Inside ERCOT's Batch Zero: the 75 MW gate Texas just set for data center loads

Three DC sessions assembled for 2026-06-25. Feature: ERCOT Batch Zero PUCT approval (June 18, 2026), all-primary ERCOT/PUCT record. Secondary 1: Virginia HB30 $0.011/kWh data center power tax, conference-text primary-verified (enacted-budget status noted once, scoped to the brief). Secondary 2: Beacon/CRC Golden Valley Technology Hub, primary-degraded — core project claims rest on LinkedIn/trade, so the two trade items moved to the capped Reported-not-primary-verified slot and the synthesis’s absence-framing was dropped per fact-forward rules. No auto_signals anywhere (no filings section). No also_today_stories provided (no Also today section). Entity anchors limited to high-confidence slug matches (Virginia, Kern County); all ERCOT/PUCT/Beacon/CRC/CEC entities were no_match or lacked slugs and were not anchored. Central feature number (75 MW gate; 410 GW queue) stated once in its home subsections; title and lead carry distinct framing.