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Microsoft Pecos (Project Kilby) Data Center

Microsoft is the primary tenant at the Microsoft Pecos (Project Kilby) data center in Pecos, Reeves County. AI + Cloud compute for MAI + Azure is consumed here.

Tenant: Microsoft
Facility: Microsoft Pecos (Project Kilby)
Operator: Microsoft / Chevron subsidiary Energy Forge One (power) / Engine No. 1
Location: Pecos, Reeves County
Capacity (MW): 2,000
Status: Announced / FID Pending
Type: AI Factory
Workload: AI + Cloud
Product: MAI + Azure
Power: Off-grid behind-the-meter: 2.67 GW co-located gas, GE Vernova and Solar Turbines, SCR for NOx
GPU: TBD
Operational: First power 2028
Investment (B):

Notes: Roughly 2 GW added to Microsoft's global capacity, built over five to seven years. Chevron signed a 20-year PPA. Closed-loop cooling taking only an initial water charge, drawing brackish non-potable groundwater. The 2,000 MW is the data center figure; the 2.67 GW is generation.