Chevron to Fuel Massive Microsoft Data Center in Texas With Natural Gas in 20-Year AI Power Deal

Source: International Business Times

Brandon Bell/Getty Images Chevron has announced a landmark agreement with technology titan Microsoft to supply natural gas-fired electricity to a massive artificial intelligence data center campus in West Texas. The deal, announced Monday, will see Chevron develop a dedicated power facility known as Project Kilby to provide electricity directly to Microsoft's expanding data center operations in Pecos, Texas, for the next 20 years. The project is designed to support the soaring energy demands created by AI services and cloud computing platforms, including Microsoft's rapidly growing artificial intelligence infrastructure.