A surge of new proposals would massively expand natural gas-fired power, but many projects may never come to fruition
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A new report underscores two truths about U.S. plans for gas-fired power plants: the numbers are stunning, yet stunningly speculative.
Why it matters: The AI boom is driving proposals for massive projects to supply data centers and other needs.
"It is nearly impossible nowadays to guess what is a pie in the sky proposal, and what has a real chance of getting built," said report author Jenny Martos of Global Energy Monitor.
There’s a surge of new gas projects being built to power data centers in the US.
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