data centers

Data centers are creating enormous demand for new electricity in Texas. But can the grid actually meet it?

Texas leads the nation in utilities shutting off electricity and natural gas services to customers who can't afford their energy bills, according to a report released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The report summarizes data center operations, growth, and impacts, along with a review of national and international efforts to respond to data center challenges and a summary of recommendations.

A recent study reveals the significant and largely unaccounted-for pressure that the rapid expansion of data centers is placing on Texas’ water resources. The number of massive data centers is surging in Texas, placing a strain on the grid. They are also demanding a lot of water that many areas just don't have.

The number of data centers in the San Antonio area continues to grow. And District 10 Councilmember Marc Whyte is presenting a nuanced position on the growth as an opportunity for the city’s economy — boosting revenue for CPS Energy and providing a projected $50 million dollars for the city’s general fund. Whyte is calling for managing data center growth to protect the region's water and neighborhoods.

Pacifico Energy and other energy companies are rushing to build private power plants across the Lone Star State.

More than 20 sprawling data centers that house and cool a massive collection of computer equipment are in the San Antonio area, and more are on the drawing board.

After the San Marcos City Council voted to deny a rezoning proposal from a data center, some water advocates took a breath, but the fight to preserve Hays County water isn't over.

In an eight hour meeting, council members were inundated with citizens registering their opposition to the proposal over concerns about water, the environment and conscientious development.

The Donald J. Trump Advanced Energy and intelligence Campus — near Amarillo — plans to use nuclear power for the biggest data center ever. And how in 1910 the classic western movie was born in San Antonio.