Amazon has acquired an 8,000-acre plot of land in Texas, where it plans to develop a data center powered by what could become the largest natural gas power plant in the US.

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​According to reporting from Cleanview, the company acquired the GW Ranch site in Pecos, Texas, from Pacifico Energy, where it intends to construct a behind-the-meter powered data center.