AI data centers require a steady power supply, prompting a $22.3 billion investment in a gas plant.
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Updated Sep 9
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What happened
AI data centers require a steady power supply, prompting a $22.3 billion investment in a gas plant.
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Texas
state of the United States of America
Related events
- Texas regulators, including Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton, ordered a pause on data center permits and began investigating water usage.
- AI tenants are driving office demand in New York, while Texas and San Francisco see massive investment in data centers and real estate.
- Data centers are facing scrutiny in Texas regarding their massive water consumption, while the state also permits oil and gas operations that pollute groundwater.
- Google and Anthropic are slated to be main tenants of a new data center facility in Texas, backed by a financing package led by Hubbard.
- Greg Abbott directed regulators regarding data center power consumption limits in Texas.