Texas freezes new data center grid connections pending audits
Texas has halted approvals for new data center grid connections until audits are completed, with a project queue above 474 GW that exceeds the state's peak demand by more than five times. The pause makes power interconnection a binding constraint on AI infrastructure deployment in a major US compute hub.
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Original reporting: Texas halts approval of data center grid connections until audits are performed; projects representing 474+ GW are in the queue, over 5x the grid's peak demand (The Texas Tribune)