ComputeLabs Research
Amazon plans to raise its Louisiana data-center investment from $12 billion to $18 billion, adding a third campus.
· ComputeLabs Research · from the August 18, 2026 edition
Amazon announced plans to increase its Louisiana data-center investment from $12 billion to $18 billion. The expansion includes construction of a third data-center campus in the state.
The reported figures describe Amazon’s planned investment rather than capital expenditure already completed. The source does not break the total down among land, buildings, servers, networking equipment, power infrastructure, cooling systems, or workforce costs.
No capacity figures were provided for the third campus. The source also does not state its location, power demand, number or type of accelerators, construction schedule, expected completion date, or electricity-supply arrangements.
Additional reporting
- Financial_Express(t.me)
- Amazon

