Abbott freezes Texas data center permits pending power and water audits
The order extends an August grid moratorium to environmental approvals and could reach projects with on-site power as voter opposition hardens.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: CNBC
Why it matters
Texas has extended its data center moratorium from grid connections to environmental permits. On-site generation remains allowed, but it does not exempt projects from TCEQ review. Projects must cover their electrical infrastructure costs, protect community water supplies and complete the ERCOT and Texas Water Development Board audits before TCEQ resumes approvals.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on September 21st ordered state environmental regulators to stop issuing permits for data center projects, broadening an August moratorium that had focused on facilities waiting to connect to the electric grid.…
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