As energy demands skyrocket in Texas, it's raising new concerns in reliability on the state's power grid.

KHOU 11 energy expert Ed Hirs says ERCOT's winter outlook has improved significantly compared to previous years.

Next week, ERCOT's board is expected to discuss a surge in data centers and crypto mining facilities opening in Texas, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Texas Comptroller figures show that before the winter storm five years ago, there were 13 registered data centers. Right now, ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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