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Texas suspends 17 data center permits, shuts down automated approval portal

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Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down its automated approval portal after discovering it continued to issue permits for a month after Governor Greg Abbott called for a pause. Watchdog groups reported that the STEERS portal, which automatically authorized permits, continued to approve projects, including those for OpenAI and Amazon, despite Abbott's directive. This action follows concerns raised about the significant power and water consumption of data centers and their community impact, mirroring similar regulatory actions in New York. AI

IMPACT Highlights growing regulatory scrutiny on data center infrastructure due to environmental concerns, potentially impacting AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON Regulatory action by a state government impacting infrastructure projects. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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Texas suspends 17 data center permits, shuts down automated approval portal

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Oliver Haslam ·

    Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down automated portal that rubber-stamped projects

    Texas has suspended 17 data center construction permits and shut down the automated portal used to approve them

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Texas suspended 17 data center construction permits and disabled an automated web portal after discovering permits were still being issued despite calls for a p

    Texas suspended 17 data center construction permits and disabled an automated web portal after discovering permits were still being issued despite calls for a pause. Source: Tom's Hardware https://www. tomshardware.com/tech-industry /data-centers/texas-has-suspended-17-data-cente…

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