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Press Releases
Enchanted Rock’s Resiliency Microgrids Receive Top Product of the Year Award from Environment + Energy Leader
July 18, 2023
Enchanted Rock is thrilled to announce that its dual-purpose microgrids have been honored with the prestigious Top Product of the Year Award in the Environment + Energy Leader Awards.
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Enchanted Rock Welcomes Josh Shapiro as Chief Financial Officer
July 13, 2023
Enchanted Rock, the leading provider of electrical resiliency microgrids, announced the appointment of finance veteran Josh Shapiro as Chief Financial Officer.
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Enchanted Rock Empowers Data Center Anti Conference (DCAC) 2023 as Title Sponsor
July 7, 2023
DCAC Live, the premier data center industry conference, is pleased to announce Enchanted Rock as the title sponsor for the highly anticipated 2023 event.
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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
Great Tech Alone Doesn’t Make A Business: Delivering Service Quality
July 10, 2023
Over the course of the past few years, the climate tech space has shown a remarkable ability to punch above its weight, impressing investors and showcasing the power of private sector innovation.
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Transforming the Power Distribution Economy
June 23, 2023
Here’s why the clean energy transition and tackling the challenges of today’s power grid depends on microgrids.
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Despite ‘Religious War’ over Fossil Fuels, Texas Lawmakers Approve $1.8 Billion for Microgrids
June 9, 2023
During its tumultuous legislative session, the Texas Legislature May 29 passed SB 2627.
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Great Tech Alone Doesn’t Make A Business: Delivering Service Quality
June 1, 2023
The rapid popularization of climate tech has underscored just how important it is for companies to align their service quality with that of their core product offerings.
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Construction begins on Lodi plant that will serve as backup energy source
May 10, 2023
The City of Lodi announced Tuesday that Enchanted Rock, LLC began construction of a 48-megawatt power generating unit on May 8.
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A way to boost grid reliability
Mar 26, 2023
Six years ago, Enchanted Rock CEO Thomas McAndrew took me to a Houston-area H-E-B grocery store to see a new kind of backup generator capable of powering large facilities and providing electricity to the Texas grid when it was most needed.
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Modern Challenge of Powering EVs Requires Modern Solution: Microgrids
Mar 24, 2023
How do you charge your EV when the grid can’t provide power? That’s where microgrids come into play — and it’s only one benefit they provide to EV owners.
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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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Blogs
It’s Time to Treat Electric Vehicle Chargers Like the Critical Infrastructure They Are
Aug 31, 2023
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is rapidly transforming global mobility markets. The United States has implemented policies to help drive this momentum, offering federal subsidies of up to $7,500 for qualified EVs.
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Flexible Capacity: The Secret Weapon for Securing Interconnection
Aug 10, 2023
The growth of digitalization, from cloud computing and artificial intelligence to big data and the Internet of Things (IoT), has empowered modern businesses, enabling cost-effective optimizations and critical innovations.
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Rising Temperatures Challenging the Grid
Jul 13, 2023
Once commonly referred to as the “greatest machine in the world,” the US energy grid now struggles to provide an adequate and reliable electricity supply on a regular basis, its reliability decreases even more so when temperatures rise.
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Survey Says! Companies are prioritizing power resiliency
Jun 29, 2023
The business landscape in our highly connected world is evolving, and more and more companies need continuous and reliable power to run their operations to stay competitive.
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Renewable Natural Gas 101: How Harmful Waste Becomes Clean Energy
Jun 8, 2023
As the world races to decarbonize, many industries and governments are turning to a hot, new technology for their energy needs: renewable natural gas (RNG).
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Hydrogen Energy Outlook for Microgrids
May 25, 2023
With a growing demand for energy and an aging grid infrastructure, the U.S. is struggling to consistently and reliably provide electricity to residences, businesses, and government buildings.
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Why CARB DG Certification is an Accomplishment for the Industry to Celebrate
May 13, 2023
In 2022, Enchanted Rock’s generators became the first of their kind to secure the coveted California Air Resources Board Distributed Generation (CARB DG) certification.
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Data Centers as Good Grid Citizens: How microgrids can turn facilities into welcome members of the community
April 27, 2023
The demand for data centers continues to rise rapidly, fueled by the increased appetite for digital interconnection.
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Is your microgrid working for you? How the right backup power solution can do more for your business than keep the lights on
April 13, 2023
Although we’re excited about the increasing investment in electrical infrastructure — including the recent passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — grid outages are still of increasing concern across the United States.
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How Enchanted Rock’s State-of-the-Art Control Center Ensures Rock-Solid Service
March 30, 2023
Between extreme weather events, cyber-attacks, and aging electrical infrastructure, grid outages have never been more frequent and varied
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Natural Gas Microgrids Offer Reprieve to Texas Communities During Winter Storm
March 16, 2023
Two years after Winter Storm Uri crippled Texas’ electrical grid at a cost of more than 200 lives and $100 billion in damages.
