Amazon’s Bucks County Data Center to Use 280 Gas Backup Generators
In June, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro took credit for brokering a really huge deal for Amazon to invest $20 billion in three data center locations across the state (see Amazon Investing $20 Billion to Build AI Data Centers in Eastern PA). Two of the three locations were announced: Luzerne County (near Wilkes-Barre) and Bucks County (near Philadelphia). Of course, these data centers will need massive amounts of electricity to power them. It's just coming to light now that the Bucks County site will use electricity from the local grid, supplied by PECO. However, there are times when the grid experiences power outages. In that case, Amazon plans to install and operate 280 natural gas-fired generators for backup power.To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)