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President Trump criticized Texas's pause on data center approvals, calling it a mistake.
Projections put data center water use between 29 billion and 161 billion gallons a year by 2030. The range is the point, and it is part of what the state's new audit is meant to settle.
Abbott's directive orders regulators to measure water and power at proposed data centers before any new grid connections are approved.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT are adopting measures requiring data centers to cover transmission costs and contribute to residential bill relief following Governor Abbott's directive.
