As more states pause data centers, how will they use the opportunity to pass energy policy?
Developers must disclose more information before new sites are built
Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.
Texas will audit every data centre before it can connect to the grid, after requests to plug in hit five times the state's record peak demand.
Texas, the second-largest hub for data centers in the U.S., has paused new projects as Governor calls for audits to address power supply concerns.
"That is more than five times Texas’ record peak electricity demand for ERCOT..."
The state wants more information before granting access. Abbott said applicants must provide tax break details, power use and generation data, water use and cooling plans, steps...
Data centers must earn their place on the grid, Gov. Greg Abbott declares.
Gov. Greg Abbott directed regulators to audit data center projects seeking to connect to the grid amid growing backlash.
Amid growing public backlash to the rapid buildout of data centers across Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced a moratorium on the approval of data centers until regulatory…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for an audit of all data centers in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas interconnection queue, leading the grid operator to delay its Batch…
Lone Star State race to lead US AI development now in doubt amid a growing backlash around power prices and resource use
Texas joins the list of states that are looking to pump the brakes on data centers
Here’s why “behind the meter” projects should have nothing to fear from Texas Governor Abbott’s new data center audit.
The longer the moratorium stays in place, the greater the risk to Texas’ data center boom, analysts at Bloomberg NEF said.