Texas
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Top Plant
Geothermal Breakthrough in South Texas Signals New Era for ERCOT
In 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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Solar
Ferrovial Developing 250-MW Solar Project in Texas
Global infrastructure group Ferrovial said the company is investing about $355 million to develop a new 250-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) facility in Milam County, Texas. Ferrovial will be responsible for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility, which will deliver electricity to the Texas grid. “This project is a strong example of how infrastructure […]
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Data Centers
Pacifico Energy Building Massive Gas, Energy Storage Project to Serve Texas Data Centers
An 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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Solar
Texas Solar Projects Move Forward Under New Leadership
OCI 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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Workforce
BP Cutting More Than 6,000 Jobs, and Thousands of Contractors, as Part of Cost Reductions
Global energy giant BP said it would cut thousands more jobs by the end of this year, as the company continues to reduce its renewable energy plans to focus more on its longtime core business of oil and gas production. UK-based BP, which has its U.S. headquarters in Houston, Texas, has said it plans to […]
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Renewables
LRE Starts Construction of 152 MW of Solar Power in Oklahoma
A Texas-headquartered renewable energy group said it has started construction of two solar power projects in southern Oklahoma, expanding the company’s solar portfolio in the state. Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) recently announced it has broken ground for the Twelvemile Solar 1 & 2 projects, a combined 152-MW solar facility. The company in late July said […]
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Renewables
Apex Clean Energy Adds 625 MW as Four Wind and Storage Projects Now Online
A Virginia-based renewable energy group has expanded its operating and construction portfolio to more than 3 GW of generation capacity. Charlottesville-headquartered Apex Clean Energy on July 29 announced that four utility-scale wind and storage projects, with more than 625 MW of capacity in total, have entered commercial operation in Illinois, Maine, and Texas. Apex on […]
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Energy Storage
Energy Storage Group Closes Financing for Texas BESS Project
A 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 Releases
South Texas Electric Cooperative Issues Request for Proposals to Meet Long-Term Capacity and Energy Needs
Proposals 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) […]
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Gas
Report Says 130 New Gas-Fired Power Projects Proposed in Texas
A nonprofit environmental group said at least 130 natural gas-fired power plant projects are planned in Texas over the next few years as part of that state’s effort to meet growing demand for energy. The Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), in a report published June 11, said the projects would provide about 58 GW of new generation capacity, while noting that many of the proposed facilities may not move beyond the planning stage.
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