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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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How Data Center Controversies Have Transformed the Midterm Elections
The Associated Press has published an analysis of the growing political opposition to U.S. data centers and how it is reshaping policy debates. It is commentary and reporting on a broader trend, not a first-time corporate announcement.
- The article says Oracle, Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft expect to spend more than $700 billion on U.S. data centers this year, while OpenAI and Oracle are building Project Jupiter, a $165 billion complex near the Mexican border in New Mexico.
- It also notes opposition over water use, electricity costs, and climate impacts; examples include a challenge to well drilling permits in New Mexico, a one-year ban on large data centers in New York, and tougher regulatory steps in Texas under Greg Abbott.
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In a Divided America, Left and Right Unite to Oppose Data Centers
The Associated Press reports on growing bipartisan opposition to rapid data center expansion in rural Nebraska and New Mexico, alongside support from some labor leaders and officials.
- In Cass County, Nebraska, officials approved a 12-month moratorium on data center development, which could affect Tenaska‘s plans to option 1,300-plus acres along Highway 75 and CyrusOne‘s control of nearly 400 acres outside Plattsmouth.
- In New Mexico, Oracle‘s Project Jupiter faces legal and water-supply opposition; Oracle says it will invest $50 million in water and wastewater systems in Doña Ana County, while the project is described as a $165 billion data center complex and is expected to generate $4.7 billion in taxes.
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Data center expansion faces growing pushback as EPA seeks faster permitting
The Trump administration is proposing changes to EPA permitting rules that could reduce public comment opportunities for data centers and the power plants that support them.
- The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate a federal requirement that states publicize certain air pollution permit applications and solicit public comments before approval for facilities classified as “minor sources”.
- The proposal would cover data centers, landfills, laundromats, steel mills and other industrial facilities; opponents say it could make it harder for residents to learn about or raise concerns before construction begins.
This is a reported proposal and not a first-party announcement from the EPA in the article.
- The EPA says the change would speed up permitting and support economic development without weakening emission standards or environmental protections.
- The story says opposition has come from nearly 200 advocacy groups and more than a dozen states; governors in Utah, Texas, and Pennsylvania have called for greater transparency and community involvement.
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Lancium, Nvidia Partner on Gigawatt-Scale AI Data Centers
Lancium has announced a partnership with Nvidia to deploy Nvidia’s AI factory technology across its Texas data center portfolio, alongside a strategic Nvidia investment in Lancium. The companies did not disclose the investment amount.
- Lancium says its portfolio includes 4 GW of leased capacity and more than 15 GW of powered land in development; it will use Nvidia’s DSX reference designs and power-management technologies across its campuses.
- Lancium said its campuses will support full-stack AI factory platform deployment, with accelerated computing, networking and software; the company also said its campuses combine grid interconnections, behind-the-meter generation and energy storage.
- Publicly announced Lancium projects cited in the article include a 1.2 GW Clean Campus in Abilene, a 1 GW campus in Childress County, and a campus near Turkey in Hall County with QTS; QTS and Lancium said that Hall County campus is expected to bring more than $10 billion in capital investment. Lancium also closed a $600 million debt financing package in 2025, and a $3.4 billion joint venture was formed in 2024 for more than 200 MW at the Abilene campus.
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Data Center Construction at Midyear: Demand, Friction, and Building Discipline
The article comments on the growing data center construction market and argues for earlier insurer involvement, better community engagement, and more flexible power sourcing.
- Zurich says its global construction insurance business grew 18% in the first half of 2026, and since launching Data Center Project Guard in January, it has received more than three dozen broker submissions totaling about $140 billion in project value.
- The piece also cites New York’s one-year pause on new hyperscale data centers and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s audits of grid-connected projects, while noting developers are considering natural gas microgrids, fuel cells, battery energy storage, geothermal, and nuclear as power options.
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Prometheus’ 1.5 GW Pecos Plan Tests Private Power
Prometheus Hyperscale has announced plans for a 1.5 GW data center campus in Reeves County, Texas, built around an islanded power system rather than an initial ERCOT grid connection.
- The campus is planned for Pecos / Reeves County, Texas with 1.5 GW IT load, a potential path to 2.5 GW installed generation, and an initial modular delivery target of 100 MW to 150 MW in 2027 if a tenant commitment is secured.
- The initial fuel concept uses pipeline natural gas with rich-burn reciprocating engines; after Istmo Energy’s co-located fractionation facility enters service in Q1 2028, Prometheus expects an 85% natural gas / 15% ethane baseline and separate methane pipeline connections for redundancy.
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Solar's Global Building Season: Five Countries, One Week, Billions in New Commitments
The article is a news analysis roundup describing multiple solar and storage financing and project developments across five countries, rather than a single new corporate announcement.
- Sol Systems acquired the 200 MWac Lumberton Solar Project in Hardin County, Texas from DESRI on August 21; the piece frames Texas as a major solar and load-growth market driven by data centre demand.
- The roundup also cites Egypt’s West Minya project at roughly $764 million total cost with a $560 million EPC contract, EDF Power Solutions North America’s two 25-year PPAs with NV Energy for a 400 MWac solar + 400 MW/1,600 MWh battery project in Nevada due in October 2029, AMPIN Energy Transition’s about $195 million financing, Recurrent Energy’s roughly $695 million financing, and ATOME’s feasibility-study backing for a proposed 300 MWp solar project in Villeta, Paraguay.
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Trump Keeps Embracing Data Centers Even as They Become Toxic in Midterm Races
President Donald Trump said states and cities should welcome AI plants and data centers during remarks at the White House with cryptocurrency leaders.
- Trump said he would want “a big plant”, including “an AI plant or a data center”, if he were a mayor or governor.
- The comments were made this week at the White House and were presented as a political statement, not a new policy or project announcement.
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LG Energy Solution starts production at new Michigan battery factory
LG Energy Solution has announced that it has started production at its new battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan.
- The plant will make large-format batteries for energy storage systems and electric vehicles, including nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cells for Toyota, with a target annual capacity of 35 GWh and 1,700 jobs once fully operational.
- LG Energy Solution said the Lansing facility is part of its U.S. manufacturing expansion; the company said it has invested more than $5 billion in Michigan since 2010, and the plant will support utility, grid-scale storage and other commercial and industrial applications through LG Energy Solution Vertech.
- The story also references prior deals involving GM, Tesla, Ford, Honda, and Stellantis, but the main new announcement is the start of production at Lansing.
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Economist Warns Data Center Interconnection Requests May Be Inflated
UC Berkeley energy economist Severin Borenstein argued that U.S. data center interconnection queues overstate real demand and described how utilities are changing rules in response.
- He said developers often submit duplicate interconnection requests across multiple utility territories, making queue data inflated and a poor measure of actual buildout demand; he also compared current forecasts with past electricity-demand overestimates tied to internet growth and AI efficiency improvements.
- He pointed to Ohio regulators approving a settlement that requires 12-year contracts before utilities invest in new substations or transmission upgrades, said Google was the first company to accept, and noted PJM rate impacts of 2 to 3 cents per kWh or 10 to 20 percent across states. He also said Texas has paused new projects pending review while considering more than 1,800 interconnection requests exceeding five times peak grid capacity.