Denton TX - 297 MW existing power ERCOT approval
Company: Core Scientific - Project: Denton
The claim, verbatim
Denton, Texas data center's existing 297 megawatts of power has been conditionally approved by ERCOT as longstanding base load and is exempt from Batch Zero allocation process.
Source (primary)
Core Scientific advances Texas data center power expansion - The Globe and Mail (-, news_article)
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Quote: “existing 297 megawatts of power has been conditionally approved by ERCOT as longstanding base load and is exempt from the Batch Zero allocation process”
How we checked this
Checked on September 25, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The update states that Denton's existing 297 megawatts was conditionally approved by ERCOT as longstanding base load and is exempt from the Batch Zero allocation process.
Confirmed in the source:
- Core Scientific's Denton, Texas data center has 297 megawatts of existing power
- ERCOT has conditionally approved that 297 megawatts as longstanding base load
- That 297 megawatts is exempt from the Batch Zero allocation process
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/CORZ/pressreleases/4555308/core-scientific-advances-texas-data-center-power-expansion/) in full (5,946 characters, retrieved September 20, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Core Scientific advances Texas data center power expansion - The Globe and Mail
Quote: “existing 297 megawatts of power has been conditionally approved by ERCOT as longstanding base load and is exempt from the Batch Zero allocation process”