Amazon-Backed Texas Gas Plant Would Be Largest CO2 Emitter Among U.S. Power Plants

Amazon is helping fund a natural gas-burning power plant in Pecos County, Texas, allowed to release 33 million tons of CO2 yearly — more than any U.S. power plant, even coal at its peak. The plant would power a planned data center. Amazon's emissions grew 16% last year despite a 2040 net-zero pledge.