Texas Governor Halts Data Center Permits Pending Grid Audit
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has halted all state-issued permits for data centers until an audit of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid is complete. He has directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other state agencies to cease regulatory approvals for data center development until the audit and water-use information are obtained.
HOUSTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Monday he had halted all state-issued permits for data centers until an Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid audit is complete. Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to stop issuing permits and said no state agency should move forward with regulatory approvals for data center development until the audit and related water-use information are acquired. com; +1 (832)-571-8115)