Brandon Oyer, director of energy and water for Amazon Web Services (AWS), discusses how Amazon invests in carbon-free energy, strengthens grids, and ensures communities benefit from data center growth. Oyer leads energy and water strategy for AWS, but his path to that role was unconventional. ​“And that’s the mindset I bring to work every day when it comes to Amazon’s data centers.” Brandon Oyer: Our goal is to deliver power and water for Amazon data centers responsibly. Tessie Petion: How is Amazon approaching carbon-free energy procurement at scale?