Amazon Web Services is considering placing 39 data centers at the Homer City Generation campus, and earlier today, representatives with both companies discussed the details on the community impact.
The facility would bring between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs to the county, with salaries between $80,000 to $100,000. Becky Ford, the Principal in Economic Development, Global Infrastructure Expansion with Amazon Web Services said that investments in Indiana County and Center Township would be “transformational” and unique to the Homer City campus.
One of the concerns that have been brought up by opponents of the plant was water use and making sure that water is clean when it leaves their facility. Hessen said that while Kiewit is seen primarily as the contractor for the project, they are also the engineer and have worked on ways to clean the water that is used by the plant.
You can watch the full interview in this story in the video player below.
