Texas lacks master list of data center operators to track water use

Texas regulators told lawmakers they cannot comprehensively monitor water consumption by the state's data centers because no centralized registry of facility operators exists, prompting Sierra Club calls for mandatory water reporting requir

First covered Sep 1, 2026 · 4:48 PM PT · 2 articles · no longer in the live window

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23d Inside Climate News There’s No Comprehensive Mailing List for All Texas Data Center Operators — Texas officials told lawmakers at a state Senate hearing on Tuesday that they want to know how much water data centers across the state are using, but there is…

25d CleanTechnica Sierra Club Urges Texas Senate to Mandate Better Water Reporting and Planning for Data Centers & Power Plants — AUSTIN, Texas — Ahead of today’s public hearing of the Texas Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs, the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter is…

Primary sources

capitol.texas.gov C7002026090109001 (capitol.texas.gov)

sierraclub.org 2026 9 1 Sc Comments To Senate Water (sierraclub.org)

More coverage from around the web

kxan.com Texas regulators will ask data centers to begin reporting their water usage | KXAN Austin

ngwa.org Texas regulators will require data centers to report water usage this spring

texastribune.org Most data centers ignore Texas surveys about their water use

news.utexas.edu Data Centers Are Growing in Texas, But Big Questions Remain About Water Use - UT News

houstonchronicle.com Most Texas data centers aren't complying with a Texas law to report water usage

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