Media contact
Ivan Pinney, Principal. info@barrioenergy.com with "Press" in the subject line. Press inquiries are read by the Principal and answered on the record.
About Barrio Energy
Barrio Energy is a Houston-based energy infrastructure company founded by Ivan Pinney. It acquires and develops small powered industrial sites in Texas towns with spare grid capacity and leases them to digital infrastructure, battery storage and industrial tenants whose loads can flex with the grid. Barrio's first powered land project began in 2021; the portfolio now spans eight sites from West Texas to the Gulf Coast. Barrio also publishes Barrio Grid, a public map and API of Texas substations, transmission lines, ERCOT queue projects and planned upgrades, and The Grid Report, a weekly analysis of the Texas power market. Barrio Energy is Barrio Resources LLC.
Facts
In the community
Barrio contributes to civic and youth organizations in the counties where it operates. Letters are public.
- Bay City Blackcats All-Sports Booster Club, Matagorda County, May 2026. Supports every Blackcat program, boys and girls, and senior scholarships. Letter (PDF)
- Matagorda County Fair Association, March 2026. Letter (PDF)
Quotes from Ivan Pinney
Usable with attribution to Ivan Pinney, Principal, Barrio Energy.
"We benefit every day from the people who live and raise families in Matagorda County, and we'd like to put something back into the community that hosts us, starting with the kids."
Letter to the Bay City Blackcats Booster Club, May 2026
"Being a good neighbor means more than simply operating in a community. It means investing in the people and traditions that make it special."
Letter to the Matagorda County Fair Association, March 2026
"The ERCOT South Zone's strong infrastructure and access to abundant power make it an optimal location for next-generation computing. These developments expand our portfolio and contribute to local economic growth through job creation and technological innovation."
Announcement of two Matagorda County sites, August 2025
"We are proud to contribute to the local economy while continuing to support the growth of the digital infrastructure that powers our connected world."
Announcement of the Tyler acquisition, August 2024
Coverage
- Data Center Dynamics: Barrio Energy plans sites for two 10MW data centers in Matagorda County, Texas (Aug 2025)
- Energy Capital HTX: Barrio Energy to develop data center projects in Matagorda County
- Bay City Tribune: Barrio Energy plans data centers in Matagorda County
- Press release, Aug 13, 2025: two new 10MW developments in Matagorda County
- Press release, Aug 22, 2024: acquisition of a 12MW site in Tyler
Assets
Logo (PNG, transparent) Logo (JPG) Barrio Grid map image
Photographs of specific sites are available on request. Please credit Barrio Energy.
Background for reporters
- Community page: what a site is, how sites are chosen, water, noise and tax questions answered.
- The Grid Report: our published analysis of ERCOT large-load policy, Batch Zero, transmission planning and the Texas queue, with primary sources linked.
- Barrio Grid: the public map of the Texas grid we work from.