I can't see the article- but a little research on ERCOT's wholesale pricing maps reveals two things: 1) today's prices are somewhere between -$200 and +$200 and 2) theres 900+ discrete pricing locales in Texas.
"yeah the government is bankrupting us to death but it's only in some zip codes so it's all cool"
Not to mention electricity prices have already gone up such a similar percentage since 2020 already, so those people are already looking at a 500% increase versus say 2020, and their salaries have not gone up that percentage I can bet a finger.
It's frustrating seeing this issue framed as a big tech issue, and not as an issue of government refusing to govern. Not only are local governments welcoming these data centers, but they're giving them tax breaks to move into town. If it's going to cause the quality of life of your citizens to supply these data centers with water/power, the least you could do is not give them a tax break for doing so.
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 24.4 ms ] threadAnd, here's a bit of reading on the process for a customer requiring >75MW: https://www.dlapiper.com/en-us/insights/publications/2026/03...
I that article, 267% represents the highest increase seen. It's not any sort of average. It's odd that it's reappeared in this article now.
Not to mention electricity prices have already gone up such a similar percentage since 2020 already, so those people are already looking at a 500% increase versus say 2020, and their salaries have not gone up that percentage I can bet a finger.
It's frustrating seeing this issue framed as a big tech issue, and not as an issue of government refusing to govern. Not only are local governments welcoming these data centers, but they're giving them tax breaks to move into town. If it's going to cause the quality of life of your citizens to supply these data centers with water/power, the least you could do is not give them a tax break for doing so.