Amazon has confirmed it’s financially backing a massive private gas power plant in Texas — one that could become the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. The plant, known as "GW Ranch," would generate 7.65 gigawatts across 35 turbines and is permitted to emit 33 million tons of CO2 annually, more than the country’s biggest coal plant.
In this video, we break down:
– How satellite imagery connected Amazon’s new data center permits to the gas plant
– Why tech giants are building private "behind-the-meter" power instead of using the grid
– The health risks: particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and benzene emissions
– The contradiction with Amazon’s Climate Pledge to reach net-zero by 2040
– How Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle are pursuing similar off-grid gas projects
– Growing political backlash, even in deeply Republican rural Texas
As AI infrastructure explodes, this is becoming one of the defining environmental stories of the tech industry. We break down the data, the players, and what it means.
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