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Data center growth will raise power demand but bring jobs and tax revenue, industry tells Resource Management panel
Summary
Industry representatives, Amazon Web Services and a Fayetteville mayor told the Resource Management committee that rapid data center expansion will increase electricity and water demand while generating significant local economic benefits, including a announced $11 billion AWS investment in Georgia.
Representatives of the data center industry, Amazon Web Services and local officials told the Resource Management committee that rapid expansion of digital infrastructure is increasing electricity demand and producing measurable local economic benefits. Maria Saab, representing AWS, said the company will invest $11,000,000,000 in Georgia to build cloud infrastructure in Butts and Douglas counties.
The discussion focused on two linked issues: ensuring reliable, timely power and managing water use for cooling. Josh Levy of the Data Center Coalition said Georgia “has become a national leader in the attracting data center investment and deploying the digital infrastructure that supports our innovation economy.” He cited…
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