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Texas Leads in Power Plants | Reading and Podcast Picks - August 16th, 2026
Where to find data center information; Texas on top in power plants; Amazon's new data center; and how supply constraints on growth.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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Power Wars | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 19th, 2026
PUC rules for data centers; Where chips come from; Texas breaks four solar and storage records; and new investments across the state.
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Shifting Winds for Data Centers | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 12, 2026
How and why attitudes towards data centers are changing; What they show about US industrial strength; Latitude Media's podcast on their path forward…
Jul 12
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(Energy) Independence Day | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 5, 2026
How Texas can continue to lead the nation; SCOTUS ruling; Congress moves to help ratepayers?; New research from Columbia's Center on Global Energy…
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Transmission Lines and Good Times | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 28, 2026
The 765-kV story continues to unfold; new FERC directive; NRG opens Houston power plant; new reports from Columbia and MIT; Base Power expands to PJM…
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Good Neighbor Data Centers? | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 21, 2026
Little change to energy prices; communities and carbon accounting vs. data centers; Trump's coal investment in Texas; and a busy week at the PUC.
Jun 21
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New Rules for Data Centers | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 14, 2026
The Texas Tribune maps data center buildout; Google's bet on the grid; Details on the Governor's letter to PUC and ERCOT; Record demand predictions; and…
Jun 14
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Billions of Dollars, Nowhere to Plug In | Reading and Podcast Picks - June 7, 2026
Data centers and grid access; Texas battery storage leads the nation; the Texas Energy Fund's first projects; home efficiency rebates lose…
Jun 7
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The Data Center Edition | Reading and Podcast Picks - May 31, 2026
Data centers, electricity prices, and who should pay; 24/7 renewables closer than you think; data centers' water footprint in Texas; Fervo Energy goes…
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