June 29, 2026
Washington Set the Deadline. Texas Already Wrote the Playbook.Four data centers are already under construction above the Ogallala in Texas and Wyoming, where groundwater has fallen more than 200 feet beyond recharge in places.
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Wyoming borders Texas to the northwest and has become a major source of electrical power exports to Texas through high-voltage transmission lines, particularly from wind generation facilities in the state.
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May 26, 2026
Disclosure Is Coming. Developers Tracking Water Now Won't Break Stride.Meta and Enbridge announced a $1.2 billion, 365 MW solar plus 200 MW/1,600 MWh storage project in Wyoming under that state's Large Power Contract Service tariff, which shields residential ratepayers from large-load impacts.
May 22, 2026
Dallas Wins #1 Globally as Corpus Christi Shows the Real ConstraintEnbridge's Cowboy Project adds 365 MW solar and 200 MW / 1,600 MWh of Tesla storage in Wyoming under Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power's Large Power Contract Service tariff, expanding the Meta partnership to 1.6 GW.
April 5, 2026
West Texas Is Open for Business. Austin Is About to Set the Terms.Wyoming's Cheyenne Area Landowners Coalition is requiring upfront infrastructure payments and rate protections from developers.
March 13, 2026
Virginia's Tax Crack-Up Hands Texas a $73 Billion Recruiting PitchSMRs are the response: Oklo's Aurora at Idaho National Laboratory and TerraPower's Natrium in Wyoming have broken ground, offering 50-300 MW on-site without grid interconnection.
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