The energy provider will also continue to furnish Amazon with direct access to juice produced by the nuclear power plant. In coming years AWS expects to have a maximum of 960 megawatts at its disposal. The cloud giant also has a one-time option to cap its commitments at 480 megawatts.
The deal marks Amazon's latest investment in carbon-free and renewable energy to power its growing datacenter footprint. Last month the e-commerce leviathana power purchase agreement with a wind farm in Gilliam County, Oregon. The operation, run by Avangrid, involves 40 turbines capable of churning out a combined 90 megawatts of power, or about 2.4 megawatts each – when the wind is blowing just right.