Texas Puts Data Center Permits on Hold
Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop granting permits to data centers while the state finishes an audit of the facilities that want to connect to its electric grid. Last week, Abbott also told state regulators to “impose legal consequences” on data centers that don’t disclose information about water usage.
TL;DR
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered a halt on issuing new data center permits.
- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will cease granting permits while an audit is conducted.
- The audit focuses on data centers seeking to connect to the state's electric grid.
- Regulators are to impose legal consequences on data centers not disclosing water usage information.