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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the electricity desk.
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A Houston Advanced Research Center assessment projects that Texas data-centre electricity demand could push some power-sector emissions back towards levels last seen in the early 2000s. The model’s results vary substantially with the power supply chosen.
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A report from Environmental Defense Fund and Atlas Public Policy says fossil fuels could make up about 70% of US power capacity coming online in 2030 if current projects proceed. The analysis draws on generator project data reported through the second quarter of 2026.
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An Environment America analysis of federal filings puts proposed US grid-connected natural-gas capacity due by 2030 at 60.4 GW, up 44% from December 2025. The report links much of the increase to rising electricity demand from data centres.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed seven laws requiring greater reporting on data-center water and electricity use and setting requirements for grid, water-supply and land-use impacts. The package assigns proposed infrastructure-upgrade costs to data centers and gives local communities more information about projects.