The plan calls for the construction of 765-kilovolt transmission lines, which are designed to carry more electricity than the ...

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The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on April 24 approved a plan by AEP Texas to build one of the first 765-kilovolt ...

The costs will be shared by customers of all utilities that are part of the ERCOT system, which provides electricity to 90% of the state. Regulators said the added flexibility and reliability of ...

The Howard-Solstice transmission line project is part of the Permian Basin Reliability Plan to provide additional power ...

Texas utility regulators with PUC could make grid history with first use of 675 kilovolt transmission lines in the ERCOT grid ...

Texas regulators on Thursday approved the first extra-high-voltage transmission lines on the state’s main power grid in a bid ...

Texas has greatly expanded its renewable energy capacity. Since 2000, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has added nearly 98 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. Of this new capacity, over 70 ...

The state grid’s operator said the current regulation will allow it to meet future demands. The state's main electric grid ...

The Texas Senate just passed a bill that aims to kneecap clean energy with an industry-killing review process. Will the House ...

Electricity demand across the Texan market is set to rise to up to 218GW by 2031, according to the latest estimate from the ...

In a landmark decision, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Thursday approved a plan to build the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region's first extra high voltage ...