Data Centers, Oil & Gas Industry to Drive Surge in Texas Electricity Demand

April 25, 2024--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Texas electric grid operator is expecting "tremendous electric demand growth" over the next five to seven years, driven mainly by data centers, oil and gas operations, other new businesses and new residents, Pablo Vegas, president and chief executive of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) (Austin, Texas), told the agency's board of directors this week. The surge in future demand could be abo