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The state agency said it could collect information from more than 400 large and medium-sized energy consumers.

Across 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.

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.

As more and more data center developers submit proposals to build in Texas, questions about how they will impact Texas' grid and contribute to drought conditions across the state are widespread.

Solar and battery power generations have helped bolster ERCOT’s grid, but data center, population and economic growth is slated to surge demand.

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.

Texas leads the nation in utilities shutting off electricity and natural gas services to customers who can't afford their energy bills, according to a report released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Pacifico Energy and other energy companies are rushing to build private power plants across the Lone Star State.

Atmos Energy says customers will see higher than usual bills after heaters and appliances had to work to keep up with last month's freezing weather.

Oncor, which builds and manages electric distribution, wants to increase the rate for street lighting by 51% along with a 12.3% increase for residential customers.

In part, the answer depends on the weather.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted the rule amid surging demand for power across the state and a growing crypto mining industry in Texas.