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Press release: information on upcoming Roman Project meetings. July 10, 2026 (Hereford) - The Deaf Smith County Hospital District Board of Directors and leadership encourages the community to attend an upcoming public meeting on the proposed Roman Project, a collaboration of Google, Intersect, and Blattner to construct data centers in Deaf Smith County. The community-wide meeting is scheduled for July 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the Hereford Civic Center with representatives from Google, Intersect, and Blattner providing information on the proposed data center project. This meeting is the best opportunity for community members to learn more about the project, express their opinions and perspectives, and ask questions about timeline and impact. "The proposed data center project is generating a great deal of community interest and attention, and we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to have their voice heard in the most appropriate forum," said Candice Smith, RN, MSN, CEO, Deaf Smith County Hospital District. The next meeting of the Deaf Smith County Hospital District Board of Directors will be held Thursday, July 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the hospital. The board will consider Google's tax abatement proposal as part of the Roman Project. It will not consider other aspects of the data center project, such as water use or environmental impact. As with all meetings of the Deaf Smith County Hospital District Board of Directors, this meeting is open to the public, and the agenda will be made public on the hospital website in advance. Each meeting of the board provides an opportunity for public comment, and any member of the public may attend. The hospital district adheres to all requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act and the Texas Public Information Act. "As the region's healthcare provider and a major employer, we are engaged in learning about the data center project and exploring its potential economic impact along with everyone in our community," added Smith. "We always welcome respectful public discussion and civic engagement at all our hospital district board meetings and hope to see many of our neighbors at the community-wide open house July 14." By Stephanie Limb Published On: July 10th, 2026

Alphabet (GOOG) shares rose nearly 4% on Thursday following Google's announcement of a new Texas data centre and energy hub. The Meitner Energy Center, developed with Intersect Power in Gray and Roberts Counties, will pair a data centre with over one gigawatt of wind, solar and battery storage capacity. The 800-acre facility will support Google services including Search, Gmail, Maps and Cloud, with most electricity coming from dedicated on-site generation. Google said the project will create thousands of construction jobs and use air-cooling technology to minimise water consumption. The announcement follows recent investor activity, including ARK Investment Management purchasing 267,582 Alphabet shares worth $96 million and Alphabet pricing an $84.75 billion equity raise, featuring a $10 billion private placement from Berkshire Hathaway.

People on the move: ECA Solar, Powin, form energy and more. Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy transition finance. Image: pv magazine / Churchill Living The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced the addition of ECA Solar, a leading distributed generation developer, to its board of directors. The board addition comes as several states, including Virginia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maryland, among others, have advanced legislation to deploy more distributed solar to keep energy prices down for Americans. "We are proud to join forces with the premier association for solar and storage in America," said CEO and Founder Todd Fryatt, ECA Solar. "Last year, cumulative installed solar capacity in the United States reached 279,000 Megawatts, and SEIA is a driving force behind all these energy infrastructure projects. The nation's energy independence and dominance is now directly tied to the United States having thriving storage and solar industries." Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG), a leading non-profit advocacy coalition focused on transmission expansion, announced that Christina Hayes will conclude her service as Executive Director effective later this month. Under her leadership, ACEG became a pivotal force in federal transmission reform and FERC-level policy; the board has launched a national search for a successor to lead the organization as it enters a critical phase of implementation for regional grid planning and the "Connect the Grid Act." Powin, a global provider in battery energy storage platform solutions, announced the appointment of James Marshall as Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain. A veteran of the semiconductor and high-tech manufacturing industries, Marshall is tasked with optimizing Powin's international LFP cell procurement and logistics to support the rapid scaling of its Centauri and Stack hardware platforms across North America and Europe. Intersect Power, a developer and owner-operator of utility-scale clean energy projects, announced the appointment of Sarah Devine to its Board of Directors. A expert in international project finance with a background at top-tier law firms, Devine joins the board as Intersect Power accelerates its pivot toward complex hybrid assets, including co-located green hydrogen production and large-scale solar-plus-storage installations. Form Energy, a developer and manufacturer of multi-day iron-air battery systems, announced that Arumugam Manthiram has joined the company as a Technical Fellow and Advisor, effective April 9, 2026. A world-renowned battery chemist and longtime collaborator of Nobel laureate John Goodenough, Manthiram joins the team as the company ramps up production at "Form Factory 1" in West Virginia to provide technical oversight on the long-duration storage chemistry that will stabilize the grid. The #1 trusted provider of fully-furnished apartments nationwide, Churchill Living delivers tailored workforce housing solutions for renewable energy projects with an expansive inventory and award-winning customer service. Job of the week: NABCEP PV Design Specialist WSB - Littleton, MA Forge ahead with WSB. We seek a NABCEP PV Design Specialist who will be responsible for developing comprehensive electrical and mechanical designs for commercial, industrial, and utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. This role supports the preconstruction phase by producing accurate, code-compliant designs and documentation. 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