Data Center Gas Plants to Boost US Power Emissions by 20%
THE SO WHAT
Bespoke gas plants for data centers driving a projected 20% jump in US power emissions puts AI and cloud growth on a collision course with climate commitments. Infra and sustainability teams now have to model not just megawatts and latency, but the reputational and regulatory cost of carbon-heavy power procurement.
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