Texas, facing 438 GW queue, approves initial large-load interconnection process

The first projects to navigate the process will be called “Batch Zero." The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says its ...

Texas approves new ERCOT process to speed grid connections for data centers

A new system aims to screen out speculative projects and group large electricity users seeking grid connections for faster ...
Yahoo Finance

Texas must balance speedy data center buildout with risk of stranded costs: stakeholders

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state's grid operator, is expecting load growth of up to 150 GW by 2030, he said — while the system's 2024 peak was about 86 GW. The rapid growth ...

As data centers seek to tap Texas’ energy, grid regulators are close to approving a new way of vetting requests

As data centers seek to tap Texas’ energy, grid regulators are close to approving a new way of vetting requests ...
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Texas’s ERCOT grid is forecast to grow 11% in 2026 — peak demand projected to climb 46.8 gigawatts through 2029 as AI data centers pile into the state

Texas electricity customers and the companies racing to build AI data centers across the state face a high-stakes question: can the grid add enough generation capacity to keep up with demand that is ...
T&D

Texas Commissioners Considering New Distribution Interconnection Standards for Battery Storage

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages that state’s electric grid, has an incoming power distribution problem bigger than you can hang a hat on. Recent discussions within the Texas ...
Houston Chronicle

FERC weighs requiring Texas, other states, to increase connections with other power grids

WASHINGTON — Two years after Winter Storm Uri knocked out power to millions and killed hundreds of Texans, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is weighing whether to institute tough new rules ...