{
  "id": 328502,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/08/08/amazon-behind-massive-private-gas-plant-for-new-data-centres/230606"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon is set to finance a massive private gas power plant in Texas that may become the nation's largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. The facility, known as GW Ranch and developed by Pacifico Energy, is designed to support Amazon's AI operations. Cleanview, a market intelligence company, revealed this through analysis of satellite imagery tied to three recent data center construction permits filed by Amazon. The plant is projected to generate 7.65 gigawatts, surpassing any existing gas plant in the U.S. A comparable facility planned in Ohio, under a public-private partnership, would produce 9.2 gigawatts. The Texas plant would emit over 30 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gases annually, more than any other single source in the country. Amazon argues that generating its own power will avoid cost increases for consumers. The company plans to incorporate solar energy, battery storage, and utilize brackish groundwater to minimize environmental impact. Amazon is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, having already enabled 40 carbon-free energy projects totaling nearly 10 gigawatts in Texas. The trend of hyperscalers like Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle investing in \"behind-the-meter\" power has grown, with Cleanview estimating a potential total of 200 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually from such projects, equivalent to the carbon output of nearly 45 million cars or Pakistan's annual emissions.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON, Aug 8 — Amazon confirmed yesterday it is financing a massive, private gas power plant in Texas th...",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-08T09:25:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}