Amazon Canton Data Center

Amazon Canton Data Center is a data center operated by Amazon Web Services in Canton, MS, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Jackson data-center market on the MISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 12.3-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Canton
State
MS
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Jackson — the market this facility sits in.

Full DCPI breakdown →

Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Jackson — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Jackson's data center market remains nascent and fragmented, with 12 tracked facilities totaling 0 MW of operational capacity and five single-facility operators C Spire Ridgelands, Centurylink Jackson, Netdoor Jackson, U.S. Next Jackson, and Uniti Jackson controlling the existing footprint. The market has recorded no recent M&A activity, suggesting limited investor appetite or deal velocity. Regulatory headwinds are evident: Jackson City Council has debated data center regulations and considered a moratorium, while a recent consultant-led initiative to develop a data center playbook signals both municipal interest and uncertainty about policy direction. The DCPI verdict of AVOID—driven by an excess-power score of 43/100 paired with a constraint score of 28/100—reflects a market fundamentally unsuitable for capacity-driven investment. The excess-power rating indicates insufficient…

Location

Area Canton, MS, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketJackson
Grid operatorMISO
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power12.3 months
LocationCanton, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Amazon Canton Data Center in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

Amazon.com

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 5 operating generating units totalling 1,378 MW within about 50 km of Canton, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas1,102 MW · 2 units · 80%
Utility-Scale Solar276 MW · 3 units · 20%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

Other data centers nearby

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