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

Developers of renewable generation would be required to match it with new gas-fired generation, which could be impossible.

The same is true in Waco and Hillsboro, where a planned data center is calling for 828 megawatts of power per year. That eclipses the amount the cities used together in 2023. It’s the same story in ...

Texas is dealing ... the state's 340 data centers, combined with a growing population and the electrification of oil fields, are pushing power demands to new heights. "ERCOT said just last year ...

Data centers, crypto miners and increasing electrification of factories across Texas creates nuance unlike anything grid operator the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has had to manage before.

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AUSTIN, Texas — During a week when many parts of Texas struggled to get above freezing, the power grid held. But only a week before, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, ERCOT, issued a ...

Data centers, crypto miners and increasing electrification of factories across Texas creates nuance unlike anything grid operator the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has had to manage before.

The ERCOT Board of Directors convene for a meeting at the organization's headquarters in Austin on Dec. 3, 2024. (Noah Devereaux For The Texas Tribune, Noah Devereaux For The Texas Tribune ...

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 ...