Public Utility Commission of Texas

Government

Regulates the state's electric and telecommunications industries, ensuring safe, reliable, and affordable service.

Sector: government
HQ: TX, US
Stories: 14 on MGRID.org

Stories about Public Utility Commission of Texas (14)

NERC’s Data Center Reliability Rules Pass Final Ballot, But Existing Sites Get 36 Months to Install Recorders

October 16, 2026 · Data Centers

3 sources NERC said its data center and crypto-mine reliability standards for loads of 50 MW or more at 100 kV passed final ballot on Oct. 15, 2026, and now…
Silver Basin Would Net a 180 MW Load Behind Taygete II’s 204 MW Solar Meter, But TNMP Says ERCOT Decides Too Much

October 6, 2026 · Policy & Markets

4 sources Silver Basin Digital Infrastructure and West Texas Solar Project II asked Texas regulators to net a 180 MW load behind the existing 204 MWac Taygete II solar plant…
Texas Drops a $50,000 per MW Interconnection Fee From Its Final Data Center Rules During Its Own Queue Pause

September 21, 2026 · Policy & Markets

3 sources The Public Utility Commission of Texas eliminated a non-refundable interconnection fee and halved the security deposit for large loads, cutting what a data center fronts for an ERCOT…
NERC Sets Data Center Reliability Rules at 50 MW and 100 kV, a Threshold FERC Declined to Name

September 19, 2026 · Data Centers

5 sources NERC has drafted three data center reliability standards that bite at 50 MW, and only for sites supplied at 100 kV or above. FERC ordered the standards in…
BloombergNEF Puts the Texas Data Center Pause at 49.8 GW and Up to $15 Billion

August 17, 2026 · Policy & Markets

5 sources BloombergNEF estimates the Texas data center pause will delay 49.8 GW of demand at a cost of up to $15 billion, as ERCOT asks the PUCT on August…
CenterPoint Submits 17 GW of Large Loads to ERCOT Batch Zero and Adds $1.2 Billion to Its Capital Plan

August 6, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources CenterPoint Energy submitted more than 17 GW of large load projects into the ERCOT Batch Zero screening and raised its 10-year capital plan by $1.2 billion, a gap…
Texas Freezes New Data Center Grid Approvals Until PUCT and ERCOT Audit a 474 GW Queue

August 3, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources Texas Governor Greg Abbott halted new data center grid connections on August 3, ordering the PUCT and ERCOT to audit an interconnection queue that holds more than 1,800…
Texas Awards Xcel’s Southwestern Public Service a $113 Million Grant to Harden the Panhandle and South Plains Grid

July 21, 2026 · News

4 sources Texas awarded Southwestern Public Service a $113 million Outside ERCOT grant to inspect 273,000 poles and harden distribution across the Panhandle and South Plains.
Texas Regulators Order Data Centers to Ride Through Grid Faults, With Compliance Costs up to $1 Million per MW

July 21, 2026 · Power Quality

4 sources Texas regulators approved NOGRR282 on July 9, 2026, requiring data centers of 75 MW or larger in ERCOT to stay connected through voltage and frequency disturbances rather than…
Texas PUC Approves ERCOT ‘Batch Zero’ Process for 438 GW of Large-Load Requests, 75 MW Threshold

June 18, 2026 · Policy & Markets

5 sources Texas regulators approved ERCOT's "Batch Zero" process on June 18, 2026, replacing project-by-project reviews with a single systemwide study that screens 438 GW of large-load requests, nearly 89…