Regulatory July 23, 2026 Texas market

Abbott weaponizes the Diode withdrawal into a formal standard: data centers must fund their own grid upgrades, add capacity, and use closed-loop cooling

The Governor's office issued an official statement framing Diode Ventures' East Texas withdrawal (logged Jul 23) as the template for what Texas now expects of hyperscale developers: pay for their own grid upgrades, add new electric capacity rather than draw down existing headroom, and run closed-loop cooling.

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