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Ochsner Interests To Launch Blockchain-Enabled Pilot, With Two Retail Providers, "To Enable Direct Customer Ownership Of Utility-Scale Clean Energy Generation"
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Ochsner Interests, Inc. announced plans to launch a blockchain-enabled pilot in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), now being developed in partnership with two competitive retail electric providers (REPs), "to enable direct customer ownership of utility-scale clean energy generation."
Ochsner Interests stated, "The pilot is designed to target 500 MW of capacity and 50,000 participating customers, with project output to be recorded on a distributed ledger for transparent settlement and streamlined financing."
"Evolving ERCOT market structures create opportunities to deliver lower retail costs and expand customer choice, while legacy contract models have limited consumer access to cost-effective generation. ERCOT’s August 2025 interconnection report, published September 2, 2025, lists more than 160,000 MW of solar capacity under study -- nearly twice ERCOT’s record peak load of 85,931 MW -- underscoring the scale of the opportunity. Through fractional ownership models, residential and commercial customers will be able to hold stakes in utility-scale generation projects alongside institutional participants," Ochsner Interests stated
"The platform will integrate structured risk management features, including irradiance-based insurance and delay-in-start-up coverage, designed to enhance project resilience and support customer participation and financing. By aligning long-lived generation assets with retail offerings, the pilot will enable REPs to introduce long-term supply products at competitive rates, addressing the limitations of traditional short-term retail contracts," Ochsner Interests stated
"Ochsner Interests is committed to reshaping how customers access and benefit from clean energy markets," said Preston Ochsner, Founder & CEO of Ochsner Interests, Inc. "This initiative is designed with the potential to lower costs, expand choice, and mobilize private capital to support the energy transition in ERCOT and beyond."
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September 15, 2025
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