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Texas suspends 17 data center permits, disables automated TCEQ filing portal

Texas environmental regulator TCEQ has suspended 17 stormwater construction permits tied to data center projects and shut down its STEERS portal that had been auto-approving applications, despite Governor Greg Abbott's September call to pause new permits. Watchdog groups FracTracker Alliance and Public Citizen had reported over two dozen permits, including ones for OpenAI and Amazon projects, were still issued after the halt was ordered.

tomshardware.com · 2026-10-24

SemiAnalysis: data center moratoriums delaying just 2.3GW of 21GW capacity

SemiAnalysis research shared on X found that over 300 local data center moratoriums across the US have only likely delayed about 2.3 gigawatts out of roughly 21 gigawatts of planned capacity in affected areas. The firm tracks more than 400 local restrictions across 17 states and says its 2027 forecast of 38 GW of US data center capacity has barely changed over the past year.

tomshardware.com · 2026-10-18