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  "id": 16302,
  "url": "https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/texas-halts-data-center-connections-to-power-grid-amid-overwhelming-demand",
  "title": "Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand",
  "summary": "Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.",
  "authors": "Jeremy Hsu",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "environment",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-04T20:34:28.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-05T05:10:44.550Z",
  "source_slug": "ars-ai",
  "source_name": "Ars Technica",
  "source_homepage": "https://arstechnica.com/ai/",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16302",
  "original_url": "https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/texas-halts-data-center-connections-to-power-grid-amid-overwhelming-demand",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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