Creekstone Energy (Salt Lake City, UT) is advancing its Utah Gigasite as a national AI infrastructure hub, partnering with Zeo Energy (New Port Richey, FL) to supply 280 MW of solar-plus-long-duration storage, while exploring multi-source and next-generation nuclear options.
Salt Lake City, Utah — February 18, 2026
Salt Lake City-based Creekstone Energy LLC is driving the next wave of AI-scale infrastructure in Utah, partnering with Zeo Energy of Florida to develop roughly 280 MW of baseload power for its massive Millard County Gigasite.
The project, known as the Creekstone Gigasite, is designed to meet the kind of always-on energy demand that hyperscale AI workloads now require. Under the MOU, Zeo will study how solar power paired with long-duration energy storage (LDES) can provide firm, dispatchable electricity behind the meter, which means directly serving the facility rather than relying entirely on the broader grid. If executed, this positions Zeo as a near-term solution provider in a rapidly evolving, capital-intensive market.
From Residential Solar to AI-Scale Power
Zeo has historically been known for residential solar and commercial storage. That changed materially with its August 2025 acquisition of Heliogen, Inc., which added long-duration thermal and chemical storage capabilities to its portfolio. Now the company is signaling it intends to deploy that expertise at industrial scale.
The Gigasite is expected to bring more than 300MW of gas-powered generation online in the first half of 2027, with plans to scale into multi-gigawatt capacity over time. Creekstone has already broken ground and announced an agreement to supply up to 50MW to Blue Sky AI Inc.. Zeo’s role would be to help “green” that expansion by layering solar generation and long-duration storage onto a gas-powered backbone to create cleaner baseload supply.
Technology, Duration, and Dispatch
AI data centers don’t tolerate intermittency. Grid congestion, interconnection delays, and transmission bottlenecks have become major constraints, especially in regions attracting hyperscalers. Behind-the-meter solutions like Zeo’s offer a workaround: generate power on-site, control dispatch directly, and reduce exposure to grid volatility.
Under the MOU, Zeo has begun a pre-feasibility study to determine the most cost-efficient and energy-efficient configuration of solar and long-duration storage for the site. The company is also positioned to handle Front-End Loading (FEL) and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) studies, along with potential project financing.
Capital Markets as a Competitive Lever
CEO Tim Bridgewater framed the move as part of a broader strategic pivot: applying Zeo’s long-duration storage capabilities to what he describes as “unprecedented power demand” in the AI and data center space.
The company believes access to public capital markets could provide an edge in structuring project finance — a critical differentiator in a market where multi-hundred-megawatt projects require billions in coordinated investment.
"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," said Salt Lake City-based Bridgewater.
He continued:
"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. We expect our ability to access the public capital markets to provide project financing could give us a competitive edge in our business development efforts."
Creekstone CEO Ray Conley emphasized urgency. "AI workloads are driving unprecedented demand for power. At Creekstone, we plan to deliver over 600MW of baseload power to our Gigasite customers in 2027 in Phase 1 of our project. Our collaboration with Zeo reflects the market urgency of using all available energy sources to rapidly provide baseload power. With solar power and Zeo's long-duration energy storage solution, we plan to significantly expand the amount of clean power we offer our hyperscalers and artificial intelligence data center customers."
Creekstone plans to deliver over 600MW of baseload power in Phase 1 of the Gigasite project in 2027, combining gas, renewables, storage, and advanced transmission infrastructure.
Long-Term Strategy: Nuclear and Multi-Source Vision
Creekstone has also signed a memorandum with EnergySolutions to evaluate at least 2 GW of next-generation nuclear for the site, with commercial operation targeted in the 2030–2035 window. This long-term nuclear exploration complements the company’s multi-source vision: immediate renewable firming with Zeo’s technology alongside potential nuclear deployment to meet projected 10 GW loads. Zeo’s 280 MW solar-plus-LDES system is thus an early-phase pillar in a decades-long, multi-technology energy strategy.
Utah as a Proving Ground
The Utah desert is quickly becoming a laboratory for next-generation energy solutions. The region offers solar resource strength, available land, and relative regulatory flexibility — but scaling multi-gigawatt campuses tests both capital discipline and engineering execution.
Modular, fast-deployable projects like UMPA’s 48 MW Nephi facility, featured recently in TechBuzz, which uses 192 Mainspring Energy linear generator modules to provide dispatchable, low-emissions power for municipal loads, highlight the spectrum of approaches—from near-term modular solutions to large-scale solar + storage deployments.
Zeo’s 280 MW solar-plus-LDES system at the Creekstone Gigasite represents a near-term, behind-the-meter solution for hyperscale AI workloads, while Creekstone is simultaneously exploring long-term options including next-generation nuclear and other multi-source energy technologies.
Recent developments underscore the Gigasite’s growing momentum: Creekstone signed an agreement last year with BluSky AI Inc. to provide 50 MW of power and land for modular AI data centers, making BluSky one of the site’s first major tenants. The deal positions Utah as a national hub for AI infrastructure, combining scale, speed, and energy-smart deployment.
Learn more at creekstone.energy and zeoenergy.com,
