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Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/05/texas-data-centers-gas-power-plants-ai/
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Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas

Not long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar energy. Now they’re bypassing the grid and building their own gas-fired power plants on site.

The Texas Tribune