The largest air permit in US history goes to an AI data center campus, not a coal mine. The 7.65 GW, 35-turbine facility is Amazon's first off-grid, behind-the-meter AI data center campus, joining approximately 59 similar projects industry-wide totaling around 90 GW of announced capacity, per Cleanview's dataset. [EDITOR NOTE: The specific GW Ranch permit number and document URL must be pulled from TCEQ's public database and cited here before publication, per pre-publication requirements.] What to WatchAmazon filed three Texas data center construction permits in early August 2026, with land clearing confirmed by satellite as of late July. The company reportedly is also in talks connected to a 4.5 GW gas plant in Homer City, Pennsylvania, though no Amazon statement has confirmed that project.