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Texas · Construction & power moves · 40
full tracker →Land, power, and interconnection moves across Texas — each traced to primary filings.
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ERCOT Welcomes the City of Caldwell to the ERCOT System
Source: ERCOT · Mar 12, 2026ERCOT reported on Mar. 12, 2026 that “the City of Caldwell’s municipal utility has joined the ERCOT System,” and that the city “has completed its transition into the ERCOT grid following the approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on April 24, 2025.” ERCOT also said the “Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Transmission Services Corporation is responsible for the transmission system that connects Caldwell to the ERCOT grid.”
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ERCOT Expects Tight Grid Conditions, Requests Conservation Today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. CT
Source: ERCOT · Aug 30, 2023ERCOT said it was asking Texans to conserve electricity from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. CT because “operating reserves for ERCOT are expected to be low this evening” due to “a high level of unexpected thermal generation outages and forecasted low wind generation” (ERCOT, Aug. 30, 2023). ERCOT also said it “has obtained Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) enforcement discretion,” allowing generators to extend operations to help meet demand and maintain reliability.
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Resource Adequacy 2022
Source: ERCOTERCOT’s 2022 Resource Adequacy page points readers to the “Monthly Generator Interconnection Status Report” for “the latest public interconnection information on planned generation resources in the ERCOT Region,” and says the GIS report covers “planned projects being studied as part of the interconnection request process” (ERCOT). The page also hosts broader resource-adequacy materials such as SARA and CDR reports, but it does not itself give project-level queue counts or outcomes.
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Resource Adequacy 2021
Source: ERCOTERCOT’s 2021 Resource Adequacy page in Texas points readers to its monthly generator interconnection information for “planned generation resources in the ERCOT Region” and notes that its capacity charts include “planned projects being studied as part of the interconnection request process.” The same page also flags drought monitoring for generation resources, saying ERCOT screens for “potential drought-related impacts to generation resources” over the next 6 to 18 months.
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Resource Adequacy 2020
Source: ERCOTERCOT’s 2020 Resource Adequacy page says its resource adequacy materials include interconnection-status information and that its capacity charts now show project capacity ERCOT has approved for grid synchronization, with operational reports also including capacity approved for grid synchronization but not commercial operations. ERCOT also notes the page contains EORM materials authorized by the Public Utility Commission of Texas as part of Project Number 42302, “Review of the Reliability Standard in the ERCOT Region.”
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Recent Texas data center news
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Cogent to Sell Phoenix Data Center as Part of $225 Million National Portfolio Deal
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. has announced the sale of 10 U.S. data center facilities to an I Squared Capital-sponsored entity for $225 million in cash.
- Sale details: Cogent will sell 10 facilities located in Phoenix, Anaheim, Burbank, Stockton, Atlanta, Chicago, Elkridge, Kansas City, Nashville, and Houston for $225 million in cash; the transaction is expected to close on the later of June 12, 2026 or the expiration/termination of the applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period. (Cogent’s Tucson data center is not included in the announced sale.)
- Portfolio & financing: The acquired portfolio comprises approximately 53 megawatts of installed power capacity and approximately 259,000 square feet of colocation space across nine U.S. markets; I Squared Capital has committed up to $1 billion to build the new U.S. data center operating platform via capital investment, customer-led expansion, and additional acquisitions. Proceeds from the sale are expected to support Cogent deleveraging tied to its 2023 Sprint wireline acquisition and will be contributed to Cogent Communications Group (its borrowing entity).
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It’s official: Applied Digital is building a $3.6B data center in central Louisiana
Applied Digital has announced it will invest $3.6 billion to develop an artificial intelligence campus called Delta Forge 1 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
- Project details: Delta Forge 1 will be purpose-built for large-scale AI training and inference, initially comprising two facilities totaling 300 megawatts of critical IT load across 300 acres; site development began in January and initial operations are expected in mid-2027.
- Implementation and background: The campus will be powered by Cleco, use a closed-loop cooling system (eliminating constant water replenishment), Applied Digital qualified for Louisiana state and local sales and use tax exemption, and the developer expects 200 direct new jobs (salaries 150% above the state average) and 1,000+ peak construction jobs; company was reported to be in talks with a potential hyperscaler tenant (tenant not named).
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Who Pays for AI’s Power Boom? North Carolina’s SB 730 Moves Forward
The North Carolina House committee has advanced SB 730 (the Ratepayer Protection Act) to limit utility and ratepayer exposure to AI-driven data center infrastructure expansion and to impose stricter cooling and siting rules for very large data centers.
- Main action: The House committee advanced SB 730 (Ratepayer Protection Act) which would apply to data centers consuming more than 100 MW, require long-term contracts, minimum billing, financial guarantees, and reporting of contracted vs actual demand, and ban evaporative and open-loop cooling for qualifying facilities; it also would prohibit local economic incentives and eminent domain for qualifying sites.
- Background and details: The bill mirrors utility measures (e.g., Duke’s minimum-demand agreements, refundable capital advances, and termination charges), directs expedited permitting for generation/transmission/fuel infrastructure, calls for a statewide study on on-site generation and curtailment programs, and advances while Duke reports 7.6 GW signed, 2.7 GW added in Q1 2026, and 15.4 GW under discussion.
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How Power Electronics Cut Generator Run Hours in AI-Scale Data Centers
DatacenterKnowledge reports that advanced power electronics and battery systems can substantially reduce diesel-generator run hours at AI-scale data centers while preserving uptime.
- Main announcement/action: DataCenterKnowledge outlines a shift from a “diesel-first” resilience model to a diesel-last approach using grid-forming inverters, AI-capable UPS, high-voltage DC (800 VDC) architectures, and Universal Damping STATCOMs; specific reported capabilities include ON.energy’s 3.5 MW AI UPS units (reported ~3 GW in operation or construction) offering 1–8 hours of backup, and Dimaag.ai’s 800 VDC Zenius + Zifer system presented to ERCOT (April 24, 2026) for evaluation.
- Background and details: The article references a 2025 Virginia grid fault with an aggregate loss of about 1.5 GW that triggered generator activations; Ramboll’s Universal Damping (UD) STATCOM is proposed as a software-upgrade approach to damp oscillations; Eaton’s Power Xpert 9395P with EnergyAware was tested at Microsoft’s Innovation Center in Boydton, Virginia and evaluated by PJM; Vertiv’s EnergyCore Grid BESS is UL9540A-tested for mission-critical use.
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US installed 9.7GWh of new BESS in Q1 2026, SEIA reports
SEIA released its Energy Storage Market Outlook Q2 2026 (ESMO) on 21 May reporting the US installed 9.7GWh of new battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity in Q1 2026.
- Main announcement: SEIA’s ESMO reports 9.7GWh (6.77GW) of BESS entered operation in Q1 2026 (utility-scale + BTM), with 7.8GWh/1.5GW from utility-scale and 515MWh residential deployments; SEIA increased its 2030 installation forecast to over 610GWh. Report released 21 May, created in collaboration with Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
- Context & details: Q1 residential decline (28%) attributed to the expiration of the 25D tax credit and project front-loading into Q4 2025; SEIA cites 467 solar+storage projects with permits pending as vulnerable to delays. The note references major corporate LDES commitments: Google’s 30GWh iron-air deal with Form Energy and Meta’s reservation of up to 100GWh from Noon Energy; SEIA links higher storage interest to energy price volatility from geopolitical tensions (mentions US-Israel-Iran dynamics).
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Enbridge to Develop $1.2 Billion Solar & Storage Project to Power Meta Data Centers
Enbridge announced a new $1.2 billion Cowboy Project — a 365 MW solar plant paired with a 200 MW / 1600 MWh BESS — near Cheyenne, Wyoming to provide dispatchable power to Meta’s data center operations.
- Project details: The Cowboy Project will combine 365 MW solar and a 200 MW / 1600 MWh battery energy storage system, with an expected in-service date by end of 2027, and a reported project value of $1.2 billion. Tesla will supply and service the batteries; Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power (CLFP) will deliver power to Meta under Wyoming’s Large Power Contract Service (LPCS) tariff and contract the BESS under a long-term battery tolling agreement.
- Partnership and context: This expands the Enbridge–Meta clean energy partnership to approximately 1.6 GW of contracted capacity across North America, adding to Enbridge projects supporting Meta including Clear Fork Solar (600 MW), Easter Wind (152 MW) and Cone Wind (300 MW). The article references a BloombergNEF report noting Meta contracted 10.24 GW of clean energy in 2025 and Meta’s net-zero and 100% renewable electricity matching targets through 2030.
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Utilities May Get an AI Boom the Grid Wasn’t Built For
AEP Ohio reported in a February filing that its speculative data center queue, initially exceeding 30,000 MW, fell to 5,642 MW after requiring binding financial and legal commitments under a new data center tariff (DCT).
- Main announcement: AEP Ohio’s February filing states the DCT requirement reduced speculative queue from >30,000 MW to 5,642 MW; the utility says the remaining committed load will be used for PJM Interconnection transmission planning and that the DCT’s primary purpose was to flush out speculative and uncommitted data center load.
- Context and supporting details: The article contrasts training vs. inference load shapes, cites Jigar Shah on differing policy levers (long-term procurement and behind-the-meter generation for training vs. flexible interconnection, interruptible tariffs, and demand response for inference), and documents ongoing efforts: EPRI, Nvidia, InfraPartners, and Prologis collaborating on a distributed compute demonstration for 5–20 MW AI sites; an E3 whitepaper warning about multi-gigawatt forecasting swings; a Duke University study finding roughly 100 GW of potentially stranded capacity if data centers curtailed 0.5% during peaks; and EPRI’s DCFlex pilots of grid-interactive data center concepts.
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Enbridge, Meta to build 365 MW/200 MW solar/storage project
Enbridge has announced an expansion of its clean energy partnership with Meta to develop the first phase of the Cowboy Project in Wyoming.
- Project details: The Wyoming phase will supply Meta data centers with 365 MW of solar and a 200 MW / 1,600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS); Tesla will provide the batteries, Enbridge expects to invest $1.2 billion, and the project is expected to enter service by the end of 2027. Power will be delivered to Meta through Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power under Wyoming’s Large Power Contract Service (LPCS) tariff.
- Background and agreements: The announcement expands a partnership that now totals 1.6 GW of solar, wind and storage capacity developed with Meta; Enbridge and Meta previously developed the 600-MW Clear Fork Solar, 152-MW Easter Wind, and 300-MW Cone Wind projects. The LPCS tariff (developed with Microsoft and Black Hills Energy) is open to retail customers over 13 MW and requires customer-owned, behind-the-meter dispatchable generation onsite for reliability and backup; the BESS capacity is contracted under a long-term battery tolling agreement with Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power under the same tariff.
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Texas Powers Past Virginia in Global Data Center Rankings
Cushman & Wakefield has announced Dallas as the No.1 primary data center market globally in its latest Global Data Center Market Comparison report.
- Main announcement: The report ranks Dallas as the No. 1 primary data center market, followed by Atlanta, Virginia, Columbus, and Johor, and reports capacity under construction ~31.7 GW (2025) versus 12.5 GW in the prior edition; the study examined 107 global markets using 24 variables and places greater emphasis on near- and mid-term scalability and power constraints.
- Background and details: Cushman highlights power delivery timelines (~5 years in Americas/EMEA, ~2.7 years in APAC) and the shift to bring-your-own-power/on-site generation; firms and projects cited include OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank’s Stargate (Abilene/West Texas), Meta (El Paso), Google (pledged $40 billion in US infrastructure investment) and Soluna; the note also contrasts Northern Virginia, Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, and Dublin as markets facing tighter utility and transmission constraints while Texas/ERCOT offers more developable land and generation/transmission pipeline.
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US Adds 9.7 GWh Energy Storage Capacity in Strongest Q1 on Record
The US energy storage sector recorded a record first quarter in 2026, installing 9.7 GWh of new capacity according to a SEIA and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence report.
- Main announcement: The report from Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence states 9.7 GWh installed in Q1 2026, with utility-scale 7.8 GWh, C&I 648 MWh, residential 515 MWh, and a raised long-term forecast of more than 610 GWh cumulative by 2030. The article cites technology companies (Google, Meta) procuring tens of thousands of MWh of storage capacity to support AI and hyperscale data centre operations.
- Context and details: The piece notes 467 solar and storage projects have permits pending (per SEIA analysis), highlights leading states Texas, Arizona, California, and links accelerated storage investment to energy price volatility and domestic manufacturing. It warns federal permitting delays in Washington could slow deployments and affect AI infrastructure timelines.