AMARILLO, Texas, Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fermi America™, the world's largest private grid uniquely designed to power the growing demands of artificial intelligence (AI), in partnership with the Texas Tech University System, has named former Amarillo Mayor, Trent Sisemore, to its growing team of world-class talent.  As Fermi's Community Lead, Sisemore will serve as the company's boots-on-the-ground liaison, ensuring the community's voice is heard at the highest levels of the company while engaging strategic partnerships that show Fermi's commitment to stewarding the area as good neighbors.  

Sisemore is known for his deep involvement in the governance of Amarillo, having served as Amarillo mayor, and prior to that, as an Amarillo city commissioner. During his time in public office, Sisemore was instrumental in bringing the Bell Helicopter manufacturing plant to town, building the performing arts center, and purchasing water rights for the next 300 years for the city of Amarillo. In addition to his involvement in local government, Sisemore served on the board of Happy State Bank for 17 years, has been a pillar in the community, and integral to numerous local charities.  A successful businessman, he has used his experience to cultivate key economic development and urban renewal projects in Amarillo.

Trent and his father, Jack Sisemore, co-owned Jack Sisemore Traveland, which sold to Marcus Lemonis' (the star of CNBC's "The Profit") Camping World in 2017.  Trent was one of the original founders of Keystone RV, the largest travel trailer and fifth wheel manufacturer in the world at the time of sale. 

As is true for many Texans, faith, love of family and country have been at the heart of all he has done in Amarillo.  Sisemore was the worship leader for 26 years at San Jacinto Baptist Church, which later became The Church at Quail Creek. 

"Trent is a good man, with a world of respect, mine included," said former Texas Governor and Fermi Co-founder, Rick Perry.  "I've known him well for years, and the fact he's willing to come and work with us here at Fermi is a well-earned stamp of approval for what we are building here." 

"Growing up in the region forged shared values that Trent exemplifies including the meaning of a handshake and being a good neighbor," added Fermi Co-founder and CEO, Toby Neugebauer.  "Fermi America is going big places, but Trent will always remind us where we started, and for that and countless other reasons, I'm so thankful he's on the team." 

"When Governor Perry called me and explained the critical mission behind Fermi America, I was proud to step up and serve," noted Trent Sisemore. "I believe in this team and this project, as well as the significant opportunity and impact it will have for our region, the state of Texas, and the country as a whole. This region has a skilled workforce that is ready to make this project a reality, and I look forward to doing my part by joining an exceptionally-talented and proven team working so hard to ensure the U.S. wins this global AI race."

Co-founded by former Texas Governor and U.S. Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry, and the Co-founder and Co-managing Partner of Quantum Energy Partners, Toby Neugebauer, Fermi plans to deliver up to 11 gigawatts of highly-redundant power and 15 million square feet of artificial intelligence capacity, with the first gigawatt of natural gas power generation online by the end of 2026 and one GW per year, every year for a decade.  The private grid campus spans 5,236 acres on sovereign Texas Tech University System land. Nuclear construction is slated to begin in 2027, with the first reactor online by 2032.  

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About Fermi America™
Fermi America™ is pioneering the development of next-generation electric grids that deliver highly redundant power at gigawatt scale, required to create next-generation artificial intelligence. Co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and Co-founder and former Co-Managing Partner of Quantum Energy, Toby Neugebauer, Fermi America combines cutting-edge technology with a deep bench of proven world-class multi-disciplinary leaders to create the world's largest, next-gen private grid. The behind-the-meter campus is expected to integrate the largest nuclear power complex in America, the nation's biggest combined-cycle natural gas project, utility grid power, solar power, and battery energy storage, to deliver hyperscaler artificial intelligence.

About the Texas Tech University System
Established in 1996, the Texas Tech University System is one of the top public university systems in the nation, consisting of five universities – Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and Midwestern State University.

Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the TTU System is a more than $3 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 21,000 employees and 64,000 students, more than 400,000 alums, a statewide economic impact of $19.2 billion and an endowment valued at $3 billion. In its short history, the TTU System has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating at 20 academic locations in 16 cities (15 in Texas, 1 international).

In addition, the TTU System is one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.

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