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

Everyday residents and small businesses could end up paying for much of the $30 billion-plus in new and upgraded long-distance power lines needed largely to support more data centers, oil and gas ...

Utility regulators are concerned about the potential for costs to spiral and supply chain constraints to slow development.

Over the past seven years, the company said it has successfully completed eight 345kV transmission line projects in its Texas and New Mexico service territory, adding 318 miles to its extensive ...

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 ...

Transmission lines, the “superhighways” of the grid, are considered a public good. Thus, transmission costs are paid for by all Texas electricity consumers on their monthly electricity bill ...