Texas Energy

Extreme heat is turning solar, batteries and load flexibility into the new capacity test for data center growth

Record summer peaks in PJM, SPP and Texas are exposing where data center load fits, and where it doesn’t, in today’s resource mix.

ADNOC Gas commits more than $8 billion to expansion as Permian Basin landowners chase data-center demand

Two major energy stories are reshaping supply chains: ADNOC Gas's $8B+ expansion and Permian Basin landowners courting data-center developers to escape NIMBY opposition elsewhere.

Transmission congestion cost the US grid $12B in 2024, and Texas's data center freeze is making the bottleneck worse

DOE's draft National Transmission Needs Study puts a $12B price tag on grid congestion while Texas halts data center interconnections amid a 474-GW queue.

Data center load is reshaping how U.S. utilities plan, price, and build generation

Exelon cut speculative data center load by 40%, FirstEnergy's contracts surged 50% in Q2, and Texas just approved its first AI co-location site next to a wind f

Retail energy markets face a wave of regulatory and structural shifts across Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Texas, and D.C.

PPL Electric credit rules, Massachusetts municipal opt-out powers, Texas demand response changes, and a D.C. rate cap fight are reshaping supplier operations.

Blue Energy and GE Vernova Accelerate Gas-Plus-Nuclear Approach for Powering American Communities and Fueling Global AI Leadership

2.5 GW collaboration will work to advance world's first gas-plus-nuclear plant planned for Texas

Powering a Texas Farm: Sol-Ark and Liniotech’s Solar Farm Energy Storage Partnership in Action

In the heart of Texas, where wide skies meet sprawling farmland, solar farm energy storage is quietly rewriting the rules of rural power. This particular installation showcases the synergy between Sol-Ark’s robust inverter technology and Liniotech’s high-capacity battery storage—proof that renewable energy is no longer just a supplement, but a cornerstone. The 100-kilowatt Liniotech…