Announced

AWS Richmond County campus (Energy Way Industrial Park)

AWS Richmond County campus (Energy Way Industrial Park) is an announced data center project in Hamlet, NC, backed by Amazon Web Services. The record lists an estimated investment of $10 billion. ~800 acres, 20 buildings of 200-225k sq ft each; largest single capital project in NC history.

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Project status

Announced Jun 4, 2025
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Records and documentation

North Carolina state legislation

SB98 - Sales tax exemption for qualified data centers ($250M+ investment)Legislationdatacenterbans.comProvides a sales tax exemption for construction or remodeling of qualified data centers with a minimum $250 million investment.Download
Ordinance Implementing Moratorium on Development PermitsMoratoriumcityviewnc.comCumberland County, NC ordinance imposing a moratorium on data center development permits, adopted June 15, 2026, expiring December 15.Download
NCUC Docket E-7, Sub 1329 - Duke Energy Carolinas Rate Case (Large Load Tariff)Documentstarw1.ncuc.govFiled Nov 2025 (15% revenue increase over two years). June 2026 testimony proposed a large-load tariff requiring data centers/big industrial customers to pay a minimum bill for a decade-plus regardless of actual usage. NCUC decision expected late 2026.Download
H1180 - Data Center AmendmentsLegislationlegiscan.comRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and… May 4, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: Amazon Web Services
County: Richmond County, NC
Address: Hamlet, NC
Stage: Announced

Capacity and size: not on file

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