Why an Oregon small utility is among the biggest polluters: Amazon data centers

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2024/02/one-of-oregons-smallest-utilities-is-suddenly-among-the-states-biggest-polluters-why-amazon-data-centers.html

by jweir • 2 years ago

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oregonlive.com

poulsbohemian• 2 years ago

Was there any actually content in the linked article? I saw a picture, a caption, and the rest rendered as advertisements. Didn’t even look paywalled, just content-free.

For decades Umatilla county had the cheapest energy in the country, so shouldn’t be a surprise this investment has been made.

jweir• 2 years ago

https://archive.is/YvMfx

llacb472• 2 years ago

uBlock Origin causing an issue. Should be fixed soon.

llacb472• 2 years ago

The issue has been fixed.

photochemsyn• 2 years ago

Points of contention: > "In the meantime, several of Amazon's new data centers in Oregon will be supported by on-site power generation from fuel cells running on natural gas. AWS describes the decision as a short-term strategy to support customers in its US-West region until its renewable energy agreement ramps up."

"Earlier this year Oregon bill HB 2816 sought to set similar targets for data centers and cryptocurrency facilities with power capacity of 10 megawatts or more, requiring them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 60 percent below "baseline emissions levels" by 2025 and 80 percent by 2030. The consequences would be steep: HB 2816 sought to impose daily fines of $12,000 per megawatt hour on any operator that fails to meet the goals."

Why an Oregon small utility is among the biggest polluters: Amazon data centers

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