Not long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar energy. Now they’re bypassing the grid and building their own gas-fired power plants on site.

The effort includes portable generators being set up at substations around San Antonio to bridge an overtaxed string of ...

Sara DiNatale covers energy, the Texas grid, ERCOT, CPS Energy, and labor for the San Antonio Express-News. She can be reached at (210) 446-3358, [email protected], or @sara_dinatale.

The head of ERCOT says the grid will have enough power supply to meet demand this summer. The outlook comes after a gloomy ...

ERCOT says Texas' power grid could face its biggest strain between 8-9 p.m. this summer as solar generation drops while temperatures remain high.

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

ERCOT’s latest report puts the August risk of a grid emergency at 0.48% in the 9 p.m. hour in the case of extreme heat and low wind and 0.30% for resorting to rolling outages to keep the grid in ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which runs most of the state’s power grid, forecasted record energy demand this summer. ERCOT officials said ...

But the state of the power grid is strong and ready for the demand, said Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. “Because of the contributions of the new resources that we ...

Texas is expected to set a new record for peak energy demand this year during what is predicted to be another of the hottest ...