Microsoft’s AI Power Play in West Texas

Microsoft and Chevron are teaming up to build a massive 2.67-gigawatt natural gas power plant in West Texas, codenamed Project Kilby, to directly power Microsoft’s AI and cloud data centers — a 20-year commitment. Backed by GE Vernova and Solar Turbines, this could be the largest co-located power and data center project in the U.S., but environmental groups warn it will emit over 13 million tons of CO2 and thousands of tons of other pollutants, spotlighting the hidden environmental cost of the AI boom. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/efd244c73ab6a2c4