Amazon signs deals for 4 wind farns in Sweden for data centers- Bloomberg

Amazon is close to securing 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind power capacity in Sweden through four new power purchase agreements (PPAs) for energy from four wind farms. This move comes as e-commerce giants and other electricity-intensive companies seek carbon-free electricity to meet the rising demand for AI computing and data centers. Amazon's recent expansion of its largest-ever power purchase agreement in Germany includes a deal for 600 megawatts (MW) of carbon-free electricity from the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, which will help construct the project with financial certainty.

The four new wind power PPAs in Sweden, developed by Eolus AB and OX2 AB, will bring Amazon's total carbon-free energy capacity in the country to nearly 1 GW, enough to power over 350,000 Swedish households annually. Amazon's Gulfem Toygar emphasized the importance of investing in carbon-free, reliable, and affordable energy sources, stating that their wind energy investments in Sweden contribute to bringing more clean energy to the grid.

As data center electricity demand surged by 17% last year and AI-focused data centers grew by an even greater 50%, the need for cleaner power sources becomes increasingly critical.