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AI data centers are forcing obsolete ‘peaker’ power plants back into service

December 23, 2025

(BOE Report)– In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children climbing on its colorful playground and zooming down slides. The rarely-used eight-unit Fisk power plant owned by Houston-based NRG Energy was scheduled to retire next year. But then came from artificial

New Era Helium’s JV closes on 235-acre AI data center site in Permian Basin, with option to expand to 438 acres in total as buildout accelerates

July 29, 2025

Publisher’s Note: New Era Helium will present at EneCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference at the Westin Downtown, August 17-20, 2025. Register to attend. (Oil & Gas 360)– New Era Helium, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEHC) (“NEH” or the “Company”), a next-gen exploration and production platform in the Permian Basin, today announced that Texas Critical Data Centers LLC (“TCDC”), its 50/50 joint venture with Sharon AI, Inc. has

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AI data centers are forcing obsolete ‘peaker’ power plants back into service

New Era Helium’s JV closes on 235-acre AI data center site in Permian Basin, with option to expand to 438 acres in total as buildout accelerates

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