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Public Utility Commission of Texas

Texas Data Center Developers Play Offense on Water, Claiming Huge Cuts in Usage 

Ahead of next year’s legislative session, lawmakers probe regulators and industry leaders about how data centers operate.

By Arcelia Martin

In Austin, Texas, the Elemental Critical Data Center facility. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listens to a briefing as he prepares for a winter storm at the State Operations Center in Austin. Credit: Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images

Texas’ Grid Holds Up During Winter Weather

By Arcelia Martin

Somervell County Commissioner Jeff Harris shows where a route for a high-voltage transmission line is proposed near Dinosaur Valley State Park. Credit: Arcelia Martin/Inside Climate News

A Town’s Opposition to Proposed Power Lines Sparks Discussion About the Cost of Texas’ Growth

By Arcelia Martin

Transmission lines connect to a power plant near Richmond, Texas. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

As Data Centers Jostle to Get on Texas’ Grid, ERCOT Promises New Rules for ‘Batch Zero’

By Arcelia Martin

An electric substation is seen at a power plant in Houston. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

‘Rapid Explosion’ of Data Centers Causes Planning Struggles in Texas

By Arcelia Martin

The Blue Jay solar and storage plant in Iola, Texas. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images.

What Risks Texas’ Grid Faces

By Arcelia Martin

In Fort Worth, Texas, a swinging bench hangs from a tree after a snow storm during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, when residents went days without electricity and fresh water after a catastrophic failure of the power grid in the state.Credit: Ron Jenkins/Getty Images.

The Chairman of Texas’ Public Utility Commission Has a To-Do List

By Arcelia Martin

Service technicians work to install the foundation for a transmission tower at the CenterPoint Energy power plant on in Houston, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas Lawmaker Seeks to Improve Texas’ Power Capacity by Joining Regional Grid and Agreeing to Federal Oversight

By Keaton Peters

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