50501-HoustonMay 25

Check out our new shareable/printable "TX Data Centers: A Zine" (May 24, 2026)! https://htxcoalition.us/TX_Data_Centers_A_Zine.pdf

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #generativeAI #genAI #DataCenters #DataCentres #TX #Texas #Houston #HTX #50501Houston #50501Movement #OpenAI #GregAbbott #GovAbbott #WaterConsumption #EnergyConsumption #PowerGrid #ERCOT #NoisePollution #HeatPollution #HavanaSyndrome #HARC #TheTexasTribune #CHRON #HoustonChronicle #EESI

Mark MartinoApr 1
Also today…Texas Supreme Court dismissed thousands of cases brought against the electricity industry that cost lives and ruined homes…because the companies didn’t intend to hurt people or cause death, so they can't be accountable. #Texas #ERCOT
Brad StutzmanMar 19

Data center demand could drive a 79% increase in ERCOT power prices by 2027.

AI + cloud growth is accelerating energy demand fast.

Energy is no longer just a cost, it’s a strategy.

https://zurl.co/wpYgX

#ERCOT #Energy #Texas #AI #Solar #BatteryStorage

Data center demand spike could drive 79% ERCOT price hike in 2027: EIA

In a high-demand scenario, data centers could drive 2025-2027 annual load growth 15% higher in Texas and 4.7% higher in PJM Interconnection, the Energy Information Administration said.

Utility Dive
br00t4cFeb 19
Governor Of Texas Under Fire As ERCOT Issues Emergency Grid Notice In West Texas #GOPLiesAboutEverything #Wheels #Abbott #ERCOT youtube.com/watch?v=k3p-...

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Governor Of Texas UNDER FIRE As ERCOT Issues Emergency Grid Notice In West Texas!

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csJan 28

Bright and shiny out there, #Texas.

#ERCOT #Solar

Robert [KJ5ELX] Jan 25

Reminder. The #ercot dashboard is here. It's worth keeping an eye on it if you're in the state of #texas and depend on ERCOT to keep your electricity on.

#electricity #winterstorm

https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards

Grid and Market Conditions

Deep Press AnalysisJan 23
Texas declares emergency before the freeze. Data centers & AI demand + fragile grid = recipe for disaster. If the gas lines freeze again, your AI revolution goes dark. Meanwhile, insurance rates skyrocket. Infrastructure is the real bottleneck, not code.
#TexasFreeze #ERCOT #EnergyCrisis
https://deeppressanalysis.com
Deep Press Analysis — April 5, 2026

Daily global press synthesis: Artemis II moon launch, Trump's Cabinet shake-up, UK Net Zero debate, China's A.I. evolution, and shifting global supply chains.

Resilient Blocks InitiativeJan 21

As Texans prepare for yet another severe weather event, a lot of us may do well to notice the scope of our concern. Are we thinking only about ourselves and our household? Do our neighbors have our back? Do we have theirs? What could we be doing differently - less anxiously, more efficiently, more resiliently - if we were able to move more collectively? What obstacles are keeping us from defaulting to this approach?

#Texas #ERCOT #WinterStorm

csJan 21

We shall see.
#ERCOT

https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2026-01-20/texas-weather-ercot-freeze

ERCOT: Texas power grid is ready ahead of incoming winter storm

Subfreezing temperatures are expected by Friday as arctic air moves into Texas, with some areas possibly staying below freezing through Monday before warming into the lower 40s on Tuesday.

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Show threadFelix Hamer • electricfelixDec 13, 2025
"A lot more to come" #ERCOT nitter.net/JessePeltan/...