Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
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Editorial policyA rush of new data centers in Texas is driving up electricity demand, potentially causing air pollution to return to levels not seen since the 2000s due to increased gas usage.
Key points
- •Texas has become a central hub for generative AI infrastructure, with new and proposed data centers demanding massive amounts of electricity.
- •If developers and utilities meet this demand with gas, air pollution could rise to levels not seen since the 2000s.
- •The expansion of data centers threatens to erase decades of progress in air quality improvements.
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