July 7, 2026
The Permian Gets Texas's First 765 kV Backbone, and CREZ Wrote the PlaybookChevron, ExxonMobil, and Diamondback are building dedicated gas plants outright.
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ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil operates natural gas production and power generation facilities in Texas that support electricity generation for the state's grid.
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July 6, 2026
The April Deadline Beats the Rulebook by Three YearsChevron, ExxonMobil, and Diamondback Energy are building dedicated gas plants to bypass the queue entirely.
March 25, 2026
Grimes County Has No Land-Use Plan. That's Every Developer's Problem Now.Pacifico Energy, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Diamondback Energy are constructing private gas-fired power plants in West Texas to feed data centers directly, sidestepping ERCOT's interconnection queue.
February 26, 2026
Turbines Ease the Power Bottleneck. 91 Billion Gallons Say Water Is Next.ExxonMobil partnered with NextEra on a 1.2 GW gas plant dedicated to datacenter supply; Chevron teamed with GE Vernova on similar projects.
February 19, 2026
Water, Not Power, Will Decide Who Wins the Texas Data Center RaceExxonMobil and NextEra are building a 1.2 GW dedicated gas plant; Chevron partnered with GE Vernova on gas-fired datacenter supply.
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