Tech companies and developers have been scouring the U.S. for places to build data centers, and they’ve been drawn to Texas’s loose regulations and seemingly abundant power supply. Only Virginia hosts more data centers than Texas.
But even Texas can be pushed to the brink. Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday that all new data center projects will need to be audited by both the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the state’s grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
