Zeo Energy signs deal to develop 280 MW power for Creekstone data center in Utah

By Katha Kalia

Feb 18 (Reuters) - Zeo Energy ZEO.O said on Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with privately held Creekstone Energy to develop about 280 megawatts of power generation for a data center under construction in Millard County, Utah.

U.S. utilities and independent power developers are racing to meet surging electricity demand from data centers, which are expanding rapidly to support workloads related to artificial intelligence.

Rising data-center load has also pushed utilities to accelerate grid upgrades, while tighter regional supply has raised wholesale power prices and intensified competition for generation projects.

Zeo Energy's CEO Tim Bridgewater told Reuters the company plans to supply Creekstone's data center with a mix of solar power and battery storage, potentially meeting 60% to 80% of the electricity needs.

With on-site generation gaining importance for data centers in remote locations, Zeo is attracting interest from developers for its long-duration storage technologies, he added.

The firm offers both a molten-salt system and a compressed‑CO2 storage solution, he said.

He noted that while federal incentives currently make projects cost-effective, costs are likely to climb once those subsidies expire, with increases ultimately passed on to end users.

Creekstone plans to supply more than 300 MW of gas-fired power to clients at its Gigasite development in the first half of 2027.