Chevron and GE Vernova are trying their hand at supplying power to data centers, just as China’s DeepSeek may upend that play.

Oil company Chevron is partnering with Engine No. 1 and GE Vernova to create natural gas power plants in the United States that will be linked to data centers in order to support increased demand for electricity at these centers,

Oil and gas producer Chevron said on Tuesday it plans to build natural gas-based power plants next to data centers in the U.S., as energy demand to support the growth of artificial intelligence is expected to boom.

Chevron and GE Vernova will build enormous natural-gas power plants for artificial-intelligence data centers around the country that are big enough to power entire cities, the companies announced on Tuesday.

Chevron Corp. is launching a partnership to develop natural gas-fired power plants next to data centers, a move that will allow it to tap into surging demand for electricity for artificial intelligence.

Per the Times, Chevron is already ordering equipment and pursuing potential locations for these power plants, which the company believes it can get up and operational in just three years. The plan, according to Chevron CEO Mike Wirth,

The oil company plans to build natural gas power plants that will be directly connected to data centers used by technology companies for artificial intelligence and other services.

Key Takeaways Chevron and GE Vernova have partnered to build natural-gas power stations for U.S. data centers.The joint venture, which also includes investment firm Engine No. 1, plans to deliver up to 4 gigawatts of power,