Amazon data center near New Florence (Project Green)
Also called: Project Green
Amazon Web Services is building a $10 billion data center campus on about 850 acres north of I-70 near New Florence. The first phase has four buildings and a new substation, with about a dozen more buildings later. A residents' group has sued the county over how it was approved.
Where things stand: County approved tax deal December 2025; construction started April 2026. A lawsuit against the county is pending.
🕒 Latest update (June 15, 2026): Governor announced Amazon's $10 billion Montgomery County data center plan.
What we know
- 📍 Wherenorth of I-70 east of New Florence, Unincorporated Montgomery County, Montgomery County
- 🏢 CompanyAmazon Web Services
- 🏛️ Owned byAmazon
- 👤 Built forAmazon
- 🌳 Size850 acres
- 💵 Cost$10 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksCounty approved a tax incentive framework Dec. 18, 2025. The state gave a grant for mega-project site work. Amazon committed $7 million for local services and grants.
- 👷 Jobs promised400
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. A lawsuit says county commissioners signed secret deals (NDAs) that were not made public.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How much power will the Amazon campus need? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will it use per day, and from where? 🙋 I'll find out
- How will the judge rule on the residents' lawsuit? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Nov 26, 2025Amazon said it was in the final stages of evaluating the site near New Florence.
- Dec 18, 2025County approved an Amazon tax incentive framework.
- Feb 17, 2026Residents' group Preserve Montgomery County sued the county and state, saying public notice and open records rules were broken.
- April 2026Construction started; phase 1 has four buildings, a substation and a switching station.
- June 15, 2026Governor announced Amazon's $10 billion Montgomery County data center plan.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
County commission unanimously approved a tax incentive package for Google's $15 billion data center near New Florence.
⚖️ Court case
A resident group, Preserve Montgomery County, sued the county commission. It says meetings on the Amazon data center broke the Sunshine Law, and asks to undo the tax break plan and the February development agreement.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Amazon, residents share conflicting views on data center · News Tribune · June 25, 2026
- Lawsuit filed to stop Montgomery County data center · ABC 17 News · Feb 17, 2026
- Judge considers motion to dismiss a lawsuit against a data center project in Montgomery County · Griffon News (Missouri Independent) · 2026
- 1,000-acre AWS data center campus under consideration in Montgomery County, Missouri · Data Center Dynamics · Nov 2025
- Timeline: Montgomery County considers data center proposals · KOMU 8 · 2026
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