Powering Texas’ Digital Economy: Data Centers and the Future of the Grid

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05/09/2025 11:52:22 AMPowering Texas’ Digital Economy: Data Centers and the Future of the GridERCOT’s recent projections show steep increases in electricity demand in the next few years, much of it driven by the rise of data centers. HARC, in partnership with the University of Houston, explored how data centers are evolving across Texas and what this means for the grid’s future.HARC Data Centers are a physical facility that houses computing IT equipment to store and process data.

Data Centers are a physical facility that houses computing IT equipment to store and process data.

Energy Production,Distribution & Infrastructure,Policy & Governance,Resilience