Amazon Web Services, Inc.’s latest plans for expansion in Ohio are “likely to raise the profile of Ohio’s wind industry,” as the company will build a second major wind farm in the state, The Toledo Blade reports. Amazon will invest $300 million in the 189-megawatt (MW) Amazon Wind Farm US Central 2 in Hardin County, according to the article. The company expects its first wind farm, the 100-MW Amazon Wind Farm US Central in Paulding County, to start producing electricity in May 2017, while the second wind farm “is expected to come online in December, 2017.” Amazon said in a statement it “supports proposed changes to the state’s current wind setbacks law to encourage more investment in new renewable wind power projects,” referring to HB 483, legislation enacted in 2014 that created “some of the nation’s most restrictive setback requirements for wind turbines,” the Blade reports. Peter DeSantis, Amazon Web Services vice president of infrastructure, said, “[w]e remain committed to achieving our long-term goal of powering the AWS Cloud with 100 percent renewable energy.” For more, read the full article.
Amazon building second Ohio wind farm for $300 million
