Amazon backs power plant for data center amid climate concerns
Amazon is backing a power plant to support its first off-the-grid data center as part of its push to capitalize on AI opportunities. However, this facility may become a major source of US climate pollution. The move highlights the tension between tech companies' AI expansion ambitions and environmental concerns.
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Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution
Amazon is backing a power plant to support its first off-the-grid data center, a move driven by the company's rush to capitalize on AI opportunities. However, this power plant could become one of the largest sources of climate pollution in the United States, raising environmental concerns despite the company's sustainability commitments.
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