Posted Aug 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM UTCJExternal LinkThere’s a surge of new gas projects being built to power data centers in the US.Proposals for new gas-fired power capacity tied to data centers nearly doubled in the first half of 2026, according to a Global Energy Monitor report. Nearly a third of that new capacity would come online in Texas, more than in any other state or country.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Justine Calma
There’s a surge of new gas projects being built to power data centers in the US.
Proposals for new gas-fired power capacity tied to data centers nearly doubled in the first half of 2026, according to a Global Energy Monitor report. Nearly a third of that new capacity would come online in Texas, more than in any other state or country. [Link: Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US | https://www.wired.com/story/us-data-centers-drive-gas-power-expansion/ | WIRED]
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