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Amazon Accelerates Renewable Energy Investment to Power Data Centres in Australia

The company said it had signed nine additional renewable energy purchase agreements. Including earlier contracts, Amazon has now invested in 20 projects.
Amazon Accelerates Renewable Energy Investment to Power Data Centres in Australia
A technician works at an Amazon Web Services AI data center in New Carlisle, Ind., on Oct. 2, 2025. Noah Berger/Getty Images via Amazon Web Services
Rex Widerstrom
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E-commerce and tech giant Amazon is expanding its investments in renewable energy in Australia to help meet the energy demand and offset carbon emissions from its data centres across the country.

The company said it had signed nine additional renewable energy purchase agreements. Including earlier contracts, Amazon has now invested in 20 projects with a combined capacity of 990 megawatts.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.