NRG Energy in talks to expand data center pipeline beyond 1.2 GW

The Texas power producer is negotiating with its first hyperscaler customer to grow a gas-fired data center project that could eventually serve up to 2.4 GW NRG Energy is in talks with its first hyperscaler customer to push its data center power pipeline past 1.2 GW. What NRG is building in Texas The project sits under NRG’s “Bring Your Own Power” initiative, or BYOP. The idea is simple. Instead of plugging a massive data center into an already strained grid, the customer gets a dedicated power source built alongside it. A combined-cycle plant burns gas to spin a turbine, then captures the leftover heat to drive a second turbine. Two rounds of electricity from the same fuel make it one of the more efficient ways to generate power from gas. NRG announced the project on August 4, 2026. Its partner is described as a leading global cloud and AI hyperscaler, the industry term for the giant tech firms that run sprawling server farms. The customer has not been named in the available materials. The plant is expected to begin operating in late 2029. It is backed by a contract of at least 15 years, supported by an investment-grade guarantee. The numbers behind the deal The 1.2 GW facility is...