Texas Scorecard by Hunter Burney July 2, 2026
With nearly 89 percent of massive load requests coming from data centers, Texas adopts a fast‑track study process that demands onsite power and flexible curtailment from the biggest users.The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) have recently approved a new “batch” process to expedite the connection of multiple large electricity users, including data centers, to the Texas power grid.
The plan is intended to streamline the processing of more than 438,000 megawatts of large-load requests, nearly 89 percent of which are from data centers, according to ERCOT.
As part of the new process, large users may be required to develop onsite self‑generation to supplement their power needs and must agree that ERCOT can limit their electricity use when transmission constraints arise.
More:
https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-regulators-approve-plan-to-manage-large-load-requests-including-data-centers/
