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Exelon's Texas merchant power biz files for bankruptcy
Citing challenging market conditions for generators caused by low power prices, Exelon Corp. announced Nov. 7 that its Texas merchant power subsidiary, Exelon Generation Texas Power LLC, has filed for bankruptcy.
Energy efficiency project to save Texas county $10M
Faced with a growing list of deferred maintenance projects that drove high operational costs, a southern Texas country recently began work on a project that will leverage savings from its energy budget to fund a series of infrastructure and efficiency upgrades.
Amazon's Bezos christens Texas wind farm
In celebration of Amazon's Texas wind farm beginning operations, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos stood atop one of the turbines, christening the project by smashing a bottle of champagne over it.
Toyota HQ completes massive onsite solar project
After an upsizing of initial plans for a massive onsite solar project at Toyota Motor North America's new headquarters in Plano, Texas, the installation is complete and the campus has achieved LEED Platinum certification.
PACE helps Alterra revive 100-year-old Dallas building
Dallas-based real estate developer Alterra International has been able to secure $23.9 million in PACE financing to transform the energy efficiency and environmental attributes of a century-old building amid its conversion to a mixed-use development.
Backup systems enable H-E-B resiliency amid Harvey
Utilizing recently installed backup power systems, San Antonio-based grocery store chain H-E-B has been able to keep many of its Houston-area stores open and able to offer disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
General Mills signs VPPA for 100 MW of Texas wind
General Mills has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement for 100 MW of capacity from a wind project under construction in Texas.
Tyler Technologies plans solar, storage at Texas HQ
Tyler Technologies is working to become the first company in North Texas to have a commercial solar-plus-storage project.
Cloud services firm Akamai strikes Texas wind deal
Amid growing demand for decarbonized services from its customers, midmarket cloud delivery network services company Akamai on May 10 announced its investment in an 80-MW Texas wind farm through a virtual power purchase agreement.
Toyota ups size of onsite solar at North American HQ
Construction has begun on a 8.79 MW behind-the-meter solar installation at Toyota Motor North America's new headquarters in Plano, Texas, which the automaker plans to occupy this year.
Home Depot makes 1st major wind investment
The Home Depot on Jan. 31 announced its first major investment in a wind-powered energy project; the company will purchase 50 MW of capacity from a Texas facility.
Wind farms supplying power to P&G, Salesforce, sold
The 126-MW Texas wind project that is expected to generate enough renewable energy to power all of Procter and Gamble's fabric and home care plants in the U.S. and Canada has entered commercial operation.
Texas power company rebrands after EFH spinoff
Following emergence from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Energy Future Holdings as a standalone entity, Texas-based energy and power company TCEH Corp. has renamed itself Vista Energy.
Iron Mountain inks PPA with Amazon wind project
Iron Mountain signed a power purchase agreement for 10% of the output of the recently announced Amazon Wind Farm Texas project in a move the company says will provide it with long-term rate stability
Target will power 60 stores with energy from Texas wind farm
Target Corp. is partnering with Starwood Energy Group on its first wind power deal.
