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Texas data-center survey fails to assess expected demand

A report says Texas used a limited approach to surveying data centers, producing insufficient information about the sector. The supplied information does not establish a specific outage or infrastructure failure.

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Poor demand data can complicate planning for electricity, water and other infrastructure needed by large data centers.

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  1. Texas chose a 'soft approach' with data center survey. It was so soft it flopped. ↗sacurrent.com · Recorded source date: Sep 10, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC

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