Amazon cancels four data centers at former GWU campus in Virginia
Amazon canceled plans for four data centers at George Washington University’s former 122-acre Loudoun County campus after significant local opposition, according to Tom’s Hardware citing The Washington Post. Most of the site will instead become mixed-use and residential development; Amazon will also donate 25 acres to Loudoun County and contribute $5 million to its housing fund.
The project reversal reflects sustained community concerns about the power demands, noise and other impacts of expanding data-center infrastructure in Northern Virginia.
Amazon will no longer build four new data centers on the site of the George Washington University's campus in Loudoun County, just outside of D.C., and will instead repurpose the majority of the 122-acre space for mixed-use and residential development following significant pushback from the local community. It will also donate 25 acres of the property to Loudoun County to be used for a community arts center and new recreational facility. On top of all that, it'll even give $5 million to the county's fund for housing, reports The Washington Post.
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