Amazon Earmarks $12 Billion for Louisiana Data Centers | PYMNTS.com

The company will fully fund the infrastructure needed to power its operations. That includes working with a local utility to ensure Amazon covers all the expenses for new energy infrastructure and upgrades required to serve the data centers, investing in solar energy projects in Louisiana to add as much as 200 MW of carbon-free energy to the grid, and investing up to $400 million in public water infrastructure to support the data center campuses, according to the release.

“Amazon’s $12 billion investment in northwest Louisiana will build next-generation data center campuses to support AI and cloud computing, ensuring opportunities for local communities,” David Zapolsky, chief global affairs and legal officer at Amazon, said in the release.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff…