Tech giant Amazon has confirmed its acquisition of GW Ranch, a massive west Texas hyperscale data center campus that, while touting its low impact on the state’s electrical and water resources, also has the potential of substantial long-term carbon emissions.

In August, Amazon filed building permits for three 189,000-sq-ft data center buildings to be located on the 8,000-acre remote Pecos County campus, according to energy market and data center research firm Cleanview Inc, which said it matched satellite images…