US Data-Center Boom Sparks Rapid Natural-Gas Power Buildout
TL;DR
The U.S. is racing to expand natural-gas power to feed data centers, with 189 GW announced or under construction and 378 GW in development—doubling China’s pace in construction—while critics warn many projects are speculative or off-grid, potentially locking in fossil-fuel use and higher gas prices even as renewables and storage scale.
- The 10 Biggest Natural Gas Projects in America Heatmap News
- A stunning U.S. gas build-out is coming — maybe Axios
- Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US WIRED
- US building twice as much gas-fired capacity as China in AI boom, analysis finds The Guardian
- Hyperscalers’ Off-Grid Power Push Comes With Risks WSJ
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