Texas Governor Greg Abbott has halted all new data center projects, ordering audits of proposals by the Public Utility Commission and ERCOT amid fears they could overload the state’s power grid—current plans exceed five times peak demand. Once a magnet for tech giants thanks to abundant energy and lax regulations, Texas now faces rising electricity costs driven by booming data centers and crypto mining. After a failed voluntary survey, Abbott’s move signals a hard pivot toward grid stability over unchecked growth, with the audit results set to redefine Texas’s role as a tech energy hub.
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