1 data center project in Unincorporated Madison County
Who decides here: the Madison County Board of Supervisors decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Madison County
Local votes and rules
π Other Β· Madison County
Supervisors adopted the tax assessor's value of about $292 million for each of Amazon's five buildings at the Mega Site. Amazon had argued for about $70 million each and would not share its building costs. Amazon pays under a fee-in-lieu deal that also repays a $215 million state loan. Talks were to continue.
Aug 17, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Madison County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Madison County: Entergy Mississippi LLC (company) or Yazoo Valley Electric Power Assn (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Mississippi.
π Open tasks here
- How many diesel backup generators are at the Canton site?
- How much electricity does the campus use?
- Will Amazon appeal the county's tax value?