Oil and gas producer Chevron said on Tuesday it plans to build natural gas-based power plants next to data centers in the U.S., as energy demand to support the growth of artificial intelligence is expected to boom.

Chevron and GE Vernova announced they will be joining forces to develop power solutions for data centers running on natural gas. Energy giant Chevron and gas turbine maker GE Vernova said they aim to establish a multi gigawatt-scale power plant in conjunction with Engine No.

Chevron, GE Vernova and investment firm Engine No. 1 said they were forming a joint venture to power artificial-intelligence data centers with natural gas-fueled electricity. The joint venture of Chevron,