Amazon Project Galaxy
Sidney, Shelby County, OH
Source: Primary source
Amazon Project Galaxy is a proposed data center in Shelby County, OH, operated by Amazon.com, Inc..
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkPayments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) totaling $50 million over 15 years Announced investment: $3.0B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAmazon.com, Inc.
- Files asAmazon.com, Inc.
- This facilityAmazon Project Galaxy
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Sidney Data Center FAQSidney, OH· Oct 5, 2026
- Data centers are on the November ballot in these 18 Ohio communitiesOhio Capital Journal· Sep 14, 2026
- Data center webinar addresses concernsSidney Daily News· Sep 10, 2026
- Amazon’s $3 Billion Sidney Data Center Faces Growing Local Opposition in OhioConstruction Review· Sep 3, 2026
- State, local data center tax breaks total billions for trillion-dollar tech companiesDayton Daily News· Aug 28, 2026
- Join Us for an Amazon Data Center Community Information SessionCity of Sidney· Aug 18, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Ohio reported $130.4M in Sales/use tax exemption for qualified property used in an eligible computer data center (R.C. § 122.175) for FY2024 (Ohio Department of Taxation / Office of Budget and Management). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Sidney High School in Sidney, is 1.4 mi from this site (826 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.