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

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

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 ...

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 ...