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  "notes": "The label's share and MW imply a denominator of about 235,382 MW; the queue total on the same deck's table is 237,712 MW.",
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    "plain": "Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). (2026). Large Load Interconnection Status Update [Data-center share of queued load: 74.4%, as of 2026-02-25]. Retrieved 2026-09-14, from https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2026/03/05/February-TAC-Report.pdf. Recorded in TechCarta, CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_SHARE-2026-02-25-001. https://techcarta.com/carta/CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_SHARE-2026-02-25-001/",
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