08/25/2025
On social media, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in June that the Legislature needed to “take a close look” at data centers and crypto mining facilities. “We want data centers, but it can’t be the Wild Wild West of data centers and crypto miners crashing our grid and turning the lights off,” he wrote.
As energy demand surges, largely due to crypto mining facilities, data centers and industrial electrification, Texas officials are looking at how to increase supply and shore up the grid.