With demand expected to soar, the Legislature passed bills aimed at boosting supply and making the grid more reliable. Bills to impose more regulations on renewables died.

Texas has long been a magnet for manufacturing and data center development, thanks to its business-friendly climate, abundant land, and ...

The legislation, which now returns to the Senate for review, encourages large-scale users to develop backup power sources.

Texas’ love affair with crypto mining appears ... CPS prepares for tenfold increase in electricity demand from San Antonio data centers ERCOT tracks more than 2,000 megawatts of crypto load ...

Texas power grid operator ERCOT is projecting an explosion in energy demand over the next five years, with peak electricity use more than doubling as new data centers come online around the state.

Texas is no stranger to power grid anxiety. Between the heat that's only getting hotter, an aging fleet of power plants, and the challenges of integrating renewable energy, the system is fragile.

By 2030, Texas could need nearly 80% more electricity during times of peak usage, ERCOT revealed in April. Though there’s doubt on whether all the data centers, cryptocurrency mines and hydrogen ...

Electricity demand across the Texan market is set to rise to up to 218GW by 2031, according to the latest estimate from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the ... Transfer to provide ...

In the Austin area, Baxtel's Texas data center map shows 50 facilities. In February, there were 47. According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the state's power ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. Texas's power grid operator, ERCOT, projects peak electricity demand to reach 218 gigawatts by 2031, more than double the 2023 record of 85.5 GW. Data ...

ODESSA — Texas will need a lot more energy in the future. Driven largely by demand from businesses such as data centers and the oil and gas industry, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ...

In Texas, electricity generating companies have no incentive to build enough power plants to keep the state online during periods of high demand – think hot August days or a winter freeze.