Amazon Backs 7.65 GW Gas Plant for TX 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, a project the source flags as potentially the largest single U.S. emissions source.
- The investment puts Amazon at odds with its stated 2040 net-zero goal, with the source noting the tech giant is fueling the plant with natural gas as part of a massive Texas data center buildout.
Why it matters: Amazon's 7.65 GW gas plant for a Texas AI data center would, per the New York Times, rank as potentially the largest single U.S. emissions source — a concrete contradiction with the company's 2040 net-zero commitment that exposes the climate cost of its AI infrastructure push.
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