Amazon backs 7.65 GW gas plant for Texas AI data center
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- Amazon is backing a 7.65 GW natural-gas-burning power plant to supply an off-grid AI data center in Texas, with the tech giant directly investing in the facility.
- The plant is described as potentially the largest single U.S. emissions source, a trajectory that sits at odds with Amazon's stated 2040 net-zero climate goal.
Why it matters: Amazon has committed to net-zero emissions by 2040, yet is now funding a 7.65 GW gas plant for AI infrastructure — making the contradiction between its climate pledge and the energy footprint of AI data centers concrete and quantifiable at gigawatt scale.
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