Texas Leads in Power Plants | Reading and Podcast Picks - August 16th, 2026
Where to find data center information; Texas on top in power plants; Amazon's new data center; and how supply constraints on growth.
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What the Sierra Club wants from the Texas grid
Cyrus Reed on the 765kv routing fight, batch zero, data center NDAs, mitigation fees, behind-the-meter gas, and the coalitions nobody predicted.
Hitting the Breaks on Data Centers | Reading and Podcast Picks - August 9th, 2026
Gov. Abbot's announcement of a pause on data center approvals, what it means for the state; Ezra Klein on opposition to AI; and where should data centers be built in the first place.
How linear generators can fit into the Texas grid
Craig Gordon of Mainspring Energy is pitching his modular generator to utilities, truck depots, dairy digesters, and data centers at a time when ERCOT is rationing grid capacity for large loads.
More Authority for Data Centers? | Reading and Podcast Picks - August 2, 2026
Continued struggles over data center regulation; a new solar farm from a coal plant; energy efficiency tips; and more.
Ten gigawatts are parked in American driveways
Joseph Vellone talks about the barrier to using parked EVs as grid capacity as a flaw in incentives, rather than hardware, and why the barrier is tougher in Texas.
Hyperscalers are utilities
How hyperscalers represent a watershed test of property laws
New Demand Record | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 26, 2026
How the grid survived record breaking demand; Three great podcasts; and what Dinosaur Valley State Park has to do with transmission lines.
Wind is keeping West Texas ranches solvent
John E. Davis on why he put seven wind turbines on his ranch, how the income steadied a working sheep and goat operation, and what he thinks his own party gets wrong about renewables.
Power Wars | Reading and Podcast Picks - July 19th, 2026
PUC rules for data centers; Where chips come from; Texas breaks four solar and storage records; and new investments across the state.