Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution

Ars Technica · 2 months ago · 38 ● 4 sources

Amazon is backing a Texas natural-gas power plant to support its AI ambitions, even though it could become the largest single source of US climate pollution. The project is tied to a New York Times report that the plant could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States. It increases pressure for stricter environmental reviews as fast-tracking may skip permitting, and it adds to backlash over off-the-grid AI data centers after xAI’s move to gas turbines.