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Amazon’s new 7.65GW Texas AI data center power plant could become the largest source of CO₂ pollution in the US — custom 35-turbine gas plant authorized to emit 33 million tons of annual greenhouse gases
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A new Amazon data center is set to become the single largest source of environmental pollution in the U.S., according to a New York Times report on August 8.
The tech giant — which already operates the most data centers worldwide — is reportedly building a natural gas power plant in Pecos County, Texas, to power its new data center at the same site.
According to project permits, the plant would generate up to 7.65 gigawatts of power using 35 natural gas turbines.
The company is currently building several additional AI data centers globally, including the one that the new gas plant would power in Texas.
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