Data Center Census

Falls Township, Bucks County, PA

Falls Township Innovation Campus

Also known as Amazon Keystone Trade Center data center

Under constructionUnder construction; application for 280 gas-fired backup generator engines pending at DEP after August 2026 executive order removed data centers from fast-track permitting
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Amazon is building a data center campus on about 250 acres within the Keystone Trade Center in Falls Township. Amazon plans 2 million square feet of data center space across 10 buildings. It has approval for 72 diesel emergency engines and has applied for 280 natural gas-fired backup generator engines. Nearly 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for a moratorium on data centers in the township.

Key facts

Size & schedule

Site size250 acres [1]
approximately
Source excerpt
“approximately 250 acres within the Keystone Trade Center”
Floor area2 million sq ft [2]
Source excerpt
“Amazon plans 2 million square feet of data center space across 10 buildings for cloud computing and AI.”
Buildings10 [2]
Source excerpt
“Amazon plans 2 million square feet of data center space across 10 buildings for cloud computing and AI.”
Stated investment$20 billion [1]
Source excerpt
“at least $20 billion”

Power

Backup generators72 diesel-fired emergency engines approved; 280 natural gas-fired backup generator engines (4,287 hp each) applied for [2]
Source excerpt
“Amazon has also applied to install 280 natural gas-fired 'critical backup generator engines' at 4,287 horsepower each.”
Air permitFive air and water discharge permits approved, including 72 diesel-fired emergency engines; separate application for 280 gas-fired engines drew 1,236 comments to DEP [2]
Source excerpt
“Amazon has been approved for five environmental air and water discharge permits. That includes approval last year for 72 diesel-fired emergency engines.”

Water

CoolingWater-based cooling less than 2% of the year [1]
Source excerpt
“only use water-based cooling for less than 2% of the year”

Local decisions & site

Deciding voteFalls Township approved the project in March 2025 [2]
Source excerpt
“The amendment would have no impact on Amazon’s data center, which the township approved in March 2025.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Timeline

  1. Construction starts (summer 2025, per Amazon) [1]

  2. Falls Township approves the project [2]

  3. Amazon announces its intent to build a data center in Falls Township as part of a $20 billion Pennsylvania investment [3]

  4. Governor's executive order removes data centers, including Amazon's, from the state fast-track permitting program [2]

Issues raised

  • Nearly 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for a data center moratorium in the township [2]
  • The Board of Supervisors declared part of the zoning ordinance used for data centers 'substantively invalid'; the rewrite will not affect the approved Amazon project [2][4]

Sources

  1. Falls Township Innovation Campus - Amazon Innovation Campuses in Pennsylvania
    Amazon · Sep 8, 2026 · company
  2. Could a Bucks County Amazon data center be affected by Gov. Shapiro's order?
    The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 20, 2026 · news
  3. Amazon to Open Data Center at NorthPoint Development in Falls
    Falls Township · Jun 9, 2025 · government
  4. Falls Township Rewrites Zoning Rules After Amazon Data Center Backlash
    BucksCo.Today · Aug 7, 2026 · news
  5. With Data Center Being Built In Falls Twp., Governor Calls For Standards Amid Growth
    LevittownNow.com · Feb 4, 2026 · news