Earlier: A truly staggering expansion of #AI data centers is underway in #Texas, and the state wants to make them pay for the wires that connect them to the grid. But who pays for building a grid that can support data centers? https://www.texasobserver.org/who-pays-for-texas-grid-upgrades-data-centers/
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