AUSTIN, Texas - Data centers coming to Texas now face a more rigorous process for opening in the state after new regulations were announced by state agencies.

What we know: The Public Utilities Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas published the new rules this week as an answer to a letter sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 10. Among the new data center regulations is a requirement that data centers pay for transmission infrastructure built for them and a screening process to prevent developments from putting too much pressure on the electric grid.

The new rules also require data centers to quickly reduce their power consumption when ERCOT orders them to do so.