AI's Energy Hunger: Amazon Builds a Massive Gas Plant in Texas, Ignoring Climate Pledges
⚡️ **Amazon Builds a Gas Power Plant in Texas for AI**
Amazon has supported the construction of the 7.65 GW GW Ranch plant in Pecos County to power its data centers.
📉 **Environmental Conflict:** A permit for emissions of up to 33 million tons of CO2 per year jeopardizes Amazon's promise to become carbon neutral by 2040.
🏗️ **Paradigm Shift:** Hyperscalers are moving to a "Power-First" principle and bypassing public grids by building their own energy sources.
🔍 **Facts:** The project was previously estimated at 5 GW (Pacifico Energy initiative); now Amazon is increasing the scale. The company is also considering nuclear power plants and diesel generators.
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