City Calls on State Officials to Extend Data Center Ratepayer Protections to El Paso

City calls on state officials to extend data center ratepayer protections to El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The City of El Paso announced Wednesday that they have submitted formal comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) requesting that protections being developed to shield residential electric customers from the costs associated with large data centers apply statewide, including to communities served by utilities outside the ERCOT The post City calls on state officials to extend data center ratepayer protecti…

Data centers are being built across Texas every day. Here’s what goes on inside one in Austin

KUT News requested tours of several data centers in Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. Most companies either declined or did not respond. But the Texas Advanced Computing Center let us peek behind the curtain.

Energy agencies want more authority over Texas data centers

By Natalie Weber, Houston Public Media, The Texas Tribune July 29, 2026 Texas’ power grid operators are calling for state lawmakers to expand their authority to regulate data centers, following a recent directive to rein in these facilities from Gov. Greg Abbott. In a letter to the agencies last month, Abbott directed the Public Utility…

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Texas energy agencies want more authority over data centers

The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Electric Reliability Council of Texas to further regulate data centers’ use of the power grid.

Data centers are being built across Texas every day. Here's what goes on inside one in Austin

KUT News requested tours of several data centers in Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. Most companies either declined or did not respond. But the Texas Advanced Computing Center let us peek behind the curtain.