ERCOT discusses surge in data centers impacting the Texas power grid

News Clip2:15KHOU 11·TX·12/10/2025

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has received a large number of applications for new large-load projects, most of which are for data centers, and this is impacting the Texas power grid.

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ERCOT said they've received 225 applications for new large-load projects just this year, and most of them are for data centers.