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Texas has stopped connecting new data centers to its power grid after developers requested 474 gigawatts of capacity -- more than five times the state's record peak demand -- exposing how much of that queue may be speculative 'ghost' demand.
Texas governor Greg Abbott froze all new data center grid connections pending an audit, after ERCOT saw pending connection requests more than double to 474 gigawatts, roughly 90% of it data centers.
Governor Greg Abbott ordered a pause on new data center connections to the Texas power grid after ERCOT found pending requests -- roughly 90% from data centers -- totaled about 474 gigawatts, five times the state's peak recorded demand.
ERCOT was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, according to Wikipedia.
