AI Thermostats Pitched for Texas Homes to Relieve Stressed Grid November 8, 2024 By Naureen S. Malik Three of the biggest names in US home energy automation are coming together to offer some relief to the beleaguered...
Why Texas Mass Power Outages Continue to Happen July 19, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune and Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune It’s become a familiar cycle: A powerful storm sweeps through a swath of Texas and takes the electric system down...
Texas Governor Wants to Double Gas-Plant Fund to $10 Billion July 2, 2024 By David R. Baker Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants to double a newly created loan program for building gas-fired power plants to $10 billion...
Texas Electricity Demand Could Nearly Double in Six Years – ERCOT June 20, 2024 By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune The state’s main electric grid operator has sharply increased its prediction for how much power demand will increase in coming...
Texas Faces New Heat Advisories With Temperatures Above 100F June 4, 2024 Parts of Texas and the western US are being warned of high temperatures on Tuesday, putting electric grids to the...
Houston Storm Hit Most-Stressed US Grid With Power Outages at 140,000 May 22, 2024 By Naureen S. Malik Windows are still falling from skyscrapers in downtown Houston after a historic wind storm whipped through the city last week....
Texas to Face Extreme Heat in New Test for Its Power Grid: Weather Watch May 22, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan Temperatures will soar across Texas this week, increasing demand for energy as people switch on air conditioning to cool down....
Texas Is Warned of Blackout Risk as Sun Sets This Summer May 16, 2024 By Naureen S. Malik The risk of power failures this summer remains elevated for many parts of North America amid soaring demand and generator...
Texas Got Early Warnings About Costly Grid Policy, Records Show February 7, 2024 By Rachel Adams-Heard and Naureen S. Malik Texas grid officials received repeated warnings last summer that their efforts to shore up the state’s increasingly strained electric grid...
Texas Power Grid Operator Issues Conservation Request as Winter Storm Engulfs State January 16, 2024 By Alejandro Serrano, Emily Foxhall and Neelam Bohra, The Texas Tribune The Texas power grid operator asked residents to conserve power a second time this week as a blast of cold...