Amazon abandons data centres plan it paid $427 mn for; donates $5 mn for housing
Amazon has canceled plans to build data centers on a 120-acre site in Loudoun County, Virginia, after local pushback. Instead, the company will donate 25 acres for community use and contribute $5 million to an affordable housing trust fund.
Why it matters
This reflects the growing tension between large-scale tech infrastructure development and local community concerns regarding land use and housing.
Amazon has abandoned its plan to expand its data centre footprint in Virginia. The company was previously planning to build four data centres on a 120-acre campus at the George Washington University Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Loudoun County for $427 million. It has now withdrawn its application to develop the data centres. Instead, Amazon will donate roughly 25 acres of the property to Loudoun County for community facilities align with contributing $5 million to the county’s affordable housing efforts through the Loudoun County Affordable Housing Trust Fund.The agreement is called “Project Potomac Promise” by Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall.
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