Data center project · Reeves County, Texas
Kilby (Chevron power for Microsoft data center)
Proposed · A Microsoft-run data center to be powered under a 20-year deal by a 2.67 GW Chevron gas plant in West Texas. Also known as: Kilby.
- Status
- Proposed · as of June 22, 2026
- Location
- Reeves County, West Texas · Reeves County
- Status note
- Chevron expects a final investment decision by the end of 2026 and first power in 2028.
- Power
- Not reported
About 2.67 GW of gas generation planned; data center load not reported. - Developer and team
- Chevron (Energy Forge One); Engine No. 1
- End user
- Microsoft
- Utility
- Co-located Chevron gas plant
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Updates, newest first
- Aug. 11, 2026 E&E News placed Chevron's gas facility for Microsoft in Reeves County. (E&E News by POLITICO, Aug. 11, 2026)
- June 22, 2026 Chevron and Microsoft signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the Kilby project. (World Oil, June 22, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Coordinates are approximate (town of Pecos); the site was not located.
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