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Texas Pauses Data Center Approvals Amid Grid Strain
Texas has paused new data center approvals due to grid capacity constraints and a surge in speculative requests reaching 474.7 GW by June 2026.
October 7, 2026, 06:47 PM·Crypto Briefing

Texas has paused new data center approvals due to grid capacity constraints and a surge in speculative requests reaching 474.7 GW by June 2026.

Cipher Digital has received conditional approval from ERCOT for 3.2 GW of power capacity across its Texas projects, including early access to 1.4 GW of load before transmission upgrades.

Equinor has launched its largest US battery storage facility in Texas, adding 100 megawatts of capacity to the ERCOT power market.
