Thomas Gleeson

July 9, 2026

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89% of New Power Requests Are Datacenters. Abbott Wants Guardrails.

Abbott's June letter to PUCT's Thomas Gleeson and ERCOT's Pablo Vegas already instructed both agencies to make sure data center interconnections don't shift infrastructure costs onto ratepayers.

July 6, 2026

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The April Deadline Beats the Rulebook by Three Years

He's asked ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas and PUCT Chair Thomas Gleeson for recommendations by July 17.

July 4, 2026

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Abbott Hardens His Terms. The 2027 Legislature Holds the Pen.

His press office tied the language to his June 10 directive to PUCT Chairman Thomas Gleeson and ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas ordering that data centers not shift costs onto residential ratepayers.

June 18, 2026

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225 Interconnection Requests, One Filter: ERCOT Sorts Real From Paper

Governor Abbott's June 10 letter asked PUCT chairman Thomas Gleeson and ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas to propose rules shielding residential customers from data center-driven bills.

June 16, 2026

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Developers Foot 100% of the Wire. Ratepayers Get the Discount.

In a letter to PUC Chairman Thomas Gleeson and ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas, Abbott directed datacenters to fund 100% of their own electric infrastructure costs and structured interconnections so residential bills decline.

June 13, 2026

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Hyperscalers Wire $200M Upfront as ERCOT's Queue Hits 438 GW

PUCT Chairman Thomas Gleeson backed the move.

May 20, 2026

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Water Plan Skips the 400 GW Queue. Smart Developers Won't.

PUC Chair Thomas Gleeson told lawmakers the state lacks a "clear picture."

April 14, 2026

PUC Chair Thomas Gleeson committed to investigating.

April 13, 2026

PUC Chair Thomas Gleeson committed to investigating.

April 12, 2026

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 11, 2026

PUC Chairman Thomas Gleeson cautioned that current consumption data lacks rigor, setting up a measurement fight that will shape regulatory expectations well before the 2027 legislative session.

April 10, 2026

PUC Chair Thomas Gleeson signaled rebalancing is coming.

April 9, 2026

PUC Chairman Thomas Gleeson is proposing non-refundable application fees to flush speculative projects, while ERCOT will shift to batch processing because individual review of 410 GW is operationally impossible.

February 17, 2026

PUC Chair Thomas Gleeson told an Austin conference: "I don't know if we're going to have enough wind, solar and storage for the 200, 300 gigawatts of load that are coming."