HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A six-hour appeal to Texans to conserve energy on Friday expired. For the fourth time in nine days, residents were being asked by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Once again, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued an energy conservation request, which lasted four hours and expired at 9 p.m. Thursday. "Operating reserves are ...

The Texas grid operator found that under most weather conditions, there is a less than 2% chance of a grid emergency through February. However, Texas could be in trouble in the unlikely event that a ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state's grid operator, has asked Texans to conserve energy Sunday evening for the second time in just a few days due to high demand from the blazing ...

Kristen Kougias has done her part to help Texas avoid blackouts. The Fort Worth mother of five has concealed her home’s thermostat in a clear plastic box to keep her children from cranking up the air ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As severe winter weather conditions impact Texans in all areas of the state, energy providers are urging the public to curb their energy use to help protect the state’s power grid.

HOUSTON — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has canceled an emergency energy alert initially issued due to high temperatures causing increased electricity demand. ERCOT declared an EEA level 1 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which controls the flow of about 90% of the power in Texas, is asking residents to conserve power through Friday as temperatures in ...