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Amazon has announced that it is expanding its renewable energy footprint across the southeastern U.S.—and a new wind farm in Mississippi will be used to power the company’s fulfillment centers, as well as a Whole Foods Market location.
Mississippi’s first utility-scale wind farm, called the Delta wind project, will be located in Tunica County. The facility, owned and operated by AES Clean Energy, will include 41 wind turbines powered by winds from the Mississippi Delta, and will be a dual-use operation, where the agricultural land will continue to be used for farming rice, soybeans, corn and wheat under and around the turbines, according to the company.
According to AES Clean Energy, the project is expected to bring tens of millions of dollars in consistent tax revenue to the county and school district, and is already generating local economic benefits, with dozens of people moving to the area to support the construction. Several local contractors and suppliers have already been hired, and the project is expected to create nearly 300 jobs during peak construction, AES stated.
Amazon’s full expansion includes five new solar and wind projects, bringing Amazon’s local total to 30 renewable energy projects in the southeastern U.S. region. Once fully operational, the projects are expected to generate more than 7,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of clean energy, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 713,000 U.S. homes each year. Amazon currently has more than 400 renewable energy projects worldwide—and is the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy globally—as well as in several states in the southeast, including Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi, according to BloombergNEF, the company stated.
Amazon’s purchases last year bring the company closer to powering its operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of its original 2030 target, according to the company.
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Amazon has announced that it is expanding its renewable energy footprint across the southeastern U.S.—and a new wind farm in Mississippi will be used to power the company’s fulfillment centers, as well as a Whole Foods Market location.
Mississippi’s first utility-scale wind farm, called the Delta wind project, will be located in Tunica County. The facility, owned and operated by AES Clean Energy, will include 41 wind turbines powered by winds from the Mississippi Delta, and will be a dual-use operation, where the agricultural land will continue to be used for farming rice, soybeans, corn and wheat under and around the turbines, according to the company.
According to AES Clean Energy, the project is expected to bring tens of millions of dollars in consistent tax revenue to the county and school district, and is already generating local economic benefits, with dozens of people moving to the area to support the construction. Several local contractors and suppliers have already been hired, and the project is expected to create nearly 300 jobs during peak construction, AES stated.
Amazon’s full expansion includes five new solar and wind projects, bringing Amazon’s local total to 30 renewable energy projects in the southeastern U.S. region. Once fully operational, the projects are expected to generate more than 7,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of clean energy, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 713,000 U.S. homes each year. Amazon currently has more than 400 renewable energy projects worldwide—and is the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy globally—as well as in several states in the southeast, including Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi, according to BloombergNEF, the company stated.
Amazon’s purchases last year bring the company closer to powering its operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of its original 2030 target, according to the company.
