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LiveERCOT large-load review
On 3 August 2026 Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to verify and audit large-load requests.
Wind turbines at the Roscoe Wind Farm in West Texas. Photo: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Why it matters
Texas is where data-centre demand meets an energy-only market. How ERCOT verifies and sequences large-load requests decides how fast new load connects and who pays for the grid that serves it.
Key numbers
- 66.4 GWBatch Zero base classification
- 127.9 GWLarge load studied in Batch Zero
Figures as quoted in our articles on this event.
Key developments
ERCOT issues Batch Zero conditional classifications, with verification due in December. Read our analysis
Governor Abbott directs the PUCT and ERCOT to verify and audit large-load requests. Read our analysis
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