{
  "id": 305209,
  "title": "Amazon to finance huge US gas plant for data centres",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/amazon-to-finance-huge-us-gas-plant-for-data-centres",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-08T09:25:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3363393/amazon-finance-huge-us-gas-plant-data-centres"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Amazon has confirmed it is financing a massive, private gas power plant in Texas that could become the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. It is the latest example of tech giants going off the grid to get their AI operations online faster. The news was first reported by market intelligence company Cleanview, which reviewed satellite imagery to connect three…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Amazon behind massive private gas plant for new data centres",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/amazon-behind-massive-private-gas-plant-for-new-data-centres",
        "published": "2026-08-08T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}