ERCOT has been directed to finish its audit of up to 300 projects, the majority of them data centers, by December, following an order from Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The audit targets projects that may have misrepresented their power demand during the grid interconnection process. The December deadline creates a hard timeline for one of the largest grid accountability exercises in U.S. data center history.
If ERCOT's audit finds widespread demand misrepresentation, Texas could revoke or reprioritize interconnection agreements, directly disrupting billions of dollars in planned data center investment across the state. The outcome will also influence how other grid operators handle large-load verification nationwide.
Keywords 'ERCOT,' 'audit,' and 'data center' combined with a firm government deadline and a named governor's order triggered selection. The December completion target adds concrete timeline specificity absent from prior coverage of Abbott's order.