TechCrunch·3 min read·medium
Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits
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Tim De Chant
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered an audit of all new data center projects to ensure the state's power grid remains stable. The move follows a massive surge in connection requests, with data centers accounting for 90% of the 474 gigawatts currently in the queue.
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.
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