HARC: Texas data centers threaten air quality gains
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A new Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) report finds that if all planned Texas data centers plugged into the grid under the anticipated power mix, the state could erase decades of air quality gains. The finding is conditional: it applies to the scenario in which every planned data center connects to the grid under the expected power mix, not to current operations.
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A new Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) report finds that if all planned Texas data centers plugged into the grid under the anticipated power mix.
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