Source: The Verge
Amazon is contracting with a new natural gas facility in West Texas that will rank among the nation's worst polluters, gaining cheap, reliable power while passing environmental and health costs to local communities. The deal exposes a gap between Big Tech's net-zero pledges and its actual infrastructure choices: renewable energy commitments still lose to the economics of fossil fuel baseload power when utilities and regulators allow it. Data center siting decisions prioritize developer incentives and power availability over emissions accountability, a precedent other hyperscalers will likely follow.