Amazon data center's supporting power plant sparks emission controversy
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Amazon plans to build a data center in Pecos County, Texas, and will also construct a natural gas power generation facility alongside it. Foreign media reports suggest that its emission levels could rank among the highest in the United States.
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亚马逊在美国得州规划一座数据中心的同时,也在投资建设配套电厂。外媒援引《纽约时报》称,这座电厂若按现有许可运行,可能成为美国最大的气候污染源之一。

排放许可引关注

《纽约时报》称,这座位于佩科斯县的电厂将燃烧天然气,每年可排放 3300 万吨二氧化碳。报道指出,这一数字高于美国现有任何一座发电设施。

亚马逊发言人则表示,数据中心将依靠“新的现场发电”,不会推高得州家庭的电价。公司同时强调,外界对数据中心的反对情绪正在上升,焦点之一就是用电成本。

AI推高能源压力

亚马逊称,AI 已经明显影响其碳排放表现。公司去年披露的排放量上升了 16%,与其 2040 年实现净零排放的承诺相反。

随着更多科技公司为大型数据中心寻找稳定电力供应,天然气电厂也被更多纳入配套方案。这一做法正在加剧外界对数据中心能源消耗和排放水平的担忧。

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