The loan is the second finalized under the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program, approved by voters in 2023.

Power demand is quickly increasing across Texas, and new University of Houston research suggests the state’s power grid, in ...

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Texas is experiencing a surge in solar power. With all this new solar power flooding the grid, will my monthly electricity ...

Even with winter weather approaching Texas, some electric generating stations will not be operating. Less than 10% of the total electrical generating capacity in Texas is offline and unavailable.

States should remove barriers to building, siting and competition to unleash electricity. Power demand is surging. New data centers, factories and the electrification of the economy propel a thirst ...

Thus, the expansion of data centers could be a boon to gas-fired generation in Texas, said Aneesh Prabhu, power and liquefied natural gas infrastructure managing director at S&P Global Ratings ...

Even with winter weather approaching Texas, some electric generating stations will not be operating. Less than 10% of the total electrical generating capacity in Texas is offline and unavailable.

Since 2000, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has added nearly 98 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. Of this new capacity, over 70 percent (69 GW) has come from wind and solar farms.

Even if enough renewable energy is available, simply switching from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles (EVs) won't be ...

Even with winter weather approaching Texas, some electric generating stations will not be operating. Less than 10% of the total electrical generating capacity in Texas is offline and unavailable.