ERCOT Says Abbott’s Data Center Audit Will Be Done in December
Inside Climate News • 8/24/2026 – 8/25/2026
Summary
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) announced that the audit of data centers, as requested by Governor Abbott, will be completed in December. The first group of large data centers seeking to connect to Texas’ grid will not proceed until mid-December, as ERCOT staff needs to review the first 300 projects, with 90 percent being data centers, in “Batch Zero” and conduct a community impact review.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
46d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
1106
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1106/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1106/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 50
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (4/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 46 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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