# Texas halt on powering data centers reflects US reckoning over ‘ghost’ demand

https://mins.news/en/item/40085

- Reuters, 2026-09-01 10:10 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/texas-halt-powering-data-centers-reflects-us-reckoning-over-ghost-demand-2026-09-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a96a47f2732d80001673b7f

> Texas has halted efforts to power data centers, highlighting a broader US reassessment of “ghost” demand. Across the central United States, data centers have requested roughly as much electricity as all homes nationwide use, but much of that projected demand may be illusory.

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