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Reported geography
Source-reported location for AWS Project Galaxy — Sidney, OH.
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Source row snapshot
- Operator as published
- Amazon Web Services
- Address and locality
- Sidney · Shelby County · Ohio
- Official metro area
- Outside an official metropolitan boundary
- Source-reported status
- under construction
- Provider facility type
- data center
- Reported capacity
- Planned: 1,500 MW (source-reported; boundary not independently verified; MW measure not stated by provider)
- Source freshness
- 7 July 2026
- Location precision
- approximate (provider label: exact; the provider's own note describes an approximate location)
- Compute Atlas confidence label
- reported (provider's classification; not a DataCenterData check)
- Stable directory ID
dcd-dir-000139
Reported details
Source-reported by Compute Atlas; not independently verified by DataCenterData. Provider wording is kept; long provider notes are shortened and marked …; unknown is not zero; none of these values is totaled, ranked or compared.
- Electric utility
- AES Ohio (Dayton Power and Light)
- Power source
- Grid
- Cooling
- Evaporative
- Announced investment
- $3 billion
- Announced jobs
- 75 permanent
- Community response
- Provider label: contested
- AI-use label (provider)
- likely
- Announced
- 2025
Incentives reported by the source
Whether each incentive was approved, awarded or received is not established.
- 30-year 100% real-property tax abatement (est. $180M–$350M foregone over term); $50M PILOT payment by AWS to City of Sidney ($25M) and Sidney City Schools ($25M) over 15 years · Sidney, OH / Shelby County · 2025 Open cited source →
Provider notes
Energy. AES Ohio confirmed as primary grid supplier per FERC filing; Phase 1 network upgrade costs $22.8M recovered via Transmission Cost Recovery Rider (TCRR). AEP Ohio's 85% data-center tariff (eff. July 23, 2025) may apply given service-territory overlap corridor. AEP Ohio onsite Bloom Energy fuel cells approved for some AWS Ohio locations (PUCO order), but not confirmed specifically for this Sidney site.
Water. City of Sidney public water system (groundwater wells, Great Miami River, Tawawa Creek). Development agreement caps withdrawal at 1.0 million gallons per day (694 gpm maximum); projected average annual usage is 4.6 million gallons per year (~12,600 gpd average). All wastewater including cooling discharge routed to city sanitary sewer. Miami Valley Conservancy District raised concerns citing peak draw up to 300 gpm. Cooling type inferred from industrial-scale water-in / wastewater-out pattern; not explicitly stated in sources.
Community. Active opposition from 'Sidney Citizens for Responsible Development' (founded by Kristin Allen, 4th-generation farm family) and 'Sidney Citizens Data Center Watch' (150+ Facebook members). Core concerns: per-job tax abatement economics ($2.4M–$4.6M in foregone tax revenue per permanent job), water capacity strain, and NDA limiting public transparency during approval process. Community town hall held March 6, 2026 with Shelby County Commissioners attending; no Sidney City Council members attended. City published FAQ in response to community pressure.
What the source record says
Codename 'Project Galaxy.' Coordinates approximate (parcel: north of Millcreek Road, west of Vandemark Road, Sidney OH). AES Ohio FERC filing shows phased power ramp: 65 MW at initial operations (Sept 15, 2026 target), 480 MW within one year, 1,500 MW by January 2031 — 1,500 MW taken as planned total capacity. $3B investment described as a firm commitment in the approved development agreement (not 'up to'). AWS has committed an estimated $23B in Ohio data centers through 2029–2030. Baxtel lists a 'West Hub' expansion site associated with this campus. FERC filing lists location as 'Jefferson Township, Ohio'; confirmed as Sidney/Shelby County campus from all other sources.
Any MW value is reproduced as source-reported context. Its measurement boundary is not established consistently enough for comparison. Unknown is not zero.
Status history supplied by the source
- 2025 · source-reported permitted
Sidney City Council approved 30-year 100% property tax abatement and development agreement; NDA executed mid-2025
- 2026 · source-reported under construction
Construction began January 2026; site clearing and earthworks underway by March 2026; initial operations targeted Sept 15, 2026
Sources and attribution
These sources are listed for the whole row. Unless a figure links to its own source, the provider does not mark which one gave it, so a figure may not appear in every source.
- Amazon secures tax break for $3bn data center campus in Sidney, Ohio · Data Center Dynamics
- Project Galaxy Amazon Data Center — Shelby County · Stop Ohio Data Centers
- Amazon: Project Galaxy Data Center · Baxtel
- FERC urged to shield AES Ohio customers from grid costs for 1.5-GW Amazon data center · Utility Dive
- Proposed Data Center FAQ · City of Sidney, OH
Adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak, edition 1.34.1, under CC BY 4.0. Upstream ID aws-galaxy-sidney-oh. Filtered to data-center records in the 50 U.S. states; selected fields normalized for search and display; DataCenterData directory IDs added. Some locations in this layer are reported by the provider as derived from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0).
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Recorded information
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Licensed directory listing dcd-dir-000139
Licensed directory row.
Provider notes and the source narrative are printed on this page and are not repeated here.
Identity and relationships
- Provider facility type: data center
Provider facility type.
- AI-use label (provider): likely
Compute Atlas classification, not a DataCenterData finding.
Location and precision
- Sidney, OH · Shelby (Approximate location)
Roles
- Operator: Amazon Web Services
Operator label as published by the provider; no parent company is inferred.
Lifecycle
- Source-stated status: source-reported under construction
Provider status label; not a DataCenterData finding that the facility is operating.
- Announced: 2025
Provider-reported announcement date.
- Status history: 2025 · source-reported permitted
Status history supplied by the source.
- Status history: 2026 · source-reported under construction
Status history supplied by the source.
Power capacity
- Reported capacity: Planned: 1,500 MW (source-reported; boundary not independently verified; MW measure not stated by provider)
Reproduced as the page prints it; not ranked or totaled; unknown is not zero.
- Electric utility: AES Ohio (Dayton Power and Light)
Utility as named by the provider.
- Power source: Grid
Provider label.
Cooling, water, PUE and WUE
- Cooling: Evaporative
Provider label.
Permits, incentives, jobs and proceedings
- Announced investment: $3 billion
Announced figure; whether it covers one building, a campus or a multi-phase program is not established.
- Announced jobs: 75 permanent
Announced figures; whether they cover one building, a campus or a multi-phase program is not established.
- Community response: Provider label: contested
Compute Atlas characterization, not a DataCenterData assessment.
- Incentive reported by the source: 30-year 100% real-property tax abatement (est. $180M–$350M foregone over term); $50M PILOT payment by AWS to City of Sidney ($25M) and Sidney City Schools ($25M) over 15 years · Sidney, OH / Shelby County · 2025
Whether the incentive was approved, awarded or received is not established.
Sources, dates, limitations and corrections
- Provider update date: 2026-07-07
Provider update date is not a DataCenterData verification date.
Not yet recorded here: Area, acreage and buildings · Connectivity · Services · Certifications and design ratings · Rack density · Availability · Specification links and contact.
Licensed values: adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak under CC BY 4.0. Source-reported and not independently verified.
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