Microsoft is building a 2-gigawatt data center in Texas with its own gas plant to dodge the grid

Microsoft is building a roughly 2-gigawatt data center campus in Pecos, Texas, one of the biggest single capacity adds in its history. In an open letter, the company promises stable power prices and minimal water use, directly addressing the local backlash that has killed dozens of data center projects across the US. The article Microsoft is building a 2-gigawatt data center in Texas with its own gas plant to dodge the grid appeared first on The Decoder .