亚马逊以265万元购买Didcot A发电站, 以建立数据中心, Amazon buys Didcot A power station for $265M to build data center, creating 5 new jobs.

据报道, 亚马逊以2.65亿美元的价格购买了前的Didcot A电站, 并计划将其改建为数据中心, 计划在牛津郡创造新的就业机会. Amazon is set to create new jobs in Oxfordshire after reportedly buying the former Didcot A power station for $265 million, with plans to redevelop it into a data centre. 该公司证实,就业机会净增加,从6个增加到11个专职同等职位,地面空间面积扩大近300平方米。 The company confirmed a net increase in jobs from six to 11 full-time equivalents and a nearly 300-square-meter expansion in floorspace. 虽然当地官员支持该项目的就业和空间收益,但有人对能源和水的使用提出了环境问题,促使人们呼吁将废物热重新用于当地取暖。 While local officials support the project’s employment and space gains, environmental concerns have been raised over energy and water use, prompting calls to repurpose waste heat for local heating. 预计将在3月3日之前就规划应用作出决定。 A decision on the planning application is expected by March 3. 该站点从1970年至2013年运作,此前曾发生抗议和2016年的倒塌,造成四名工人死亡。 The site, which operated from 1970 until 2013, previously saw protests and a 2016 collapse that killed four workers.