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In the West Texas oil patch, companies plan gas power plants to run new data centers

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved permits allowing releases of up to 33 million tons of greenhouse gases annually from gas plants powering data centers.

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The developer of one project, in Pecos County, calls it the largest power project in the U.S. Data centers are sparking a surge of gas power plant construction in Texas.

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Huge Texas data centers will get their own gas power plants

The developer of one project, in Pecos County, calls it the largest power project in the U.S. Data centers are sparking a surge of gas power plant construction in Texas.

·Austin, United States
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In the West Texas oil patch, companies plan gas power plants to run new data centers

The developer of one project, in Pecos County, calls it the largest power project in the U.S. Data centers are sparking a surge of gas power plant construction in Texas.

·San Antonio, United States
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KSAT 12 broke the news in San Antonio, United States on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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