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Meta gives Texas data center standards a thumbs up

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, says it endorses Texas’ new data center standards. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott set the new guidelines after intense push back to data centers sprouting across the ...
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President Trump criticizes Gov. Abbott’s directive pausing approval of new data centers in Texas

It comes as more AI data center developers say they are onboard with sweeping audits of the industry.
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Meta commits to Abbott's standards as Texas data center growth accelerates

TEMPLE, Texas — Meta agreed Monday to follow new Texas data-center standards that could shape how major projects develop across Central Texas, including requirements on electricity use, water ...
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Amazon’s Texas AI data center faces a huge climate problem: 7.65GW gas plant could become America’s biggest source of CO₂ emissions in the US as tech giant races to power ...

Data center operators are increasingly pursuing “behind-the-meter” power because connecting enormous new facilities to the grid can take years. Amazon’s AI ambitions are colliding with its climate ...