$500M Data Center Planned for Prosper as Texas Tightens Industry Regulations

$500M data center planned for Prosper as Texas tightens industry regulations

White Rose Partners is planning a $500 million data center development in northwest Prosper, though the project still needs town approval and faces questions about electricity demand, water use and impacts on nearby neighborhoods. The proposal comes as Texas has frozen approvals for new data center projects, and communities across the country are pushing back against the industry.

Ionic Digital Supports Governor Abbott’s Efforts to Ensure Responsible Data Center Development in Texas

Abbott’s Order Involves Audit Of Up To 300 Texas Projects, Mostly Data Centers – 710am KURV

Around 250 to 300 projects will be affected by Governor Greg Abbott’s order to audit and verify data centers. State grid operator officials announced the estimated number to the Public Utility Commission on Friday. Abbott’s August 3rd directive to the Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said the audit must be completed before any data center will receive state approval for connection to the state grid. ERCOT says it’ll take …

More Than Two-Thirds Of The Power Sought For US Data Centers Will Never Materialize

Zero Hedge, by Tyler Durden, Aug 14, 2026  It was almost a year ago, in November 2025, when we first calculated that the AI supercycle was facing a huge problem: namely, a power shortfall of (at least) 44 nuclear power plants, or GW or energy, by 2028. Fast forward to last week when we made another stunning discovery: the reason why Texas Gov Abbott froze the rollout of new data centers in his state is because the number of interconnection reque…