The Texas Tribune: As Data Centers Seek to Tap Texas’ Energy, Grid Regulators Are Close to Approving a New Way of Vetting Requests

The Texas Tribune reports that ERCOT’s new process for vetting energization requests from energy-intensive facilities will be reviewed and potentially approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) this week. Matthew Boms, Executive Director of the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance, highlighted that Texas as a state is welcoming all of these growth opportunities, but ERCOT and the PUCT have to separate real projects from paper projects in order to protect grid reliability.