Amazon $Amazon(AMZN.US) has scrapped its plan to build data centers on a $427 million campus in Northern Virginia after …
Amazon $Amazon(AMZN.US) has scrapped its plan to build data centers on a $427 million campus in Northern Virginia after a wave of opposition from residents, per The Washington Post
AWS bought George Washington University's 122 acre Ashburn campus this year and planned 4 data center buildings totaling more than 800,000 square feetInstead Amazon will donate about 25 acres worth roughly $65 million for an arts center and sports facility, give $5 million to the county housing fund and rezone the rest for homesThis is Loudoun County, the biggest data center hub on the planet. Data centers make up about 45% of the county's budget, and supervisors still voted for a one year moratorium on new projects in SeptemberWhen the world's data center capital starts saying no, the bottleneck for AI isn't just chips and power anymore. It's neighbors, and that pushes the next wave of buildouts to wherever land, power and local permission are easiest to getSource: StockMarket.News
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