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Amazon Backs Massive Gas Plant to Power West Texas AI Campus

The filing reflects a broader shift by cloud giants toward on-site fossil generation to meet urgent AI electricity demand.

NuScale Seeks Big U.S. SMR Contracts as First Commercial Output Stays Years Away

Amazon Backs 7.65 GW Gas Plant to Power New Texas AI Campus

Abbott Orders State Audit and Pauses New Data‑Center Grid Connections in Texas

Dozens Arrested During U.S. Protests Over AI Data Centers

SpaceX Agrees to Remove 69 Mobile Gas Turbines, With Final Exit Scheduled for July 2027

Data Center Backlash Reshapes Primaries and Policy

House Democrat Demands Musk Answer Over xAI Data Centers’ Gas Turbines

Musk’s Tennessee AI Centers Use Off‑Grid Gas Turbines, Prompting Local Backlash and Investor Interest

U.S. Prepares $200 Million Program to Fast‑Track Advanced Nuclear for AI Data Centers

Analysts Lift Targets on Core Scientific as It Repositions for AI Colocation

SoftBank’s Son Says AI Will Need $5 Trillion a Year by 2040

xAI Installed Dozens of Unpermitted Gas Turbines to Power Colossus 2, Reports Say

Chevron Signs 20‑Year Gas Power Deal to Fuel Microsoft AI Data Center

Deliverable Power, Not Chips, Is Slowing AI Data Center Buildouts

Amazon Reports 16% Jump in Emissions as AI Data Center Buildout Expands

AI Data-Center Build-Out Drives Sharp Rise in Google and Amazon Emissions

Allianz Study Says Data Centers Are Far More Carbon‑Intensive as AI Drives Fast Growth

GE Vernova Gas Turbines Sold Out as Hyperscalers Race for Firm Power

States and Regulators Press Pause on AI Data Center Buildout