Amazon to Fund Massive Gas Power Plant for US Data Centers
Amazon is financing the construction of a large gas-fired power plant in the US to supply its data centers, a project expected to generate record emissions and become the most polluting power plant in the country.
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New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.
The tech giant is investing in the natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, even as it pledges to honor climate commitments.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
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Amazon has confirmed it is financing a massive, private gas power plant in Texas that could become the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. It is the latest example of tech giants going off the grid to get their AI operations online faster. The news was first reported by market intelligence company Cleanview, which reviewed satellite imagery to connect three data centre construction permits filed this week by Amazon to the gas plant, which is being developed...
By Agence France-Presse
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