Amazon announced Friday it will invest more than $1 billion over the next five years in communities that host its data centers across the United States.
\n\nNewsWeek reports that Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman unveiled the program, called “Built Together,” saying it would add to money the company already spends in those communities. “Add more than $1 billion over the next five years to what we’re already doing, with communities in the driver’s seat to determine what’s most useful for them across education, job training, energy affordability, water and energy preservation, and local priorities,” Garman said.
\n\nThe program has three parts. One funds community college courses and vocational training in fields such as electrical engineering, heating and cooling systems, IT, healthcare and manufacturing. Another offers grants for energy and water efficiency improvements in homes, schools and public buildings, covering insulation, heating systems, batteries and solar installations. The third funds projects chosen in consultation with local officials, nonprofits and residents.
\n\nBreitbart News recently reported than $68 billion in data center projects have been delayed or scrapped by widespread opposition from every part of the political spectrum:
\n\nThe projects, tracked by Data Center Watch, a project of the AI intelligence company…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/economy/
