Amazon is working to convert a former coal mine site in Garret County, Maryland, into a 300,000-panel solar farm. The company now owns 479 wind and solar projects globally, making it the world’s largest buyer of clean energy. Amazon is on track to reach its 100% renewable energy target five years ahead of schedule, with plans to power its operations with 100% renewables by 2025, five years earlier than its initial 2030 goal. Nat Sahlstrom, head of energy, water and sustainability at Amazon Web Services, said that the company has seen increased demand for renewable energy and has worked to open up markets and develop new projects. The new Maryland project also represents a first for Amazon, as a brownfield site with existing connections to critical infrastructure.

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