Amazon is looking to power three Oregon-based data centers using natural gas fuel cells.

 

Amazon is looking to power three Oregon-based data centers using natural gas fuel cells.

 This is due to the company's inability to obtain sufficient power to supply its vast data center network. 


  • Amazon has been using grid electricity provided by the Umatilla Electric Cooperative to run a portion of its Oregon data centers. However, data centers require massive quantities of electricity to function properly, and Amazon has exceeded the amount of electricity allotted by the cooperative.  
  • To get the power it needs to keep its data centers running, Amazon is looking to buy power generated with natural gas, which it would likely source from California-based Bloom Energy. 
  • This would be the first time Amazon uses fuel cells to power its data centers anywhere in the world. 
  • The use of natural gas fuel cells has sparked concern among Oregon state regulators, who say that it is a greenhouse gas contributing to climate change and that it goes against Amazon's commitment "to procure 100% renewable energy" by 2025. 

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