The Data Center That Ate Godzilla has yet to be announced in the U.S., but you can bet someone here is already flirting with the idea to outsize China Telecom’s 10.7 million square feet of thrumming machines. Meanwhile, natural gas producers and midstreamers already ahead of the game are pitching their customized supply and beyond-the-grid power solutions to woo project decision makers and win the big, beautiful deal.

Reese Energy Consulting today is following the latest from the Marcellus, where monster-size producers EQT and Expand Energy hold court in one of the world’s most prolific gas fields. For now, (and we’re looking at you, Texas) Ashburn, Va., wears the crown of “Data Center Capital of the World”. And the Marcellus is mighty fertile territory for the two largest gas players in the country. Finessing their data center, crypto mining, manufacturing, et al, strategies in this brave new universe, EQT and Expand each have added the coveted triple investment-grade credit rating to their bona fides following a revised score by Moody’s earlier this year.

Where not long ago solar and wind energy were expected to keep those computers thrumming, cooling, and operating around the clock, this burgeoning industry with little patience but huge promise has apparently chosen differently—and wisely. Here’s to you, natural gas.