Texas Pauses New Data Center Projects Looking to Connect to the State’s Grid
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Even famously pro-business Texas appears to be trying to get ahead of growing backlash against new data center developments. Projects that fail to comply with requirements set by state regulators will be denied a connection to the grid. Regulators must also collect information about each project’s expected electricity demand, how much power it plans to generate itself, its water use, and any tax incentives or other public subsidies it may receive.
- ▪Even famously pro-business Texas appears to be trying to get ahead of growing backlash against new data center developments.
- ▪Projects that fail to comply with requirements set by state regulators will be denied a connection to the grid.
- ▪Regulators must also collect information about each project’s expected electricity demand, how much power it plans to generate itself, its water use, and any tax incentives or other public subsidies it may receive.
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Even famously pro-business Texas appears to be trying to get ahead of growing backlash against new data center developments. Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates most of the state’s power grid, to conduct a comprehensive audit of data center projects currently seeking to connect to the ERCOT…
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