Greenfield gas storage online in Texas

Trinity Gas Storage of Texas began operations of Phase I at its state-of-the-art 24 Bcf gas storage facility.

Trinity Gas Storage announced the commencement of operations of Texas’s first greenfield gas storage facility in more than a decade.

Phase I of the 24 Bcf gas storage facility in East Texas reached operational status 16 months from final investment decision, demonstrating the team’s leading development and construction capabilities.

The facility is also one of the first physical assets added to the Texas power grid (ERCOT) that directly addresses the supply and reliability challenges encountered during Winter Storm Uri, the company said.

Positioned strategically in Anderson County to support Texas’ growing energy and power demands, particularly related to accelerating AI and data center growth, Trinity is a critical asset to enhancing the state’s energy resiliency.

Trinity has already secured contracts with a diverse group of customers, including power generators, producers, utilities, and marketing and trading companies – including those with LNG exposure. Due to growing demand for Trinity’s capabilities, the company has already advanced plans to expand both capacity and deliverability, with the next phase targeted for completion in the second quarter of 2026.

“The opening of the facility marks a significant achievement for Texas’ energy security and electrical reliability,” said Trinity CEO Jim Goetz. “The overwhelming support from both our investors and our customers highlights the vital role this facility plays in providing secure and reliable services to Texas’ gas market.”

The Trinity storage facility will serve as a vital buffer to balance supply and demand for natural gas, ensuring continuous service during times of peak electricity demand. With its central location and robust connections to existing pipeline infrastructure, the facility is well-positioned to enhance reliability across Texas’ energy grid.

“Having followed ERCOT, the Texas grid and its energy system since the deregulation of generation in 1999, the need for incremental gas storage was evident to TEP and the multi-faceted consortium of investors it assembled who collectively brought expertise in gas storage, upstream, midstream, and development to this exciting project,” said Pat Eilers, Managing Partner and Founder of Transition Equity Partners (TEP), an energy transition firm uniquely focused on infrastructure private equity opportunities. “Adding roughly 10% of new gas storage supply to ERCOT is consistent with TEP’s ‘Responsible Decarbonization’ strategy, that ensures energy availability, affordability, reliability, and security, in addition to decarbonization benefits. Given market needs and the Phase II contracts we have executed, we plan to expand this facility and further deliver all of these important attributes to Texas.”

GreenGasUSA and Pilgrim’s Pride announced the commissioning of a renewable natural gas (RNG) project at Pilgrim’s poultry processing facility in Sumter, South Carolina.

The project is expected to inject RNG into the pipeline by the end of the month.

At the Pilgrim’s Sumter processing facility, GreenGas is building upon existing methane capture capabilities and investment to convert biogas from wastewater streams, upgrading the biogas to pipeline quality RNG. The collaboration is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Sumter facility while improving wastewater operations, as well as local air and water quality.

GreenGas CEO and Founder Marc Fetten commented, “This project represents another significant win for South Carolina agriculture and industry and our environment. It is a demonstration of industries coming together and leading our collective journey into a lower carbon future while creating economic and environmental benefits for our communities. The renewable energy produced at this project is enough to power almost all the homes of the entire workforce working at the Pilgrim’s Sumter plant, and is produced from what, until recently, was simply a waste stream.”

The Sumter RNG project is the first operational site under a strategic partnership between the two companies focused on the adoption of circular economy technologies and repurposing of waste streams into renewable energy.