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AI infrastructure power · Large-load interconnection · CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_SHARE-2026-02-25-001

Data-center share of queued load

74.4%

As of 25 Feb 2026 · Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) · Outdated as of 27 Mar 2026 Permalink

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ERCOT slide "Large Load Project Distribution by Type", pie chart label for category "Data Center" (share of tracked large load, with MW).
Category
AI infrastructure power · Large-load interconnection
Object
ercot_large_load_queue
Measure
Data-center share of queued load (load_dc_share)
Family
large_load_queue · load
Geography
ERCOT · US
Organization
ERCOT
Claim type
Official extract
Method
OCR (RapidOCR, 2 agreeing passes) of the chart label on slide 12. Raw sha256 a4cc69d18ea1. Verified against the source file on 2026-09-14 by TechCarta's automated checks: table values were read twice by OCR and matched, columns sum to their printed totals, and each value was compared with the slide image. Approved for publication by C.J. Fernandes.
Source
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Large Load Interconnection Status Update
Grid operator (primary) · retrieved 14 Sep 2026
https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2026/03/05/February-TAC-Report.pdf
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Evidence
Outdated as of 27 Mar 2026 Past its re-check date. Describes the evidence recorded for this claim, not whether it is true. How this is decided
Re-check after
27 Mar 2026 (30 days after the as-of date)
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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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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@misc{carta_loadq_ercot_dc_share_2026_02_25_001,
  author = {{Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)}},
  title = {Large Load Interconnection Status Update: Data-center share of queued load, 74.4\% (as of 2026-02-25)},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2026/03/05/February-TAC-Report.pdf}},
  note = {TechCarta Carta CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_SHARE-2026-02-25-001; source retrieved 2026-09-14},
  url = {https://techcarta.com/carta/CARTA-LOADQ-ERCOT-DC_SHARE-2026-02-25-001/}
}

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