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AWS Lake Anna and North Creek Technology Campuses

Amazon Web Services

Status
Approved by right (Technology Overlay District); under development
Developer / parties
Amazon Web Services
Location
Louisa County
Size
Lake Anna campus about 150 acres next to North Anna Power Station; North Creek campus on parts of a 1,444-acre tract south of Route 33 (Engage Louisa newsletter; the county document says the by-right campuses total about 2,300 acres)
Investment
$11 billion announced Aug 2023 for two campuses (Louisa County document)
Reported benefits
County estimates new revenues could exceed $25 million a year at $11B investment; 'several hundred' jobs likely (Louisa County document; county estimates, not verified)
Concerns / impacts
The campuses use raw (untreated) reservoir water for cooling from Northeast Creek Reservoir, safe yield 3.2 million gallons per day (Louisa County document)
Last verified
2026-11-02

Milestones

Figures are attributed in parentheses to the outlet or company that reported them. Where sources disagree, we show both.

  1. Apr 2023 Technology Overlay District adopted
  2. Aug 2023 AWS announced $11B for two campuses
  3. Aug 2024 Board reduced the overlay and required a CUP for any new data center
  4. county expects raw-water delivery to the Lake Anna campus by Jan 2027
  5. projected 15-year build-out (Louisa County document)

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