Data center growth threatens Texas electricity grid

News ClipHouston Chronicle·TX·6/18/2026

The article warns that the rapid growth of data centers in Texas poses a significant threat to the state's electricity grid. It urges ERCOT, the grid operator, to recognize and address this looming crisis to prevent future grid failures.

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Wake up, ERCOT. Texas' grid will be doomed by data center boom.  Houston Chronicle