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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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Governors' Races are Being Increasingly Buffeted by The Toxic Politics of Data Centers
Associated Press reports that several U.S. governors and candidates are tightening or proposing restrictions on data centers as public backlash grows. The article is commentary/news analysis about election-year politics and regulatory responses, not a first-time company announcement.
- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said his administration will no longer fast-track data center permits or tax exemptions unless developers meet electricity-payment, water-use, and local approval requirements; he called them the “strictest guardrails in the nation.”
- The piece also cites broader state actions, including Arizona‘s three-year sales tax exemption moratorium, New York‘s one-year ban on large data centers, and Illinois‘s halt on new sales tax exemptions, alongside recent political ads and candidate positions in Texas, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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Shapiro Sets Binding GRID Requirements in Pennsylvania, Targets Data Center Power Costs
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has announced an executive order that makes the state’s GRID standards binding for large data center projects above 25 MW and ties permitting, tax benefits, and utility treatment to compliance.
- The order immediately removes data center projects from the PA Permit Fast Track Program, restricts nondisclosure agreements, and directs state agencies to condition the Computer Data Center Equipment sales and use tax exemption on GRID compliance.
- It also directs DEP to create a template Consent Order and Agreement, requires projects to secure local approvals before permits are issued, and asks the PUC to consider curtailment and cost-allocation rules for large data center loads.
- Shapiro said the order is meant to “weed out speculative proposals” and that the standards are now legally-binding requirements; the article also notes two endorsed Pennsylvania data center projects in Salem Township and Falls Township representing $20 billion in investment.
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Key Capture Energy raises US$300 million from Standard Chartered, with NY-ISO and MISO deployments in mind
Key Capture Energy has announced a new $300 million letter of credit financing facility with Standard Chartered to support its battery storage development pipeline.
- The financing was announced on 18 August and is the first publicly announced financing for KCE since owner SK Innovation E&S was reported to be considering strategic options, including a possible buyer search.
- The facility will support projects in NY-ISO and MISO; KCE said its operating portfolio totals 623MW, including 580MW in ERCOT in Texas, and the company is also active in New York, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois.
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Global Water Technology Firm Adds Phoenix Office amid U.S. Growth Push
Gradiant has announced new US leadership, office openings, an innovation center, and new long-term O&M contracts, including one with a chip major.
- Gradiant named Dr. Nish Vora as Managing Director, Americas, opened new offices in Phoenix, Syracuse, and Philadelphia, and launched a Global Innovation Center in Houston focused on next-generation water treatment technologies for North America.
- The company said its US headcount grew 55% year to date and that it secured long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts, including one to run the ultrapure water (UPW) system for a chip major; Gradiant also set a target of US$1 billion in US order book next year.
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Handling cell imbalances, communications interoperability and other blockers to BESS asset success
Emerson’s Ryan Franks discussed how software, AI, and interoperability are reshaping battery energy storage system (BESS) asset management in the US.
- Franks said Emerson supports customers by tying storage to other site assets, meeting P and Q setpoints, and adjusting for imbalance, which he described as one of the biggest current revenue challenges.
- He also said AI is improving digital twins, pattern recognition, and response scenarios, while data centres are pushing BESS to support behind-the-meter power for diesel gensets, gas engines, fuel cells, gas turbines, wind, and solar.
- The article also previews Battery Asset Management Summit USA 2026, to be held 15-16 September in Garden Grove, California, with tracks on AI, cybersecurity, and second-life applications; it is co-located with Solar & Storage Finance Summit USA.
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$1B Capital Commitment Launches Phoenix-Based Data Center Firm
Saragon has announced its official launch as a new U.S. data center company focused on colocation, high-density computing, and AI inference infrastructure.
- The company launches with ten data centers across nine U.S. markets, approximately 53 MW of installed power, and 259,000 square feet of colocation space, backed by up to $1 billion in committed capital from I Squared Capital.
- Saragon was established after I Squared’s acquisition of ten data center facilities from Cogent Fiber, LLC; the portfolio spans Chicago, Atlanta, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Baltimore, Houston, Nashville, and Stockton. The company says it will expand through targeted investment, customer-led expansion, and additional acquisitions, with Steve Orlando as CEO and Kevin Dalton as President.
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DataBank Welcomes Governor Abbott’s Efforts to Protect the Texas Power Grid
DataBank has announced its support for Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to promote responsible data center development, including transparency around power, water, and resource use.
- DataBank said its Texas and other under-development facilities meet the outlined requirements and that it will continue cooperating with PUCT and ERCOT to meet compliance standards.
- The company said it was founded in Dallas in 2005, operates almost 20 facilities in Texas, has already invested more than $1B in Texas, and has $4B in planned capital expenditures.
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INNIO Expands Waukesha Site to Meet Growing Demand for Decentralized Energy Solutions in the U.S.
INNIO N.V. has announced plans to invest more than $300 million in its Waukesha, Wisconsin facility and create more than 500 jobs over the coming years.
- The company plans to add new engine assembly capabilities, build an advanced engine testing facility of more than 80,000 square feet, and renovate office and shop floor space to improve operational efficiency.
- INNIO says the expanded site will support customers in the U.S. data center sector, while also serving power grids and industrial operations; the Waukesha campus spans about 1.7 million square feet with nearly 890,000 square feet of manufacturing and operational space.
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Dallas-Fort Worth Dethrones Virginia as the World’s Top Data Center Market
Dallas-Fort Worth has been ranked as the world’s No. 1 data center market in a new report, while JLL separately ranked Texas as the top data center market in North America.
- Cushman & Wakefield ranked DFW first among 107 global data center markets based on 24 metrics, including under-construction capacity, land availability, power availability, and market size.
- JLL said Texas overtook Virginia on existing and under-construction inventory; DFW’s first-half 2026 figures included 4,587 MW existing inventory, 2,297 MW lease absorption, 3,202 MW under construction, and less than 1% vacancy. DFW and Austin tied for the second-lowest construction cost per MW among 19 U.S. markets at $9.4 million to $12.1 million.
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Power ‘quality’ is why SpaceX’s Terafab is going with on-site gas, analysts say
SpaceX has announced plans to build a 100 million-square-foot Terafab facility in Grimes County, Texas, and says the first phase is intended to run before the end of 2027.
- The company said the site will be self-powered with a gigawatt-scale natural gas power plant and battery storage, and that the operations are not expected to use electricity from the grid under a June tax abatement agreement with the county.
- The article discusses the technical rationale for gas over solar in chip manufacturing, notes the site is near Houston and Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, and says SpaceX earlier this year acquired APR Energy; it also cites concerns that the $17-billion first phase will be difficult to complete on schedule.