Utility
Oncor and data centers
2 tracked data center projects in Texas, 360 MW of planned capacity.
Part of Sempra.
Tracked data center projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity |
|---|---|---|
| PowerCampus Dallas Texas | Under construction | 300 MW |
| Blueprint Taylor Data Center Texas | Approved | 60 MW |
Capacity is the planned figure each project publishes (utility load or IT load as the record notes). Total for proposed, approved, under-construction and operating projects: 360 MW. A project served by two utilities counts in full for each.
Large-load tariff and rules
We have not yet reviewed this utility’s large-load rules.
Official forecasts of data center load
- Oncor reported 737 large commercial and industrial transmission requests at the end of Q2 2026, including about 282 GW from data centers. (Oncor (PR Newswire via Finviz), 2026-08-06)
Source excerpt
“Those requests included approximately 282 gigawatts from data centers.”
- ERCOT told its board it was assessing more than 233 GW of large-load interconnection requests, over 70% from data centers. (Utility Dive, 2026-01-06)
Source excerpt
“more than 233 GW of large load interconnection requests, with more than 70% coming from data centers”
What sources say about customer bills
Sources saying customers are protected, or bills are lower than they would be
- Oncor: Oncor says it held customer collateral for large-load and generation interconnection requests as of August 2026. (Oncor (PR Newswire via Finviz), 2026-08-06)
Source excerpt
“Oncor held approximately $5.9 billion in customer collateral for active generation and Large Commercial and Industrial”
These are statements by regulators, utilities, advocates and researchers about this utility or its region. They are not a prediction of any customer’s bill, which depends on rates, usage and regulator decisions.
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Last updated Oct 13, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Oncor and data centers. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/utilities/oncor |
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| MLA | “Oncor and data centers.” Data Center Census, Oct 13, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/utilities/oncor. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/utilities/oncor |
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