on satellite imagery.

Buildings operational
3[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Building 1operational66 MWSep 9, 2025[1]
Building 2operational36 MWJan 7, 2026[1]
Building 3operational37 MWAug 1, 2026[1]
Building 4under construction73 MWAug 1, 2027 (projected)[1]

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Capital cost / investment
$4.1B[1]Likelyestimated

Modeled total capital cost (2025 USD) of capacity currently operational, incl. compute hardware.

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
Not yet sourced

Compute

Project
Project Rainier[1]Speculative
Chip types
Trainium2, Trainium3[1]Confirmed
Compute (H100-equivalents)
81,400[1]Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)
  • Current IT capacity
    47 MWSep 9, 2025[1]→77 MWJan 7, 2026[1]→108 MWAug 1, 2026[1]
  • Current facility power
    66 MWSep 9, 2025[1]→102 MWJan 7, 2026[1]→139 MWAug 1, 2026[1]
  • Planned capacity
    960 MW2024[2]→212 MWAug 1, 2026[1]
  • Buildings operational
    0Jul 1, 2021[1]→1Sep 9, 2025[1]→2Jan 7, 2026[1]→3Aug 1, 2026[1]
  • Status
    Under constructionJul 1, 2021[1]→Operating + expandingSep 9, 2025[1]

Timeline

Construction start: Jul 1, 2021[1]
First operational: Sep 9, 2025[1]
  1. Jul 1, 2021[1]

    Land clearing begins. Talen Energy reported on July 12, 2021 that site-preparation permits had already been obtained and site work was underway, while permits for construction of the first building were still being pursued. We model land clearing as starting from the beginning of the month.

  2. Jan 17, 2023[1]

    Cumulus completes a 48 MW, 300,000 sq ft powered shell for the first data center at the Susquehanna campus. The shell is available for lease, with the campus still awaiting its first tenant and commercial operations.

  3. Mar 4, 2024[1]

    AWS acquires the Cumulus/Talen building campus for $650M.

  4. Jun 1, 2024[1]

    Building 1 fit out and related construction begins under Amazon, based on the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) schedule.

  5. Sep 9, 202566 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    Building 1 operational estimate. According to Google Earth Satellite Imagery from this date, Building 1 appears structurally complete and likely operational, while Building 2 is still missing two generators.

  6. Jan 7, 2026102 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    Building 2 operational estimate. This is based on the progress visible in the September 2025 image. The DEP also issues an air plan approval to add 48 more emergency generators on this date.

  7. Mar 12, 2026102 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    The SRBC increases approved water use from 0.060 MGD to 0.129 MGD. This supports that some expansion is happening, but does not explicitly prove a third operational building.

  8. May 5, 2026102 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    Buildings 1 and 2 visibly complete and operational. Building 3 appears complete and may be commissioning, but it's likely not operational yet given the immediate surrounding construction work. Several additional building shells and pads are still in construction, but none are assumed operational due to all the construction work visible. This is based on satellite imagery from this date.

  9. Aug 1, 2026139 MW facility power· 3 buildings operational[1]

    Building 3 expected to come online sometime around August 2026, since in the May satellite image it appeared structurally complete with minimal construction surrounding it. Basing MW estimate using Building 2 as a reference.

  10. Aug 1, 2027Projected212 MW facility power· 4 buildings operational[1]

    Building 4 expected to come online around August 2027, judging from prior satellite imagery. Modeled at twice Building 2's capacity because Building 4 is approximately twice its size.

Buildings on this campus

3

All claims (provenance audit)

60
FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameAWS Berwick[1] Likely2026-08-01Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2021-07-01Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2023-01-17Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2024-03-04Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2024-06-01Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-09-09Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-01-07Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-03-12Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-05-05Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown
ProjectProject Rainier[1] Speculative2026-08-01Shown
Address1125 Electron Ave, Berwick, PA 18603[1] Likely2026-08-01Shown
OwnerAmazon Web ServicesOwner: Amazon[1] Confirmed2026-08-01Shown
OwnerAmazon Web Services[2] AI-extractedLikely2025-06-12Shown
End usersAnthropicUsers: Anthropic[1] Speculative2026-08-01Shown
End usersAmazon Web Services[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-06-11Shown
UtilityPPL Electric Utilities[4] Confirmed2026-09-11Shown
Energy partnersTalen Energy[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-06-11Shown
Current facility power139 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Current facility power66 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-09-09Superseded / alternative
Current facility power102 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-07Superseded / alternative
Current facility power102 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-03-12Superseded / alternative
Current facility power102 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-05Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity108 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Current IT capacity47 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-09-09Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity77 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-07Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity77 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-03-12Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity77 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-05Superseded / alternative
Planned capacity212 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Planned capacity960 MW[2] AI-extractedLikely2024Superseded / alternative
On-site / dedicated generationCo-located with Talen Energy's nuclear power plant[4] Confirmed2026-09-11Shown
Contracted / committed power300 MW[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-06-11Shown
Estimated annual consumption852 GWh/yr[5] estimatedSpeculative2026-09-29Shown
ISO / RTOPJMPJM INTERCONNECTION, LLC[6] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityPJM[7] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationUnnamed substation (69 kV)way/1334234412[8] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation0.3 km[8] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby500 kV[8] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Generation queued in county563 MW[9] derivedConfirmed2026-09-27Shown
State avg. industrial price11.04¢/kWh[10] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price13.86¢/kWh[10] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km5.99 GW[11] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Buildings (planned)4[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Buildings operational3[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2021-07-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2023-01-17Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2024-03-04Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2024-06-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational1[1] estimatedLikely2025-09-09Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-07Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2026-03-12Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-05Superseded / alternative
Capital cost / investment$4.1B[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)81,400[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Chip typesTrainium2[1] Confirmed2026-08-01Shown
Chip typesTrainium3[1] Confirmed2026-08-01Shown
Construction startJul 1, 2021[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown
First operationalSep 9, 2025[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Expected completionAug 1, 2027[1] estimatedSpeculative2026-08-01Shown