Creekstone Seeking Multiple Distributed Energy Resources for Utah Gigasite
Data center power developer Creekstone Energy is exploring a partnership with solar and battery storage provider to help energize a data center under construction in Utah.
Creekstone signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Zero Energy Corp. to develop 280 MW of baseload generation to support Creekstone’s future computing facility in Millard County. The data center developer also plans to provide about 300 MW of gas-powered electricity to clients at the so-called Delta Gigasite by 2027.
Work on the Gigasite began in December 2025. As part of the Gigasite’s early development, Creekstone has announced it will provide Blue Sky AI Inc., an AI infrastructure provider, with up to 50 MW of power capacity.
Under the MOU, Zeo has begun a pre-feasibility study to determine the most energy-efficient and cost-efficient solar power and energy storage solutions for the Gigasite. Zeo’s engineering team is studying options in thermal and chemical storage to design a solution to create firm baseload power from the intermittent power product by solar panels.
“Since our acquisition of Heliogen, we have been actively seeking to apply our long-duration storage expertise to the unprecedented power demand in the data center space,” Zeo CEO Tim Bridgewater said in a statement. “Our MOU with Creekstone is a milestone in this effort, and we are in discussions with several other projects that we believe can benefit from our clean baseload power solutions. The Creekstone collaboration is an opportunity to validate the application of our expertise in renewable power generation and long-duration storage to increase power delivery for data center customers in a cost-effective, low-emissions manner.
The MOU also anticipates the possibility of Zeo obtaining project financing for the solar and storage solution aspect of the project, as well as Zeo providing engineering services for the project, including Front-End Loading (“FEL”) and Front-End Engineering Design (“FEED”) studies and project management.
The MOU is non-binding and establishes a framework for collaboration and development without obligating either party to pursue a specific project until a definitive agreement is signed.
Salt Lake City-based Creekstone recently completed its Series B funding round to finance the Millard County data center campus. Among the investors were Trident Ridge and Pelion Ventures.
North American data center energy demand could double to nearly 800 GWh by 2030, according to reports by S&P Global, Goldman Sachs and others. Meeting this demand, and winning a global AI race, could necessitate off-grid and on-site resources such as microgrids, co-located renewables, nuclear and gas-fired power.
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