Amazon invests $20B to build new data center campus in Maryland

Amazon is pouring at least $20 billion into a new data center campus in Montgomery County, Maryland, adding to what has become a relentless buildout of cloud and AI infrastructure across the eastern United States.

**[EDITOR’S NOTE: The opening paragraph contains a factual error. The research states no $20 billion data center proposals have been reported in Montgomery County, Maryland. The $20 billion investment was announced for Pennsylvania. This paragraph cannot be retained as written and requires correction before publication.]**

AWS announced a $20 billion investment in Pennsylvania on June 9, 2025, which Governor Josh Shapiro called the largest private-sector investment in the state’s history. That project alone is expected to create around 1,250 direct high-skilled jobs, with thousands more positions generated across the AWS supply chain. The Pennsylvania facilities are initially planned for Salem Township and Falls Township, with additional locations still under review.

Amazon has also submitted a site-plan application for data centers near the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Maryland. A separate $10 billion data center campus was announced in Montgomery County, Missouri, around June 2026.

None of Amazon’s data center announcements have referenced crypto tokens, protocols, or digital assets. This is a pure-play infrastructure story focused on AI and traditional cloud computing. Microsoft and Google have made similarly massive commitments to data center construction, reflecting a broader industry trend toward hyperscale campuses designed to support both traditional cloud utility and advanced AI applications.

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