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April 12, 2026

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400 Projects, Two Unanswered Questions, One Legislative Clock

PUC Chair Thomas Gleeson said generation-side price increases are unlikely given Texas's renewable and battery buildout, but flagged the state's multibillion-dollar transmission overhaul as a potential cost pressure.

April 10, 2026

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Caprock Broke Ground. Projects That Can't Match It Won't.

Aligned Data Centers broke ground on Project Caprock, a 540MW, $5 billion campus near Abernathy in Hale County, while at the Capitol, lawmakers grilled ERCOT and PUC officials on who pays for the state's data center surge, and Google confirmed a 933MW natural gas plant under construction in Armstrong County.

April 9, 2026

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Nine Months to Shape the Rules Texas Is About to Write

The PUC is implementing non-refundable application fees for large load interconnection studies and shifting to batch processing.

April 7, 2026

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Medina County Told Microsoft No. Here's the Playbook It Used.

Gov. Abbott's press secretary stated facilities "are required to bring their own power and to disconnect if Texans don't have what they need," and regulators require large data centers to register with ERCOT and the PUC, provide backup power, and help fund grid upgrades.