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 state’s grid operator can meet the moment, Pablo Vegas, president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, told a panel of lawmakers last week. So long as politics don't interfere.

State regulators have unanimously approved the biggest upgrade to the Texas electric grid in more than a decade, a plan that calls for creation of a power superhighway using super-high voltage ...

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

Battery electric storage is booming in Texas. The technology is seen as a linchpin in climate change mitigation that can work ...

Over the past two decades, 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.

“We’re at a pivotal point to decide,” Kristi Hobbs, a system planner with state grid operator the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, told regulators earlier this year. “Do we want to ...

The LCRA project will add 188 megawatts (MW) of dispatchable generation to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ (ERCOT) grid. Per program rules, the PUCT may award the LCRA a maximum of $ ...

2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AEP Texas is set to build one of the first 765-kV transmission line projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to support the growing electricity needs of ...

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