As Austin keeps getting hotter, Austin Energy shutoffs for nonpayment have increased by more than four-fold over the last four years. Data from the publicly owned utility shows shutoffs skyrocketed from 7,777 in 2022 to more than 35,000 last year. But the increase in shutoffs comes as the utility has made big strides helping struggling […]
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Austin weighs AI growth against power grid limits as data center demand surges
The water and energy demands of data centers are forcing a reckoning in Central Texas