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AI's energy appetite drives Nvidia and Amazon to pour billions into massive power infrastructure

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AI's energy appetite drives Nvidia and Amazon to pour billions into massive power infrastructure

The Decoder · Aug 9, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC

The AI industry's hunger for power keeps growing. Nvidia is investing up to $3 billion in Lancium, a power infrastructure developer that already has four gigawatts under contract in Texas. Amazon, meanwhile, is building a gas-fired power plant in the state with a capacity of up to 7.…