Amazon Denied Diesel Generator Exemptions for Data Center Near Minnesota Coal-Fired Site

March 4, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--E-commerce and web services giant Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington) experienced a kink in its plans for a new data center when the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) unanimously ruled that diesel generators used for power backup at the site would not be exempt from regulatory oversight as Amazon had petitioned.