Texas Governor calls for data centre regulation
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for data centre regulation that would require operators to carry more of the cost of their growth, as state officials face pressure over power demand, water use, and local opposition tied to AI development.
In a letter to state regulators on Tuesday, Abbott set out proposals for the Legislature to consider in its 2027 session. The measures would require new data centres to add generation to the state grid, pay their own interconnection and infrastructure costs, use closed-loop water systems, report electricity and water use each year, meet standards on issues such as noise, and lose some tax exemptions and incentives.
Abbott wrote that the scale of data centre development required oversight so that Texans were not left to pay for infrastructure linked to data centre expansion. He also said residential electricity bills should not be affected when data centres connect to the Electric...
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