Texas lawmaker wants data centers to pay their own energy, recycle water, get community consent
Scobleizer · x · 2026-11-05
Texas Representative James Talarico proposed three requirements for big data center companies: pay for their own energy so they don't drive up utility bills statewide, recycle their own water, and obtain community consent before building. Replying, Jason argued the data center industry is already doing much of this — creating jobs, paying taxes, and donating to communities — and said towns hosting compliant data centers should extract as much money as possible for local schools and playgrounds.
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