Early Signal

A new LLC registers power generation on FM 488 north of Fairfield, Freestone County.

The signal

TCEQ standard permit registration 185288 (project 414633), received Sept 8, 2026. Site RN112524632, "ENERGY SUPPORT FACILITY", on the west side of FM 488 about 11 miles north of US-84. Source: https://www15.tceq.texas.gov/crpub/index.cfm?fuseaction=regent.validateRE&re_ref_num_txt=RN112524632

Who's behind it

Unknown. Fairfield Crossing Energy Center, LLC was formed Aug 27, 2026, with a registered agent address in Frisco.

Why it matters to operators

The name and filing type suggest power generation: grid peaking, power for a data center or other large user, or industrial backup. Size not public.

Confidence

Early, one filing. Purpose inferred from the site name and filing type.

What to watch next

the TCEQ technical review with unit sizes, a new ERCOT queue entry in Freestone County, or a PUC filing naming the LLC.

The American Industrialist · Sep 8, 2026

Crude Code: an MCP server that has Claude pull well data and run deal economics

Point it at a well database, set decline parameters, and get a valuation and a map in chat. Its own README says Claude plays reservoir engineer and the server is the calculator, so the decline curve is still a judgment call.

For A&D analysts and reservoir engineers: get a first-pass valuation in chat, then check the curve yourself.

GitHub · crude-code · Sep 7, 2026

TOOL

A Claude skill that draws process flow diagrams a chemical engineer would accept (68 stars)

Process engineer Scott Duncan packaged plant practice into a skill, so Claude checks its PFD against standards and a review checklist before handing it over, catching errors like an open control loop or a steam coil above the liquid level. The output is an editable SVG plus the script that made it.

For process and chemical engineers: a first draft of a conceptual PFD in minutes, to mark up like any junior engineer's work.

GitHub · ScottDuncanAI · Aug 5, 2026

NEWS

Outside the Mag 7, AI has not lifted revenue per worker or profit margins.

Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok says revenue per worker and profit margins are rising for the Mag 7 but flat for the other 493 companies in the S&P 500. He says mainstream companies are starting to treat token spending as a cost center. The AI payoff for industrial companies still has to show up in plants, fleets and utilities.

Apollo · Torsten Slok · Oct 24, 2026

Found via Gary Marcus on X