This is so unacceptable. Build as many data centers as you want, but fossil fuels NEED to stop yesterday.

I wish there was a source of energy that has 100-1000x energy density compare to other sources and it is controllable so capacity factory is close to 100. Ohh wait.

See also,

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220350 ("New Amazon Data Center Is Set to Have the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S. (nytimes.com)", 2 days ago, 354 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49223845 ("Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Country (newrepublic.com)", 2 days ago, 171 comments)

It seems strange for this article to word this as a new or unusual source of pollution, natural gas is the primary source of energy in the US, adding 10% to existing thermal fleet in ERCOT https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards is not a huge deal and its disingenuous to say this one plant will become a "top source of US pollution".

Solar generation buildout in ERCOT is also proceeding very quickly, the new Tesla megapack factory outside Houston and proposed new solar factory will help speed up the transition to sustainable energy.

[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220350

If only we had the technology and ability to produce enormous quantities of energy non-stop 24/7 365, no matter day or night wind or no wind.