AI Meets Fracking: West Texas Data Boom

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The AI era is giving fracking a second life. Companies like Poolside are building massive AI data centers on natural gas sites in West Texas, generating their own power from fracked gas.

The Horizon complex will produce 2 GW of computing power—roughly equal to the Hoover Dam—powered mostly by fossil fuels. This trend raises tough questions for local communities and sustainability advocates.

[Rimon Khan]

West Texas is evolving into a tech-energy hybrid hub, merging AI computation with traditional power assets.

[Abdul Khan]

This fusion of AI and energy infrastructure could mark a new industrial revolution in data logistics.