Texas regulators close to approving new vetting process for data center energy requests

News Clip4:04ABC13 Houston·TX·6/20/2026

Texas faces a critical need to quadruple its energy production within six years to avert high energy prices and blackouts. Amidst this, data centers are looking to expand their operations in the state, prompting regulators to consider a new vetting process for energy requests.

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Texas must find a way to more than quadruple its energy production in the next six years or risk high energy prices and blackouts.