2.67 GW Gas Deal: How Microsoft's 20-Year AI Power Bet Challenges Net-Zero
Chevron's 20-year deal to power Microsoft's AI data centers with 2.67 GW of new natural gas generation in West Texas exposes the widening gap between Big Tech's climate pledges and AI's insatiable energy demands. The project could lock in over 200 million metric tons of cumulative CO2 emissions. For the climate community, Project Kilby is a stress test of whether corporate net-zero commitments can survive the AI era.