Power bills more than 250 per cent higher near data centres
cdrnsf
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May 27, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (1 comments)
butvacuum
I can't see the article- but a little research on ERCOT's wholesale pricing maps reveals two things: 1) today's prices are somewhere between -$200 and +$200 and 2) theres 900+ discrete pricing locales in Texas. And, here's a bit of reading on the process for a customer requiring >75MW: https://www.dlapiper.com/en-us/insights/publications/2026/03...