Amazon has signed two power purchase agreements (PPAs) with AES Corporation for electricity from 450MW of solar-plus-storage facilities in the US state of California.
AES will deliver renewable energy in the California Independent System Operator market and source it from a combined 450MW of solar and 225MW of four-hour duration battery storage from its portfolio of projects.
Fluence is to supply energy storage solutions for one of the projects to AES.
The projects will help Amazon stay on path to power its global operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025 and reach net zero carbon by 2040.
AES president and chief executive Andres Gluski said: “AES is proud to support Amazon’s bold actions to power its business operations, including its AWS data centres, with 100% renewable energy.
“Together with Amazon, we’re showing how customised energy solutions and innovative thinking can help organisations of all kinds to decarbonise their operations and the grid.”