A new report outlines how ERCOT’s transformation, increased load growth and extreme weather risks challenge Texas’ grid ...

If you’re talking about bottom-line dollars, the wind turbines make more for the ranch than the cattle do,” says Bobby Helmers, an 84-year-old West Texas rancher whose journey from oilman to wind ...

With triple-digit temps scorching Texas this week, many Houstonians are anxiously watching the sky, not just for the sun, but ...

After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.

Texas’ independent electric grid has transformed in recent years with the significant addition of wind, solar and battery storage facilities, and faces new risks as large load users like data ...

The new facility, known as the Bexar Corrilla project, will comprise approximately 500 reclaimed EV battery packs. According ...

Hundreds of electric vehicle batteries at the end of their automotive lives are being repurposed to provide energy storage ...

And right now, the agency that manages the state's power, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, is actually getting just a bit more power from windmills than they planned.

Texas will need almost double the electricity it consumes today to meet a demand driven mainly by data centers and the oil and gas industry, a demand that ERCOT President Pablo Vegas said the grid ...

Texas electric grid is getting stronger, despite the Legislature’s best efforts to weaken it Despite a bevy of bad bills, Texas electric grid could see improvements thanks to new laws and rules.

On May 29, 2025, the Texas Legislature passed SB 6, which enacted new requirements governing the planning, interconnection, and operation of large electrical loads and generation resources in ERCOT.

ERCOT controls the state's power grid. Before the storm, there was some anticipation that turbines could freeze, but it didn't anticipate needing so much power from traditional sources.