# DEP in Texas Datacenter Context
The Texas Department of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulates air quality and water permits that affect datacenter operations and energy infrastructure development across the state.
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Hyperscalers Stop Waiting on the Grid as ERCOT Stares at 218 GW
Three Mile Island's restart faces a Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing April 23 on water withdrawals, with parallel DEP wastewater and transmission permits stacked.