Amazon's Role in the Demise of Oregon's Data Center Clean Energy Bill

Amazon successfully lobbied against an Oregon bill that aimed to require new data centers and cryptocurrency miners to run entirely on clean energy sources by 2040. The bill died in a legislative committee, despite changes that removed penalties for non-compliance and allowed companies to opt out. Amazon's opposition to the bill is at odds with its broader push to improve its environmental impact, including a commitment to being carbon neutral by 2040 and using 100% renewable energy across its business by 2025.