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Chevron and Microsoft Power Up Texas | Odessa News
Chevron and Microsoft are teaming up in Texas’ Reeves County on Project Kilby — a massive natural gas-powered plant set to fuel Microsoft’s data center, with first-phase power by late 2028. Designed to meet soaring data center demands, the project repurposes oilfield produced water and leverages cheap, abundant Permian Basin gas. Governor Greg Abbott backs the initiative, pushing for tech giants to self-fund infrastructure to avoid burdening taxpayers — and to actually boost Texas’ power grid. The project promises over 6,000 construction jobs and hundreds of permanent roles, signaling a major…
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