PRESS RELEASE: New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAI) (“New Era” or the “Company”), a developer of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets, today announced that its subsidiary, TCDC PowerCo LLC, has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement with Luminant ET Services Company LLC (“Luminant”), an affiliate of Vistra Corp. (“Vistra”, NYSE: VST), under which Luminant has agreed to supply a minimum of 200 MW and up to 207 MW of power for Phase 1 of New Era’s Texas Critical Data Center (“TCDC”) project.
Under the PPA, Luminant will supply power from Vistra’s 1,180 MW natural gas-fired generating facility in Odessa, Texas, which is located immediately adjacent to the TCDC site. The PPA has an initial 20-year term, with automatic one-year renewal periods thereafter. The firm, contracted power is expected to be available to TCDC in Q3 of 2027.
“Having firm, contracted power for Phase 1 in New Era’s name is an incredible milestone which we believe materially reduces Phase 1 development risk at TCDC,” said Charlie Nelson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of New Era. “We said last month that holding this power ourselves is what would turn TCDC from a site with a power plan into permitted powered land. That is what this agreement is intended to do. With the land secured, construction permits in hand, Phase 1 power contracted for 20 years, and room to expand to multiple phases, we believe this is an attractive opportunity to any quality tenant currently in the market.”
“Combining this PPA with a long-term partnership with Vistra is something of which we are particularly proud. We believe aligning our interests will expedite development timelines and give potential tenants confidence in our project.”
Development Framework Agreement Expands Relationship Beyond Phase 1
Concurrently with the PPA, affiliates of New Era and Vistra entered into a development framework agreement that establishes a pathway for advancing future power development at TCDC and other New Era projects. Following commencement of power delivery, Vistra will receive a 5% non-voting interest in the portion of the data center project to which Vistra provides power under the PPA. The agreement also provides Vistra with a right of first refusal on future development opportunities at the TCDC project and, a right of first offer on certain development opportunities serving other New Era projects.
“Demand for reliable power to support digital infrastructure continues to grow across the United States,” said Claudia Morrow, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Vistra. “We are pleased to work with New Era on a long-term power arrangement for the TCDC project and to establish a framework that allows us to evaluate additional power opportunities together over time.”
About New Era Energy & Digital, Inc.
New Era Energy & Digital is developing large-scale data centers across energy-rich U.S. markets to support AI training and inference workloads. New Era’s flagship project, Texas Critical Data Centers, is a 493-acre site located in the Permian Basin, with anticipated capacity scaling to 1.4 GW over time. New Era’s strategy is to combine large-acreage sites with flexible power solutions, including behind-the-meter power. New Era’s approach is a modular, phased data center deployment model, utilizing best-in-class water efficiency and self-generated power to minimize community impact and accelerate time-to-power for hyperscale, enterprise and edge operators.
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