Technology giants developing big artificial intelligence data centers in Texas will need to pay more for electricity infrastructure upgrades to prevent those costs from burdening households and other businesses, according to the state grid operator’s chief. Affordable power is “at the core” of the conversation that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the grid operator, is having with firms vying to build artificial intelligence facilities that would consume as much electricity as some cities, Chief Executive Officer Pablo Vegas said.
The state needs to figure out how to allocate the cost of building high-voltage transmission lines because the new big users, like data centers, are primarily driving the need for that infrastructure, he said. Rules for co-locating data centers with power plants also need to be reviewed, he said.
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