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Rohan Paul· @rohanpaul_ai · X· 2026-11-12 05:37 · Original publication time AI score53

Microsoft pairs $117B annual capacity build with direct power supply from Chevron gas plantMachine translation

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Bloomberg reports that Microsoft has pledged that neither taxpayers nor other utility customers will cover the power bill for its $117B annual capacity build. Under its plan, a 2.67GW Chevron gas plant would sell electricity directly to a Microsoft data center for 20 years. The model still needs political approval, and Texas has frozen new data center permits.

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Bloomberg: Microsoft is pairing its $117B annual capacity build with a promise that neither taxpayers nor other utility customers will cover the power bill.

Its answer to the grid problem is behind-the-meter generation, with Chevron’s 2.67GW gas plant selling electricity straight to a Microsoft data center for 20 years.

That model still needs political approval, because Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s moratorium froze new data-center permits and his Democratic successor has signalled a possibly tougher stance.

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