Texas tightens verification of data center power requests as 'ghost demand' concerns grow

Texas required verification before data center loads could advance through its new interconnection process, as concern grew across the United States that duplicate or speculative power requests were distorting grid planning.

• Electric Reliability Council of Texas

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AI Data Center Power Demand and Grid Strain

Tracking how rapid growth in generative AI and data centers is driving electricity demand, grid connection bottlenecks, infrastructure constraints, power-market pressures and new rules for connecting very large loads in the United States and Europe.

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