Abbott requires new data centers to provide more information before they can hook up to Texas’s grid

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) this week directed state authorities to audit all data centers in the state’s queue before any new ones can be hooked up to the grid. Abbott told the state’s public utility commission (PUC) and its grid operator, which is known as ERCOT, to audit all data centers’ electricity and water use be

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center development until an audit has been completed.

Texas announced new a audit on data centers that could slow approval for new facilities seeking to connect to the state energy grid. Governor Greg Abbott (R) on Monday directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to verify and audit new data center proposa

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) on Monday placed a moratorium on new data center development in Texas, sparking a variety of reactions in the Lone Star state.  Abbott said he was halting approvals for new data center projects until the state’s Public Utility Commission and Electric Reliability Council complete an audit on all

On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid.

Some see the AI facilities as a sign of the apocalypse Published August 3, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) Clayton Tucker, Democratic candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, speaks at the Capitol to protest data center expansion. (Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images) This article originally appeared on Th

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that while New York has put a moratorium on hyperscale data centers, “my guess is they’re going to be using what the data centers produce. Okay, so it’s just

The Salem project provoked howls of outrage from residents, furious the project had been kept secret for more than a year.