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Texas Governor orders audits of data centers seeking grid access, heightening oversight of AI and Bitcoin mining facilities amid ERCOT interconnection queue backlog.

Permitting friction emerging in Texas; audit delays new DC connections and shifts focus to other states; validates grid capacity as binding constraint.
Trade pressSlicast · August 11, 2026 · US · Source: Google News
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Texas Governor orders audits of data centers seeking grid access, heightening oversight of AI and Bitcoin mining facilities amid ERCOT interconnection queue backlog.

Permitting friction emerging in Texas; audit delays new DC connections and shifts focus to other states; validates grid capacity as binding constraint.

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