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Texas Governor Greg Abbott's pause on new data center projects highlights a critical bottleneck where massive AI infrastructure ambitions collide with physical grid limitations in ERCOT. With proposed connections exceeding five times the state's peak demand, this regulatory intervention underscores that scaling generative AI models is no longer solely an algorithmic challenge but increasingly dependent on reliable energy interconnection capacity and policy stability.

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Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits

TechCrunchAugust 4, 20263 min read

Tech companies and developers have been scouring the U.S. for places to build data centers, and they’ve been drawn to Texas’ loose regulations and seemingly abundant power supply. But even Texas can be pushed to the brink.

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…

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