AI data centers could drive a new wave of Texas air pollution, report finds

Explosion in Fossil Fuel Emissions Expected as Texas Doubles Down on Data Centers

A new report found 130 proposed gas power plant projects across Texas, including one in Southwest Dallas.

In Texas, AI Gold Rush Helps Spur Demand for Over 100 New Gas Plants

In the past two decades, new demand for electricity in Texas has largely been met by wind and solar, making it by far the leader in renewable energy development among U.S. states. But the AI gold rush, combined with a new, statewide subsidy system that prioritizes fossil fuel power, threatens to upend that longstanding dynamic.  A new report from the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) shows a dramatic surge in permit applications fo…

Developers propose more than 100 new gas power plants in Texas

New research reveals the planned expansion of gas-fired electrical generation to power artificial intelligence and other heavy industries.

AI Data Centers Drive Gas Power Boom In Texas, Raising Pollution Risk Equal To 27 Million Cars: Report

Texas faces environmental risks due to proposed gas power plants supplying energy to data centers, emitting pollution equivalent to 27M vehicles.

AI data centers could drive a new wave of Texas air pollution, report finds

The boom in artificial intelligence (AI) risks filling Texas air with toxins, a report has found. State regulators are considering proposals for more than 100 new gas power projects — the vast majority of them entirely new plants — to power a new wave of data centers, according to findings published early Wednesday by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP). More than 30 have already been permitted in a process that amounts to a “rubber stamp,…

Oil-Rich University of Texas Wants to Cash In on AI, Crypto and Power - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events

The system—with an endowment second only to Harvard’s—is diversifying into wind and solar energy at a fraught time for renewables. By Janet Lorin A crypto data center in Pyote, Texas, on land leased from the University of Texas System. Photographer: Jordan Vonderhaar for Bloomberg Markets Scores of wind turbines, each as tall as a 50-story ...