Getting power in Texas, answered from the record
Each answer is dated and cites the filing it came from.
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Texas?
Stated power dates for new Texas large loads usually slip. What the ERCOT record shows about requests, approvals and energized load, and what the 2026 holds did to timelines.
Updated November 8, 2026
How does ERCOT large load interconnection work in 2026?
How a 75 MW or larger load connects to the ERCOT grid in 2026: the batch study that replaced the one-at-a-time LLIS, the adopted 16 TAC §25.194 security and site control rules, and approval to energize.
Updated November 8, 2026
What is ERCOT Batch Zero?
ERCOT's one-time Batch Zero study of large loads: how loads were classified, who is in it, the 2026 audit and data center energization pause, and when results are due.
Updated November 8, 2026
How big is the ERCOT large load queue?
ERCOT tracks roughly 474 GW of large load requests, mostly data centers. How much has approval to energize, how much is actually running, and why the queue is not a build schedule.
Updated November 8, 2026
What does Texas SB 6 require of large loads and data centers?
What Senate Bill 6 (2025) requires of large loads in ERCOT: the 75 MW threshold, disclosures, the $100,000 study fee floor, site control and security, firm load shed curtailment, and the rules implementing it.
Updated November 8, 2026