Amazon Remains World's Largest Buyer of Carbon-Free Energy, Investing in Nuclear and Battery Storage Projects
BloombergNEF ranks Amazon as a leading global buyer of carbon-free energy for 2025. The company's projects create jobs and enhance grid reliability while supporting innovations in AI and emerging technologies. Amazon invests billions in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to promote nuclear energy, ensuring continuous carbon-free electricity. It has also invested in 11 utility-scale battery storage projects to store and provide energy efficiently. The firm aims to become water positive by 2030 and improve energy efficiency in data centers, achieving a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.15 in 2024.
Amazon has been recognized by BloombergNEF as a top global buyer of carbon-free energy for 2025. The company's initiatives not only add carbon-free energy to the grid but also create thousands of construction jobs and permanent positions in local communities.
AI-curated by TheiaAmazon is investing billions in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to enhance nuclear energy's role in meeting electricity demand while reducing emissions. Additionally, the company has invested in 11 utility-scale battery storage projects to improve grid reliability.
By 2024, Amazon's data centers achieved a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.15, reflecting significant energy efficiency improvements. Amazon aims to become water positive by 2030, with a 40% improvement in water usage efficiency since 2021.
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