North Texas energy

Oncor Advances Collin County Grid Upgrades as Princeton Work Starts

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Oncor Collin County electric grid reliability upgrades power lines

COLLIN COUNTY , Oncor is pushing a multi-year package of electric reliability upgrades across fast-growing Collin County, with construction in and around Princeton that the utility said would begin the week of Aug. 24, 2026, plus related work in McKinney, Celina, and other communities named on its Collin County service improvements page. The utility frames … Read more

Denton Opens Data Center Moratorium Hearings as Core Scientific Seeks Land

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Denton Texas data center moratorium hearing electrical infrastructure civic finance

DENTON — Denton City Council held the first of two required public hearings on Sept. 22, 2026, on a proposed 90-day moratorium on new data-center development, as Core Scientific, the city’s largest data-center operator, has approached Denton Municipal Electric about leasing more public land south of its current site. The pause would give council time … Read more