Key Takeaways Gov. Greg Abbott’s Aug. 3 audit delayed ERCOT’s data center classifications. ERCOT’s 474 GW queue is about 90% data centers, putting pending projects at risk. PUCT’s Aug. 20 meeting could determine when ERCOT’s Batch Zero process resumes. The following guest post comes from Ziven.io, a public markets intelligence platform delivering data on companies exposed to bitcoin mining, artificial intelligence, and crypto treasury strategies. Originally published on August 7, 2026, by Cindy Feng. Texas is a trending destination for data centers, from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure. So any regulation changes there can read as breaking, and some panic …


