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Microsoft in Talks to Ax Key Energy Pledge Amid Data Center Boom

Bloomberg Tech · May 6, 2026, 12:00 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Microsoft Corp. may shelve one of the industry’s most ambitious clean-energy targets as it tries to remove hurdles that could hold it back in the race to power data centers, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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