Two agreements involving the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority concealed important details about data-center projects. A development agreement did not identify the company, while a separate agreement with Google redacted information about water use and water requirements.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft have announced changes to their use of nondisclosure agreements with government agencies, but their stated actions differ. Amazon said it no longer uses NDAs with agencies it works with on its projects. Google said it will eliminate them with state and local governments. Microsoft said it has begun working to terminate active NDAs with local governments, including municipal utilities.
The issue extends beyond the local agreements: an analysis of Data Center Map figures counted 331 data centers in Georgia that are planned, under construction or operating.
Marcus Jones
News Now Georgia
