- Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to pause new grid connections for data centers until they audit their electricity and water usage.
- ERCOT is currently facing over 474 gigawatts of interconnection requests, representing more than five times the state's peak record power demand.
- According to Governor Abbott, data centers account for roughly 90% of all new grid connection requests in the state.
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