The transmission project is needed amid an expected boom in electricity demand from AI data centers and the oil and gas industry, ERCOT said.

Another winter event similar to Storm Uri is unlikely. But as data centers leach the power supply, Texas will need a Plan B, ...

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 ...

It overwhelmed power plants, fuel supplies and equipment, forcing grid managers to cut electricity to prevent a grid collapse ...

Every other week, Matt Smith, lead energy analyst at Kepler, joins Texas Standard for a look at what’s happening in the ...

Temperatures in the 30-degree range are forecast to sweep through the Houston area Monday morning, Houston Chronicle meteorologist Justin Ballard said.

Even with less available electric power capacity during cold weather in Texas, battery storage systems are reducing the risk ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A growing number of facilities that require huge amounts of power to operate — such as crypto mining facilities — continue popping up in Texas. They’re offering the state’s power grid ...

Texas added nearly 10 gigawatts of solar and battery storage over the last eight months, according to new data presented Tuesday to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) Board of ...

Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Texas power grid operator, said the influx of data centers to Texas is “something that we've never experienced before in the history of ERCOT." ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As energy demands skyrocket in Texas, it’s raising new concerns in reliability on the state’s power grid. According to a recent report from CNBC, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, ...

Spire Global, Inc. recently reported its third-quarter 2025 results, showing sales of US$12.67 million and a net loss of US$19.68 million, alongside guidance that projects continued full-year ...