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Gov. Abbott Orders State Regulators to Shield Texas Homeowners From Data Center Costs
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Fusion42 · 24 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Texas Governor Abbott has directed state regulators to protect residential customers from bearing the infrastructure costs of data centre expansion. The order addresses cost-shifting concerns as data centre demand strains local power and water systems.
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If you're building or operating data centres in Texas, you've just lost cost transfer as a path to unit economics. The state has now made residential ratepayers off-limits; your power and water costs will stay on your books, not shift to homeowners—call your utility contacts this week to understand which infrastructure upgrades you'll now fund directly.
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