AWS Project Rainier
Data center project in New Carlisle, Indiana
AWS Project Rainier is a data center project in New Carlisle, Indiana, under construction, developed by Amazon Web Services (AWS), with a stated size of 2.2 GW. Last reported November 1, 2026, from 2 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Location
- New Carlisle, Indiana
- Stated size
- 2.2 GW
- Stated investment
- $26B
- Last reported
- November 1, 2026
- Sources
- 2 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 4 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
FAA crane filings
2 filings
Latest work from July 31, 2025 to July 31, 2026, up to 250 feet.
- Crane 2025-AGL-1683-OE ↗ · July 31, 2025 to July 31, 2026
- Crane 2025-AGL-1685-OE ↗ · July 31, 2025 to July 31, 2026
1 builder named on the filings, on Ultra.
EPA construction stormwater
1 permit, 1 closed out
Coverage since January 21, 2025. A site of an acre or more needs this before grading starts.
- EPA record ↗ · Closed out · from January 21, 2025
Permits and filings
- Razor5 rezoning of ~640 acres to industrialZoning · St. Joseph County Council · Approved · March 12, 2024aigridwatch.com ↗
- Area Plan Commission recommendation on 800+ acres at 31000 State Road 2Zoning · St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission · Approved · February 20, 2024aigridwatch.com ↗
- IncentiveIncentive · St. Joseph County Council · Approved · August 13, 2024aigridwatch.com ↗
- Resolution 2023-16 development facilitation agreement with Razor5 LLCPublic record · St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission · Resolution 2023-16 · Approved · November 9, 2023aigridwatch.com ↗
- NIPSCO Generation LLC (GenCo) creationUtility filing · Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission · Approved · September 1, 2025aigridwatch.com ↗
- Rezoning request for 1,057 acres along Chicago Trail (separate developer)Zoning · St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission · Withdrawnwvpe.org ↗
What the sources say
Status
“it's set to become one of the largest AI data center campuses ever built”
Size
“a planned power demand of around 2.2 GW”
Investment
“With an estimated investment of up to $26 billion”
Acreage
1,200 acres
Buildings
30 buildings once completed
Energy use
up to 2.2 gigawatts per year
Construction start
2024
Operational
October 29, 2025
Full-time jobs
400 full-time jobs at approximately $30 per hour
Jobs commitment
at least 1,000 jobs over 10 years
Truck traffic
more than double the population of workers passed through daily at the height of construction
Chips
approximately 500,000 Trainium2 chips
Substation
electrical substation pad on 45 acres near Edison Road
Reports behind this page
- Microsoft launches 'world’s first AI superfactory', read CEO Satya Nadella's message - The Times of India - Microsoft has announced that it has connected massive datacenters in Wisconsin and Atlanta through a high-speed fiber-optic netw... · timesofindia.indiatimes.com, November 1, 2026
- Report from linkedin.com · linkedin.com, June 29, 2026
What the full file adds
- General contractor1 named
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioning2 named
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supplyOpen: not named yet
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lendersOpen: not named yet
- Named builders, suppliers and partners4 companies named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
- AlertsAn email the day this project moves.Ultra
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