NRG President and CEO Robert Gaudette did not go into detail about whether or how the data center interconnection pause announced by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday would affect the pending hyperscaler deal, which NRG cautioned is not yet final. By the numbers: NRG Q2 2026 $3.2B Cost for 1.2-GW initial phase of potential 2.4-GW Texas hyperscaler deal (implied ~$2,670/kW). The move affects 1.2 GW of the LS Power generation assets and “was not included in our underwriting,” Chung said. Abbott’s “audit” of Texas data center projects seeking grid interconnections will affect the deal announced this week or NRG’s broader BYOP strategy.