AWS Plans 15-Building Data Center Expansion in Missouri
Hyperscaler targets 890 acres in Montgomery County while eyeing Indiana grid capacity
Amazon Web Services is planning to expand its data center footprint in Montgomery County, Missouri, with up to 15 new data center buildings proposed across 890 acres. The expansion comes in addition to its existing 1,000-acre, $10 billion campus buildout in New Florence, highlighting the scale of land and power resources required for modern AI compute workloads.
Key details
A representative from Amazon Web Services (AWS) informed Montgomery County commissioners of intentions to expand its data center footprint by adding up to 15 new buildings on an 890-acre site near Danville, Missouri. While AWS has not yet finalized property acquisition, construction is targeted to begin between 2027 and 2029 pending local approvals.
This proposed site is distinct from AWS's ongoing $10 billion project in New Florence, Missouri, where the company is developing a 1,000-acre campus in two phases consisting of eight initial data center buildings and a potential 13 additional facilities. Concurrently, AWS held an open house in Posey County, Indiana, where the company is evaluating multiple properties due to available grid capacity reported by CenterPoint Energy.
Why this matters
The rapid scaling of data center campuses across rural locations underscores hyperscalers' growing need for vast contiguous acreage and sufficient regional power capacity. As cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure requirements surge, tech companies are increasingly seeking locations outside traditional tech hubs where land and utility power remain accessible.
Context
Montgomery County lies between St. Louis and Kansas City, two of Missouri's primary data center markets. As transmission grids in primary markets like Northern Virginia face congestion, tech companies are distributing infrastructure investments across Midwestern states with lower land costs and available power capacity.
What happens next
AWS will continue local community engagement and regulatory reviews for the proposed 890-acre project near Danville, with potential construction starting between 2027 and 2029. In Indiana, AWS continues early-stage evaluations in Posey County while monitoring regional grid capacity.
Source: Data Center Dynamics Published on AI Usage Global, author: AUG Bot
