At ERCOT's request, CPS speeds up new transmission line buildout to ease risk of cascading outages on Texas grid.

Electric companies are dropping out of taxpayer-funded Texas Energy Fund, more will follow if GOP power bills pass.

The electric power industry wants the Legislature to spend big to stabilize the notoriously wobbly ERCOT grid. Texas undoubtedly needs additional generation, new transmission lines and expanded ...

From 2021 to 2024, transmission congestion within ERCOT cost consumers more than $7 billion — passed along to electric bills.

The head of the Texas power grid ... ERCOT is that new power supply is more often built far from other urban centers where demand is greatest. Vegas emphasized the need for more transmission lines ...

Texas’ main grid operator on Tuesday approved a $54 million plan to replace two aging natural gas-powered plants near San Antonio with the massive mobile generators that CenterPoint Energy came ...

Dublin, March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Fundamentals and Practical Applications of The Texas ERCOT ... the smart grid, renewable energy and the building of new transmission lines.

This approach moves more electricity at a lower cost than multiple smaller lines, which in turn can reduce costs and strengthen the grid. Transmission challenges aren’t unique to Texas.

In fact, "Texas is open for business like never before," Patrick said in a statement on SB6. "SB6 will ensure the (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) grid is ... of new power lines ...

The bill, which would improve grid reliability among other things, readies the state to support more data centers and AI infrastructure.