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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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Mirant Says 600 Megawatts Face Emissions Shutdown

LCG, July 23, 2001Mirant Corp., which operates the 2,022 megawatt Pittsburg power plant it purchased from Pacific Gas & Electric Co., warned again Friday that emissions regulations may force it to shut down four units having a combined capacity of 600 megawatts.

The result, combined with the opening two weeks ago of Calpine Corp.'s new 555 megawatt Pittsburg plant, would be a net loss to the state of 45 megawatts of much-needed generation in a city that regards power plants highly.

Mirant said it had told the state in April that it would be forced to cease operating parts of the Pittsburg plant if it could not secure emissions waivers, but the warning apparently went unnoticed by state officials.

"That's pretty big news if they're going to shut it down indefinitely," said Stephanie McCorkle, a spokeswoman with the California Independent System Operator. "I haven't heard this. Obviously, we wouldn't want to see any megawatts go away."

Even Steve Maviglio, the spokesman for Gov. Gray Davis, was surprised by the news. "It's significant, no doubt about it," he said. "We're going after every megawatt we can get. As a broad policy, as much power as we can keep on-line is beneficial until we can get new plants up and running."

Mirant had planned to tear out some of the units at Pittsburg and replace them with 530 megawatts of new generation, but tabled those plans earlier this year, citing California's "hostile" business climate as exemplified by the governor's vilification of independent power producers.

Now, the company has been ordered to cut nearly in half the average hourly nitrogen oxide emissions at Pittsburg and two other plants it owns in the San Francisco Bay Area. Faced with the massive investment in new emissions controls, coupled with the high operating costs of the old units, the company says it has little choice other than to shut down some generation.

"We're very serious about shutting them down" unless the company gets permission to exceed the emission limits, said Mark Gouveia, vice president and chief operating officer of Mirant's California division. "We're not going to violate the law to run them."

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