Tech giants agree to comply with Texas data center rules
News ClipFOX 7 Austin·TX·8/11/2026
Tech giants have agreed to comply with new data center rules in Texas, introduced by Governor Greg Abbott. These standards require data center projects to cover their own electric infrastructure costs, implement water reuse practices, and reduce their dependence on government subsidies. The Public Utilities Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas will oversee the review of these projects.
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The standards put forward by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott call for the Public Utilities Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to review data center projects to ensure, among other things, that they pay for their own electric infrastructure, reuse their own water and reduce their reliance on government subsidies.