Transmission lines, the “superhighways” of the grid ... reason Texas needs an estimated $30.8 billion to nearly $33 billion in transmission investments, according to a recent ERCOT report.

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Texas is facing a rapidly evolving energy landscape, driven in part by the surging power demands of data centers and cryptocurrency mining ...

As the market for renewables in Texas continues to strengthen and innovate, the power makeup of the state’s electric grid is slated to keep shifting toward adding more renewables. Last year ...

Texas’ grid operator wants to keep the Braunig Power Station’s Unit 3 running until CPS gets new transmission lines in place.

David Blackmon is a Texas-based public policy ... and not due to any efforts by ERCOT to preserve grid stability. Those outages were the result of power lines being downed by the snow and ice ...

A wide area from central Texas through the Florida Panhandle is ... The state grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, also issued a transmission emergency alert at 5 a.m. local ...

In the midst of a population and economic boom, Texas is outgrowing its aging power grid and ... If implemented, ERCOT’s plan would be the largest build-out of transmission lines since Texas ...

As energy demand surges, largely due to crypto mining facilities, data centers and industrial electrification, Texas officials ... means the grid will need more transmission lines, ERCOT CEO ...

Texas’ main ... connected to the ERCOT grid to register their power usage with regulators. The projected growth in usage also means the grid will need more transmission lines, ERCOT CEO Pablo ...

Data Centers Are Booming in Texas ... to the ERCOT grid to register their power usage with regulators. The projected growth in usage also means the grid will need more transmission lines, ERCOT ...

Meanwhile, power-meter data at the massive Freeport LNG complex indicated as many as three production lines ... state grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, also issued a ...