Texas is on track to have the most data centers in the country. But what are data centers? What are their effects and why are communities fighting so hard against them? ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº has comprehensive coverage of data centers and their effects in North Texas.
Effects of data centers
Data Center Bans
What's going on statewide?
Latest Data Center news
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The state agency said it could collect information from more than 400 large and medium-sized energy consumers.
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Austin-area residents are pushing for data center bans. State leaders are divided on what to do nextAcross Texas, Democrats and Republicans alike are calling for limits on data centers' water and power use, but efforts to regulate the rapidly growing industry have gained little traction amid divisions among state leaders.
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The Westlake Town Council is legally barred from taking action on the data center project for two weeks.
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The state’s power grid operator had already planned on auditing several data center proposals, but Abbott’s directive reworks the timeline and adds new requirements.