OpenAI Hosts Milam County Data Center Open House

Open AI hosted the Milam County Data Center Open House on Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Milam County Junior Livestock Association. View full article

Milam County Data Center Project Moves Forward

The project itself will be a jobs driver with local contractors a part of construction and future positions at the data center. Watch video

Stargate Data Centers Coming to Texas and Milam County

OpenAI announced five new data center sites as part of its Stargate joint-venture with Oracle and Softbank. View full article

New Job Opportunities Expected in Milam County

Milam County is preparing for a major economic boost following the approval of tax incentive agreements with two companies planning large-scale development projects in the area. View full article

Solar Farms Are Booming in the US and Putting Thousands of Hungry Sheep to Work

BUCKHOLTS, Texas (AP) — On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through pasture, casually bumping into one another as they remain committed to a single task: chewing grass. View full article

One of the Largest Solar Projects in the US Opens in Texas, Backed by Google

One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday, backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity purchase it has ever made. View full article

SB Orion Solar Belt Now Operational and Ready to Join Milam Community

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – SB energy’s Orion Solar Belt is made up of three solar farms that have a total of 1.3 million solar modules and took over 25 million dollars to complete and will power Google’s data centers in Dallas. View full article

Project Finance International – Award

We are honored to receive the “Renewables Deal of the Year” award from Project Finance International (PFI). This award recognizes our Orion project portfolio that includes three utility-scale solar projects in energy communities that have seen higher-than-average unemployment due to coal closures or fossil fuel retirements. Our Orion projects are also the first utility-scale projects … Continued

Google signs solar power supply deal with SoftBank-backed SB Energy

Nov 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday it would buy about three-quarters of the renewable power from SB Energy Global’s Texas facilities, as it aims to operate data centers on carbon-free energy by 2030. View full article

Google Signs Solar Deal With SB Energy in Push to Cut Emissions

Alphabet Inc.’s Google signed its largest solar deal from a single developer, agreeing to buy 942 megawatts from SB Energy Global LLC as part of its push to eliminate emissions from its operations. View full article