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Cleanview Research · September 2026

Amazon's Power Playbook

How the largest cloud provider in the world is powering 44 GW of new data centers to win the AI infrastructure race.

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PDF report and data file · 19 pages · 825 buildings across 149 campuses

Cover of Amazon's Power Playbook

44 GW

of data centers under development in 16 states

13.9 GW

operating today, more than any other hyperscaler

17.5 GW

of new gas plants being built to serve Amazon

25.6 GW

of carbon-free electricity under contract in the US

3,120 MW

of nuclear power purchased

What's inside

The report and the data behind it

  • Data file covering 825 US Amazon data centers across 149 campuses, including the exact location, power capacity, square footage, status and operating year
  • Amazon's operating, under construction and planned capacity by state
  • A breakdown of Amazon's contracted power by energy type
  • The 8 gas plants that will power Amazon's future data centers
  • How Amazon contracts with clean energy developers
  • Case studies on Amazon's power strategy in Virginia, Ohio, Oregon, Indiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Texas
  • How Amazon built the largest data center in the world without building any new power plants
  • The transmission lines that could make or break Amazon's data center plans

Contents

  1. 01Key findings2
  2. 02Spending to win the AI race3
  3. 03The old model broke7
  4. 04Powering the AI era11
  5. 05Taking development in-house16
  6. 06Transmission risk18

19-page PDF report

CSV of 825 buildings across 149 campuses

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Amazon is spending $220 billion this year to win the AI raceAmazon built the largest data center in the world in two years, with no new power plantsSunstone: the first utility-scale power project Amazon will own, build and operateGW Ranch: building the largest power plant in America
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How is the report delivered?
After checkout you land on a download page with the PDF and the data file.
What is in the data file?
825 US Amazon data centers across 149 campuses, including the exact location, power capacity, square footage, status and operating year.
Where does the data come from?
Cleanview's data center tracker, built from building permits, air permits, utility and regulatory filings, county records and satellite imagery.

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