Data Center Gas Plants to Lift US Power Emissions 10%, BNEF Says
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BloombergNEF estimates that announced on-site natural gas plants for US data centers could increase power-sector emissions by about 10% compared with 2025 levels. The projected increase links data center expansion to rising gas-fired electricity generation and emissions.
Natural gas plants announced to be built on-site for US data centers would add about 10% more emissions to the amount the US power sector released in 2025, according to a report from BloombergNEF.
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