Texas Grid Chief Seeks Authorization for Data Centers to Reduce Power Usage Ahead of Emergency Declaration

The head of the Texas grid plans to seek authorization from the state legislature to require data centers to reduce their power usage before an emergency declaration is made. Currently, Texas can only request data centers to lower their power demand when the electricity emergency reaches the second level of a three-tier alert system. Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), hopes to require these facilities to cut back on power usage even before the grid reaches a level one alert or shows initial signs of power shortages. Vegas stated that reducing the power consumption of large users like data centers needs to be considered for earlier stages of the process to avoid power shortages affecting residents' lives and daily business activities.

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