Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced plans to build a data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri.
In a corporate blog post, the company stressed the facility would not create a drain on local energy sourcing or water supplies.
“Amazon has worked with the local utility, Ameren Missouri, to ensure the costs associated with our new data center campus in Montgomery County are not passed on to other ratepayers,” the company stated. “That means the rates we pay are designed to ensure that we cover the costs of our energy use, so Ameren’s current customers won’t see any costs associated with powering our data centers on their electric bill.”
The company added, “At times, to build and operate data centers, new utility infrastructure is required. In Montgomery County, we are investing to build the water infrastructure our facilities need. Once construction is complete, we will donate the entire system to Montgomery County Public Water Supply District No. 1 at no cost. This means the Water District can use it to expand water service to other parts of the community as it sees fit.”
The company did not share the location of the project, its dimensions, or a timeline for its completion. The news source SiteSelection.com reported the data center campus is budgeted at $10 billion and “will have up to 17 facilities located on a megasite in the northeast quadrant of I-70 and Highway 19.”
Amazon said the development create over 400 full-time data center jobs and thousands of construction jobs. It added the project “will include over $7 million in community contributions from Amazon including funding for emergency dispatch services, a new gathering space at the fairgrounds, and a new community fund to provide grants for community projects.”
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