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Amazon’s new Texas data center campus could become nation’s largest polluter
Summary by The San Antonio Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Stephanie Koithan , as published by San Antonio Current (alt-weekly)
· August 10, 2026
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Key takeaway The power plant is expected to have a capacity of 7.
A new Amazon data center campus is being developed in West Texas, approximately four hours west of San Antonio . The project involves a natural gas power plant and an artificial intelligence data center campus. 65 gigawatts.
Further details about the project are available from the San Antonio Current. The development has raised concerns about its potential environmental impact, with some suggesting it could become one of the largest polluters in the US.
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Category: schools ·
Published: August 10, 2026 ·
Source: San Antonio Current (alt-weekly) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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