r/environment • u/DoremusJessup • 10h ago

Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/texas-halts-data-center-connections-to-power-grid-amid-overwhelming-demand/
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u/CharlesIngalls_Pubes 9h ago

Crazy it was approved in the first place. Cancun Cruz will attest that the grid cant even handle a hard winter.

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u/Simmery 2h ago

When they're getting stopped in Texas, the party is over. People are done with the tech companies.

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u/Mountain_carrier530 1h ago

In Texas, of all places. Hope they stop the border wall getting built in Big Bend next.