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Texas adopting stricter standards for data centers that want to join its power grid

Houston Public Media News 88.7 | By Natalie Weber

Published June 24, 2026 at 2:38 AM MDT

Texas has been flooded with data center requests to join its power grid. The state seeks to sort out who actually wants to do business in Texas -- and which projects are purely speculative.