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Hitting the Breaks on Data Centers | Reading and Podcast Picks - August 9th, 2026
Gov. Abbot's announcement of a pause on data center approvals, what it means for the state; Ezra Klein on opposition to AI; and where should data…
 • Texas Energy & Power Media
36:26
How linear generators can fit into the Texas grid
Craig Gordon of Mainspring Energy is pitching his modular generator to utilities, truck depots, dairy digesters, and data centers at a time when ERCOT…
 • Nate
40:54
The Texas Energy Fund's first co-op loan
Rayburn Electric closed a 3 percent state loan in June and is building 570 MW in Sherman, and Christian Nagel walks through data center vetting, home…
 • Matt Boms and Nate
Texas power companies and utilities see stellar 2Q on data center expansion
How data centers are influencing returns
 • Robert Curran
More Authority for Data Centers? | Reading and Podcast Picks - August 2, 2026
Continued struggles over data center regulation; a new solar farm from a coal plant; energy efficiency tips; and more.
 • Texas Energy & Power Media
39:22
Ten gigawatts are parked in American driveways
Joseph Vellone talks about the barrier to using parked EVs as grid capacity as a flaw in incentives, rather than hardware, and why the barrier is…
 • Matt Boms and Nate
Hyperscalers are utilities
How hyperscalers represent a watershed test of property laws
 • Seyi Fabode
New Demand Record | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 26, 2026
How the grid survived record breaking demand; Three great podcasts; and what Dinosaur Valley State Park has to do with transmission lines.
 • Texas Energy & Power Media
45:18
Wind is keeping West Texas ranches solvent
John E. Davis on why he put seven wind turbines on his ranch, how the income steadied a working sheep and goat operation, and what he thinks his own…
 • Joshua Rhodes and Nate
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