Amazon Invests in 700 MW of Carbon-Free Energy to Power Data Centers in Nevada
May 11, 2026
Amazon Invests in 700 MW of Carbon-Free Energy to Power Data Centers in Nevada
Amazon has announced a major investment in 700 megawatts of new carbon-free energy projects in Nevada, aimed at supporting the power needs of its future data center operations in the region. The move underscores the tech giant’s ongoing strategy to align its rapidly expanding cloud and data infrastructure with ambitious sustainability goals.
The company has signed an agreement with NV Energy, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, to bring 100 MW of geothermal power from renewable energy firm Zanskar, along with 600 MW of solar capacity and 600 MW of battery storage from developer Primergy onto the Nevada power grid. The deal marks Amazon’s first data center to be partially powered by geothermal energy, a technology the company sees as a promising source of firm, round-the-clock carbon-free electricity.
“Geothermal is a particularly exciting addition to Amazon’s carbon-free energy portfolio powering our data centers,” the company said. “Unlike other renewable sources that fluctuate with weather or time of day, geothermal harnesses the Earth’s constant internal heat to generate power around the clock.” The battery storage component of the Primergy agreement is designed to capture solar energy during peak production periods and dispatch it when demand is highest, extending the value of solar generation beyond daylight hours and supporting the continuous reliability required by data centers.
Amazon was one of the largest corporate clean energy offtakers globally in 2025, contracting 10.22 GW that year, according to BloombergNEF. To date, the company has invested in more than 700 renewable energy projects worldwide, representing over 40 GW of carbon-free energy capacity. This latest Nevada investment signals Amazon’s intent to scale firm, dispatchable clean energy sources like geothermal and battery storage, which are increasingly seen as critical for meeting the 24/7 power demands of modern data centers while reducing carbon emissions.
Source: esgtoday
