亚马逊数据中心配套电厂或成美国污染最严重的电厂
An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
据《纽约时报》报道，亚马逊正投资建设一座燃气电厂，为其得州西部新数据中心供电；该电厂可能成为美国最大的温室气体单点排放源之一。
亚马逊计划在得州西部佩科斯县建设新的燃气电厂，为数据中心供电。据《纽约时报》报道，该电厂可能成为美国最大的温室气体单点排放源之一，亚马逊已对其投入大量资金。
对 AI 行业的影响
这一案例显示，数据中心扩张可能把算力需求转化为新的化石能源基础设施与排放压力；云厂商的选址、供电方式和碳承诺将面临更严格审视，项目审批与运营成本也可能上升。
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来源：The Verge AI · 2026-08-08
To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US, according to the New York Times. The new gas-burning plant in Pecos County, Texas has received significant investment from Amazon and, […]