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Microsoft Pecos AI Datacenter Campus

Pecos, Texas, United StatesPreconstruction
Evidence
Planned / design
2,000 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

Microsoft data center campus outside Pecos. Project Kilby generation is a separate supporting record; neighboring West Texas projects are excluded. Microsoft Pecos AI Datacenter Campus is located in Pecos, TX, US and is a data center campus in preconstruction status.

Capacity

Planned capacity expansion

Planned / design or future potential

2 GW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Pecos campus developmentAnnounced or preconstruction

Building count and phase capacity are not public.

Milestones (1)
Microsoft announces Pecos AI datacenter campus

Jun 22, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked

Participants

Microsoft

Developer · Operator

Sources by role
Developer / Operator (1)
Developer (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims

Planned investment scale

Actual

Multibillion dollar

Source

Site & development

Construction jobs greater than

Actual

6,000 jobs

Source

Technical specifications

Launch power configuration

Actual

Dedicated co located generation behind the meter

Source

Future grid connection anticipated

Actual

True

Source

Closed loop cooling

Actual

True

Source

Steady state cooling water addition company claim

Actual

False

Source

Additional project facts

Planned build horizon lower

Actual

5 years

Source

Planned build horizon upper

Actual

7 years

Source

Permanent jobs description

Actual

Hundreds

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (3)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

2 GW

Approximate company-stated capacity addition; definition unresolved and not operating.

Onsite generation

Planned or represented

2.67 GW

Dedicated Project Kilby generation at campus launch; modeled as separate supporting project.

Closed loop cooling

Planned or represented

Initial fill followed by company-stated no additional steady-state cooling water.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

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Preconstruction · Pecos area, Texas, United States

Shared participant: Microsoft · Same market: Texas, United States

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