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Environmental group warns of AI-driven gas plant boom
Original: The AI Gas Rush: Risks and Implications of “Bring Your Own Power”
Earthjustice, an environmental law organisation, has published a report examining what it calls the AI gas rush: technology companies building or contracting dedicated gas power plants to supply their data centres under a bring-your-own-power model. The report argues this approach risks locking in fossil fuel infrastructure, raising emissions and delaying cleaner alternatives, and it urges regulators to scrutinise these deals more closely.
Why now: Concerns are growing about the energy demands of AI data centres and their reliance on new fossil fuel generation.
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