Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Congressman August Pfluger, Senator Sparks, Speaker Craddick, Midland Mayor Blong and others were in a PBPA meeting. Midway through, President Trump and Lee Zeldin called in. The President thanked Permian oil producers for their essential role in American national security.

Proceeds of the capital raise will be used to accelerate deployment of VoltaGrid’s behind- the-meter power generation solutions for data centers, microgrids, and industrial applications. VoltaGrid is a Platinum Sponsor for the Permian Power Connection Conference.

Google, one of the latest companies to join the agenda at the Permian Power Connection Conference, signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Linea Energy for 500MW of solar power in Texas.

The offering raised $1.89 billion after being upsized multiple times to meet investor demand. The first-day pop reflects the market’s conviction that geothermal energy has a real role to play in powering AI infrastructure.

The company is weighing whether to delay — or even abandon altogether — its 2030 target of matching 100% of its hourly electricity use with renewable energy purchases. Of course, much of the coverage was negative, but if true this is a wise move by the company.