Just 11 AI Data Centers Could Belch More Fumes Than Entire Countries

Wired says 11 U.S. AI data center projects with on-site gas power could emit greenhouse gases on a country scale.

Project Matador and several Musk-linked campuses are among the biggest potential sources in the analysis.

The figures are based on maximum permitted emissions, so actual pollution could be lower and some projects may never be built.

Still, the report points to a rapid rise in gas-fired data center power and the risk of locking in large new emissions.