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Natural Gas-Powered AI Push Sees Meta Retreat From Clean Energy Pact
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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Meta is retreating from clean energy commitments to power AI infrastructure with natural gas, signalling a shift in how major tech firms are balancing computational demand against renewable energy pledges.
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Your power source just became more expensive than you budgeted. If you're building AI infrastructure and assumed renewable grid access or betting that clean energy costs would drop, the largest operator in your market has admitted it can't afford that math—natural gas is now the only way to hit scale and cost targets.
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