Gov. Abbott: Texas Legislature to hold hearings regarding data centers this week

Texas moves to make data centers, not families, pay for grid upgrades and cut use on demand

Texas wants to prevent the rapid expansion of data centers from quietly showing up as higher charges on household electric bills. Officials are also considering protections that would require those large power users to dial back consumption when the grid is under pressure, instead of drawing heavily at the same time homes need electricity most. What's happening? As artificial intelligence and cloud computing drive up electricity demand, Texas la…

Texas: Leading the AI Revolution While Supporting Locals

With great power comes great responsibility—literally. With at least 248 planned projects and hundreds of existing facilities, Texas is among the top states leading America’s data center boom. But each data center brings both economic opportunity and potential harm, so state policy should ensure that the costs remain with the companies, not local residents. In...

Texas Dem governor candidate calls on Abbott to issue data center moratorium

TYLER, Texas (KETK)-- Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is calling on her opponent Gov. Greg Abbott to stop future data center projects and convene an emergency legislative session. With less than 100 days until the general election, Democratic Party candidate for Texas governor State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is not just challenging Gov. Greg Abbott in [...]

Gov. Abbott: Texas Legislature to hold hearings regarding data centers this week

Gov. Greg Abbott said the Texas Legislature will hold hearings this week to discuss data centers. Abbott said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon in Fort Worth that those discussions will include the financing of data centers. He said they…