Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is campaigning on voter anger over AI data centers and Flock cameras, citing a University of Texas-Austin poll showing her within five points of …
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton proposed a four-point federal legislative platform on August 24 that would ban Chinese-linked technology in U.S. data centers and impose criminal liability on data ce…
At least 43 companies, including Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services, have publicly supported Governor Greg Abbott's audit of data centers seeking grid connections, despite the audit's sp…
Wood Mackenzie estimates that only about 28% of the 1,066 gigawatts of power requested by U.S. data center developers will ultimately be supplied, creating a major planning problem for the electrical …
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered an immediate halt and full audit of new data center grid connections after applications to join the Electric Reliability Council of Texas topped 1,800 projects and 4…
Texas would make large AI hyperscalers pay for the wires that connect them, but whether they must also pay directly for broader grid work remains open. As of August 3, the Texas governor's office repo…
OpenAI has pledged to fully fund infrastructure costs, support new power generation, and limit water use in a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, responding to his August 3rd freeze on data center appro…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on August 3 ordered a moratorium on all new data center connections to the state's power grid, directing the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability …
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a moratorium on new data center approvals on Monday, citing the need for an audit to prevent the state's power grid from being overwhelmed. The Electric Reliabilit…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all proposed data center grid connections, as residents and a Buddhist monastery in …
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday evening that new data centres in the state must comply with regulations before construction begins, including disclosing financial assistance …
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a moratorium on new power grid connections for data centers, directing the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERC…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered a statewide audit of data center projects in ERCOT's interconnection queue, directing the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to deny connection to an…
A series of dangerous heat waves this summer, including one that has left 17 states under an emergency federal order, are putting the U.S. electric grid under intense stress, forcing utilities to reth…
The largest US power grid operators are expanding infrastructure plans to meet a demand surge driven by AI data centers, EVs, and crypto mining, with the US Energy Information Administration projectin…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced July 26 that the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas have enacted rules requiring data centers to fully fund electric …
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved ERCOT's first 'Batch Zero' process to group large electricity connection requests of 75 MW or more into a single study, as ERCOT tracks over 438,000 MW …