FT: 60 Largest Planned US Data Centers Could Emit 101.5M Tons of CO2 a Year, ~7% of Power Sector
Summary
A Financial Times analysis of the 60 largest planned US data centers found they could together produce about 101.5 million tons of CO2 per year — roughly 7% of US power-sector emissions in 2025 — if built out as scheduled. The number puts a specific figure on how AI-driven data-center demand is undermining hyperscaler net-zero commitments, and lands as siting fights and grid-connection queues spread across Texas, Virginia and the Ohio Valley.
Originally reported by ft.com
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