Texas Freezes Data Center Grid Connections
Texas has frozen new grid connections for data centers to investigate swelling power requests. Utilities nationwide find that many proposed projects lack funding.
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United States grid operators face over 700 gigawatts in pending data center requests, prompting Texas and other states to freeze connections and investigate phantom demand. The total exceeds 10 times current data center electricity consumption across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and South. Regulators warn that unverified projects risk distorting grid planning and shifting infrastructure costs onto everyday consumers.
