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	Data CentersOracle Taps VoltaGrid for 2.3-GW Modular Gas Fleet to Power AI Data Centers Across TexasTexas-based rapid-deployment power specialist VoltaGrid will deploy 2,300 MW of modular, ultra-low-emissions natural gas generation to support Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI’s) artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, backed by firm fuel from Energy Transfer’s 140,000-mile pipeline and storage network. Under the collaboration announced Oct. 15, VoltaGrid said its proprietary modular platform—featuring INNIO Jenbacher reciprocating engines and […] Tagged in:- Texas Power Projects
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- Energy Transfer
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- SoftBank
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- data centers
- AI Power Demand
- distributed energy
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- grid modernization
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- Behind-the-Meter Power
- Bloom Energy
- Vantage Data Centers
- artificial intelligence
- Digital Realty
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	TrendsWhy This Summer’s Heat Proved the Case for a Smarter GridThe summer of 2025 pushed the U.S. electric grid to its limits. A brutal heat dome swept across the East Coast, while a powerful derecho tore through the Midwest, leaving more than 28,000 homes and businesses without power in Iowa alone. Demand surged to record levels. Yet despite the pressure, the grid avoided major blackouts. Smarter, more flexible systems are beginning to deliver results, but the need for faster transformation is undeniable. 
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	Data CentersLandBridge and NRG Strike 1.1-GW Gas-Fired Deal to Power Delaware Basin Data Center in TexasLandBridge Co., a Permian-focused land and infrastructure firm with 277,000 surface acres in the Delaware sub-region in Texas, and NRG Energy, one of the U.S.’s largest independent power producers, have inked a strategic agreement for a potential 1,100 MW natural gas–fired generation facility in Reeves County, Texas, to power a hyperscale data center. The agreement, […] 
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	TrendsSoluna Breaks Ground on 166-MW Texas Wind-Powered Data Center for Crypto and AISoluna Holdings, a developer of data centers powered by renewables, is set to break ground on Project Kati, a 166-MW wind-powered data center campus poised to support Bitcoin hosting and the rapidly growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure. The project, a partnership with EDF Renewables, Masdar, and Spring Lane Capital, […] 
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	Top PlantGeothermal Breakthrough in South Texas Signals New Era for ERCOTIn just 12 months, Sage Geosystems and San Miguel Electric Cooperative built the world’s first pressure geothermal system. It is now poised to deliver long-duration, dispatchable storage for the Electric 
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	Data CentersPacifico Energy Building Massive Gas, Energy Storage Project to Serve Texas Data CentersAn energy infrastructure company said it’s moving forward with the GW Ranch project, an off-grid complex in Texas that will combine natural gas-fired generation and battery energy storage to provide nearly 7 GW of power in Pecos County. The campus, sited on more than 8,000 acres, is designed “to support hyperscale data centers and the […] 
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	Press ReleasesGridBeyond Expands Services with Revenue Floor and Synthetic Toll Contracts in ERCOT and CAISOGridBeyond now offers revenue floor and toll contracts for selected power storage projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and California Independent System Operator (CAISO) markets. Backed by highly rated underwriting partners, these contracts provide project owners with new tools to de-risk their balance sheets or secure financing. Each contract is customizable, allowing […] Tagged in:
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	SolarTexas Solar Projects Move Forward Under New LeadershipOCI Energy and Sabanci Renewables jointly announced the successful closing of the sale of Project Lucky 7 Solar, a 100-MWac/130-MWdc installation located in Hopkins County, Texas, within the ERCOT-North market. The companies on August 15 said the project, which was developed by OCI Energy, will now move forward to construction and operation under the leadership […] 
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	Energy StorageEnergy Storage Group Closes Financing for Texas BESS ProjectA global developer of grid-scale energy storage projects said it has closed project financing and completed a 10-year offtake agreement for a battery energy storage system (BESS) installation in Texas. Energy Vault, with headquarters in California and offices in Virginia, Switzerland, and Australia, on July 24 said the $18-million project financing for the Cross Trails […] 
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	Press ReleasesSouth Texas Electric Cooperative Issues Request for Proposals to Meet Long-Term Capacity and Energy NeedsProposals of up to 500 MW of firm, dispatchable capacity and associated energy requested. NURSERY, Texas, July 14, 2025 — South Texas Electric Cooperative Inc. (STEC) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) through which it seeks to obtain long-term generating capacity and associated energy. The RFP solicits bids for up to 500 megawatts (MW) […] Tagged in:
 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					