AWS Plans Data Center in Covington, Georgia

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning a data center in Covington, just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.The company has made a $100 million agreement with the city to construct a water treatment and cooling facility to support the data center.

“This new project is expected to generate significant new tax revenues to support local priorities such as schools, public safety, and infrastructure, creating meaningful benefits for the community," Amazon spokeswoman Simone Griffin said.

"We are also proud of our water innovations as part of this project, which limits water usage to only six percent of the year, with the remaining 94 percent relying on only outside air for cooling,”

“In addition, we are funding and building a first-of-its-kind reclaimed water system that will help preserve over 45 million gallons of freshwater annually once operational.”