April 5, 2026
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West Texas Is Open for Business. Austin Is About to Set the Terms.
Chevron and Microsoft signed an exclusivity agreement to negotiate a 2.5-to-5 GW colocated gas-and-compute campus in the Permian Basin.
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Permian Basin, TX
The Permian Basin in West Texas is a major oil and natural gas producing region that supplies energy resources used to generate electricity for data centers across Texas.
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March 13, 2026
Virginia's Tax Crack-Up Hands Texas a $73 Billion Recruiting PitchThe PUC's $13-14 billion Permian Basin Reliability Plan calls for 260 transmission lines by 2038, anchored by three 765 kV lines, the highest-capacity in the state.
February 12, 2026
Water Disclosure Meets Gigawatt Ambition on the Texas GridOperators relying on behind-the-meter wells or private water contracts face new disclosure obligations that could complicate site selection in drought-prone West Texas, the Permian Basin, and Central Texas.
February 7, 2026
Geothermal Goes to Wall Street as Texas Grid Planners Face Record Demand ChallengesIn the Permian Basin, Natura Resources (holding the first federal construction permit for a liquid-fueled molten salt reactor) is partnering with NGL Water Solutions to pair a 100-MWe reactor with thermal desalination of produced water, a power-and-water play targeting Texas's twin bottlenecks.
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