When Indiana set out to compete for major technology investment and build the industries of the future, Amazon was one of the first companies to answer that call. In 2024, we announced plans to invest $11 billion in Indiana. Today, that commitment has grown to $33 billion, with data center projects being built in the City of Hobart, and in St. Joseph and Jasper counties.
These are historic investments. Two years in, we can measure them by what they are delivering rather than by what we promised. We are proud of how far we have come.
The earliest sign of growth comes during construction. At peak construction in St. Joseph County, over 4,000 workers were on site, creating new demand for local hotels, restaurants and vendors throughout the supply chain. We expect Hobart and Jasper County to see similarly broad economic benefits as their projects progress.
Once one of our data center buildings is completed, full-time employees are needed to operate and maintain them. Over 1,000 people now work in our St. Joseph County data centers, and we're only about halfway through construction. These are full-time technical positions with full benefits, paying above the county's average wage.
Long-term, Amazon’s Indiana data centers are expected to create more than 2,100 full-time positions. Our goal is to fill these roles locally, which is why we work with K-12 school districts, community colleges, universities and state government to build career pathways from the ground up. We’ve already graduated our first class of 58 students from our training center in New Carlisle, launched fiber splicing training at Ivy Tech, and opened Indiana’s first Think Big Space at New Prairie High School in Carlisle. These partnerships are helping us train and inspire the next generation of talent to join Indiana’s growing digital economy.
Across Indiana, Amazon's data centers are projected to generate more than $3 billion in taxes and community payments that can fund schools, roads and the public services people depend on. In St. Joseph County, land that would have generated roughly $1.2 million over 35 years is instead projected to produce over $2 billion over the same time frame. In Jasper County, properties generating about $70,000 a year in property taxes will deliver $98 million upfront and over $700 million in community impact payments over 35 years.
Meanwhile in Hobart, Amazon has committed over $1.5 billion in community impact payments over 35 years. In the first 12 months alone, the city will receive approximately $147 million of community impact payments and other fees. That's over five times the city's total 2025 property tax revenue. This new funding is already flowing back to Hobart residents through an avoided tax increase, waived garbage collection fees, expedited road repairs and a new residential rebate program.
Amazon is also delivering on our commitment to the Ratepayer Protection Pledge with binding, enforceable agreements with our utilities designed not only to protect ratepayers, but to lower their costs over time. Our NIPSCO agreement is expected to save customers approximately $1.25 billion over 15 years. Indiana Michigan Power announced plans to reduce bills by 5% in August, following a 3.6% reduction in May, both driven in large part by revenue from large load customers like data centers. Amazon is also funding $2.5 million in energy affordability programs for families who need it most. This is responsible growth that strengthens the grid for everyone.
Our Indiana data centers also use highly efficient cooling technology that strategically balances energy and water use — typically using water for cooling just 2% of the year. Our St. Joseph County campus is our largest project in the state. Once construction is complete, the entire campus will use approximately 18 million gallons for cooling annually. That's less water than nine restaurants consume in a year.
We are also investing $114 million to strengthen local water and sewer infrastructure around New Carlisle, including 4 miles of new watermain, 4 miles of new sewer lines, three new sewer lift stations, an elevated water storage tank, and water treatment plant upgrades that add meaningful incremental capacity. These improvements will serve the community long after construction ends.
Statewide, our water stewardship investments will enhance irrigation efficiency, restore riparian habitat, and reduce nutrient runoff, returning more than 200 million gallons of water a year to local watersheds.
Two years ago, these were commitments on paper. Today they are buildings, paychecks, classrooms and revenue lines in county budgets. We are grateful for the partnerships that made our growth possible, and we intend to keep delivering the opportunities and responsible growth that Indiana leaders sought and communities deserve.
