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Strong Q2 performance: Williams' second-quarter EBITDA rose 6% year over year to $1.92 billion, prompting the company to raise full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance to $8.3 billion\u2013$8.5 billion.<\/p>\n
Power growth accelerates: Phase 1 of the Socrates Power Innovation project entered service, delivering 200 megawatts, while a Blackstone joint venture provides $5.34 billion in committed capital to expand behind-the-meter power projects for data centers and other customers.<\/p>\n
Haynesville expansion: The $5.5 billion Momentum Midstream acquisition adds major gathering and pipeline capacity, while the Shelby Connector and Delta Access projects support future growth. Williams also raised its long-term EBITDA growth target to more than 11% annually through 2030.<\/p>\n
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Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) reported higher second-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization as growth in its transmission, Gulf Coast, Northeast gathering and processing, and Haynesville-related businesses offset a decline in its upstream segment.<\/p>\n
Second-quarter 2026 EBITDA rose 6% year over year to $1.92 billion from $1.8 billion, Chief Financial Officer John Porter said. Year-to-date EBITDA was up 10%. The company also raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance to a range of $8.3 billion to $8.5 billion, reflecting stronger base-business performance and the expected contribution from its acquisition of Momentum Midstream.<\/p>\n
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President and Chief Executive Officer Chad Zamarin said Williams placed Phase 1 of its Socrates Power Innovation project into service last week, delivering 200 megawatts of utility-scale power to a customer. The phase was completed on time and within budget in less than 18 months from commercialization, according to Zamarin.<\/p>\n
Williams expects to deliver the next Socrates phase before year-end. Chief Operating Officer Larry Larsen said the first phase's commissioning and load testing proceeded smoothly, with the facility delivering initial power and expected to ramp toward full capacity during the month.<\/p>\n
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The company is using Socrates as a proof point for its behind-the-meter power strategy, which is aimed at serving data-center and other power demand. Zamarin said Williams remains in discussions with multiple customers and expects to commercialize additional Power Innovation projects before the end of 2026.<\/p>\n
Management said its future projects could incorporate a combination of rapid deployment, greater scale and hybrid structures designed to support grid expansion. Williams is focusing on locations within its footprint and in areas where infrastructure development can be advanced more readily, Zamarin said.<\/p>\n