Amazon Is Quietly Building the Biggest Gas Power Plant in the US
Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Country
Amazon has acquired land and permits in Pecos County, Texas, for a 7.65-gigawatt gas power plant to power an AI data center, separate from the state's grid. The plant would emit 33 million tons of CO2 annually, making it the largest pollution source in the country, contradicting Amazon's net-zero pledge. Construction permits have been filed, and land clearing has begun, but the project faces likely public opposition due to environmental and local concerns.
The plant will be completely separate from Texas’s power grid, at least in the beginning, the permits show.