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Public hearing on Project Spectrum centers on water, traffic and noise as AWS/Vistra describe PPA and technical plans
Summary
At a public hearing, Amazon Web Services and Vistra representatives described a 1,200 MW power agreement and technical plans for Project Spectrum; commissioners and residents pressed for drainage, wastewater, traffic and noise safeguards and set conditions before site-plan review.
Hood County’s public hearing on Project Spectrum on Jan. 27 drew developers, technical consultants and dozens of residents to question environmental and infrastructure impacts tied to a large data-center campus proposed on Vistra-owned land.
Andrea Hutchins, of Amazon Web Services’ economic development team, told the court AWS has worked for decades on data-center campuses and emphasized community commitments: “When we come into a community and make an investment, it is not just a concept plan we build and you never hear from us again,” she said. A Vistra representative said the company has an existing power-purchase agreement and “we've contracted 1,200 megawatts” for the project. The parties said Vistra controls reservoir water rights used for intake and discharge structures…
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