Texas pauses new data-center grid connections while it audits speculative “ghost demand.” Utilities summon each proposed project to a hearing where empty chairs request enough electricity to power entire cities. Applicants must flicker a light, produce an owner, and leave a deposit before receiving megawatts. The audit ends with the only fully built data center rejected because, unlike the ghosts, it actually consumes power.
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