-- ElectriGen社は月曜日、テキサス州で大規模AIデータセンターインフラを支援するため、1.8ギガワットの電力供給プラットフォームを開発する非拘束的な意向表明書を締結したと発表した。 同社のプレスリリースによると、このプロジェクトは900メガワットの天然ガス火力発電所2基で構成され、約1.5ギガワットのIT負荷容量を供給する予定で、いずれもテキサス州内の非公開地域に建設される。 このプラットフォームは、15年間の商業契約（5年間の延長オプション付き）に基づいて運営され、料金は24時間365日の電力供給に基づいて決定される。 同社は、このプロジェクトでは高効率の天然ガス往復動エンジンおよび/またはタービンを使用し、34.5キロボルトの電力を供給すると述べている。また、柔軟性と信頼性を高めるためにバッテリーエネルギー貯蔵システムも導入される予定だ。 ElectriGenの最高執行責任者（COO）兼共同創設者であるクリス・コムズ氏は、このプロジェクトは「AIと高性能コンピューティングの爆発的な成長に対応するために必要なインフラの規模」を示すものだと述べ、AI主導のコンピューティング需要がエネルギー情勢を再構築していると指摘した。
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