Texas Governor Greg Abbott has halted all state-issued permits for data centers, ordering agencies to stop approving new projects until regulators complete an audit of the state's power grid.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott halted all state-issued permits for data centers on Monday, ordering regulators to stop approving new projects until an audit of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid is complete.
Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop issuing permits for data center development statewide. He also told every state agency to pause regulatory approvals for data center projects until the grid audit and related water-use information are obtained.
Until that audit closes, no new data center permit moves forward anywhere in Texas.
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