Google is funding the construction of a new data center in Kansas that will be powered primarily by a large on-site natural gas power plant, rather than directly from the local grid. This approach, developed with partner company Tenaska, aims to provide reliable, around-the-clock power to meet the intensive energy demands of artificial intelligence and cloud computing workloads. The project highlights the growing tension between tech companies’ climate goals and the surging energy needs of AI infrastructure. While Google states the plant will use carbon capture and renewable energy credits to offset emissions, critics argue it represents a continued reliance on fossil fuels and complicates the path to a fully decarbonized grid. The data center is expected to be operational by 2030. Read the full article at: https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-google-funded-data-center-will-be-powered-by-a-massive-gas-plant/