Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.
Microsoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in the US (2.67 GW, 20 years) for AI infrastructure. Reveals AI scalability requires critical power supply, driving Big Tech to accept ESG trade-offs: 13M+ tons CO2 vs. 2030 zero-carbon commitment.
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1:37 PM PDT · June 22, 2026
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Microsoft and Chevron announced plans on Monday to develop a 2.67-gigawatt natural gas power plant in West Texas to serve the tech company’s AI and cloud data centers.
The Chevron Microsoft gas deal puts a 20-year, 2.67GW natural-gas plant behind a giant West Texas data centre, off the grid and…
Microsoft's embrace of natural gas shows it is willing to invest in a fossil fuel to meet the power demand from its data centers.
June 22 : Chevron said on Monday it has signed a 20-year deal with Microsoft to provide natural-gas fired power for a proposed…
Chevron signs a 20-year deal with Microsoft to supply 2.67 GW of natural gas power to a West Texas AI data center, with first…
Chevron Corp. signed a 20-year deal with Microsoft Corp. to provide natural-gas fired power for a proposed West Texas data…
Chevron and Microsoft have partnered for a 20-year deal to power a Texas data center. The Kilby facility will supply 2.67…
Chevron signs power supply deal with Microsoft for Texas data center
