US Builds Gas Power Plants to Cool Its Record-Breaking Data Center Heat
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- â˘The US surpassed China in 2025 for the biggest increase in new gas-fired power plants.
- â˘A media tour on September 24 showed gas turbines under construction next to the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas.
- â˘Global Energy Monitor reported that over one-third of new US gas generation growth will power data centers.
On September 24, 2025, amidst the vast Texan plains of Abilene, the Stargate AI data center staged a surreal media tour featuring their brand-new, on-site natural gas turbinesâbecause what better way to power cutting-edge AI than by pumping out planet-heating pollution? According to Global Energy Monitor's recent report, gas-fired power generation globally surged 31% in 2025, with a quarter of the new installs smack dab in the US, now leading the blazing race ahead of China. And get this: over a third of that American gas plant bonanza is reserved exclusively for the ravenous energy appetite of data centers, those humble giants fueling our AI dreams and climate nightmares simultaneously.
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Nothing says âsaving the planetâ like building giant gas plants just to keep AI data centers running hotter and hotter. Eco-friendly, by gas! Guess we learned quantum computing before climate sense.
US now fuels AI with gas turbines so smokey, even cows might envy the emissions.
Building more gas plants to power data centers is like starting a fire to keep warm indoorsâthanks for staying warm, planet!
Source: Theverge | Published: 1/29/2026 | Author: Justine Calma
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