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HOUSTON — As hurricane season officially begins and summer heat intensifies across Texas, all eyes are on the state’s power ...
The Public Utility Commission has been implementing new rules that will make the ERCOT grid more reliable by improving the ...
MORE: Texas to reform energy grid in response to fatal blackouts caused ... A lone driver makes their way through icy road conditions at the LBJ 635 Freeway and North Dallas Tollway interchange ...
The legislation, which now returns to the Senate for review, encourages large-scale users to develop backup power sources.
A bill proposes creating the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee as a means to secure the state’s electric grid through ...
In Texas, electricity generating companies have no incentive to build enough power plants to keep the state online during periods of high demand – think hot August days or a winter freeze.
After losing electricity three times last year, my wife and I installed a 22-kilowatt Generac at our Houston home. Was it ...
Since the winter freeze of 2021, Texas policymakers have been working thoughtfully to ensure the ERCOT grid is able to withstand extreme temperatures, especially during the winter months and for ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Help is on the way for Texas' troubled grid. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced nine states and three Tribal Nations would get money to shore up their ...
Even as the state’s grid holds up this winter, a federal report is raising questions about a heavy reliance on natural gas. In the three years since deadly blackouts paralyzed Texas, two major ...
Texas will need a lot more energy in the future. Driven largely by demand from businesses such as data centers and the oil and gas industry, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s grid ...
Demand for electricity in Texas continues to break records. It comes as the power grid strains under increased demand due to data centers and cryptocurrency mining. It has been hot in Texas this ...