Data center gas plants to lift US power emissions 10%, BNEF says

The gas-fired power plants currently planned for data center sites around the U.S. would significantly increase emissions from the country’s energy sector, according to a report from BloombergNEF. If all the plants announced so far were completed, they would raise overall power-related emissions by about 10% compared with 2025 levels, said the report, which was commissioned by Bloomberg Philanthropies and released Wednesday. kAms6G6=@A6CD 3F:=5:?8 52E2 46?E6CD 7@C E96 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 3@@> ?665 A@H6C 72DE6C E92? E96 &]$] 8C:5 42? 56=:G6C :E] pD 2 C6DF=E[ >@C6 56G6=@A6CD 2C6 A=2??:?8 E@ 3F:=5 E96:C @H? 82D A=2?ED E@ A@H6C E96 AC@;64ED]k^Am kAm|2?J @7 E96 A=2?ED 2C6 >62?E E@ 36 DE@A82AD F?E:= 724:=:E:6D 42? 86E 2 8C:5 4@??64E:@?[ 3FE q}tu H2C?D E92E @?46 E96J’C6 CF??:?8[ E96 64@?@>:4D >2J <66A E96> 8@:?8] %92E C:D]k^Am kAm“%96 8C:5 A6C7@C>D H6== @? C6=:23:=:EJ 2?5 4@DE 2?5 DFDE2:?23:=:EJ[ 3FE :E 92D 2 >2;@C H626C8:?8 E649?@=@8:6D 7@C q=@@>36C8}tu[ 2E E96 q}tu $F>>:E :? w@FDE@?]k^Am kAms6G6=@A6CD 92G6 2??@F?465 23@FE `g` 8:82H2EED @7 82D\7:C65 86?6C2E:@? AC@A@D65 2=@?8D:56 52E2 46?E6CD[ H:E9 >@C6 E92? h_T :? E96 &]$][ |:D9: D2:5] ~?6 8:82H2EE :D 6BF:G2=6?E E@ E96 42A24:EJ @7 23@FE @?6 EC25:E:@?2= ?F4=62C C624E@C] %96 2??@F?465 A:A6=:?6 G2C:6D H:56=J :? >2EFC:EJ 2?5 E:>:?8 2?5 :D 2? :?5:42E:@? @7 A@E6?E:2= D42=6 C2E96C E92? 2 7@C642DE @7 H92E H:== F=E:>2E6=J 36 3F:=E]k^Am kAm~G6C2==[ q}tu 7@F?5 E92E :7 2== 2??@F?465 @?\D:E6 82D A@H6C 7@C &]$] 52E2 46?E6CD :D 4@>A=6E65[ :E H@F=5 6>:E 23@FE bcd >:==:@? >6EC:4 E@?D @7 r~a\6BF:G2=6?E 2 J62C] %92E’D `da >:==:@? E@?D @C `_T >@C6 E92? a_ad 6>:DD:@?D :7 E96 D2>6 52E2 46?E6C 42A24:EJ C2? @? 2G6C286 &]$] 8C:5 A@H6C]k^Am kAmvC:5 @A6C2E@CD 2C6 =@@<:?8 7@C H2JD E@ 4@??64E 52E2 46?E6CD E@ E96 8C:5 72DE6C[ |:D9: D2:5[ :?4=F5:?8 DA665:?8 FA 2AA=:42E:@? AC@46DD:?8 2?5 =682=:K:?8 7=6I:3=6 EC2?D>:DD:@? D6CG:46] &?56C 7=6I:3=6 2CC2?86>6?ED[ 52E2 46?E6CD 4@F=5 D9:7E 4@>AFE:?8 E@ ?@?\A62< E:>6D @C 5C2H =6DD 7C@> E96 8C:5 3J =62?:?8 @? 324:DD:@?D E92? CF??:?8 @?\D:E6 82D J62C\C@F?5[ |:D9: D2:5]k^Am