Houston’s refining complex is capitalizing on a dramatic reshuffling of global oil trade patterns triggered by ongoing attacks on vessels transiting the Red Sea, positioning […]
Category: Infrastructure
Texas Attorney General Sues Xcel Energy Subsidiary, Alleging Negligence in Massive Panhandle Wildfire
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Southwestern Public Service Company, the Xcel Energy(XEL.O) unit responsible for the deadliest wildfire in Texas history. The Smokehouse Creek […]
CyrusOne Files for $430 Million Data Center Expansion in Whitney, Texas
Dallas-based data center operator CyrusOne filed plans with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on December 9, 2025 for a $430 million data center project in […]
Texas Data Center Requests Raise Concerns of Speculative Bubble as Grid Interconnection Queue Swells
More than 220 gigawatts of large load projects have requested connection to the Texas electric grid by 2030, with data centers comprising over 70 percent […]
Austin Energy Launches First Solar Standard Offer Project as Texas Power Demand Surges
Austin Energy unveiled its first commercial rooftop solar installation under the Solar Standard Offer program on December 3, 2025, marking a significant step in the city’s clean […]
Texas Grid Operator ERCOT Sees Large Load Requests Surge 270% in 2025, Driven by Data Centers
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has received 225 new large load interconnection requests in 2025, representing a 270 percent increase in megawatt demand […]
Fermi America Stock Drops 50% After Texas Data Center Tenant Terminates Lease
Fermi America shares fell as much as 50 percent in premarket trading after the company disclosed that its first potential tenant for the Project Matador […]
Oracle Plans $10 Billion+ U.S. Data Center Expansion, Major Texas Facilities Included
Oracle raised its capital expenditure forecast by $15 billion to more than $75 billion as the company accelerates construction of artificial intelligence data centers across […]
Texas Power Sector Drives Over $50 Billion in U.S. Energy Deals as Data Center Demand Surges
Major power generation companies have announced over $50 billion in acquisitions during 2025, driven by surging electricity demand from data centers and artificial intelligence computing […]
U.S. Military Bases in Texas Transition to Microgrids for Energy Security
U.S. military installations in Texas have deployed microgrid systems to enhance energy resilience and maintain operational capability during grid outages, as part of a broader […]