Texas Orders Audit of Data Center Boom to Guard Grid Reliability
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to review proposed new data centers, collecting details on ownership, finances, planned power needs, water use, and mitigation plans, after Texas hosts about 521 data centers and ERCOT is evaluating more than 474 gigawatts in grid-connection requests—over 90% tied to data centers—warning that unprecedented load growth could threaten grid reliability.
- Texas governor orders audit of new data centers after realizing over 400 gigawatts of power is a lot Engadget
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- Facing an estimated 474 GW of interconnection requests, Texas hits pause on data centers Utility Dive
- New Texas data center projects frozen until state audits them The Texas Tribune
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