Amazon Backs Massive 7.65-Gigawatt Gas Plant for Texas AI Data Center

Name: Amazon Backs Massive 7.65-Gigawatt Gas Plant for Texas AI Data Center
Uploaded: 2026-08-26T09:56:40.000Z
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Description: Amazon is backing plans for a substantial 7.65-gigawatt natural-gas power facility in Pecos County, Texas. This plant is intended to provide electricity for a new AI data center. The proposed facility's permits allow for up to 33 million tons of CO₂ emissions annually, potentially making it one of the largest single sources of climate pollution in the United States.

News Clip0:04US Newsroom·Pecos County, TX·8/26/2026

Amazon is backing plans for a substantial 7.65-gigawatt natural-gas power facility in Pecos County, Texas. This plant is intended to provide electricity for a new AI data center. The proposed facility's permits allow for up to 33 million tons of CO₂ emissions annually, potentially making it one of the largest single sources of climate pollution in the United States.

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Amazon Backs Massive 7.65-Gigawatt Gas Plant for Texas AI Data Center

Amazon is backing plans for a huge natural-gas power facility in Pecos County, Texas, designed to supply electricity to a new AI data center. The proposed 7.65-gigawatt plant would use 35 gas turbines and has permits allowing up to 33 million tons of CO₂ emissions annually. If it operates at its permitted maximum, the facility could become one of the largest single sources of climate pollution in the United States.

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