Sunya Stories Episode #15 with Shanu Mathew.

Distributed, gas-fired blocks as a diesel alternative for AI clusters overseas.

  • 400 MW of modular natural-gas systems to be manufactured for 2028 delivery, targeting hyperscale AI and cloud data centers.

  • Marries Halliburton’s global ops footprint with VoltaGrid’s distributed power platform to bring cleaner, scalable power to rapidly growing DC markets.

AI-powered nudges + demand response for 3.9M electric and 2.2M gas customers.

  • Xcel will use Oracle Opower to send tailored usage insights, peer comparisons, and program offers, tapping a platform that’s already driven 38 TWh of behavioral savings globally.

  • Includes behavioral demand-response features and real-time analytics dashboards, supporting grid resilience and customer bill reductions as Xcel pursues its clean energy transition.

High-volume Prolec GE supply to speed interconnection and stabilize AI loads.

  • Custom three-phase pad-mount transformers for ON.energy’s medium-voltage architecture will support rapid deployment of AI UPS systems from 2026 onward.

  • The transformers are designed to manage ramp rates and ride through voltage disturbances, helping data centers scale while protecting grid stability.

More ammo for flexible, multi-asset sustainable infra investing across the U.S.

  • New $500M commitments each extend CCH1’s investment window through early 2027, supporting clean energy, efficiency, RNG, and other transition assets.

  • Since launch in 2024, CCH1 has put nearly $3B to work across six asset classes; this upsized pool will back additional high-quality, long-life projects.

Carbon TerraVault to provide exclusive T&S for two big gas plants (High Desert & San Joaquin).

  • Focus assets: 850 MW High Desert (up to 2.1 MtCO₂/yr) and 330 MW San Joaquin (0.65 MtCO₂/yr) using CRC’s Carbon TerraVault hub as the storage backbone.

  • Third brownfield power MOU for CRC; showcases a scalable “power-to-CCS” template aligned with CA decarb laws while keeping firm capacity online.

Asian data centers get long-dated CFE from Citra Energies in Kedah.

  • Citra Energies (49% TTE / 51% MK Land) will supply 1 TWh/yr of solar to Google’s regional DCs under Malaysia’s Corporate Green Power Programme, starting after financial close in early 2026 and COD thereafter.

  • Deal supports Google’s 24/7 clean-energy strategy and TotalEnergies’ push toward 35 GW renewables by 2025 and 100 TWh net power by 2030.

1.7M-bbl, multi-modal hub to be retooled as a premier West Coast clean-fuels gateway.

  • Zenith Energy Terminal will shift fully from fossil products to renewable diesel and SAF by Oct 2027, after already hosting Portland’s first SAF delivery (Sept 2025).

  • I Squared plans to move its ETIF HQ to Portland and hire locally, using the asset as a flagship for sustainable transport fuels and regional decarbonization.

West Coast export unlocks better pricing and new markets for Montney gas.

  • Twelve-year tolling-style deal with Pembina gives Ovintiv 0.5 MTPA capacity at Cedar LNG (COD late 2028), diversifying away from AECO.

  • Shorter shipping routes to Asia and low-cost gas position the company to capture higher netbacks and support global energy security.

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