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Press Releases

San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) Improving Resiliency Through Enchanted Rock.

March 7, 2023

SAWS will install backup power using natural gas to ensure highest reliability and decarbonization.

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Enchanted Rock Named to Inc.’s 2022 Best in Business List in Energy

Dec 7, 2022

Houston, TX, December 07, 2022— Enchanted Rock, a leading provider of electrical resiliency-as-a-service, today announced it has been named to the Inc. 2022 Best in Business list in the Energy category.

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Press Releases

Enchanted Rock Named One of Houston’s Best Places to Work for the Third Year in a Row

Nov 2, 2022

Houston, Texas, November 2, 2022– Enchanted Rock, a leading provider of electrical resiliency-as-a-service, announced today that it has been selected as one of Houston Business Journal’s 2022 Best Places to Work….

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Thais Grossi, Chief Operating Officer of Enchanted Rock, Selected Among 2022 Women Worth Watching

Jul 26, 2022

HOUSTON, July 26, 2022 – Enchanted Rock, a leading provider of electrical resiliency-as-a-service, is proud to announce Thais Grossi, Chief Operating Officer,…

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Ben E. Keith and Enchanted Rock Announce Plans to Deliver Full Facility Resiliency-as-a-Service for Dallas Beverage Distribution Center

Jul 12, 2022

HOUSTON & DALLAS, July 12, 2022 – Enchanted Rock, a leading provider of electrical resiliency-as-a-service, has been selected by Ben E. Keith Company, one of the largest food and beverage distributors in the country,…

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Enchanted Rock Dual-Purpose Microgrids Become First Reciprocating Engine to Secure Strictest Emissions Certification In The Nation

Jun 28, 2022

Houston, TX, June 28, 2022 — Enchanted Rock, a leading provider of electrical resiliency-as-a- service, announced today that it has attained the California Air Resources Board Distributed Generation (CARB DG) certification.

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Enchanted Rock to Develop California’s Largest Renewable Microgrid to Ensure Resiliency of Microsoft Data Center

Jun 15, 2022

The project will be fully supported by renewable natural gas and will reduce local emissions by up to 96% compared to alternatives.

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Enchanted Rock Appoints Three New Executives to Strengthen its Position in the Energy Sector

Jun 7, 2022

Enchanted Rock, the leading provider of electrical resiliency-as-a service, announced the hiring of three new executives to its growing team.

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West Harris County Regional Water Authority Selects Enchanted Rock for 20 MW of Microgrids Serving Critical Water Pump Stations

Apr 5, 2022

West Harris County Regional Water Authority Selects Enchanted Rock for 20 MW of Microgrids Serving Critical Water Pump Stations.

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Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 7 Selects Enchanted Rock to Supply Emergency Pump Resiliency Microgrid

Mar 30, 2022

Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 7 Selects Enchanted Rock to Supply Emergency Pump Resiliency Microgrid. The microgrid will ensure flood management for the community in District No. 7 while minimizing carbon emissions.

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Enchanted Rock Initiated as a Foundation Partner of Infrastructure Masons to Improve Resilience and Sustainability of Digital Infrastructure

Mar 8, 2022

HOUSTON, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Enchanted Rock, the leading provider of electrical resiliency-as-a-service, today announced its membership as a Foundation Partner with Infrastructure Masons (iMasons), a non-profit professional association for the digital…

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In the News

San Antonio Water System Invests in Resilience with Dual Purpose Microgrid

Mar 14, 2023

Dual purpose microgrid and natural gas generators will protect critical water production facilities during extended power outages.

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‘I bet my job on it!’ SAWS chief says natural gas generators will ensure water service

Mar 10, 2023

The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is moving forward with a plan to keep your water flowing during a prolonged power outage.

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Enchanted Rock provide lifeline to the grid during Christmas weather bomb

Jan 6, 2023

Storm-busting microgrids kept power flowing, aided the wobbly grid during Christmas week’s bad weather.

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How RNG and big energy consumers are changing the microgrid proposition

Nov 14, 2022

In a far-ranging interview, Enchanted Rock Founder and CEO Thomas McAndrew explains why the industry no longer needs to push microgrids so much. The market is pulling.

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Ken Cowan Named Among iMasons 100 Awards

Oct 19, 2022

iMasons’ global community nominates people who demonstrate leadership and making a difference across datacenter strategic initiatives

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Enchanted Rock Named Best Places to Work in 2022

Sep 8, 2022

Houston has a lot of great employers, but 108 have been named the best of the best.

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What does your utility think of microgrids?

Aug 31, 2022

Businesses, communities and institutions often wonder how their electric utility will respond if they decide to put in a microgrid. The answer is an aggravating, “It depends.” utility.

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We Must Both Mitigate And Adapt To Climate Change.

Aug 22, 2022

“The window of opportunity to enable climate resilient development is narrowing rapidly,” the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in their 2022 Climate Change Report.

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Ben E. Keith chooses Enchanted Rock to deliver, maintain Gas-Fired Microgrid for Dallas Distribution Center

Jul 16, 2022

National food and beverage distributor Ben E. Keith will utilize a natural gas-fired microgrid to bolster energy resiliency at its Dallas facility.

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As worries mount over Texas grid, major beverage distributor commissions Enchanted Rock microgrid

Jul 15, 2022

With the Texas grid continuing to make a poor showing, it’s little surprise that a major US food and beverage distributor says it will microgrid its Dallas facility.

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Ben E. Keith selects Houston firm to power Dallas distribution facility

Jul 12, 2022

Fort Worth-based food and beverage distributor Ben E. Keith Company has selected Houston-based Enchanted Rock to power its Dallas distribution facility with a resiliency microgrid, according to a news release.

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Microsoft to Use Microgrid, Biofuel for Backup Power at New San Jose Data Center

Jun 20, 2022

Microsoft will use a microgrid at a new data center in San Jose, Calif., which will use renewable natural gas (RNG) instead of diesel fuel to power its emergency backup generators. The project advances Microsoft’s goal of moving off of diesel fuel in its data center operations by 2030.

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Microsoft to use a biofuel-powered microgrid for backup in San Jose

Jun 20, 2022

Microsoft is to use renewable natural gas for backup power at a Silicon Valley data center currently under construction. The microgrid will be built by Enchanted Rock, and will use biogas injected into the gas pipes upstream of the facility in San Jose to further Microsoft’s stated ambition to decarbonize its backup power.

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Microsoft To Use Microgrid, Biofuel For Backup Energy At San Jose Knowledge Heart

Jun 20, 2022

Microsoft will use a microgrid at a new data center in San Jose, Calif., which will use renewable natural gas (RNG) instead of diesel fuel to power its emergency backup generators. The project advances Microsoft’s goal of moving off diesel fuel in its data center operations by 2030.

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Enchanted Rock to build California’s largest RNG microgrid for Microsoft

Jun 20, 2022

Microsoft has contracted with Enchanted Rock to develop a data center microgrid — the largest microgrid in California to date that will use renewable natural gas (RNG) to offset fossil fuels.

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Enchanted Rock delivering RNG-fueled Microgrid for Microsoft Data Center in California

Jun 20, 2022

Microsoft is contracting microgrid firm Enchanted Rock to provide data center gen-sets fueled by renewable natural gas.

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