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Amazon wind farm in Mississippi will power local Whole Foods Market, fulfillment centers

The company’s goal is to run its operations off renewable energy in the next couple of years

Bill Wilson, Senior editor at Supermarket News

July 28, 2023

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The wind farm will feature dual-use operations, which involves working with farmers in the area so they can still grow soybeans, corns, rice, and wheat.Getty Images

A wind farm in Mississippi is in the works for Amazon, and the power generated will be used for fulfillment centers and a Whole Foods Market. 

The farm will be Mississippi’s first of the utility scale variety, and the 184.5-megawatt project, which will be operated and owned by AES Clean Energy, will have 41 wind turbines and will produce enough power to run over 80,000 homes beginning in 2024. 

The wind farm will feature dual-use operations, which involves working with farmers in the area so they can still grow soybeans, corns, rice, and wheat. 

Amazon wants to run all of its operations off renewable energy by 2025 and is involved in 30 projects of the wind and solar variety in Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and Mississippi. 

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About the Author

Bill Wilson

Senior editor at Supermarket News

Bill Wilson is the senior editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards for his work as a journalist in the infrastructure industry and has over 25 editorial awards total in his career. He graduated cum laude from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a major in broadcast communications.

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