Bloomberg says Microsoft aims to power AI data centers without subsidies, as Texas Project Kilby faces permitting delays

According to Bloomberg, reported by IT之家, Microsoft wants to fund power for its AI data centers itself rather than relying on government subsidies or shifting costs to other electricity users. Cloud operations and innovation president Noelle Walsh said the company will “bear the cost” of its own growth. Microsoft says it plans to spend $117 billion this year on computing capacity. The company is also working with Chevron and Engine No. 1’s Joulent on Project Kilby in West Texas, but a local pause on new data-center approvals is slowing the project.