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 data center (Project Kilby) in West Texas. The data center will consume nearly 2.7 gigawatts of electricity—equivalent to about 2 million homes. Most of the power will come from large gas turbines supplied by Chevron's partner GE Vernova, with additional turbines from Caterpillar. The power infrastructure will be built on-site at the data center in Reeves County, though construction has not yet started and Chevron has not made a final investment decision. The deal highlights Microsoft's willingness to invest in fossil fuels to meet the growing energy 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, which is equivalent to about 2 million homes.
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.
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