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Amazon touts new, innovative agreement with Dominion for renewable energy
Amid the push for utilities to better understand and serve their large commercial and industrial customers' renewable energy needs, Amazon Inc. has pointed to a new agreement with Dominion Virginia Power as step in the right direction. Amazon's cloud computing business, Amazon Web Ser Read More...
Amazon wind farm clears legal challenge in NC
A lawsuit against North Carolina's environmental department over a 300-MW wind farm being developed by Amazon Web Services Inc. and Iberdrola SA has been thrown out, allowing the project to move forward, for now. A local couple that lives near the wind power project, which spans& Read More...
Amazon announces 180 MW of new Virginia solar
Amazon Web Services Inc. has invested in five new solar farms in Virginia that will generate a total of 180 MW of renewable energy capacity for the grid. The new projects, from which Amazon Web Services will draw power through power purchase agreements, include Amazon Solar Farm US East 2, Read More...
Cheap hydro attracts Amazon data centers to Montreal
Attracted to the area for its access to low-cost hydro-electric power, Amazon Web Services has opened at least two data centers in Montreal, the Ottowa (Ontario) Citizen recently reported. The publication reported Dec. 19 that the data centers will provide web-based services to the "Canada regi Read More...
Mired in politics, Amazon wind farm fully operational
Despite a last-minute attempt to halt it, North Carolina's first commercial-scale wind farm, the 300-MW Amazon Wind Farm U.S. East, is now fully operational.The $400 million project most recently made headlines after a group of North Carolina lawmakers sent a letter to the Trump administration askin Read More...
Amazon Web Services joins partnership for EV management platform development
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced March 29 that it is teaming up with ABB to develop a cloud-based system for optimizing the management of electric vehicle fleets.ABB will provide energy management technology expertise and AWS will contribute its portfolio of cloud technologies and software. The p Read More...
Amazon Web Services Signs PPA in Spain
Amazon Web Services (AWS) signed a PPA for renewable energy generated from 234 MW of solar and wind installed capacity in Spain.The PPA was signed with Repsol, a Spanish energy and petrochemical company, and separately, AWS will provide Repsol with new cloud services to further boost its digital tra Read More...
