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Texas regulators seek more authority from governor, lawmakers to respond to data center influx

Energy regulators say they don’t have the authority to ask data centers to reduce power consumption ahead of state emergencies.

Texas energy regulators sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott asking for more authority to oversee data centers as the proliferation of the massive computer centers spikes power demand in the state. The letter from the Public Utility Commission of Texas came in response to a June directive from Abbott to the commission and the […]

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