Amazon blames community backlash for data-center project moratoriums

Data centers are turning electricity bills, water use and local control into political fights, even as construction demand stays strong. The Senate blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act, and Amazon acknowledged that community backlash is contributing to project moratoriums. Amazon also ended its use of NDAs with county officials and committed more than $1 billion over five years to community colleges, trades training and home-efficiency programs.