Texas must build transmission largely to support oil and gas electrification and to host more power-intensive cryptocurrency mines and data centers, ERCOT says.

Environmentalists are concerned because more data centers mean an increased strain on power and water supplies.

Industrial facilities are the leading reason Texas needs an estimated $30.8 billion to nearly $33 billion in transmission investments, according to a recent ERCOT report. Yet these sectors could ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The operators of the Texas ... from the ERCOT Board in 2024. Hernandez was founder and CEO of Cumulus Data, which ERCOT described as “the first hyperscale data center platform ...

The Board of Directors of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas met Tuesday to discuss a possible a transmission expansion plan alternative to its current 345-kilovolt plan. Coming out of the ...

According to an agreement with Spanish-based Zelestra, four solar facilities will put 595 MW of energy into the ERCOT grid ...

HOUSTON — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has issued a warning ahead of next week's extreme cold weather. ERCOT issued a Weather Watch for Jan. 20 through Jan. 23 due to the arctic ...

NORTH TEXAS — ERCOT issued a weather watch for Monday through Friday due to forecasted cold weather across the region combined with high levels of demand and the potential for lower reserves.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Friday issued a weather watch alert for Jan. 20-23 due to the forecast for cold weather across the state. ERCOT said its weather ...

Grid conditions are expected to be normal during the weather watch, according to a news alert from ERCOT on Friday ... occur across portions of Central Texas Monday night into Tuesday morning.