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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven data center bills on Sept. 21, 2026, directing the CPUC to set tariffs so data centers cover grid costs, adding water-supply disclosures, and removing CEQA categorical exemptions.
Read the story →Gov. Greg Abbott's Sept. 21 letter told TCEQ to pause all data center permits until ERCOT finishes its review; ERCOT's notarized RFI responses were due Oct. 12, TCEQ's compliance update was due Oct. 19, and an ERCOT-PUC report is expected by Dec. 10.
Cipher Digital priced $850 million of 0.00% convertible notes due 2032 on Oct. 14, weeks after disclosing an amended Barber Lake lease in Colorado City, Texas, that it said extends contracted term to 20 years and lifts site revenue to over $9 billion.
NERC said Oct. 15 that its computational-load reliability standards for AI data centers and crypto miners of 50 MW or more at 100 kV or above passed final ballot. They go next to NERC's board, then to FERC, which set a Dec. 31, 2026 filing deadline.
Texas regulators approved, with six ERCOT conditions, a net metering arrangement putting a proposed 180-MW data center behind a Pecos County solar plant, as ERCOT recommended conditional approval of a 1,200-MW Amazon load at Comanche Peak.
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