Governor Abbott Announces Data Center Coalition Commits To Comply With His Data Center Standards

Governor Abbott Announces Data Center Coalition Commits To Comply With His Data Center Standards Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Data Center Coalition , the data center sector's membership coalition, will comply with the standards and guidelines he established for data centers. Governor Abbott's guidelines and guardrails are working. They are being universally implemented by data centers across the state. One data center that could not comply chose to end operations before even beginning construction. “I established clear guardrails to ensure data centers protect our electric grid, conserve our water, respect our neighborhoods, and pay their own way,” said Governor Abbott. "They must not pass costs on to Texas families or interfere with their quality of life.” Earlier this summer, Governor Abbott established clear, commonsense statewide standards to ensure data center development does not come at the expense of Texas families or communities. The Governor directed the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to ensure data centers: Pay for their electric infrastructure instead of shifting costs onto Texas familie