Microsoft needs so much AI power it just added 260 MW of solar

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Microsoft just added 260 MW of solar capacity across Texas and North Carolina as the company continues expanding the infrastructure behind its growing AI ambitions. The new utility-scale projects, delivered by MN8 Energy, highlight how rapidly rising datacenter power demand is reshaping the energy industry.

OpenAI and SoftBank pour big money into SB Energy to fuel massive US AI data center growth

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OpenAI and SoftBank are jointly investing $1 billion in SB Energy to supercharge the rollout of new AI focused data center campuses in the United States. SB Energy will build OpenAI’s first 1.2GW facility in Milam County, with more multi gigawatt projects to follow starting in 2026. The companies say the plan adds jobs, power capacity, and the infrastructure needed to fuel the fast growing compute demands behind generative AI.