
Texas Gas Tech on Data Centers, AI Demand, and Your Home
I’m a natural gas technician in Texas, and I’ve watched recent energy news with a mix of pride and concern. Our state’s tech boom — especially an explosion of new data centers driven by artificial intelligence — is now being fueled by a wave of new gas infrastructure. As a Texan and a gas pro, I’ve seen companies planning multi-gigawatt plants and pipelines just to power these server farms. That means more competition for gas, which touches every homeowner’s life. In this article I’ll walk you through why gas is suddenly at the center of Texas’s grid plans, what it means for cities from Dallas-Fort Worth to rural West Texas, and practical steps you can take at home....