In the devastating winter storm of 2021, high demand and a failure ... expect the grid won’t perform properly. The longer-term problem is one we need to pay serious attention to. Texas ...

Sign up for our live Zoom session on the impact of Texas' solar boom with reporter Sara DiNatale, set for 11 a.m. on Feb. 5.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state's power grid operator ... which could in a worst-case scenario lead to a total grid failure and outages for weeks or even months.

Texas’ main grid operator predicts power demand will nearly double by 2030, in part due to more requests to plug into the ...

POWER ISLAND: Why does Texas have its own power grid? ERCOT independence explained ... suddenly be lost due to a storm or an equipment failure,” Kirby said. “Such a condition could result ...

With last week's freeze being the second time temperatures dipped below freezing this winter, many are wondering if this ...

The Austin area is expected to get 1-2 inches of a wintry mix of snow and sleet on Monday and Tuesday. Austin ISD and other local school districts have announced closures for Tuesday.

America’s power grid has been described as the largest machine ever built. It consists of more than 7,000 power plants, close ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The first freeze of 2025 has ... The 2021 winter storm saw widespread outages, death and the grid to go into failure. In 2023, a historic ice storm left many power outages ...

Texas’ main grid operator predicts power demand will nearly double by 2030, in part due to more requests to plug into the grid from large users like data centers, crypto mining facilities ...