# @nbcdfw on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXXrPrpEqki
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64395340-nbcdfw-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-20T22:18:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC DFW (@nbcdfw) — https://gondola.cc/nbcdfw

## Caption

Texas power demand could quadruple by 2032, according to ERCOT.⁠
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But there’s a catch: ERCOT says the forecast is a “snapshot,” not a prediction, and experts say many of the projects driving that number may never get built.⁠
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“There’s just physically no way to connect that much load that fast,” one energy researcher said.⁠
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Still, demand is rising fast, especially from data centers powering AI, and it could impact costs for everyone. ⁠
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#ERCOT #TexasEnergy #PowerGrid #DataCenters #AI #DFW #TexasNews #Energy #Infrastructure #Climate

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energy, dfw, ercot, infrastructure, texasnews, datacenters, texasenergy, climate, ai, powergrid

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