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State-level action on data centers

Directives, executive orders, bills, and regulatory rulings from Texas’s statewide officials and agencies — the Governor, the Legislature, the PUC, ERCOT, and others — on data centers, large-load power, battery storage, and crypto mining. Distinct from the 254-county tracker. Updated by the same weekly news sweep.

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Aug 14, 2026
ERCOTOrder
ERCOT to audit up to 300 data center and large-load projects under Abbott order
ERCOT and Public Utility Commission of Texas
ERCOT and PUC officials told the commission that the audit ordered by Gov. Abbott will cover roughly 250 to 300 projects, mostly data centers, representing about 200 gigawatts of future demand.
Texas will audit up to 300 projects, mostly data centers, after Gov. Greg Abbott's order ↗

ERCOT to audit up to 300 data center and large-load projects under Abbott order