Key facts
- Texas officials met with Big Tech and energy providers on December 16, 2025, to discuss data center project delays.
- The meeting aimed to reassure large electricity users about ERCOT's grid connection process.
- Developers expressed anxiety over project delays, fearing state obstruction.
Texas officials, including representatives from Governor Greg Abbott's office and the Public Utility Commission, met with Big Tech companies and energy providers on December 16, 2025. The meeting, described as a "transmission roundtable," aimed to address concerns over delays in connecting new data centers to the state's power grid. Developers had grown anxious that the delays, caused by ERCOT's study process, might signal an attempt to prevent new projects from coming online. Some individuals listed as attendees from AEP Texas and Meta were reportedly no longer with their companies.