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- 内容摘要
- 得克萨斯州电网运营商正在审查总计474吉瓦的新增用电申请，其中约90%来自数据中心
- 当地对数据中心的反对声浪日益高涨；纽约州已于7月实施为期一年的建设禁令
- 阿博特下令对所有申请电网连接的数据中心开展审计，项目方可继续推进
- ERCOT推迟输电规划研究
8月4日（路透社）——得克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特下令暂停通过该州电网互联审批流程批准新的数据中心项目，理由是在当地对这类项目的反对声日益高涨之际，用电需求激增可能威胁电网可靠性。
该州有望成为全球最大的数据中心枢纽之一，行业预测显示，凭借充足的土地、能源供应和友好的商业环境，得州有望在2030年超越弗吉尼亚州。
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不过，由于数据中心大量消耗电力和水资源，以及其运行所需的发电环节带来的污染问题，当地对这类设施的反对声正在升级。上个月，纽约州成为首个对大型数据中心实施建设禁令的州。
在周一致得克萨斯州公共事业委员会和电网运营商ERCOT的一封信中，阿博特指示两家机构在允许更多数据中心项目推进前，对所有申请电网连接的在建数据中心开展审计。
阿博特表示，ERCOT目前正在审查约474吉瓦的新增用电申请，这一规模是该州历史最高峰值负荷的五倍多，其中约90%的申请来自数据中心。
“任何未能通过旨在保护得州电网可靠性和韧性的验证与审计流程的数据中心项目，都必须被否决，”阿博特写道。“简而言之，得州民众的利益必须放在首位。”
根据阿博特的指令，开发商需要提供更多关于电力需求、水资源使用、税收优惠、所有权结构以及减轻当地影响措施的信息。
随着反对声浪加剧，政界人士也开始对数据中心持反对态度。路透社/益普索6月的一项民调显示，仅有三分之一的美国人认可当前数据中心的建设速度。
上周，得克萨斯州副州长丹·帕特里克呼吁监管机构否决ERCOT的二叠纪盆地可靠性计划下的三条765千伏输电线路申请。农村土地所有者反对这些线路的铺设路线。
“如果这些线路必须修建（许多人也认为确实需要修建），那么公共事业委员会的输电审批流程不仅必须优先考虑加强电网，还必须保护得州的土地所有者和社区，”帕特里克在X平台的帖子中写道。
ERCOT表示，将推迟一项于6月获批的、用于管理数据中心电力需求的框架研究。
“ERCOT正在审查阿博特州长关于数据中心的信件，并将与得克萨斯州公共事业委员会合作落实州长的指令，包括推迟‘零批次’输电规划研究，”这家电网运营商在一份电子邮件声明中表示。
公共事业委员会表示，感谢阿博特的指令，并将与ERCOT合作确保各项要求得到全面落实。
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Texas governor orders pause on new data center approvals pending audit
2026-08-04T20:17:04.995Z / Reuters
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- Summary
- Texas grid operator is reviewing 474 gigawatts of proposed new demand, about 90% from data centers
- Local opposition to data centers is rising; New York imposed a one-year moratorium in July
- Abbott orders audit of all data centers seeking grid connections before projects move forward
- ERCOT postpones transmission planning study
Aug 4 (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered a pause on approvals of new data center projects through the state’s grid interconnection process, citing concerns that a surge in electricity demand could threaten reliability at a time when opposition to the projects is growing.
The state is poised to become one of the world’s largest data-center hubs, with industry forecasts suggesting it could surpass Virginia by 2030 thanks to abundant land, energy supplies and a business-friendly environment.
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However, local opposition to the facilities is rising due to their heavy use of energy and water, along with the pollution that stems from power generation needed to run them. Last month, New York became the first state to impose a moratorium on large-scale data centers.
In a letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas and grid operator ERCOT sent Monday, Abbott directed the agencies to conduct an audit of all planned data centers seeking grid connections before any more facilities are allowed to move forward.
ERCOT is currently reviewing roughly 474 gigawatts of proposed new electricity demand, more than five times the state’s record peak load, the governor said, adding that about 90% of the requests are from data centers.
“Any data center project that fails to comply with the verification and audit process to protect the reliability and resilience of the Texas electric grid must be denied,” Abbott wrote. “Simply put, Texans must come first.”
Under Abbott’s directive, developers will be required to provide more information on power demand, water use, tax incentives, ownership structures and efforts to mitigate local impacts.
Politicians have started to turn against the centers due to rising opposition. A June Reuters/Ipsos poll showed just one-third of Americans approve of the pace of data-center construction.
Last week, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick joined calls for regulators to deny applications for three 765-kV lines under ERCOT’s Permian Basin Reliability Plan. Rural landowners have objected to the routes.
“If these lines are going to be built, which many believe must be built, then the PUC’s transmission approval process must not only prioritize strengthening the grid, but also protect Texas landowners and communities,” Patrick wrote in a post on X.
ERCOT said it would postpone a study under a framework approved in June to manage data center power demands.
“ERCOT is reviewing Governor Abbott’s letter concerning data centers and will work with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to implement the Governor’s directive, including postponement of the Batch Zero transmission planning study,” the grid operator said in an emailed statement.
The PUC said that it appreciated Abbott’s directive and would work with ERCOT to ensure the requirements are fully carried out.
Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by Nathan Crooks and David Gaffen
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