Chevron signs 20-year deal to power Microsoft's Texas data center with natural gas
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Spencer Kimball
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Chevron has signed a 20-year agreement to supply natural gas to power Microsoft's massive Project Kilby data center in West Texas, which will consume nearly 2.7 gigawatts of electricity — enough to power about two million homes. The power infrastructure will use large gas turbines from GE Vernova and Caterpillar, located on-site at the data center in Reeves County, where construction has not yet begun. The deal highlights Microsoft's willingness to invest in fossil fuels to meet the enormous power demands of its data centers.
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bskyChevron signs 20-year deal to power Microsoft's Texas data center with natural gascnbc.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledChevron will fuel a massive Microsoft data center in West Texas with natural gas under a 20-year agreement, the oil major announced Monday.
The data center, called Project Kilby, is expected to consume nearly 2.7 gigawatts of electricity, equivalent to the power needed to run about two million homes.
Microsoft's embrace of natural gas shows a willingness to invest in fossil fuels to meet the power demand needed in its data centers.
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