# Amazon's new Texas AI data center could become the biggest CO2 polluter in the US

> Amazon’s Texas AI project could become America’s largest power plant polluterThe facility could release 33 million tons of CO₂ annuallyAmazon plans to install 35 gas turbines capable of producing 7.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/amazons-new-texas-ai-data-center-could-become-the-biggest-co2-polluter-in-the-us-7-65gw-facility-gets-permit-to-spread-33-million-tons-of-annual-greenhouse-gases-despite-amazons-clean-energy-pledge?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7bbc786c9da06fd5ac0add)
- **Published:** 2026-08-12
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a7bbc786c9da06fd5ac0add

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