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The U.S. Department of Energy oversees federal policy and research related to energy infrastructure, including matters affecting Texas's power generation and grid management.
July 9, 2026
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89% of New Power Requests Are Datacenters. Abbott Wants Guardrails.
The Department of Energy finalized a $3.26 billion loan to AEP's Texas subsidiary covering roughly 100 projects across 2,800 miles of transmission, expected to double the state's power-carrying capacity.
May 26, 2026
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Disclosure Is Coming. Developers Tracking Water Now Won't Break Stride.
The bill requires DOE to track water and electricity consumption at AI data centers over 100 MW that qualify for accelerated federal permitting under Executive Order 14318, distinguishing closed-loop from open-loop cooling and disclosing who pays interconnection costs.
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