Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution
Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution Amazon announces first off-the-grid data center in race to reap AI profits. These gas-burning plants are increasingly lumped into data center projects. They produce harmful pollutants, which can accelerate climate change impacts and harm public health—contributing to conditions like asthma, heart disease, lung cancer, and strokes.
- ▪Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution Amazon announces first off-the-grid data center in race to reap AI profits.
- ▪These gas-burning plants are increasingly lumped into data center projects.
- ▪They produce harmful pollutants, which can accelerate climate change impacts and harm public health—contributing to conditions like asthma, heart disease, lung cancer, and strokes.
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| Canonical URL | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/amazon-funds-biggest-gas-power-plant-in-us-despite-climate-pledge/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:26:16 +0000 |
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Absolute power? Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution Amazon announces first off-the-grid data center in race to reap AI profits. Ashley Belanger – Aug 10, 2026 4:45 pm | 17 Credit: eric1513 | iStock / Getty Images Plus Credit: eric1513 | iStock / Getty Images Plus Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Amazon’s artificial intelligence ambitions will soon be partly fueled by a natural gas-burning power plant in Texas that “could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States,” The New York Times reported. These gas-burning plants are increasingly lumped into data center projects.
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