Thousands of diesel generators complicate Texas's AI crackdown
Thousands of diesel generators and increasingly large private power plants sit next to the data centers. Some developers are building or planning enough power generation on-site that the distinction between a data center and an industrial power facility starts getting fuzzy.It's a problem raised in an open letter sent to Abbott by the NAACP Texas State Conference and the NAACP Center for Environmental and Climate Justice. The groups argue that Texas’s new measures remain too focused on data centers seeking connections to the Texas grid, potentially leaving a giant loophole for those that generate or source their own electricity.
- ▪Thousands of diesel generators and increasingly large private power plants sit next to the data centers.
- ▪Some developers are building or planning enough power generation on-site that the distinction between a data center and an industrial power facility starts getting fuzzy.It's a problem raised in an open letter sent to Abbott by the NAACP Te
- ▪The groups argue that Texas’s new measures remain too focused on data centers seeking connections to the Texas grid, potentially leaving a giant loophole for those that generate or source their own electricity.
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AI Platforms & Assistants AI data centers in Texas are using a permit designed for dry cleaners to run thousands of diesel generators, and critics say the state’s new crackdown won’t fix it Features By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 1 October 2026 More than 2,100 diesel generators show how AI’s power demands are testing regulations to the breaking point When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The data center boom powering a lot of AI infrastructure has provoked pushback from a wide array of groups…
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