has more clean energy projects in the pipeline than the grid can handle. In the U.S., the demand for renewable energy has grown significantly and that’s critical to meeting the carbon reduction goals set by the Biden administration and companies like Amazon. By creating a new structure where we can select our own power supply, and buy more renewable energy than we might have received under the previous arrangement, we’re showing other companies and organizations that staying on path to meeting sustainability commitments is possible everywhere. In eastern Oregon, we recently partnered with Umatilla Electric Cooperative-the utility serving our data centers in the area-to create a first-of-its-kind deal structure in the state that allows us to take on the responsibility of selecting the energy supply that powers our data centers, including from renewable energy sources. Once a tariff like that is set up, it’s open to other large customers, unlocking opportunities for other companies to follow suit. We worked with regulators and utilities to create a new tariff structure for corporate companies to be able to buy clean energy directly from renewable energy projects, where such structures previously didn’t exist.

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