ERCOT’s data-center queue has ballooned to 519 large-load requests in two years, sharpening fights at FERC and in Congress over who pays for AI-driven grid upgrades as Meta locks in new power and capacity deals.

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1. Texas grid slammed by 519 power-hungry AI data center requests in just two years — The Cool Down

   Texas grid slammed by 519 power-hungry AI data center requests in just two years

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Proposed AI data centers are poised to put a new kind of pressure on Texas' power system as their electricity needs climb, The Texas Tribune reported.

That potential demand is arriving as the grid has come under intense scrutiny in recent years.

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According to The…

‘Buckle up’: FERC, lawmakers grapple with data center costs - E&E News by POLITICO — POLITICO

‘Buckle up’: FERC, lawmakers grapple with data center costs - E&E News by POLITICO

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# ‘Buckle up’: FERC, lawmakers grapple with data center costs

Speakers at POLITICO’s Energy Summit pressed for more government action to ensure utility ratepayers don’t bear the costs of an energy-intensive AI boom.

Federal Energy Regulatory…

RWE secures Meta PPA on 298-MW Texas solar project — Solar Power World

# RWE secures Meta PPA on 298-MW Texas solar project

Author: Billy Ludt

Published: 2026-06-11T16:52:58+00:00

Source: solarpowerworldonline.com (solarpowerworldonline.com)

Language: en

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RWE secures Meta PPA on 298-MW Texas solar project

RWE and Meta have arranged a long-term corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) for the electricity generated by the 298-MWAC Rabbit’s Foot Solar…

Reliance, Meta Partner to Build AI-Enabled Data Centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat — TelecomTalk

Reliance, Meta Partner to Build AI-Enabled Data Centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat

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### Highlights

- Reliance and Meta have partnered to develop a 168 MW AI-enabled data centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

- The facility will be Meta's first built-to-suit data centre in India.

- Reliance will provide end-to-end services, from design and construction to operations and utility management.

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NVIDIA's First Co-Packaged Optics Switch Lands at Lambda, Cutting 3kW Per Rack and Freeing Power for 3,137 Extra GPUs — Wccftech

# NVIDIA's First Co-Packaged Optics Switch Lands at Lambda, Cutting 3kW Per Rack and Freeing Power for 3,137 Extra GPUs

Author: Hassan Mujtaba

Published: 2026-06-11T09:05:13+00:00

Source: wccftech.com (wccftech.com)

Language: en

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NVIDIA's First Co-Packaged Optics Switch Lands at Lambda, Cutting 3kW Per Rack and Freeing Power for 3,137 Extra GPUs

# NVIDIA’s First Co-Packaged Optics…

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