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The status recorded for “West Texas $7 Billion Natural Gas Power Plant” is planned.

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This Taiyo project page references Bloomberg along with the original URL (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/microsoft-in-talks-with-chevron-engine-no-1-over-7-billion-texas-power-plant). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

West Texas $7 Billion Natural Gas Power Plant

Planned · Texas · Last reported Apr 2026

Source: Bloomberg

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A proposed natural-gas fired power plant in West Texas projected to cost about $7 billion and initially generate 2,500 megawatts of electricity. The plant aims to provide electricity to a large data center campus and is one of the largest of its kind in the US. The project is in exclusive talks involving Microsoft, Chevron, and investment fund Engine No. 1, with plans to be operational before 2030

Status: Prospective
Sector: Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT), Natural Gas, Commercial
Location: Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Bloomberg

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The project “West Texas $7 Billion Natural Gas Power Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Pecos, Texas, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Bloomberg.

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Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	A proposed natural-gas fired power plant in West Texas projected to cost about $7 billion and initially generate 2,500 megawatts of electricity. The plant aims to provide electricity to a large data center campus and is one of the largest of its kind in the US. The project is in exclusive talks involving Microsoft, Chevron, and investment fund Engine No. 1, with plans to be operational before 2030 pending approvals and commercial agreements.
Original sector	Energy
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Texas
City	Pecos

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Record type	Project
Sector	Data Center, Power Generation (CCGT), Natural Gas, Commercial
Article published date	2026-04-04

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