Certainty Over Texas Data Center Electricity Demand No Longer a Sure Thing
Is Texas Data Center Electricity Demand Over? Will a new Texas governor change the state's energy policy and tame data center electricity demand in Texas? Texas data center electricity demand once looked like a sure bet. Now, developers face a whole new ballgame. Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa wants tighter rules, while ERCOT reviews hundreds of projects. So, what does this mean for Texans shopping with light companies ? Slower data center growth could ease pressure on the grid and help limit future Texas power prices. A New Governor Changes the Rules Back in August this year, Governor Greg Abbott paused new data center approvals so that ERCOT could audit proposed projects. Now, Governor-elect Hinojosa plans to keep that pause in place . She wants local folks to have more say over new projects. Her proposals also aim to protect water supplies and stop data centers from raising family power costs . She also wants to end tax breaks for these projects. For developers, that means more u...