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

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has instructed authorities to prevent data centers from connecting to the electric grid without providing detailed information about their electricity and water usage. The directive aims to enable audits by public utility commissions and grid operators to ensure proper resource management.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) this week directed state authorities to block data centers from hooking up to the grid if they do not provide the state with adequate information.  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 before…