Microsoft and Chevron have signed a twenty-year power purchase agreement to build what could be one of the largest natural gas power plants dedicated to data centers in the United States. The infrastructure project underscores the enormous energy demands of modern cloud and AI infrastructure. According to TechCrunch, the deal locks in natural gas as the power source for two decades, raising questions about the environmental impact of rapidly expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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