# AI's energy appetite drives Nvidia and Amazon to pour billions into massive power infrastructure > Source: > Published: 2026-08-09 09:26:28+00:00 # AI's energy appetite drives Nvidia and Amazon to pour billions into massive power infrastructure By Matthias BastianSource: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com) The AI industry's hunger for power keeps growing. [Nvidia](/glossary/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 7.65 gigawatts that could emit 33 million tons of CO₂ per year, making it the dirtiest in the country. The article [AI's energy appetite drives Nvidia and Amazon to pour billions into massive power infrastructure](https://the-decoder.com/ais-energy-appetite-drives-nvidia-and-amazon-to-pour-billions-into-massive-power-infrastructure/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.