AUSTIN The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) on Wednesday announced that it is partnering with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to develop detailed generic dynamic ...

Electricity demand is surging in Texas, and solar, wind, and battery storage are meeting it. According to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), electricity demand across the ...

The sheer volume of energy demand from Texas data centers is creating headaches for the state’s grid operator. Credit: Shutterstock / Calvin Douglas This article originally appeared on Inside Climate ...

Explosive electricity demand doesn’t simply mean the grid will need to expand. It represents a paradigm shift in which massive and often volatile loads from data centers could dictate grid stability. ...

(The Center Square) – Another natural gas power plant is being built in Texas, this time in the Permian Basin in west Texas. It’s the largest capacity project to date through a Texas Energy Fund ...

After several years of warnings and alerts, it's been a pleasantly quiet summer for the Texas power grid. There were no pleas from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas for residents to reduce ...

The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is seen behind high transmission power lines running along Interstate 35E and the Trinity River in Dallas, February 12, 2024. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer Texas avoided ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Texas’ independent grid is meeting a large portion of the state’s rising electricity ...