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Aalo Atomics plans a $25M reactor factory in Georgetown
StartupsMara Whitfield · Sep 12

Aalo Atomics plans a $25M reactor factory in Georgetown

The Austin nuclear startup wants to mass-produce small reactors for AI data centers, and it's eyeing a Georgetown warehouse to do it.

Texas lawmakers can't say how many data centers the state has. That's the problem.
NationalJordan Vance · Sep 3

Texas lawmakers can't say how many data centers the state has. That's the problem.

At a Capitol hearing, regulators acknowledged there is no comprehensive list of the facilities reshaping the grid, as senators signaled tighter rules ahead.

Light raises $46M to let brands sell their own electricity plans
FundingMara Whitfield · Sep 1

Light raises $46M to let brands sell their own electricity plans

The Austin startup builds the plumbing for embedded, branded power plans, and Matrix led a Series A to expand it.

EnergyX secures $225M from Italy's Eni for its Chilean lithium play
FundingMara Whitfield · Jul 7

EnergyX secures $225M from Italy's Eni for its Chilean lithium play

The Austin direct-lithium-extraction developer traded a minority stake in a Chilean asset for strategic backing from a European energy major.

Base Power and Austin Energy strike deal for 40 MW of home batteries on the grid
StartupsDev Okonkwo · Jun 27

Base Power and Austin Energy strike deal for 40 MW of home batteries on the grid

The Austin-based startup will install whole-home backup batteries that the utility can dispatch during peak demand, expanding a homegrown experiment in distributed storage.

MaverickX lands $8M, with an oil producer leading the round
FundingMara Whitfield · Jun 22

MaverickX lands $8M, with an oil producer leading the round

The Austin startup's chemistry-based technology aims to squeeze more crude out of existing shale wells, and Chord Energy led the funding.

FundingMara Whitfield · Oct 8

Base Power closes $1 billion Series C, plans downtown Austin battery factory

The Austin home-battery company raised one of the largest private rounds in city history and is building its first factory on the old Austin American-Statesman printing site.

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