Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash against data center rollouts
The package includes workforce training, water projects and annual energy-use reports as Amazon faces backlash over data center secrecy.
- On Friday, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman announced a $1 billion investment over five years in United States communities hosting data centers to address concerns about electricity and water usage.
- Rising local opposition prompted the move, as Amazon faces more than 100 data center moratoriums nationwide and protests have spread across 42 states over power bills, water use, and secrecy.
- The "Built Together" program directs funds toward education and training, covering out-of-pocket costs for an estimated 300,000 students and providing energy upgrades that save households about $700 annually.
- Alongside the funding, Amazon will end non-disclosure agreements with government agencies on new projects, while AWS reports it is 75 per cent of the way toward becoming water-positive by 2030.
- AWS CEO Matt Garman emphasized the strategic urgency, stating, "There is urgency to this data center buildout because we aren't the only country that sees the benefits of AI.
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Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash over rollouts
Amazon is investing $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers as it reacts to a growing backlash from politicians and consumers to the tech industry’s rollout of the massive centers.
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Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash against data center rollouts
Amazon is investing more than $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers for education, job training, water preservation projects and other local priorities as it reacts to a growing backlash from politicians and consumers to the tech industry’s rollout of it
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