Power demand is quickly increasing across Texas, and new University of Houston research suggests the state’s power grid, in its current form, is not up to the challenge.

The company and energy firm Clearway this week announced the energization of a colocated high-performance computing data center at the Elbow Creek wind project in Howard County, Texas.

A big data center isn’t like a lamp that you can just plug in and turn on. If you want to bring a new data center online, in addition to generating more electricity to keep it running, you need to build new infrastructure just to be able to deliver the required power. And utility regulators are already wrestling with load growth…

Power is the limiting factor, making the Permian even more attractive.

Non-consensus take from Lium data (note: Lium is the Data Sponsor for the Permian Power Connection Conference!): incoming power supply from big solar battery projects could satisfy future data center demand…

After The Texas Tribune and other news outlets requested the information, the Public Utility Commission argued that it could lead to acts of terrorism. When the AG’s office disagreed, the PUC sued.

Driven by surging energy costs, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and the growing complexity of proof-of-work (PoW) networks, cryptocurrency miners are moving their operations into wholesale colocation facilities that were once the domain of cloud, AI, and SaaS workloads.

Summary of how Senate Bill 6 impacts bitcoin miners.

“Energy demand gets most of the attention, but water is the hidden constraint. In some regions, large data centers could compete directly with residents, agriculture, and industry for scarce supplies.”

Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech's energy-hungry data centers.

In Amarillo, Texas, a bold vision is underway that could redefine what “clean compute” means in the U.S.

Contrary to popular belief, data centers aren't maxed out around the clock - and this has real consequences for power system planning.

The new Trump administration’s artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure executive order is getting a lot of attention and for good reason. There is tremendous AI activity in Texas and any significant policy change from the federal government could affect how and where AI projects are built. But what does it actually mean for Texas?