内容来源：https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/977124/amazon-data-center-worst-polluting-power-plant

内容总结：

据《纽约时报》报道，亚马逊正投资建设一座新的天然气发电厂，为其位于得克萨斯州西部的新数据中心供电。该电厂可能成为美国最大的温室气体排放源之一。新电厂位于得克萨斯州佩科斯县，初期不会接入州电网，其35台天然气涡轮机将主要向新数据中心输送7.65吉瓦的电力。

该电厂由亚马逊旗下位于佩科斯县的一处场地运营，已获准每年排放高达3300万吨二氧化碳，这一上限甚至超过美国最大的燃煤电厂。据数据中心监测机构Cleanview称，该场地（名为GW Ranch）获得的排放许可极为宽松，尽管实际排放量通常低于许可上限，但如此低的污染限制门槛仍引发关注。亚马逊已确认购得该场地，并计划从GW Ranch购买电力。

随着人工智能数据中心电力需求激增，包括Meta、谷歌在内的多家科技公司已开始自建电厂，转向天然气、煤炭等非可再生能源。特朗普政府也试图放宽对此类高污染电厂的限制。

即便GW Ranch仅排放部分许可温室气体，也将对亚马逊的气候承诺构成重大打击。杰夫·贝索斯曾承诺到2040年实现公司碳中和，但受人工智能能源需求影响，其排放量已连续数年攀升。亚马逊发言人玛格丽特·卡拉汉向《纽约时报》表示：“世界已与我们共同发起气候承诺时大不相同，但我们的承诺并未改变。”

中文翻译：

据《纽约时报》报道，为了给其在西得克萨斯的新数据中心供电，亚马逊正在投资建设一座新电厂，该电厂可能成为美国最大的单一温室气体排放源之一。这座位于得克萨斯州佩科斯县的新燃气电厂获得了亚马逊的大笔投资，并且至少在初期不会接入该州电网。相反，其35台天然气涡轮机将主要把7.65吉瓦的电力输送给新数据中心。

亚马逊的一座数据中心可能拥有全美污染最严重的电厂。

位于得克萨斯州佩科斯县的亚马逊自有场地获得许可，可排放高达3300万吨二氧化碳。

位于得克萨斯州佩科斯县的亚马逊自有场地获得许可，可排放高达3300万吨二氧化碳。

根据追踪数据中心及其相关电力项目的Cleanview公司数据，GW Ranch获得了得克萨斯州许可，允许其排放高达3300万吨二氧化碳，这一数字甚至超过了美国最大的燃煤电厂。电厂实际排放量很少达到许可证允许的上限，但值得注意的是，对其污染水平的限制如此宽松。亚马逊已确认购买了该场地，并计划从GW Ranch购买电力。

包括Meta和谷歌在内的许多公司已开始建设自己的电厂，在AI数据中心需求激增的情况下转向天然气、煤炭和其他不可再生能源。特朗普政府试图解除对此类污染电厂的限制。

即使GW Ranch场地的实际排放量仅占其许可排放量的一部分，这仍然意味着亚马逊的“气候承诺”遭遇重大挫折。杰夫·贝索斯承诺到2040年使其公司实现碳中和。然而，由于AI的需求，其排放量已连续多年攀升。亚马逊发言人玛格丽特·卡拉汉告诉《纽约时报》：“我们共同发起气候承诺时，世界与现在不同，”但“我们的承诺没有改变。”

英文来源：

To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US, according to the New York Times. The new gas-burning plant in Pecos County, Texas has received significant investment from Amazon and, at least initially, would not be connected to the state’s power grid. Instead, its 35 natural-gas turbines would primarily deliver its 7.65 gigawatts of electricity to the new data center.
An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
An Amazon-owned site in Pecos County, Texas, received a permit to release up to 33 million tons of CO2.
An Amazon-owned site in Pecos County, Texas, received a permit to release up to 33 million tons of CO2.
According to Cleanview, which tracks data centers and their associated power projects, GW Ranch received a permit from Texas allowing for the emission of up to 33 million tons of CO2, more than even the largest coal plant in the country. Plants rarely emit as much greenhouse gas as their permits allow, but it’s still notable that the restrictions on its pollution levels are so lax. Amazon has confirmed that it purchased the site and plans to purchase power from GW Ranch.
Many companies, including Meta and Google, have started building their own power plants, turning to gas, coal, and other non-renewable energy sources as the demands of AI data centers have skyrocketed. The Trump administration has sought to lift restrictions on such polluting power plants.
Even if the GW Ranch site only emits a portion of the greenhouse gases it’s permitted to, it would still represent a significant setback for Amazon’s Climate Pledge. Jeff Bezos pledged to make his company carbon neutral by 2040. However, its emissions have climbed for several years in a row due to the demands of AI. Amazon spokeswoman Margaret Callahan told the New York Times that, “The world looks different now than when we co-founded the climate pledge,” but that, “our commitment hasn’t changed.”