With some 300 data centers already in operation and 200 more in development,

80 GW of new gas plants into construction. The half is reserved for data centers.

The colossal Stargate project is using minor permits, that allows 62 backup diesel generators. That's 1.6 million tons of CO2a and 1000 tons of air pollutants. It's not minor anymore.

In several cases, data centers secured these permits before seeking massive expansions later on, deploying a “small first, big later” strategy that watchdogs say limits public input and creates unstoppable momentum for their projects.

Stargate expanded for example the next year 4 times more turbines and 30% increase of generators.