Amazon invests in gas power plant to supply Texas data center, poised to become one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the US
Amazon backs construction of a large natural gas power plant in West Texas to power a new AI data center, with permit documents indicating it could emit up to 33 million tons of greenhouse gases per year
Amazon is developing a new data center in Pecos County, West Texas, to support power-hungry AI workloads. To ensure sufficient electricity, the company has invested heavily in building a new natural gas power plant in the same area อ่านต่อ →
Why it matters
This news reveals the true environmental cost of the AI boom, as data centers worldwide — including projects that may arrive in this region — increasingly compete for energy. Thais, as users of cloud and AI services, should keep an eye on what kind of energy the tech giants choose to power the tools we use every day.
This news reveals the true environmental cost of the AI boom, as data centers worldwide — including projects that may arrive in this region — increasingly compete for energy. Thais, as users of cloud and AI services, should keep an eye on what kind of energy the tech giants choose to power the tools we use every day.
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