Microsoft and Chevron agree on a long-term power arrangement for a proposed large data center in Texas. Bloomberg reports Chevron signs a 20-year contract to supply natural-gas-fired electricity for the project, which is planned in West Texas and could become one of the largest data center developments in the United States. CNBC similarly describes the deal as part of Microsoft’s plans to meet rising power demand for its data centers using natural gas. Quartz adds specific project detail, describing “Project Kilby” as a 2.67-gigawatt natural gas plant in Texas that would supply power for the data center. The Next Web also frames the agreement as a 20-year arrangement linking Chevron’s gas-based generation to Microsoft’s facility in West Texas and notes the scale of the co-located power-and-data-center development. Across sources, the core points are the 20-year term, Chevron’s role as the power supplier using natural gas, and the project’s location and potential size in Texas.
Chevron signs 20-year natural gas power deal for Microsoft data center in Texas
Microsoft and Chevron agree on a long-term power arrangement for a proposed large data center in Texas. Bloomberg reports Chevron signs a 20-year contract to supply natural-gas-fired electricity for t...
- Chevron and Microsoft sign a 20-year power deal for a proposed Texas data center.
- Chevron will provide natural-gas-fired electricity for the facility.
- The project is planned for West Texas and could be among the largest U.S. data centers.
- Quartz identifies the associated generation as “Project Kilby,” a 2.67-gigawatt natural gas plant.
- All reports describe a co-located power-and-data-center development connected to Microsoft’s power demand.
Project Kilby, a 2.67-gigawatt natural gas plant in Texas, could be among the largest co-located power and data center developments in the U.S.
5 hours agoThe Chevron Microsoft gas deal hands the oil major a 20-year contract to power a giant West Texas data centre. For a company that built its AI plans on renewables and nuclear, that is a sharp turn. Chevron will power one of the largest data centres in the United States by burning natural gas. The […] This story continues at The Next Web
5 hours agoMicrosoft's embrace of natural gas shows it is willing to invest in a fossil fuel to meet the power demand from its data centers.
6 hours agoChevron Corp. signed a 20-year deal with Microsoft Corp. to provide natural-gas fired power for a proposed West Texas data center, which could be one of the biggest in the US.
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