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Texas data-center grid requests reach 474 GW amid scrutiny of speculative demand

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Texas has 474 GW of data-center connection requests in its grid queue, more than five times the state's record peak demand, according to a Reuters analysis cited by The Next Web. The state ordered an audit in early August covering project ownership, tax incentives, water use and power-generation plans. The report says developers can file requests for several possible sites at relatively low cost, leaving grid planners unable to determine how much proposed demand will be built.
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