Demand from large-scale users could strain Texas power grid, ERCOT chief says

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By advancing carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and the hydrogen economy, we can bolster ERCOT's capacity and ensure the resilience of our electric grid.

Demand from large-scale users could strain Texas power grid, ERCOT chief says

The Dallas Morning News, Apr. 24, 2024

AUSTIN – A growing number of industrial-scale users could strain the Texas power grid, setting the stage for a massive buildup of transmission lines across the state, ERCOT’s chief announced Tuesday.

Large-scale power users in the Permian Basin and an influx of artificial intelligence data centers and bitcoin miners have led ERCOT to forecast a 37% jump in electricity demand from industrial-sized users. That’s on top of a 2023 forecast that already anticipated a vast amount of new demand by the end of the decade.

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