January 28

An on-site natural gas plant will help power Stargate’s first data center, public filings show

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ENB Pub Note: The numbers that the Stargate data centers for power consumption are staggering. This is going to bring several key points to the front of the discussions. The first will be microgrids. The AI data center in Abilene will have an on-site natural gas power plant capable of producing 360 MW. And secondly, only states that support natural gas and pipelines will get the economic growth for new data center build-outs. Do not look for New York or California to get new Data Centers. – Just Sayin.
Developers have filed permits to operate natural gas turbines at Stargate’s site in Abilene, Texas, with a combined capacity of 360 MW, sufficient to power 90,000 homes but only a small fraction of the power needed for Stargate’s data centers. The turbines, intended for primary and backup power, will not supply the local grid and are part of Project Ludicrous, a $1.1 billion data center project by AI cloud startup Crusoe. The project is expected to cost half a billion dollars, and the turbines will be sourced from GE Vernova and Solar Turbines. The site also has diesel-fired backup generators and plans to incorporate renewable resources in the future.The entire Stargate project is estimated to require about 15 gigawatts of power, spread across multiple locations, with some sites potentially needing up to 5 GW each. The Abilene site, located on land owned by Lancium, currently has a 200 MW substation, with plans to increase capacity fivefold by 2025. The growing demand for AI infrastructure is significantly increasing electricity demand in the US, with data center electricity use potentially tripling by 2028. The launch of DeepSeek, a more cost-effective and efficient Chinese AI model, has raised questions about AI infrastructure spending in the US.

Key takeaways:

  • Developers filed permits to operate natural gas turbines with a combined capacity of 360 MW at Stargate’s site in Abilene, Texas, which is enough to power 90,000 homes.
  • The natural gas plant is expected to cost half a billion dollars and will provide primary and backup power for data centers and computing, with power generated onsite only.
  • The entire Stargate project is estimated to require about 15 gigawatts of power, with the 360.5 MW from Project Ludicrous making up less than 1% of the total power needed.
  • The race to develop AI infrastructure has significantly increased electricity demand in the US, with data center electricity use potentially tripling by 2028.

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