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Trump-Backed Gas Plant Could Become Biggest US Power Polluter

The James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in Alabama.Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

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By Aaron Clark and Eric Roston

February 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC

US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a massive gas-fired power plant in Ohio would likely create one of the nation’s largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation.

While details of the potential $33 billion development are scarce so far, it’s intended to be led by SoftBank Group Corp. and is envisaged as having capacity of 9.2 gigawatts, according to a fact sheet from the US Department of Commerce.