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Microsoft builds 2GW Texas data center with dedicated gas plant

Microsoft is constructing a substantial 2-gigawatt data center in Pecos, Texas. To ensure stable power and mitigate grid strain, the company plans to operate the facility with its own gas-fired power plant. This initiative aims to address concerns about energy prices and water usage that have impacted other data center projects. AI

IMPACT This large-scale data center infrastructure is crucial for supporting the growing demands of AI model training and deployment.

RANK_REASON Significant infrastructure investment by a major tech company. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Microsoft builds 2GW Texas data center with dedicated gas plant

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  1. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthias Bastian ·

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

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="768" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/microsoft_datacenter.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="1376" /></p> <p> Microsoft is building a roughly 2-gigawatt data center …