The 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 oil major announced the 20-year deal with Microsoft on Monday.
The power plant is called Project Kilby. It will rise near the city of Pecos in Reeves County, in the heart of the Permian Basin.
Chevron says it will deliver first power in 2028. The plant should ramp up to 2.67 gigawatts over time, roughly enough for 2 million homes.
The 💜 of EU techThe latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It's free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!That makes it one of the biggest single sources of data-centre power yet committed in the country. It also complicates Microsoft’s position on fossil fuels.
