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 …