Amazon says approximately 1,250 new "high-paying, high tech" jobs will be created by the $20-billion investment that includes a Falls Township campus.

Amazon wants to connect the data center directly to power plant. The plant's majority owner, Talen Energy, announced last year that it had sold its data center to Amazon for $650 million. The deal provides Amazon with 960 megawatts of energy.

Funds will initially go to the construction and operation of two campuses in Luzerne and Bucks counties, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro.