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Sage Geosystems Announces Funding for Next-generation Geothermal Power Generation Project

LCG, January 21, 2026--Sage Geosystems, the company pioneering Pressure Geothermal, today announced that it closed over $97 million in Series B funding to advance its geothermal power generation and energy storage solutions, including its first commercial next-generation geothermal power generation facility. Ormat Technologies, a vertically integrated company engaged in geothermal and recovered energy generation ("REG"), and Carbon Direct Capital, a growth equity investment firm, co-led Sage’s Series B round, representing the full backing of Sage and Pressure Geothermal technology from leaders in geothermal energy and growth capital.

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Origis Energy Announces Agreement with Meta for Greyhound A Solar Project in West Texas

LCG, January 15, 2026--Origis Energy today announced that Meta and the company signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 240-MW (303-MWdc) Greyhound A Solar project in West Odessa, Texas. The Greyhound A Solar project is scheduled to achieve commercial operations by mid-2026.

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117 Megawatts Goes On-line at New Illinois Plant

LCG, Aug. 4, 2000--The Mid-American Interconnected Network has 117 megawatts more electricity in its inventory for the hot and sultry dog days of summer, thanks to a second unit of Ameren Energy Inc.s new Gibson City, Ill., which has been connected to MAINs grid.

MAIN is one of 10 regional councils of the North American Electric Reliability Council, an industry group that oversees standards and operating protocols on the nations electrical transmission network. MAINs territory includes all of Illinois and parts of Wisconsin, Missouri, and Michigan.

The first unit of the Gibson City went on line June 30. According to Ameren officials, the entire plant was completed on schedule, from ground breaking to generation.

MAIN has another 4,096 megawatts of new generation scheduled to come on line by the summer of next year, including two 640 megawatt Duke Energy Corp. plants in Illinois. In addition, Reliant Energy Inc. began construction in mid-June on an 870 megawatt plant in Aurora, Ill.

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