- Major companies formed partnerships to build massive compute infrastructure for advanced AI frontier models, including Microsoft, Chevron, Caterpillar, and GE Vernova.
- Major companies formed partnerships to build massive compute infrastructure for advanced AI frontier models, including Microsoft, Chevron, Caterpillar, and GE Vernova.
- Major companies formed partnerships to build massive compute infrastructure for advanced AI frontier models, including Microsoft, Chevron, Caterpillar, and GE Vernova.
- Major companies formed partnerships to build massive compute infrastructure for advanced AI frontier models, including Microsoft, Chevron, Caterpillar, and GE Vernova.
Microsoft partnered with Chevron, while Solar Turbines (a Caterpillar subsidiary) and GE Vernova provided gas turbines for the data center facility.
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Microsoft partnered with Chevron, while Solar Turbines (a Caterpillar subsidiary) and GE Vernova provided gas turbines for the data center facility.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Microsoft and Chevron signed a 20-year PPA for a data center facility using Solar Turbines.1 source
Microsoft partnered with Chevron, while Solar Turbines (a Caterpillar subsidiary) and GE Vernova provided gas turbines for the data center facility.1 source
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Major companies formed partnerships to build massive compute infrastructure for advanced AI frontier models, including Microsoft, Chevron, Caterpillar, and GE Vernova.Also in this story
- Chevron provides electricity to Microsoft's data center located in West Texas.
- State policy in Illinois is impacting local development, specifically regarding a data center model similar to those used by Microsoft.
- Companies including OpenAI, Cerebras, Amazon, and TSMC have formed partnerships regarding advanced compute infrastructure, with some relying on foundry capacity.
- Hyperscalers and companies like GE Vernova are competing to build advanced AI frontier models, with GE Vernova providing power generation for data centers.
The entities involved
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Microsoft
American multinational technology corporation
- Nvidia is expanding its platform deployment across major cloud providers, including Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
- Cloud giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, are benefiting from overall AI market growth while navigating corporate cost containment and future market competition.
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Caterpillar Inc.
American corporation which designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines
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GE Vernova
American energy equipment manufacturing company
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- On July 3, 2025, major clean energy developments included Google buying power from CFS, Meta sourcing energy from Invenergy, and a Duke study on data center carbon intensity.
- Meta and Microsoft are utilizing clean energy facilities owned by Constellation, including the Clinton and Crane Centers.
- Constellation acquired Calpine for energy footprint, while Meta and Microsoft require reliable, carbon-free power for their data centers.
- Caterpillar and Hunt Energy collaborate to meet the surging power needs of data centers.
- Both Microsoft and Amazon are facing scrutiny over their emissions, and Amazon is building a solar farm to power Portland.