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Microsoft 14 GW Off-Grid Gas-Powered Data Center Project

Sector: Data Center • Location: West Virginia, United States

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Microsoft has a letter of intent for a 14 GW off-grid gas-powered data center project in West Virginia. This project represents a shift from Microsoft's previous use of gas only for backup power. The project is part of a growing trend of gas-powered off-grid data centers, with developer Nscale planning to deploy hundreds of gas generators by the first half of 2028 across the U.S. and Europe.

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Prospective
Sector
Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
West Virginia, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
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TipRanks

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The project “Microsoft 14 GW Off-Grid Gas-Powered Data Center Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in West Virginia, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from TipRanks.

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2026-07-22

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Microsoft has a letter of intent for a 14 GW off-grid gas-powered data center project in West Virginia. This project represents a shift from Microsoft's previous use of gas only for backup power. The project is part of a growing trend of gas-powered off-grid data centers, with developer Nscale planning to deploy hundreds of gas generators by the first half of 2028 across the U.S. and Europe.

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Data Center

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United States of America (USA)

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West Virginia

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Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT)

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2026-04-10

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