AWS — Wharton County campus

Does the disclosed design cool the whole campus this record covers without evaporating water?

YesCompany statement

Amazon says the 13 buildings now planned will use no water for cooling. The statement does not cover later expansion.

Source: Amazon Web Services, How we’re building responsibly in Wharton County, Texas, September 11, 2026.

Is a number public for how much water the site or campus needs or consumes?

YesCompany statement

Amazon says that, for its current plans, drinking-water (“potable”) use is limited to about 16,000 gallons a day. This leaves out future expansion. It is a planning figure from Amazon, not use measured by a meter.

Source: Amazon Web Services, How we’re building responsibly in Wharton County, Texas, September 11, 2026.

Is clean power accounting for this project public, and does it clearly state the matching period?

Not knownCompany statement

Amazon says it does not plan to build or operate a gas plant at its Wharton County site. It says it continues “pursuing both dispatchable and renewable solutions to meet our needs.” Dispatchable power can be called on when it is needed. The entry, dated September 11, 2026, gives no clean-electricity accounting for this project. It names no matching period, such as each hour or each year.

Source: Amazon Web Services, How we’re building responsibly in Wharton County, Texas, September 11, 2026.

Is a final air permit for this project public in the listed records?

Not knownCompany statement

Amazon says it works with state environmental agencies to get and follow all air permits that apply to its operations. It says this includes emissions from backup generators. Its entry of September 11, 2026 does not name or link to any air permit.

Source: Amazon Web Services, How we’re building responsibly in Wharton County, Texas, September 11, 2026.

Do the listed records show enforceable noise limits, as numbers, for the site when it runs?

Not knownCompany statement

Amazon’s entry of September 11, 2026 says it works with sound engineers (“acoustic engineers”) to keep noise levels low. It says it meets all local noise rules. It says it designs its buildings to meet federal guidance for the health and welfare of nearby communities. It lists steps such as sound-dampening building materials and sound enclosures for generators. The entry gives no noise limit as a number and names no local noise rule.

Source: Amazon Web Services, How we’re building responsibly in Wharton County, Texas, September 11, 2026.

Do public records show an adopted tariff or agreement that says who pays the project’s power costs?

Not knownCompany statement

Amazon says it works closely with energy providers in Texas to pay the full costs of powering its operations. It says “those costs are not passed to other customers”. Its entry of September 11, 2026 names no tariff (a utility’s rate plan) or agreement.

Source: Amazon Web Services, How we’re building responsibly in Wharton County, Texas, September 11, 2026.

Does a public record show a local land-use decision?

Not known

The listed records do not answer this.