# Abbott requires new data centers to provide more information before they can hook up to Texas’s grid

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/abbott-requires-new-data-centers-to-provide-more-information-before-they-can-hook-up-to-texass-grid/
- Published: 2026-08-04T15:56:00+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6008183-abbott-data-centers-power-texas-grid/
- Topics: Politics

## Summary

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) this week directed state authorities to audit all data centers in the state's queue before any new ones can be hooked up to the grid. Abbott told the state’s public utility commission (PUC) and its grid operator, which is known as ERCOT, to audit all data centers’ electricity and water use before…

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