AI data center dossier

AWS Susquehanna-Cumulus Nuclear Data Center Campus

Berwick, Salem Township / Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States/datacenters/amazon-nuclear-powered-data-center-acquisition.html
OperationalNuclear power supplyAI & Cloud Infrastructure

Country

United States

Operator

Amazon Web Services, Talen Energy

Energy

Nuclear power supply

Tracked capacity

Unknown

Overlapping child capacity | Official source

The 960 MW Cumulus campus expansion envelope is an older Susquehanna-adjacent AWS/Talen child capacity now covered by the selected 1,920 MW AWS Pennsylvania / Talen power-supply parent record.

Evidence profile

Readiness reflects whether the record has citations, narrative context, structured power data, coordinates, and at least one dated milestone.

Readiness

86%

Sources attachedVerified

5 citations linked

CoordinatesPublished

41.057, -76.142

Capacity scopeUnknown

No selected MW value published

Timeline evidencePartial

2 dated fields available

Machine-readable outputsPublished

HTML, JSON, and GeoJSON all available

Record Notes

AWS acquired the Cumulus data-center campus adjacent to Talen Energy's Susquehanna nuclear plant in 2024. Data Center Dynamics and Power Engineering reported the transaction as a $650 million sale of a 960 MW Cumulus campus, with AWS power commitments ramping in 120 MW increments and an option to cap commitments at 480 MW. Utility Dive later reported that FERC rejected the amended interconnection agreement that would have expanded direct behind-the-meter co-located load from 300 MW to 480 MW.

ADCI removes the selected 960 MW value from this legacy acquisition record because the broader AWS Pennsylvania AI Innovation Campuses and Susquehanna PPA record now carries the selected 1,920 MW Talen/AWS power-supply envelope. This site remains important as a concrete Susquehanna-adjacent AWS campus, but its older 960 MW expansion envelope is treated as overlapping child capacity rather than independent selected public MW.

Analyst Flags

  • Selected capacity has not been published yet.

Timeline Signals

Announcement2024
Earliest market signal2024

Nearby Facilities

Other tracked AI data centers within 300 km of this location.

Related Facilities

Frequently asked questions

What is the status of AWS Susquehanna-Cumulus Nuclear Data Center Campus?
AWS Susquehanna-Cumulus Nuclear Data Center Campus is currently operational. Known timeline milestones: Announcement 2024, Earliest market signal 2024.
Who operates AWS Susquehanna-Cumulus Nuclear Data Center Campus?
AWS Susquehanna-Cumulus Nuclear Data Center Campus is operated by Amazon Web Services and Talen Energy. Structured intelligence reports are available for Amazon Web Services Operator Report and Talen Energy Operator Report and United States Country Report.
What energy source does AWS Susquehanna-Cumulus Nuclear Data Center Campus use?
AWS Susquehanna-Cumulus Nuclear Data Center Campus is powered by nuclear power supply energy and is focused on ai & cloud infrastructure workloads. This is backed by 5 cited sources.

Sources

  1. datacenterdynamics.comdatacenterdynamics.com — en/news
  2. power-eng.compower-eng.com
  3. utilitydive.comutilitydive.com
  4. sec.govsec.gov — Archives/edgar
  5. talenenergy.comtalenenergy.com — powering-data