Texas Considers Revisiting Some Data Center Grid Approvals (2)

Texas has so many massive AI-related data centers in development that its grid operator is now considering reevaluating some projects that were previously approved.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas wants to examine projects unlikely to advance and provide greater clarity for when new sites are ready to connect to its system. Projects historically have been approved by utilities but in recent years Ercot has had to determine how this flood of new users can be served without breaking the grid.

Under an Ercot proposal, projects representing about 8.2 gigawatts of power consumption could be subject to new review, ...