US pulls ahead of China in building natural gas to power AI data centers
The United States is building twice as much natural gas as China, giving Washington a leg up in the race to power data centers running artificial intelligence, according to a new report.
TL;DR
- U.S. is building twice as much natural gas as China.
- This expansion is to power data centers running artificial intelligence.
- Natural gas projects under development in the U.S. in H1 2026 are 50% higher than the total for 2025.
- Approximately 189 gigawatts of new gas-fired capacity in development in H1 2026 is planned for data centers.
- This is nearly double the 97 gigawatts planned for data centers in all of 2025.