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...
Texas Sees Rapid Growth in Battery Storage to Support Power Grid September 13, 2023 By Keaton Peters and Emily Foxhall On Wednesday night, minutes before the state’s grid operator went into emergency mode to make sure it would have enough...
Texas Power Grid Faces New Challenges Amid Summer Heat and High Demand September 11, 2023 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) – Texas’ power grid has been under tremendous stress during this summer’s sweltering heat, with the state setting...
Deadly Heat Wave Sweeps Central US, Threatening Power Grid and Straining Resources August 25, 2023 By Juan Lozano and Acacia Coronado AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts...
Extreme Heat in Texas Raises Concerns of Power Grid Overload June 28, 2023 By Paul J. Weber AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – On another 100-degree day in Texas, Sean Whitaker lingered outside a Dallas cafe after polishing off...