Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Everything's Bigger In Texas: CVX And MSFT Team Up -- Giant Texas Gas Power Plant -- April 1, 2026

Locator: 50384TEXAS.

Link here


Data points:

  • west Texas, near Pecos, close to the Texas-New Mexico state line
  • partners: CVX, MSFT, and Engine No. 1
  • $7 billion
  • 2.5 GW
  • $2.8 billion / GW -- in line with LDCs -- $2 billion - $3 billion / GW

Engine No. 1: an amazing story in itself

  • an American investment firm
  • founded in 2020
  • gained attention when it sought to replace four members of XOM's board
  • despite owning 0.2% of XOM's outstanding shares
  • link here;
  • has $430 million under management;
  •  compare BRK: 
    • net worth, $1 trillion
    • cash on hand: $380 billion
    • again, Engine No. 1 -- the little engine that could -- $430 million under management

Gas turbines: GE Vernova

  • 2025: new company formed when CVX and Engine No. 1 formed a partnership with GE Vernova to build a new company 
  • new company will develop scalable, reliable power solutions for US-based data centers running on US natural gas 

Comment: Berkshire Hathaway unable or unwilling to put its $400 billion and "goodwill" to work.