Editor's note: The top Houston energy news for the first half of February includes acquisitions, agreements, and must-attend events. Below are the five most-read EnergyCapitalHTX stories from Feb. 1-15, 2026:
Here are 5 must-attend Houston energy events for February 2026
The second half of February is buzzing with must-attend events for those in the Houston energy sector. We've rounded up a host of events to put on your calendar for the month, with topics ranging from AI in energy to emissions management for a sustainable future. Continue reading.
ERCOT to capture big share of U.S. solar power growth through 2027
A new report predicts solar power supplied to the ERCOT grid will jump by 89 percent by the end of 2027. Photo by Red Zeppelin/Pexels
Much of the country’s growth in utility-scale solar power generation will happen in the grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), according to a new forecast. Continue reading.
Syzygy inks long-term offtake agreement for first commercial SAF plant
Syzygy Plasmonics has secured an offtake agreement for 100% of the production from its first commercial SAF plant. Photo courtesy of Syzygy.
Houston-based Syzygy Plasmonics has secured a six-year official offtake agreement for the entire production volume of its first commercial-scale biogas-to-sustainable aviation fuel project in Uruguay, known as NovaSAF-1. Continue reading.
Spring-based private equity firm acquires West Texas wind farm
Spring-based Arroyo Investors has purchased Whirlwind Energy Center in Amarillo, Texas. Photo by Sam LaRussa on Unsplash.
Spring-based private equity firm Arroyo Investors has teamed up with ONCEnergy, a Portland, Oregon-based developer of clean energy projects, to buy a 60-megawatt wind farm southeast of Amarillo. Continue reading.
$21.5 billion merger will create Houston-based energy powerhouse
Devon Energy will buy Houston-based Coterra Energy. Photo via Coterra Energy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based Devon Energy has agreed to buy Houston-based Coterra Energy in a $21.5 billion all-stock deal, forming an energy powerhouse that will be headquartered in Houston. The combined company, boasting an enterprise value of $58 billion, will adopt the Devon brand name. Continue reading.