Texas pauses data center grid connections amid ERCOT backlog

Troutman Pepper Locke attorneys were quoted in an International Business Times article about Texas pausing data center grid connections amid growing oversight of ERCOT’s interconnection queue.

• The article says Texas has paused data center connections while the ERCOT queue has grown to more than 1,800 projects totaling 474 GW.
• Troutman Pepper Locke’s John K. Arnold, Brandon Lobb, and Rachael Beavers warned that power generation investors and tech firms should reassess capital deployment schedules and counterparty termination rights.
• This is a press-coverage piece referencing a prior Troutman Pepper Locke article; it is not itself a primary company announcement.