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Amazon boosts northwest Louisiana data center spending to about $18B
Amazon increased planned investment by 50% for a third data center campus, adding funding for power and water infrastructure alongside AWS demand.
Amazon increased its northwest Louisiana data center investment 50%, raising the planned commitment from $12 billion to approximately $18 billion as it builds a third data center campus, according to MarketBeat Ratings.
The expansion underscores continued demand for Amazon Web Services, with the company aiming to secure land and utility access ahead of potential power constraints in the region. MarketBeat Ratings notes that Amazon is developing its footprint across Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish, including a new facility at the Resilient Technology Park in Shreveport, Louisiana.
To reduce local friction, Amazon partnered with STACK Infrastructure and structured the project to fund electrical substations and transmission enhancements directly. MarketBeat Ratings said Amazon has a direct agreement with Southwestern Electric Power Company to fund 100% of the required electrical upgrades, with the stated goal that local utility customers face zero rate increases.
Amazon is also addressing cooling and water requirements, committing up to $400 million toward municipal water and wastewater systems. MarketBeat Ratings said the Shreveport facilities will use closed-loop, surplus-only water cooling intended to operate dry for more than 87% of the year, helping support AWS capacity growth within the Southwest Power Pool.