Electric Reliability Council of Texas
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- affiliated with Public Utility Commission of Texas 60%
- affiliated with Greg Abbott 60%
- competes with PJM Interconnection 50%
- instance of Data Center Knowledge 50%
- affiliated with Neil Osnato 50%
- affiliated with Data Center Knowledge 50%
- affiliated with Persistence Analytics Group 50%
- affiliated with Galaxy Digital 50%
- affiliated with The Texas Tribune 50%
- affiliated with Electric Power Research Institute 50%
- 2026-08-04 regulatory The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has halted new data center connections to the power grid due to overwhelming demand. source
- 2026-08-03 regulatory Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered a statewide audit of AI data center projects in the ERCOT interconnection queue, tightening oversight on proposed grid connections. source
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