• Amazon says it is discussing Homer City as one of several Pennsylvania sites under evaluation under its $20 billion investment plan
  • Homer City's gas-fired power project is under construction with up to 4.4GW planned for multiple data-centre customers and the local grid

The fact

Amazon Web Services is in discussions with Homer City Redevelopment about a possible data-centre project at the former Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Amazon says it is evaluating multiple sites under its commitment to invest at least $20 billion in the state and has no definitive agreement at Homer City. The company has not disclosed a Homer City data-centre capacity, site plan, investment figure or construction timetable.

Homer City Generation is separately building a gas-fired power project at the more than 3,200-acre site. Current project materials describe up to 4.4GW of generation intended to serve multiple large data-centre customers and the local grid. The developer says underground foundation work and vertical construction are underway, with the first GE Vernova turbine expected to arrive in 2026. These milestones relate to Homer City's power project, not to a confirmed AWS campus.

The assessment

AWS is evaluating Homer City after construction of the site’s generation project has already begun. The power development can therefore move ahead while AWS decides whether the location fits its data-centre plans. That does not mean Amazon has secured power at the site.

Homer City says the planned generation will serve multiple data-centre customers as well as the grid. Any AWS development would still need a defined site, phase and load, together with an agreement setting out how much power is allocated and how it will be supplied. Until then, the 4.4GW figure refers to Homer City’s generation project, not to AWS capacity.

For BTW readers, the 4.4GW figure belongs to Homer City’s power project, not to AWS. Amazon is still evaluating the site, and there is no basis to treat any of that generation as committed AWS capacity until the parties disclose a defined data-centre phase and power arrangement.

What to watch

A definitive agreement would be the clearest next step, especially if it identifies the AWS site, first-phase load and power arrangement. Planning filings could then show the data-centre footprint and construction sequence, while any power agreement would clarify how the site is supplied and how much of Homer City’s generation is tied to AWS.