# Microsoft Plants 900 MW Power Plant Where OpenAI's Stargate Fizzled

- slug: microsoft-plants-900-mw-power-plant-where-openais-stargate-fizzled
- date: 2026-04-03
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Only 200 megawatts of a 1.2 gigawatt AI data center project is actually running in Abilene, Texas. Microsoft is now filling the gap with a 900-megawatt on-site power plant next door — and it holds 27% of OpenAI.

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