Regulatory August 14, 2026 Texas market

ERCOT puts the data center audit at 250 to 300 projects and about 200 GW of future demand

ERCOT told the Public Utility Commission that the audit Governor Abbott ordered on August 3 will cover roughly 250 to 300 projects, a handful of them large loads that are not data centers, representing about 200 GW of future demand. KERA reports that as more than double ERCOT's own peak demand record.

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