Texas moratorium on data centers puts 20% of U.S. pipeline at risk of delay - Bloomberg NEF

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Texas moratorium on data centers puts 20% of U.S. pipeline at risk of delay - Bloomberg NEF

Aug 08, 2026, 8:20 PM ETState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU), DTCR, VPUAEP, IDU, IDGT, RSPU, FUTY, UTES, SRVR, TRFK, VOLTBy : Carl Surran, SA News Editor

The moratorium on Texas data center grid interconnections declared this week by Governor Greg Abbott places ~20% of the total U.S. data center pipeline at risk of delay, and the longer the pause stays in place, the greater the risk to

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The moratorium puts about 20% of the US data center pipeline at risk of delay, threatening significant portions of planned data center expansion.

Delays could jeopardize billions in data center leasing revenue, with potential risks to companies' deposits if projects can't move forward.

The pause increases the risk that Texas could delay or lose its predicted rise as the world’s largest data center hub, potentially ceding the lead to other regions.

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