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Politics● ElevatedSep 15 · Sep 15, 2026, 11:32 AM

By order of Greg Abbott: Texas water agency will sanction data centers that do not report their water consumption

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Con apenas un 28% de cumplimiento en las encuestas obligatorias del estado y casos como la planta de Bitdeer que consume más de 300 millones de galones al año —equivalente a una ciudad de 3.500 habitantes—, el gobernador Greg Abbott ordenó aplicar sanciones legales a los centros de datos. Quienes no auditen su gasto hídrico enfrentarán faltas penales y la denegación de permisos de interconexión eléctrica ante ERCOT.

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