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Microsoft Pecos Data Center (Reeves County)

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West Texas hyperscale site; Chevron “Project Kilby” power
Pre-construction

Once a speculative line in Cleanview's data, now one of Microsoft's largest single builds: a ~2 GW Permian Basin campus powered behind-the-meter by Chevron's co-located 2.67 GW 'Project Kilby' gas plant under a 20-year deal, a flagship of the off-grid, power-first model Texas builders are racing toward.

2.0 GWPlanned power
Developer
Microsoft
Owner
Microsoft
Tenant
Microsoft (own AI/cloud workloads)
Power detail
~2,000 MW Microsoft campus per Microsoft's Jun 22, 2026 blog (primary), fed behind-the-meter by Chevron's co-located 2.67 GW 'Project Kilby' gas facility (CNBC/Business Wire, Jun 2026). A Jun 10, 2026 county report (predating the blog) carries 2,500 to 2,595 MW, echoing Cleanview's earlier 2.5 GW estimate; figures attributed by date, primary sources retained
Power source
Behind-the-meter natural gas: Chevron 'Project Kilby' 2.67 GW co-located plant using GE Vernova H-class turbines (SCR for NOx control), 20-year supply agreement; Chevron and Engine No. 1 as co-power-operators
Cooling
Not disclosed
Compute
Not disclosed
Construction start
Construction has not begun; Chevron's final investment decision on the co-located Project Kilby gas plant is pending, expected late 2026. First power still targeted 2028.
Est. completion
First power 2028 (Project Kilby); Jun 2026 county report carries first-phase power late 2027 and full completion target 2030: dates attributed, not reconciled
Grid strategy
Behind-the-meter gas
County
Reeves
Nearest city
Pecos
Announced
2026-06-22