The race our nation can’t afford to lose, plus a new commitment from us and a fresh set of community investments

Summary

• The U.S. National System of Interstate and Defense Highways was built in 1956 using taxpayer money to support national defense & economic prosperity.
• Digital infrastructure, including data centers, is currently undergoing the largest buildout since the highway system, driven by the rapid adoption of the Internet, cloud computing, & Artificial Intelligence.
• Unlike the highway system, the current data center buildout is financed entirely by private industry without taxpayer money.
• Over 100 data center moratoriums are being considered across the U.S., which could hinder national security & economic competitiveness against other countries.
• Direct data center water consumption accounts for approximately 0.5% of total U.S. direct industrial water use, ranking lowest among major industries while delivering the highest economic value per gallon.
• A typical data center uses an average of 170,000 gallons of water per day, with Amazon's average data center using less than 13,000 gallons per day.
• Energy rate increases in states with data centers are primarily attributed to aging power grids built over 25 years ago rather than data center demand alone.
• Data center backup diesel generators run roughly 10 hours per year for maintenance testing, remaining idle 99.9% of the time.
• Most data center generators utilize Tier 4 emission controls, the cleanest EPA standard, resulting in annual NOx emissions comparable to a single round-trip flight from Seattle to London.
• Data centers often serve as the single largest taxpayer in a community, with tax revenue exceeding prior land use revenue by more than 1,000%.
• Construction of data centers creates thousands of jobs with wages that often exceed local & national medians, alongside long-term operational employment.
• Amazon has contributed more than $1 billion to communities across the U.S. over the past three years where it has a meaningful data center presence.
• Amazon's Data Center Commitment includes tenets to protect communities, provide jobs, engage with the public, & build responsibly.
• Amazon is the largest corporate purchaser of carbon-free energy since 2019 & aims to be water positive across its data centers by 2030.
• The "Built Together" program commits over $1 billion over the next five years to fund education, workforce training, energy affordability, & water preservation in data center communities.
• The "Built Together" program plans to connect over 300,000 residents to free community college & workforce training in high-demand fields over the next five years.