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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8m ago
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8m ago In Texas they have massive water shortages and the state electrical grid is maxed out. So, who's being paid to allow these data centers? Follow the money!
1h ago ‼️‼️ OMFG ‼️‼️ Companies AI data centers massively moving to every remote areas to skirt Govt regulations. Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five tim… -5.0
3h ago Texas is a weird place. The power grid is so bad that the pro-data center lobby is running ads saying “you want us to build data centers because we’ll upgrade the states power grid!” -4.0
4h ago Texas Pauses Data Center Approvals Amid Power Grid Concerns #ERCOT #DataCenters #TexasEnergy #ArtificialIntelligence #GridExpansion #Sustainability -1.5
5h ago Texas being at the forefront of data center development is laughable given everything we know about their power grid -4.0
7h ago Upgrading America's electrical grid is estimated to cost nearly $5 trillion. This significant investment is necessary to replace aging infrastructure and meet increasing energy demands. 1. The Un… +1.5
11h ago Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced Meta agreed to follow Texas data center rules to protect the electric grid and conserve water. 🔗: https://www.ktsm.com/texas/gov-abbott-says-meta-will-fol… +4.0
13h ago It would seem that Texas's do-it-yourself power grid might not be robust enough for the installation of multiple AI data centers. I sure hope that someone is doing the math correctly -2.0
15h ago One of my many “favorite” things about Texas is that it has the infrastructure, logistics, roads, utilities, internet, and power grid of a failed state. A gnat sneezes and everything in the state … -6.0
16h ago Not Texas out here overestimating its shitty power grid! Tech Talk Thursdays Episode #172 (08/06/2026) techtalkthursdays.net/@TechTalkThu... #Tech #Gaming #ContentCreation #Updates #Deals #Podcast -3.5
17h ago Texas’ power grid did not get better because of politicians. Millions of Texans went out and got solar panels, reducing the load on the grid. Texas politicians didn’t help Texans. We helped ourselv… +3.0
19h ago 10/ The Bigger Than Oil Era Trump claimed AI data centers will be bigger than oil. At the same time, Texas Governor Greg Abbott paused new power grid connections. About 90 percent of proposed new … -5.0
1d ago ... They're all going to be in Texas where the power grid can't support them ... Oh well. -2.5
1d ago Texas is in a ground water crisis. Texas has a power grid that can barely handle the growth development in urban and suburban areas across Texas Bezos is building the single most polluting power p… -8.0
1d ago Hmm. Looks like Texas is striving to be the Data Center Capital of America. Won't that overload the isolated electrical grid that couldn't even handle cold weather? -3.0
1d ago Is no one thinking that Amazon is building it because they don’t trust the Texas power grid? -1.5
1d ago Data center approvals in Texas halted until audits completed... Amid growing public backlash to data centers across Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a moratorium on the approval of data centers au… -1.5
1d ago No water and a breaking electricity grid....fucker is selling out Texas before leaving office... 🚨 BREAKING: Republican officials are now concerned that Texas will go blue due to rapid data center… -6.0
1d ago You having a cold snap? It’s my understanding Texas power grid doesn’t like cold weather, or has a new data centre just come on line? Take care! -1.5
1d ago Just got power back? Little problem with the Rethuglican-controlled Texas power grid? (seriously, hope everything's ok) -3.0
1d ago Danielle Smith and the UCP will make Albertans vassals of Texas…… "Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data… -5.0

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T3 Data centers use lots of water and power, but Texas officials don't know exactly how much 📄 power_demand dentonrc.com opaque, wasteful, alarming
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T3 While data centers boom in Texas, their plans stay shrouded in secrecy 📄 power_grid_infrastructure sacurrent.com opaque, suspicious, frustrated
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T3 Texas power bills surge as infrastructure costs, data center growth strain the grid power_demand kltv.com burdened, frustrated, unaffordable
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