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Dive Brief:
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas intends to audit hundreds of data center proposals by Dec. 10, grid officials said Thursday, a necessary step for its Batch Zero study process to continue and for grid interconnections of the large loads to resume.
On Aug. 3, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, called for a moratorium on new data center interconnections until questions around their use of energy, water and public funds could be answered.
The delay to the first set of projects to navigate the state’s new large load interconnection process may push back other ERCOT planning efforts, including the grid operator’s long-term load forecast and reliability assessment, officials said at the Public Utility Commission of Texas open meeting.
