Overview
- Amazon confirmed Friday that it is financially backing the GW Ranch site in Pecos County and has filed three data-center construction permits tied to the project.
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality records authorize roughly 33 million tonnes of CO2 annually for the project and permit 35 turbines sized at about 7.65 gigawatts.
- The company has acquired the site and satellite imagery shows land clearing; Amazon says the campus will run on on-site generation initially and aims for first power around Q1 2027.
- Environmental and public‑health experts warn behind‑the‑meter gas plants can emit methane, fine particulates, nitrogen oxides and hazardous air pollutants that affect local communities.
- The GW Ranch build follows a wider shift by hyperscalers to use private generation to bypass congested grid interconnection queues and includes plans for about 1.8 GW of batteries and roughly 750 MWac of solar that could affect regional power markets and local economies.