Amazon AWS Data Center

Also known as Project Rainier

OperatingEst.HyperscaleBuildingSt. Joseph County, Indiana

Amazon AWS Data Center is an operating hyperscale in Indiana. Operated or owned by Amazon Web Services. Power capacity has not been disclosed or collected yet. Verification: unverified. 6 cited sources.

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16 claims from 7 sources

Last verified against sources: Oct 12, 2026

Newest dated evidence: Oct 12, 2026

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Datacenter Source. “Amazon AWS Data Center.” /facilities/amazon-aws-data-center-st-joseph-county-in. Data as of 2026-10-12. Accessed 2026-10-12.

BibTeX

@misc{datacentersource_amazon_aws_data_center_st_joseph_county__2026,
  title = {{Amazon AWS Data Center}},
  author = {{Datacenter Source}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{/facilities/amazon-aws-data-center-st-joseph-county-in}},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-12; accessed 2026-10-12. Compiled from cited sources, including OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)},
}

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Current facility power

Not yet sourced

Planned capacity

Not yet sourced

Floor area

Not yet sourced

Buildings (planned)

Not yet sourced

Capital cost / investment

Not yet sourced

First operational

Not yet sourced

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection

Time to power

Operating (community-mapped, unverified)

Low confidence

Project verification

Unverified

Evidence is limited to community map.

Current stage

Operational

Furthest stage with documented evidence

Utility · ISO

Indiana Michigan Power (AEP) · PJM

Substation: Unnamed substation (345 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced

No record

Interconnection request

No record

Contracted / approved

No record

Under construction

No record

Operational

No record

AI evidence brief

Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development

Announcedimplied by a later stage
Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
Permittingimplied by a later stage

Grid interconnection

Interconnection application
Feasibility study
System impact study
Facilities study
Interconnection agreement / service contract

Build & energization

Financing
Under constructionimplied by a later stage
Energizationimplied by a later stage
OperationalOct 12, 2026
Community map
- Oct 12, 2026 · Reported status: operating[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: Community map.

Grid path

facility
Amazon AWS Data Center
→
substation
Unnamed substation (345 kV)[1]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Nearest mapped substation, 0.22 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
→
transmission
345 kV line[1]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.12 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
→
utility
Indiana Michigan Power (AEP)[2]
Service territoryLikely
Retail service territory containing the site
→
ISO / RTO
PJM[3]
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

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

LOCAL IMPACT

Water · generation · incentives · regulation · rates

Water & cooling

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for water use or the cooling type at this site. Know one? Add a source

On-site generation & air permits

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for on-site generation or an air permit for this site. Know one? Add a source

Incentives

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for tax abatements, PILOTs or other incentives for this project. Know one? Add a source

Regulatory events

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for hearings, rezonings, permits or commission proceedings. Know one? Add a source

Utility & rates1

Large load tariff settlement[7]AnnouncedStated by the company or reported in the press; not yet backed by a filing or grid record. As of Feb 19, 2025.Feb 19, 2025
Indiana Michigan Power (AEP) · Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission · Order approving settlement (with one modification)
“The IURC order approved the terms of the joint settlement, with one modification, and requires new large load customers, including data centers, to make long-term financial commitments proportional to their size.”

Location & imagery

Mapped outline

Coordinates: 41.66834, -86.47197
County: St. Joseph County

Photographs

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

Ownership, operation & customers

1. Property owner of record
Not identified
2. Owner / developer
Amazon Web Services[1]Likely
3. Operator
Not identified
4. Tenant / cloud
Not identified
5. End customer / workload
Not identified

Power supply

Utility:

Indiana Michigan Power (AEP)[2]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]Likely
Utility: Indiana Michigan Power (AEP)[2]Likely
Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power: Not yet sourced
Planned capacity: Not yet sourced

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

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO: PJM[3]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.
Balancing authority: PJM[2]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Control area of the containing utility territory.
Nearest mapped substation: Unnamed substation (345 kV)[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
Distance to substation: 0.2 km[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby: 345 kV[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
State avg. industrial price: 9.16¢/kWh[5]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Indiana statewide average, July 2026.
State avg. commercial price: 13.30¢/kWh[5]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Indiana statewide average, July 2026.
Generation within 50 km: 4.7 GW[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jan 1, 202502.Confirmedderived
22 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
Generation queued in county: 2.71 GW[4]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmedderived
14 active generation interconnection requests in St. Joseph County: Solar 790 MW, Gas 786 MW, Solar + storage 588 MW, Storage 542 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.
Interconnection status: Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power: Not yet sourced

Nearby infrastructure	Type	Distance	Voltage / capacity	Source
345 kV line	Transmission line	0.12 km	345 kV	[1]
St Joseph Energy Center · St Joseph Energy Center LLC	Power plant (Natural Gas)	3.5 km	715 MW	[6]
Honeysuckle Solar Farm · Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC	Power plant (Solar)	5.7 km	150 MW	[6]
University of Notre Dame · University of Notre Dame	Power plant (Natural Gas)	20.1 km	39 MW	[6]
Indeck Niles Energy Center · Indeck Niles, LLC	Power plant (Natural Gas)	29.9 km	1.08 GW	[6]
St. Joseph Solar · Indiana Michigan Power Co	Power plant (Solar)	31 km	20 MW	[6]
Bremen · Indiana Municipal Power Agency	Power plant (Solar)	34.3 km	7 MW	[6]
Donald C Cook · Indiana Michigan Power Co	Power plant (Nuclear)	35 km	2.18 GW	[6]
Michigan City · Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co	Power plant (Coal)	36.7 km	455 MW	[6]
Unnamed substation	Substation	0.22 km	345 kV	[1]
Unnamed substation	Substation	2.35 km	345 kV	[1]
Unnamed substation	Substation	2.37 km	345 kV	[1]
Unnamed substation	Substation	2.97 km	34.5 kV	[1]

Largest queued generation in this county	Fuel	Queue status	MW	Source
Elderberry 345 kVPJM AG2-562	Gas	In study · proposed 2022-10	786 MW	[4]
Olive - Dumont 345 kVPJM AH2-112	Solar + storage	In study · proposed 2026-02	250 MW	[4]
Northern St. Joseph 138 kVPJM AH2-347	Storage	In study · proposed 2025-03	200 MW	[4]
New Carlisle 138 kVPJM AH1-479	Storage	In study · proposed 2023-09	192 MW	[4]
Honeysuckle Solar ProjectPJM AF1-158	Solar + storage	Under construction · proposed 2025-01	150 MW	[4]
Dumont 345 kVPJM AG2-230	Solar	In study · proposed 2024-12	150 MW	[4]

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

Announced
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Land acquired
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Permitting
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Construction start
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First operational
—
Expected completion
—

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

Site area: 289.2 acres[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likelyderived
Area of the mapped OSM site outline.
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

What changed (last 3 years)

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Timeline

No dated events sourced yet.

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All claims (provenance audit)

Field	Value	Source	Confidence	As of	Status
Name	Amazon AWS Data Centerway/1303947602 name=Amazon AWS Data Center	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Also known as	Project Rainieralt_name=Project Rainier	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Status	Operating	[1] derived	Unverified	2026-10-12	Shown
Facility type	Hyperscale	[1] derived	Unverified	2026-10-12	Shown
Owner	Amazon Web Servicesowner=Amazon	[1]	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Utility	Indiana Michigan Power (AEP)territory 9324: INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO (INVESTOR OWNED, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POW	[2] derived	Likely	2022	Shown
ISO / RTO	PJMPJM INTERCONNECTION, LLC	[3] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Balancing authority	PJM	[2] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Nearest mapped substation	Unnamed substation (345 kV)way/1463187602	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Distance to substation	0.2 km	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby	345 kV	[1] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Generation queued in county	2.71 GW	[4] derived	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
State avg. industrial price	9.16¢/kWh	[5]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
State avg. commercial price	13.30¢/kWh	[5]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
Generation within 50 km	4.7 GW	[6] derived	Confirmed	202502	Shown
Site area	289.2 acres	[1] derived	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown

Sources

[1]
OpenStreetMap — features tagged telecom=data_center or building=data_center
OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved 2026-10-12 · ODbL 1.0
[2]
Electric Retail Service Territories (HIFLD, from EIA-861)
DHS HIFLD / U.S. EIA (via Esri Living Atlas) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[3]
Independent System Operators (HIFLD)
DHS HIFLD (via PNNL ArcGIS) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[4]
PJM New Services Queue (planning queues)
PJM Interconnection · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public
[5]
Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A — Average price of electricity to ultimate customers by state (July 2026)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[6]
Power Plants in the U.S. (EIA-860)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[7]
Indiana Michigan Power Receives Order in Large Load Settlement
Indiana Michigan Power · published 2025-02-19 · retrieved 2026-09-30 · Public statement

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