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Coverage dated November 11, 2026

A Texas grid operator wants the power to make data centers cut usage before grid emergencies

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ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas says the change would help protect residential and everyday business customers in a scarcity event

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  1. Bloomberg

    Texas Grid Boss Wants Data Centers to Cut Power Before Blackouts (opens Bloomberg)

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    The boss of Texas’s electric grid will ask the state legislature for authority to require data centers to decrease power usage even before an emergency is declared.

  2. Quartz

    A Texas grid operator wants the power to make data centers cut usage before grid emergencies (opens Quartz)

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    ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas says the change would help protect residential and everyday business customers in a scarcity event

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