Amazon data center plant in Texas could become America’s biggest polluterThe natural gas plant powering a sprawling Amazon data center project in Texas could become the largest climate polluter in the country, despite the company’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2040. As part of a planned data center campus in Pecos County, the tech giant is investing in an on-site natural gas power plant, the company has confirmed. The company has emphasized that the power plant would not raise rates for Texas residents. The site is reportedly Amazon’s first major investment in off-grid power for a data center. This week, the state of Texas paused new data center projects until state electricity regulators could complete an audit of each proposed facility.