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Texas is bracing for winter weather, sparking memories of the deadly Snowmaggedon of 2021, leading many to upgrade their home power solutions.
ERCOT reforms process to connect energy users like data centers to the Texas grid with a new batch study method.
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As Data Centers Jostle to Get on Texas’ Grid, ERCOT Promises New Rules for ‘Batch Zero’
The group would include large power users who’ve been waiting a long time for interconnection and don’t need further study. It’s ERCOT’s first attempt at a new planning process in which multiple requests will be considered simultaneously.
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Solar supplied more power than coal to the ERCOT grid in 2025 for the first year ever, data shows
In 2025 — for the first year ever — solar arrays provided more electricity to Texas’ main power grid than coal-fired power plants.
An unprecedented surge of data centers could be coming to Texas, prompting concerns over how the state's power grid - which infamously suffered deadly blackouts in 2021 - will keep up with the breakneck demand. According to Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric ...
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This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Even with less available electric power capacity during cold weather in ...
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Environmental experts say Texas data centers come with uncertainty
Texas is home to approximately 400 data centers — some currently operational, others still under construction and a number that are still in the planning stages. Experts say the boom comes with a lot of uncertainty.