Amazon applies for environmental permit for data center emergency generators

Amazon Data Services UK Limited has submitted an environmental permit application for a data center emergency generation facility to the Environment Agency.

• Application details: Amazon Data Services UK Limited submitted an application (reference EPR/MP3824MG/A001) for the Thorney Lane Data Center Emergency Back-up Generation Facility in Iver; the notice was published 3 June 2026 on GOV.UK and applies to England.
• Regulatory and consultation context: The application is being handled by the Environment Agency under its public participation rules; the Agency is consulting the public on matters including medium combustion plant and specified generators, waste and mining waste, installations, and water discharge/groundwater activities, and will decide whether to grant or refuse the permit and what conditions to include if granted.