Microsoft, Chevron, and investment firm Engine No. 1 plan Project Kilby data-center and power construction in 2028, targeting full operations in 2031.

Microsoft is working with Chevron and investment firm Engine No. 1 on Project Kilby, a large data-center development with associated power infrastructure in West Texas. The source identifies both the computing facilities and supporting electricity project, but does not specify their respective capacities.

The reported schedule calls for construction to begin in 2028 and full operations in 2031. These remain project plans rather than completed construction milestones or commissioned capacity.

The project had previously been affected by a local pause on data-center approvals, according to the report. Chevron said it would create local jobs and stable tax revenue, but no job counts, tax estimates, financing commitments, or project capital budget are supplied; the community benefits remain company statements.