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 and GE Vernova have partnered with investment firm Engine No. 1 to build natural-gas power stations for U.S. data centers.

Per the Times, Chevron is already ordering equipment and pursuing potential locations for these power plants, which the company believes it can get up and operational in just three years. The plan, according to Chevron CEO Mike Wirth,