Jul. 3 at 5:50 PM
$ET Why Energy Transfer Wins the Texas Boom Intrastate Pipeline Dominance:
Texas data centers want to bypass federal regulatory hurdles. Energy Transfer operates the most massive intrastate (within-state) pipeline network in Texas, allowing tech companies to secure gas without dealing with the slow federal permitting processes that slow down interstate pipelines.The Permian-to-Grid Direct Link: Energy Transfer’s network connects the cheapest natural gas source in the world (the Permian Basin) directly to the Texas tech corridors. This allows them to offer tech companies the lowest possible feedstock costs for their private power plants.Massive Storage Capacity: AI data centers require 99.999% power reliability. Energy Transfer controls nearly 236 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage. If a pipeline undergoes maintenance, they can immediately pull gas from local storage to keep a data center's on-site turbines spinning without interruption.
