Amazon plans $11 billion cloud and AI investment in Georgia
Amazon’s hosted cloud computing division is making a major financial commitment to expand its infrastructure in Georgia.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) intends to invest an estimated $11 billion to support cloud computing and artificial intelligence technologies in Georgia, which it expects to create at least 550 new high-skilled jobs and thousands of local construction jobs and positions in the data center supply chain.
According to AWS, generative AI is driving increased demand for advanced cloud infrastructure and compute power and its planned investments will support the development of AI from data centers in Georgia. AWS data centers are built to run traditional workloads as well as AI/ML models.
Amazon says it has invested $18.5 billion in Georgia since 2010 and contributing $20.1 billion to the state's gross domestic product while supporting 34,000 full- and part-time jobs and 44,700 indirect jobs. This investment follows a December 2024 commitment to increase its investment in AWS data centers in Ohio by $10 billion.
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The company has also made renewable energy investments in Georgia with eight solar farms, including the Bulldog Solar farm. Once fully operational, these projects will generate enough carbon-free energy to power an estimated 123,000 U.S. homes each year.
"AWS's ongoing infrastructure investments across the United States demonstrate our relentless commitment to powering our customers' digital innovation through cloud and AI technologies," said Roger Wehner, VP of economic development at AWS. "We are delighted to expand our infrastructure into Georgia with this planned multibillion-dollar investment, which we expect to create more than 550 well-paying jobs and drive significant economic growth for the state. We are excited to deepen our partnership with the state of Georgia and contribute to the continued advancement of its thriving technology landscape."
AWS says it also will bring signature science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education programs to Georgia as part of this investment.
