Amazon Northwest Louisiana campuses (STACK)

Power

Power and the grid

Sources on record, size not disclosed

SWEPCO grid service Announced, no docket
MW not disclosed; Amazon says it will fully fund new and upgraded infrastructure; no regulatory docket yet News report · Feb. 2026

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

Feb. 23, 2026
Amazon pledges to fund power infrastructure
Amazon says it will work with SWEPCO and cover all costs for new and upgraded energy infrastructure. News report · Feb. 2026
As of Oct. 2026
No regulatory docket found
No Louisiana Public Service Commission docket names the Amazon and STACK service arrangements. see Permits

Permits

Permits checklist

1 appealed · 1 granted · 2 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.

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Special use permit and site plan, Resilient Technology Park Appealed
Shreveport City Council · Dec. 18, 2025: council unanimously overturned a 4-4 planning commission denial (press); a district court dismissed the challenge and the appeal was heard Sept. 29, 2026 News report · Dec. 2025
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Parish payment-in-lieu-of-taxes framework (Resolution 48) Granted
Caddo Parish Commission · Dec. 4, 2025: adopted 10-2 as a framework; terms sunset Jan. 31, 2026 and apply to the State Line Road site Local government · Dec. 2025
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Checked, nothing on file: Utility service, Air permit

Risks

What could slow it down

High
Permit appeal
The Shreveport campus permit is on appeal after a planning commission tie vote had blocked it. see Lawsuits
Medium
Power costs unresolved
Louisiana's rules on who pays for large-load power remained an open policy question, and Amazon's pledge has not been tested at the commission. News report · Feb. 2026
Medium
Local pushback
A commission member's push for a moratorium recommendation failed 4-6 in Aug. 2026. Local government · Aug. 2026

Lawsuits

1 case on record

Heard Sept. 29, 2026, no ruling yet Resident challenge to the Resilient Technology Park special use permit
Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal News report · Sept. 2026
district judge dismissed it in Apr. 2026; plaintiffs appealed (press)

Money

Money on record

$12B

announced program

Feb. 23, 2026 News report · Feb. 2026

30 to 65%

property tax waiver available under the Shreveport 25-year PILOT framework

a framework any qualifying data center could request, not an Amazon contract (press) News report · Dec. 2025

Up to $400M

public water infrastructure Amazon says it will fund; air cooling primary (company commitment)

News report · Aug. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming

Dec. 3, 2025
Permits Shreveport's planning commission ties 4-4 on the Resilient Technology Park campus, which blocks it News report · Dec. 2025
Dec. 4, 2025
Money Caddo Parish adopts a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes framework, 10-2 Local government · Dec. 2025
Dec. 18, 2025
Permits Shreveport's council overturns the denial and approves the special use permit (press) News report · Dec. 2025
Feb. 23, 2026
Site Amazon announces a $12 billion program with STACK in Caddo and Bossier Parishes News report · Feb. 2026
April 2026
Legal A Caddo district judge dismisses a resident challenge to the permit (press) News report · Sept. 2026
Aug. 31, 2026
Permits Caddo's commission rejects 4-6 a request to seek a data center moratorium recommendation Local government · Aug. 2026
Sept. 29, 2026
Legal The Second Circuit hears the resident appeal and reserves its ruling News report · Sept. 2026
Nov. 18, 2026
Legal Written appeal decision expected (press estimate) News report · Sept. 2026

The buildings

Specs

300 to 700 MW

demand an applicant's engineer said a campus of the Shreveport size would likely generate (Dec. 2025 testimony, not an agency figure)

News report · Dec. 2025

2.8 million sq ft

Shreveport facility at Resilient Technology Park (press)

News report · Dec. 2025

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers

Amazon (AWS): customer and investor
STACK Infrastructure: development partner
Bohler Engineering: applicant of record for the Shreveport permit

Decision-makers

Shreveport City Council: special use permit
Caddo Parish Commission: tax framework and moratorium vote
SWEPCO: local utility

Still unknown

Open questions

Campus MW.
SWEPCO service filings.
Appeal decision.
Which campuses are sited where beyond Shreveport.

Where this comes from

28 records from 16 documents

Drawn from news reports, local government records and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 10Local government 5Company 1

Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (4)

Amazon's stated deal terms for NW Louisiana: 100% of required new energy and grid-upgrade costs borne by Amazon, up to $400M for public water infrastructure, air cooling primary with water use only above ~85 degrees and
“Amazon also plans to invest up to $400 million in public water infrastructure and fully fund the water, wastewater, energy and grid improvements needed for its facilities”
News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
Amazon funds 100 percent of new and upgraded SWEPCO energy infrastructure and up to USD 400 million in public water infrastructure; campuses are to use only verified surplus water. Amazon also cites up to 200 MW of solar
“Amazon will cover all costs for new and upgraded energy infrastructure with Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) to strengthen grid reliability for the AWS AI campuses.”
News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Shreveport City Council approved the same NWLFA term sheet for data centers inside city limits on December 9, 2025, unanimously (Advocate): a data center can ask for a 25-year PILOT waiving 30 to 65 percent of property t
“A data center can ask for a 25-year Payment in Lieu of Taxes. Under this PILOT, from 30% to 65% of the center's property taxes will be waived”
News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
MW basis named: mw utility claim from applicant's engineer testimony, NOT an agency figure - Bohler Engineering's Matias Haubert told the Metropolitan Planning Commission on December 3, 2025 that a campus of this size wo
“A campus of this size that's before you likely would generate between 300 to 700 megawatts of power demand”
News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C

Money and contracts (5)

Resolution 48 of 2025 PILOT framework adopted 10-2 on December 4, 2025 - the parish tax agreement later treated as preserved for the State Line Road (near Bethany) site; August 17, 2026 minutes record Administrator Bryan
“YEAS: Atkins, Blake, Burrell, Cothran, Gage-Watts, Jones, Lazarus, Thomas, G. Young, and J. Young (10). NAYS: Epperson and Kracman (2).”
Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
County code: 22017, 22015
“Amazon plans to invest $12 billion in data centers across Caddo and Bossier Parishes in northwest Louisiana”
News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Project status: announced
“Amazon (AMZN) said in a press release on Feb. 23, 2026, it will invest $12 billion to build data-center campuses in Caddo and Bossier Parishes”
News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Source record
“Amazon plans to invest $12 billion to build data-center campuses in Caddo and Bossier Parishes, expanding AWS capacity for AI and cloud computing while funding local infrastructure.”
News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Shreveport City Council voted unanimously on December 18, 2025 (per Center Square / BIZ reporting) to overturn the Metropolitan Planning Commission's December 3 denial (a 4-4 tie) and approve the special use permit and s
“The council's vote overturned a Dec. 3 decision by the Metropolitan Planning Commission that had effectively blocked the 2.8 million-square-foot facility at Resilient Technology Park.”
News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C

Permits and government (1)

Caddo Parish Commission (work session):
“Mr. J. Young's motion failed, as shown by the following roll call votes: AYES: Commissioners Burrell, Cothran, Kracman, and J. Young (4). NAYS: Commissioners Atkins, Blake, Jones, Lazarus, Thomas, and G. Young (6).”
Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A

Legal (1)

Litigation over the Resilient Technology Park special use permit: Caddo District Judge Ramon Lafitte dismissed the judicial-review challenge in April 2026 (exact day not stated in reports retrieved), affirming the counci
“on September 29 the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal heard a resident challenge to the special-use permit for Amazon's roughly $6 billion Shreveport data center”
News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C