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Amazon’s West Texas data center could be among the nation’s biggest CO2 emitters

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Source: The Verge
Amazon’s West Texas data center could be among the nation’s biggest CO2 emitters
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Amazon plans a West Texas data center powered by 35 natural-gas turbines delivering 7.65 GW, with a Texas permit to emit up to 33 million tons of CO2—potentially among the nation's largest polluters and a challenge to its Climate Pledge.

Topics:business#ai#amazon#climate-change#data-centers#energy#environment
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