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Texas Governor Abbott orders PUCT and ERCOT to conduct comprehensive audit of AI data center power grid connections, halting all new projects from connecting to the state grid pending review. 474 GW of data center capacity in the interconnection queue is frozen pending completion of the audit.
Major regulatory halt to AI infrastructure expansion in Texas (40% of U.S. data center capacity). Blocks or delays multi-billion-dollar projects from CoreWeave, Lambda, Crusoe, and hyperscalers during peak capacity buildout cycle.
Trade pressSlicast · August 4, 2026 at 23:25 UTC · US · Source: Click2Houston
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