Solar energy now makes up almost 20 percent of the grid’s capacity and 40 percent of new gigawatts in line for ...

Vistra, the state’s biggest power generator, said on Aug. 5, 2022, that it had bought back $1.6 billion of its shares and its board of directors authorized spending an additional $1.65 billion ...

Texas doesn't have a state net-metering program, but local electric providers and municipal power companies have their own plans that compensate customers for giving energy back to the grid.

Your energy choice determines how you use electricity from the grid — whether you sell energy back, store it in solar batteries, or rely on the grid for backup power.

A panel of judges has said that big power companies cannot be held liable for failure to provide electricity during the 2021 blackout. The reason is Texas’ deregulated energy market.

As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes ...

Other electric providers have launched demand response programs using smart devices to power virtual power plants in Texas. NRG Energy and Renew Home, for instance, announced in November that they ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The five members of the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) unanimously approved a framework for incentivizing building new power plants. The plan would eventually pay power ...

Cheap electricity from wind turbines and solar panels provided about 26% of electricity in Texas last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, up from 0.7% in 2002.

On Monday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas set a new unofficial peak record of demand, a spokesperson said. Total power demand reached 78.3 gigawatts, surpassing the previous record of ...