India, Aug. 31 -- US gas-fired power proposals linked to data centres nearly doubled in early 2026, pushing America ahead of China in new gas generation.

Global Energy Monitor reports 378 GW of gas capacity under development, one-third of the global total, largely driven by AI-related data centre demand.

Texas leads with 122 GW, while turbine shortages push developers toward faster, dirtier engine technologies.

The United States has surged ahead of China in building new gas-fired power generation, largely to feed a boom in artificial intelligence (AI), a new analysis by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) released August 25, 2026, found. The country has nearly doubled the gas-fired capacity it is developing to directly power data centres and t...