Amazon to Fund Large Gas Power Plant for Texas Data Centers
Amazon is financing the construction of a major gas-fired power plant in Texas to supply its data centers, a move that critics warn will lead to record-high emissions. The project highlights growing concerns over the energy consumption and environmental impact of data centers.
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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
Read full article →Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates
Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong called for a moratorium on data centers. So did Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, as data centers begin to dominate campaigns.
By Tamara Keith
Read full article →Amazon to finance huge US gas plant for data centres
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
Read full article →Data Center Opposition May Be Multi-Faceted
Data-center backlash reflects lost public agency, poor corporate engagement, and growing bipartisan distrust of AI infrastructure.
By John Werner, Contributor
Read full article →Before AI hits the grid
PAKISTAN’S announcement that it would allocate 2,000 megawatts of electricity for Bitcoin mining and AI data centres has triggered a predictable debate: can the country afford to supply that much power? It is an important question, but not the most useful one. Bitcoin mining, AI training and real-time digital services do not exactly place identical demands on the electricity system. Pakistan’s electricity challenge is about more than the amount of generation capacity available. It is about wh...
By none@none.com (Mahwish Khan)
Read full article →Texas Energy Giant Oncor Supports Governor's Data Center Freeze
Texas Energy Giant Oncor Supports Governor's Data Center Freeze By Emma Penrod of UtilityDive.com About 44 GW of large load projects slated for Oncor’s service territory qualified for ERCOT’s new “Batch Zero” interconnection process for large loads, company executives told analysts during a Thursday earnings call. But the timeline for that process is uncertain following an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that paused new data center interconnection approvals pending a state-wide ...
By Tyler Durden
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