Microsoft and Chevron sign 20-year deal for major gas-powered US data center
Microsoft has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron to supply electricity from a new natural gas power plant to its data centers, making it one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in the US. The deal locks in decades of carbon emissions at a time when the tech industry faces growing pressure to decarbonise. Critics point out the contradiction with Microsoft's own stated climate goals. The project highlights the enormous and growing energy demands of AI-driven data infrastructure.
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