Nearly 300 Planned Data Center Projects Threaten Texas’s Air Quality Progress

Texas data center boom could erase decades of progress on air quality

Texas’ rapidly growing data center industry could reverse much of the state’s progress on air quality by the end of the decade, according to a new report released Tuesday.

Nearly 300 Planned Data Center Projects Threaten Texas’s Air Quality Progress

Texas’ rapidly growing data center industry could reverse much of the state’s progress on air quality by the end of the decade, according to a new report released Tuesday. The air emissions report published by the Houston Advanced Research Center revealed that the industry’s impact on air quality depends heavily on how data centers are powered. The outlook is far worse if the facilities rely… Source

Texas data centers could undo years of progress on air pollution

A new report warns that the state’s air quality progress could be reversed by the end of the decade, especially if facilities use natural gas power.

Texas Risks Losing Decades Of Cleaner Air – 710am KURV

Texas could wipe out 20 years of cleaner air to fuel its booming data center industry. From data released Tuesday by the Houston Advanced Research Center, pollution could surge by 2031 as facilities turn to private gas generators to bypass three- to five-year waits for the power grid. The research hub warns those private engines produce four times the smog of grid power, risking a nearly 400-percent spike in lung-damaging nitrogen oxides statewi…