Resurrected Enron Hijinks Gets Serious with New Electric Business

After Enron returned as a seemingly elaborate hoax, Enron Energy Texas’ vice president told Hart Energy the company aims to deliver real electricity to consumers.

Not Sweating DeepSeek: Exxon, Chevron Plow Ahead on Data Center Power

The launch of the energy-efficient DeepSeek chatbot roiled tech and power markets in late January. But supermajors Exxon Mobil and Chevron continue to field intense demand for data-center power supply, driven by AI technology customers.

Liberty Capitalizing on Power Generation as Completions Stay Flat

New Liberty Energy Inc. CEO Ron Gusek says company is ‘uniquely positioned’ to deliver modular units for data centers.

NextEra Energy, GE Vernova Partner to Bolster US Grid

The CEO of NextEra Energy, which has entered a partnership with GE Vernova, said natural gas, renewables and nuclear energy will be needed to meet rising power demand.

Shell Completes Deal to Buy Power Plant in Rhode Island

Shell has completed its previously announced acquisition to buy a 609-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Rhode Island from RISEC Holdings.

Blackstone Buys NatGas Plant in ‘Data Center Valley’ for $1B

Ares Management’s Potomac Energy Center, sited in Virginia near more than 130 data centers, is expected to see “significant further growth,” Blackstone Energy Transition Partners said.

New Fortress Signs 20-Year Supply Deal for Puerto Rican Power Plant

The power plant, expected to come online in 2028, will be the first built in Puerto Rico since 1995, New Fortress said.

Huddleston: Haynesville E&P Aethon Ready for LNG, AI and Even an IPO

Gordon Huddleston, president and partner of Aethon Energy, talks about well costs in the western Haynesville, prepping for LNG and AI power demand and the company’s readiness for an IPO— if the conditions are right.

Winter Storm Snarls Gulf Coast LNG Traffic, Boosts NatGas Use

A winter storm along the Gulf Coast had ERCOT under strain and ports waiting out freezing temperatures before reopening.

Electrigen, Hyliion to Partner on Methane Emissions Reduction Project

ElectriGen and Hyliion Holdings Corp.’s methane emissions reduction project has been awarded $6 million by the Department of Energy. Hyliion’s Karno generators can use wellhead gas to produce low-emission electricity.