Texas AI Boom Ignites Hidden Fossil-Fuel Grid, Sparking Pollution Fears
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An investigative report shows Texas data centers are quietly driving a fossil-fuel build-out through 'permits by rule,' enabling thousands of backup diesel generators and gas turbines—forming a 'shadow grid' that could emit hundreds of millions of tons of greenhouse gases yearly and expose nearby residents to pollution with little public input.
- Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic WIRED
- Planned Texas data centers could emit more greenhouse gases than many countries The Texas Tribune
- Flawless – Hyperscalers Taking Steps to Mitigate the Impacts of Their Skyrocketing Use of Natural Gas RBN Energy
- Gas plants for US data centers to be major source of climate change-linked emissions, report says Reuters
- Ohio’s warped energy policy: 10 natural gas plants are being built or planned to power AI Cleveland.com
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