Amazon builds a massive 7.65-gigawatt gas plant in Texas to power its AI
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To keep up with huge AI demands, Amazon is building a dedicated power plant in Pecos County, Texas, running entirely off the public grid. 🏭
The new GW Ranch project relies on 35 gas turbines to feed electricity straight to AWS data centers without touching local power lines. Running those turbines around the clock comes with a massive environmental toll. The facility will pump out an estimated 33 million tons of greenhouse gases every single year. That makes it the single largest individual source of pollution in the entire country.
To see how extreme this is, look at the previous American record holder. The coal-burning James H. Miller Jr. power plant in Alabama held the top pollution spot for nine years, but it emitted only about half that amount. Other tech giants are doing the same thing to feed their massive servers. Meta expanded its gas plant orders in Louisiana to 5.2 gigawatts, and xAI deployed dozens of turbines near Memphis without waiting for proper permits. 📉
Building private power stations shows how desperate tech companies are for electricity. When progress requires burning millions of tons of gas just for server racks, the energy crisis stops being abstract.
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To keep up with huge AI demands, Amazon is building a dedicated power plant in Pecos County, Texas, running entirely off the public grid. 🏭
The new GW Ranch project relies on 35 gas turbines to feed electricity straight to AWS data centers without touching local power lines. Running those turbines around the clock comes with a massive environmental toll. The facility will pump out an estimated 33 million tons of greenhouse gases every single year. That makes it the single largest individual source of pollution in the entire country.
To see how extreme this is, look at the previous American record holder. The coal-burning James H. Miller Jr. power plant in Alabama held the top pollution spot for nine years, but it emitted only about half that amount. Other tech giants are doing the same thing to feed their massive servers. Meta expanded its gas plant orders in Louisiana to 5.2 gigawatts, and xAI deployed dozens of turbines near Memphis without waiting for proper permits. 📉
Building private power stations shows how desperate tech companies are for electricity. When progress requires burning millions of tons of gas just for server racks, the energy crisis stops being abstract.
A private grid means nobody shares the power, but everyone shares the smoke.
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Amazon scales Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 locations
By the end of 2026, Amazon plans to bring its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 cities and towns across the United States.
This expansion will grow the current operational footprint by 6 times, bringing fast aerial shipping to tens of millions of customers. Each local site covers an area of roughly 175 square miles, aiming to drop packages right to your yard in about 30 minutes.
The service is launching soon in several major metro areas:
🔹 Chicago, Illinois
🔹 Atlanta, Georgia
🔹 Boston, Massachusetts
Right now, the company only offers drone deliveries in 11 locations nationwide, making this upcoming rollout a huge step up from current testing grounds. 🚀🔥
Online shopping is literally taking to the air to save you time.
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By the end of 2026, Amazon plans to bring its Prime Air drone delivery service to nearly 500 cities and towns across the United States.
This expansion will grow the current operational footprint by 6 times, bringing fast aerial shipping to tens of millions of customers. Each local site covers an area of roughly 175 square miles, aiming to drop packages right to your yard in about 30 minutes.
The service is launching soon in several major metro areas:
🔹 Chicago, Illinois
🔹 Atlanta, Georgia
🔹 Boston, Massachusetts
Right now, the company only offers drone deliveries in 11 locations nationwide, making this upcoming rollout a huge step up from current testing grounds. 🚀🔥
Online shopping is literally taking to the air to save you time.
Your next package might arrive via propeller.
#Amazon #TechNews #Drones
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