“I don’t think this is going to tarnish Texas’ reputation as being extremely friendly to data center development.” The number of data centers already under construction will more than double the state’s existing inventory, according to JLL’s midyear data center report, released Tuesday. Texas has the most behind-the-meter data center activity in the U.S., with 40 GW of announced capacity, according to CleanView, which tracks power infrastructure and data center development. Abbott has since focused on the reliability of the ERCOT grid, while data center development has become increasingly unpopular. The Data Center Coalition, an industry association, is hopeful that Abbott’s audit directive will highlight the good actors in the data center industry rather than unnecessarily delay them.