ERCOT's interconnection queue holds requests for 474 gigawatts, more than five times Texas's peak demand, with roughly 90 percent attributed to data centers, prompting Governor Greg Abbott to order a …
On August 7, OpenAI sent Texas Governor Greg Abbott a letter pledging that its data centers will 'pay their own way,' support new power generation, conserve water, and operate transparently, following…
A June Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 57% of Americans would oppose a data center in their community, and 77% were concerned that the AI data center boom would raise electricity prices, as public conse…
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…
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…
Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to require grid audits for data center connections, citing grid stability and reliability concerns. The audits will requi…
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…
Galaxy Digital has acquired 500 acres in McGregor, Texas, to develop an AI and high-performance computing campus with a 74 MW first phase, representing more than $400 million in planned investment. Th…
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 …
Texas regulators are tightening rules for AI data centers after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to make developers pay more of their grid connection costs and pr…
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 …
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will vote on July 9 on ERCOT's Batch Zero framework, a new process to manage interconnection requests for large loads like data centers and crypto mines. The bac…