Major tech giants are gambling on natural gas infrastructure to fuel AI expansion, raising concerns about long-term viability and environmental impact.

Meta, Microsoft, and Google are investing in new natural gas power plants specifically to meet the massive energy demands of their AI data centers

The companies may face regret as natural gas infrastructure represents a long-term commitment that could become stranded assets amid shifting energy policies

This strategy highlights the tension between AI's explosive growth requiring enormous power consumption and the industry's sustainability commitments