Amazon (AWS) data center campus in Sunbury Business and Technology Park
Amazon planned a $2 billion data center campus in Sunbury's new business park, with the first 450,000-square-foot building to start in 2028. After strong pushback, the city paused all data center work until 2027. Residents want a vote to ban big data centers.
Where things stand: Paused. Sunbury City Council passed a moratorium on data centers until Jan. 31, 2027. Residents also pushed a ballot measure to ban data centers over 25 megawatts.
🕒 Latest update (June 2026): Residents began collecting signatures for a charter change to ban data centers over 25 megawatts.
What we know
- 📍 Where11793 Vans Valley Road, in the Sunbury Business and Technology Park between State Route 37 and Vans Valley Road, Sunbury, Delaware County
- 🏢 CompanyAmazon Web Services
- 👤 Built forAmazon
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromAEP Ohio. AWS was negotiating power rates with AEP.
- 💵 Cost$2 billion
- 💸 Tax breaks30-year city tax deal (Community Reinvestment Area): 87.5% off property taxes for the first 15 years, then 75% off for 15 more years.
- 👷 Jobs promised50
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Did the ban on data centers over 25 megawatts make the November 2026 ballot? 🙋 I'll find out
- Is the city's tax deal with Amazon still in force during the moratorium? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would the campus use, and from where? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- April 15, 2026Sunbury City Council voted unanimously to pause data centers until Jan. 31, 2027.
- June 2026Residents began collecting signatures for a charter change to ban data centers over 25 megawatts.
Local votes and rules
🗳️ Public vote
Voters will decide a city charter change that would ban data centers that use more than 25 megawatts of power. Amazon Web Services announced plans for a data center in Sunbury in November 2024.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
City council passed a pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in January 2027.
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Where this comes from
- Everything you always wanted to know about Amazon's planned Sunbury development · 1808Delaware · 2026
- Sunbury City Council passes moratorium on data centers · WOSU · April 16, 2026
- Sunbury citizens seek to put data center measure on November ballot · NBC4 · June 2026
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